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High Load and Low Load Density Training
Tags: Density Training, Endurance, Power Endurance
by Steve Bechtel In the old days, we trained “endurance” by climbing easy moves until we got pumped and fell off. For me, this usually involved doing routes on toprope at Fremont Canyon, or traversing a long flagstone wall near the interstate in my hometown of Casper, Wyoming. The problem was this: Eventually, you got…
In-Depth: Recovery Points
Tags: in-depth, Planning, Recovery
In-Depth: Recovery Points from Climb Strong on Vimeo.
Accountability Partners
Tags: Charlie Manganiello, partners, Planning
by Charlie Manganiello You know that obnoxious poster you might see in a telemarketer call station. You know the one. The poster says “TEAMWORK” in blocky letters under a photo of someone being helped to the summit of a mountain by another climber. The sun is setting, their hands are reaching out to one another,…
In-Depth: Returning to Training After a Layoff
Tags: in-depth, Planning, time off
In-Depth: Returning to Training After a Layoff from Climb Strong on Vimeo.
Q+A: Hangboarding, Even For Beginners!?!
Tags: Hangboard, Pitch One, Q+A
Q: In the Pitch One training plan you call for hangboard training without qualification for even “novice trainees”. I have read in more than one source that hangboard training should not start for novices until about 2 years into climbing. Do your views on this differ from what I thought was the prevailing wisdom on…
