maintenance
Route Climbing: Late-Season Fitness – Logical Progression Style
Tags: in season, logical progression, maintenance, Route Climbing
by Steve Bechtel What do we do in the latter stages of a performance phase? Usually, we just hold on to hammering against our project, slowly losing fitness in the hopes of being fresh for each climbing day, until we run out of time, energy, or fitness to do the climbing at all. I know…
Developmental and Maintenance Loads
Tags: developemental loads, maintenance, Planning, Strength
by Steve Bechtel We can train to improve or train to hold our ground. This is an important distinction, and one worth keeping in mind when you are training. Most of us think only in terms of trying to get better – to push more weight, to hold smaller crimps, etc. Most of us think…