Does Hangboarding Build Stronger Skin for Better Rock Climbing Performance?
by Christopher Schafenacker So, you’ve got a climbing trip coming up and while your psych is high, you’ve been buried in books or work or...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Nov 8
- 3 min
Can't Get to a Climbing Gym? 3 Tips to Keep Training from Your Home
by Christopher Schafenacker So, your local pain cave has a bedbug infestation… or your car’s been making a weird sound… or winter’s...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Sep 13
- 3 min
Thumb Strength Matters As Much As Finger Strength In Climbing, Here’s Why
It’s cause to re-evaluate how you train one of the pillars of climbing ability: thumb strength.
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Dovi Hirsch
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Are AI-Generated Workout Plans The Future of Training for Climbing?
With the growth of Artificial Intelligence, people are using the technology for all kinds of things. Can it work for climbing training?
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jun 13
- 3 min
The Importance of Warming Up for Climbing
You already know that warming up is a crucial part of any sport, and yet, you don't do it or don't do it well enough. Here's why you should.
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Dovi Hirsch
- May 11
- 2 min
Home Walls, Hangboards, Weights: How to Maximize Your Home Training Set-Up
There are two types of climbers: those who have a home training set-up and those who dream of having a home training set-up.
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Your Hangboard Routine Isn't Working? This Might Be Why
by Christopher Schafenacker So, you’ve started hangboarding? Let me guess: you’ve finally hit that plateau where, despite a truckload of...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jan 4
- 3 min
Welcome to Winter Training: How to Make the Most of the Off-Season
by Christopher Schafenacker Every die-hard climber knows there’s no real off-season in climbing. When conditions are good, you’re trying...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
Comp Season is Coming: How to Train for Your First Competition
How do you cope with the end of the rock climbing season? Signing up for a friendly comp or series can be the answer.
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Dovi Hirsch
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
To Hang or Not to Hang: The Pros and Cons of Hangboarding vs. No-Hanging
by Christopher Schafenacker Ok, first things first: any climber who wants to climb as hard as their genetic potential will allow needs to...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
Strength vs. Technique: When to Train What...and How
by Christopher Schafenacker Here we go again. Strength vs. technique is a debate as old as the rocks we climb, and yet folks continue...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
3 Things You Can Do with a Hangboard (That's Not Just Hangboarding)
by Christopher Schafenacker Going on a beach vacation? Panicked about losing your climbing fitness? Fear not! With a portable hangboard,...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Not Psyched on the Setting? 4 Ways to Train on Uninspiring Gym Routes
Here are five tips for rock climbing in a gym when the setting is a little uninspiring.
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
How to Train for Rock Climbing in 60 Minutes or Less
by Christopher Schafenacker Yes, to climb like the pros you need to train like the pros. However, if you’re reading articles about how to...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Keep Sending All Season: Training for Climbing During Climbing Season
by Christopher Schafenacker Training for climbing is cyclical. You can’t train the same set of abilities ad infinitum without getting...
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Dovi Hirsch
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
Get Off the Plateau: Stop Spinning Your Wheels and Start Sending
by Christopher Schafenacker Climb long enough and you’ll hit a plateau. For some, progression stalls after months, for others it’s years....
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Dovi Hirsch
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Benefits of a Portable Hangboard: Getting Stronger, Warming Up, and More...
The benefits of a portable hangboard include getting stronger, and warming up smarter. How else does a portable hangboard benefit you?
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Safety Over Strength: Essential Climbing Skills for Safety
Rule #1 of training for climbing is: don't get hurt. The same should be true for climbing outside. Learn these essential safety skills...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
What Can You ACTUALLY Accomplish on a Home Climbing Wall?
What can you ACTUALLY accomplish on a home climbing wall? Home climbing wall workouts can be surprisingly effective—and surprisingly hard!
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Dovi Hirsch
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
4 (Realistic) New Year's Resolutions for Rock Climbers
Yeah, we all want to "get stronger" and "send harder." Try one of these 4 (realistic) New Year's resolutions for improved climbing in 2022.
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