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
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Getting Back into Climbing Without Getting Injured
Getting injured is every climber’s nightmare and yet you know what’s worse? Getting injured again as soon as you bounce back...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Feb 22
- 3 min
The Rock Climber's Rotation: Train Hard, Try Hard, Recover Hard
Training hard to get strong and climb hard will work for a while. But resting is how you really get stronger.
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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
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
Setting A Realistic Rock Climbing Goal for the New Year
by Christopher Schafenacker For most climbers in North America, winter is the off-season. It’s the time of year you hang with all your...
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Dovi Hirsch
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for the Climbers in Your Life
by Christopher Schafenacker The holidays are here which means if you have a climber in your life, it’s once again time to familiarize...
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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
- 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
- Apr 18, 2022
- 4 min
Cross Training for Climbing: Making the Most of Unconventional Rock Climbing Workouts
by Christopher Schafenacker If you follow this blog, you know that the best training for climbing is climbing itself. Ours is a...
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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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