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5 Reasons Why A Freestanding Hangboard Frame is Juuuust Right
The freestanding hangboard has emerged as the Goldilocks solution for those without the space or resources to mount a home climbing wall.
Dovi Hirsch
Sep 13, 20213 min read


Which At-Home Climbing Training Gear is Right For You?
What climbing training gear is right for your space and climbing goals? Learn your options in this climbing training focused blog.
Dovi Hirsch
Aug 30, 20214 min read


Climbing Training, Olympian Style
How do Olympic rock climbers train for the biggest competition of their lives? Here's what we know about their climbing training programs.
Dovi Hirsch
Aug 14, 20214 min read


Climbing Training: Drills That Every Rock Climber Should Be Doing
We don't always have time to visit the gym or crag, but there are plenty of climbing training drills we can do at home to stay in shape...
Dovi Hirsch
Jul 19, 20213 min read


How to Stay in Peak Climbing Shape While Traveling
Climbing trips are bad for your climbing. Learn how to maintain your rock climbing training program, while on the road...
Dovi Hirsch
Jul 5, 20213 min read


Power vs. Power Endurance vs. Local Endurance: Which Do You Need?
The age-old and best training advice a beginner climber can receive is simply to climb… and climb and climb and climb.
Dovi Hirsch
Jun 22, 20214 min read


The 5 Climbing Holds You Need to Maximize Your Home Climbing Wall
Your Rocket Wall home woody has just arrived. Learn which holds you need to get the most out of this climbing training tool.
Dovi Hirsch
Jun 13, 20214 min read


Rock Climbing Etiquette: The Dos and Don'ts of Outdoor Climbing
When it comes to comparing indoor rock climbing to outdoor rock climbing, they really are two totally different beasts. There are no...
Dovi Hirsch
May 25, 20215 min read


Change Up that Hangboard Routine: 3 Hangboard Workout Ideas to Try
This past year, climbers have had to get pretty inventive with their hangboard routines. Here are 3 new ideas to change it up...
Dovi Hirsch
Apr 26, 20214 min read


What's So Special About Board Training, Anyway?
Training boards are the new cool in climbing. Or, they’re the old cool made new (and cooler). They have lights, interactive apps...
Dovi Hirsch
Apr 20, 20215 min read


Training for Rock Climbing: Where Does Cardio Come Into Play?
If you’ve sat around enough climber campfires or hung out in any of the many parking lots turned Sprinter van RV parks around the country...
Dovi Hirsch
Apr 6, 20214 min read


Training Core and Shoulder Strength on a Portable Hangboard
Whether on the road or quarantined at home, every climber eventually confronts the crisis: how to stay fighting fit without access to a gym.
Dovi Hirsch
Mar 22, 20214 min read


Pinch Block Training...For More Than Just Pinch Strength
For all the popularity hangboarding has gained in this past year, it is a wonder that the pinch block hasn’t made a stronger showing.
Dovi Hirsch
Mar 1, 20213 min read


A Beginner Hangboard Workout: Get Strong, Not Injured
The first thing any beginner climber reading this should know is that there is no such thing as a beginner hangboard workout...
Dovi Hirsch
Feb 17, 20213 min read


Want to Become a Better Climber? Here's the Real Deal…
One of climbing’s basic rules is that routes have grades and the harder they are, the better a climber you need to be to climb them.
Dovi Hirsch
Feb 10, 20213 min read


Training Dynamic Strength on a Hangboard
Dynamic strength is what’s needed to pull long, desperate crux moves on small holds. Learn how to build dynamic strength on a hangboard...
Dovi Hirsch
Jan 27, 20213 min read


Hangboard vs. System Board: The Pros & Cons
Which is better: the hangboard or the system board? Well, they both have their pros and cons. Let’s explore each of these tools...
Dovi Hirsch
Jan 20, 20213 min read


New Year, New Climbing Training Program: How to Stick with It
January: the worst month of the year on the climber’s calendar. The holiday weight gain is real; lost training days have you out of shape...
Dovi Hirsch
Jan 12, 20213 min read


So...How Long Until That Climbing Training Program Starts to Pay Off?
We would love to say that your climbing training program is going to start paying off tomorrow, or in a week, or maybe early next month. But
Dovi Hirsch
Dec 22, 20204 min read


Rock Climbing Workouts for Your Freestanding Home Climbing Wall
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a less-than-ideal situation for pretty much everyone, but especially us climbers. Since March, we...
Dovi Hirsch
Nov 23, 20204 min read
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