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Dovi Hirsch
Dec 27, 20244 min read
New Year, New You: Setting a Rock Climbing Goal for 2025
Whether you're a seasoned climber or just getting into the sport, setting goals is a great way to stay motivated and push yourself.
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Dovi Hirsch
Dec 3, 20242 min read
The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for the Rock Climber in Your Life
It's the holiday season! Whatever your belaytionship status, here are three gifts for the rock climber in your life.
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Dovi Hirsch
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Maximize Time Climbing on a Small Training Wall
If you want to take your climbing to the next level, a spray wall or rocket wall is a total game changer.
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Dovi Hirsch
Aug 22, 20243 min read
Bouldering, Sport, Trad: What Discipline Should You Train For?
Switching between climbing disciplines might require a little extra climbing training and maybe even an ego check.
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Dovi Hirsch
Aug 5, 20243 min read
The Olympics Are Here: Train Like the Olympic Climbing Team
How can fellow dirtbags learn from these Olympic climbing gods?
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Dovi Hirsch
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Climb Like a Girl: Training Tips for Peak Performance
Climbing like a girl comes with its own set of strengths and challenges.
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Dovi Hirsch
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Climb Like a Girl: Getting Your Start in This Male-Dominated Sport
Rockstar Volumes is committed to making the climbing community inclusive for everyone.
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Dovi Hirsch
May 2, 20243 min read
3 Ways to Train for a Successful Rock Climbing Season
With the last snow behind us, I think it is finally safe to say that spring has arrived. There is that fresh change in the air, the birds...
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Dovi Hirsch
Apr 5, 20244 min read
Accept What You Cannot Change…That Climbing Gyms HAVE Changed
You can’t change the fact that climbing gyms are having a bit of an identity crisis, but you CAN change where you train.
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Dovi Hirsch
Dec 12, 20233 min read
The 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Climbers
by Christopher Schafenacker So, you’re looking for a gift for that climber in your life? You know they’d like nothing more than climbing...
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Dovi Hirsch
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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