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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 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
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
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
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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Dovi Hirsch
Jul 8, 20223 min read
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 1, 20223 min read
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
Feb 20, 20223 min read
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
Feb 5, 20223 min read
When to Start Hangboarding (and Which Hangboard Routine to Start With...)
Knowing when to start hangboarding—and when to lay off an existing hangboard routing—is key to injury prevention for climbers.
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Dovi Hirsch
Jul 19, 20213 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Apr 26, 20214 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Mar 22, 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.
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Dovi Hirsch
Mar 9, 20213 min read
The History of the Hangboard
The history of the hangboard is interesting, not only because it provides insight into the development of what is now an essential training
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