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.
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Dovi Hirsch
Jun 14, 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.
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Dovi Hirsch
May 25, 20215 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...
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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
Apr 20, 20215 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Apr 6, 20214 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...
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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 1, 20213 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.
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Dovi Hirsch
Feb 18, 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Feb 10, 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.
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Dovi Hirsch
Jan 27, 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Jan 20, 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Jan 12, 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Dec 22, 20204 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
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Dovi Hirsch
Nov 23, 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...
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Dovi Hirsch
Nov 11, 20204 min read
Setting Tips for Home Climbing Walls: Get the Most Out of Your Woody
By Christopher Schafenacker There’s nothing like installing a home climbing wall to relieve the pandemic blues and crank your psych back...
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Dovi Hirsch
Oct 26, 20205 min read
A Seriously Killer Rock Climbing Workout
A seriously killer rock climbing workout to address both muscular strength and neural system adaptation.
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Dovi Hirsch
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Rock Climbing Workout: Core Strength Edition
Rock climbing is an elegant yet powerful activity, requiring a wide range of differing physical demands. In order to perform vertically...
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Dovi Hirsch
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Getting the Most out of That Home Climbing Wall
So, you invested in a home climbing wall. Great! Now...here's how to get the very most out of it so you roll back up to the crag strong AF.
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Dovi Hirsch
Aug 16, 20205 min read
Grow Your Climbing While Stuck at Home: Stability, Mobility, and Nutrition
Covid-19 has not been kind to climbers. While this is no tragedy on a national scale (or on any scale, really), it's been tough on climbers.
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