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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...
Dovi Hirsch
Nov 8, 20233 min read
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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...
Dovi Hirsch
Jan 20, 20233 min read
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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...
Dovi Hirsch
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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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...
Dovi Hirsch
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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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.
Dovi Hirsch
Feb 5, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Dovi Hirsch
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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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 18, 20213 min read
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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
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