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No Kings, No Way
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 1/16/16 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 1/16/16

No Kings, No Way

Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle.

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Sandbagged:  Are You Kidding Yourself?
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 10/1/15 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 10/1/15

Sandbagged: Are You Kidding Yourself?

It's the new buzzword that's been around forever: sandbagged.

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The #1 Reason Why Your Climbing Training Doesn't Work
Articles, Podcasts, Tactics, Rants Kris Hampton 9/3/15 Articles, Podcasts, Tactics, Rants Kris Hampton 9/3/15

The #1 Reason Why Your Climbing Training Doesn't Work

Fact is, I train hard.  I train smart.

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Campusing, Part IV:  Programming
Articles, Power Kris Hampton 6/10/15 Articles, Power Kris Hampton 6/10/15

Campusing, Part IV: Programming

So we’ve talked about campusing, but how do we actually implement it?

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Campusing, Part III:  Plyometrics
Articles, Power, Best Of Kris Hampton 5/26/15 Articles, Power, Best Of Kris Hampton 5/26/15

Campusing, Part III: Plyometrics

Not many people who are campusing understand exactly what plyometrics are.

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Leather and Lace:  A Comeback Story
Injury and Prevention, Articles, Community Kris Hampton 5/17/15 Injury and Prevention, Articles, Community Kris Hampton 5/17/15

Leather and Lace: A Comeback Story

If you've ever been to "24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell", then you've no doubt heard of Dick Dower and Natalie Neal Dower.

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Strength Training: The 4 Basic Movements You Should Be Doing.
Articles, Power, Strength Kris Hampton 5/15/15 Articles, Power, Strength Kris Hampton 5/15/15

Strength Training: The 4 Basic Movements You Should Be Doing.

Simply put, strength training should be a key part of your training, but not your entire plan.

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Why the Daniel Woods 4x4 is Not a 4x4.
Rants, Physical Training, Articles, Intensive Endurance, Best Of Kris Hampton 5/11/15 Rants, Physical Training, Articles, Intensive Endurance, Best Of Kris Hampton 5/11/15

Why the Daniel Woods 4x4 is Not a 4x4.

There are loads of pro-climber "training" videos out there that are at best, silly, and at worst, irresponsible.

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Campusing, Part II:  When and Why to Use the Smaller Rungs
Articles, Power Kris Hampton 5/4/15 Articles, Power Kris Hampton 5/4/15

Campusing, Part II: When and Why to Use the Smaller Rungs

Let's talk about when and why you might want to make the switch to using the smaller rungs.

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Campusing, Part I:  For Power - Big Rungs, Big Moves
Articles, Power, Best Of Kris Hampton 4/27/15 Articles, Power, Best Of Kris Hampton 4/27/15

Campusing, Part I: For Power - Big Rungs, Big Moves

The campus board's bad reputation arises from misuse.

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Deadlifting for Climbing:  Truth or Trend?
Articles, Strength, Physical Training, Best Of Kris Hampton 4/21/15 Articles, Strength, Physical Training, Best Of Kris Hampton 4/21/15

Deadlifting for Climbing: Truth or Trend?

Climbers everywhere are doing it. But why? Will it make you a better climber?

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Goals Not Met:  Freedom and Transworld Depravity
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 11/9/14 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 11/9/14

Goals Not Met: Freedom and Transworld Depravity

Goals aren't made to be met.

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Guest Post with Aicacia Young, RDN:  How To Delay Muscle Fatigue
Articles, Extensive Endurance Kris Hampton 11/3/14 Articles, Extensive Endurance Kris Hampton 11/3/14

Guest Post with Aicacia Young, RDN: How To Delay Muscle Fatigue

There is actually a difference between the muscle burn that you feel during intense exercise and true muscle fatigue.

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The Top 5 Bad Gym Habits of Sport Climbers
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 8/24/14 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 8/24/14

The Top 5 Bad Gym Habits of Sport Climbers

While in the gym, for the most part, boulderers are closer than sport climbers to training the correct way.

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You Aren't Actually Training.
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 7/1/14 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 7/1/14

You Aren't Actually Training.

You aren’t training. You’re working out. There’s a difference.

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System Boarding, Part II:  What
Articles, Home Gym Kris Hampton 4/22/14 Articles, Home Gym Kris Hampton 4/22/14

System Boarding, Part II: What

How tall, how wide, what angle, and perhaps most difficult, which holds and in which configuration? 

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System Boarding, Part I:  Why and How
Articles, Power Kris Hampton 3/29/14 Articles, Power Kris Hampton 3/29/14

System Boarding, Part I: Why and How

I test my theory that a better way to system board for power would be to treat it more like bouldering, but on mirror-image symmetrical walls.

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Of Shoulders, Elbows, and More To Come...
Articles, Injury and Prevention, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/23/14 Articles, Injury and Prevention, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/23/14

Of Shoulders, Elbows, and More To Come...

I know you've all been training hard, and I just want to be sure you aren't getting sidelined by some silly overuse injury.

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High/Low Scheduling
Articles, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/16/14 Articles, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/16/14

High/Low Scheduling

I've gotten several questions about my schedule during my High/Low training so let's talk a little about how I created it.

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The Cross-Training Dilemma
Articles, Rants Kris Hampton 1/25/14 Articles, Rants Kris Hampton 1/25/14

The Cross-Training Dilemma

If you believe that cross-training will help you become a better climber, keep reading.

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