BEST OF OUR INJURY AND PREVENTION RESOURCES
Can we minimize tendon injury and return more quickly to climbing?
For Dr. Vagy’s third appearance on the podcast, we tackle some myths and hot topics about training for climbing.
It has become accepted that climbers should be lifting weights to maximize our athletic potential. But why exactly? Our coach Paul Corsaro is here to explain.
I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with one of the most exciting comp climbers to watch: recent Pan American Combined Champion Kyra Condie.
Use strength to leverage every other aspect of your climbing, not replace them.
I don’t have much experience with making rock climbing feel easy. What I do have experience with is transforming myself from a lover of 5.10 trad climbs to a sender of 5.13 sport climbs.
Part three from Nate: training in December and January, how I spent my time in Hueco to keep preparing myself for sport climbing, and what I’m doing from here.
If you've ever been to "24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell", then you've no doubt heard of Dick Dower and Natalie Neal Dower.
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.
One comment I often get is that a client wants to train hard and be dedicated to climbing while remaining healthy and injury free.
Campusing is precisely how my first round of bad elbow problems began.
Shoulders are a tricky joint. A big muscular shoulder means absolutely nothing when it comes to injuries.
All of us are going to get hurt at some point.
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Our very own coach Jess West provides valuable insight as to how setters can smartly and safely train for their goals.
Certified Nutrition Specialist Caitlin Holmes discusses body composition, which is often conflated with weight loss and can thus be a very polarizing topic.
Eric Hörst chats about how some big life shifts – retirement, the success of his brand PhysiVantage, and becoming an empty nester – have impacted his climbing and training.
Can shoulder injuries be prevented through strength training? Or are they just an inevitable part of being a climber?
Recognizing and dealing with eating disorders in climbing is a prevalent but often ignored issue.
The legendary Professor Bill Ramsey talks getting older, sending anyway, and the effort required.
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STRENGTH TRAINING IS THE BEST INJURY PREVENTION
For climbers who want to learn to use kettlebells to improve their overall body strength and conditioning. Designed for use with your own climbing specific plan. Click for more info.
For all levels of climber, focused on finger strength and climbing specific body strength (pulling and hips) using your choice of strength training implements - or even bodyweight only. Includes access to coach-moderated group chat. Click for more info.
**1-on-1 coaching not available for this program.
For climbers who want to further their kettlebell practice. While our first KB program is not a prerequisite, this is a more advanced plan, and assumes an understanding of KB fundamentals. Designed for use with your own climbing specific plan. Click for more info.
**1-on-1 coaching not available for this program.
Are you injured? Or is your brain just telling you that you are?