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Champion climber and Nicros Athlete, Alex Johnson. NICROS photo. <br>
Self-Assessment Part 6: Evaluate Your Lifestyle & Discipline
This is the sixth in a series of self-assessments that will empower you to train more effectively and climb harder. Read on >>
Tips for Avoiding Injury in 2010!
Look around and observe all the climbers with finger and elbow tendinopathy...and consciously decide that you will NOT become one of the climbing wounded! Here are five tips for reducing your risk of injury. Read on>>
Question & Answer - #70
Question: I'm 15 years old and currently boulder V5. My goal is to do a V11 by age 18; How can I best train to achieve this?
--Joe (U.K.) Read on >>
Self-Assessment Part 5: Evaluate Your Nutritional Habits
This is the fifth in a series of self-assessments that will empower you to train more effectively and climb harder. Read on >>
Reflection, Redemption, and Goal Setting to Maximize Achievement in the New Year!
With the arrival of the New Year you've probably set some goals or perhaps made a New Years resolution or two. In this article you'll learn a powerful goal-setting and goal-achieving process that will increase your chances of success in 2010 and beyond. Read on>>
Question & Answer - #69
Question: What is the best way to train when I have no rock or plastic to crank?
--Dyan Read on >>
Self-Assessment Part 4: Evaluate Your Injury Risk
This is the fourth in a series of self-assessments that will empower you to train more effectively and climb harder. Read on >>
5 Keys to Effective Offseason Training
As winter bears down on much of the nation, many of us will be limited to pulling down on plywood and plastic. No matter if you climb at a large commercial gym or on a small home wall, the crux of winter-time training is finding ways to elevate your game so that you can enter next season as a stronger, more-skilled climber. Read on>>
Effective Pull-up Training - What You Need to Know
The standard pull-up has long been a staple exercise for climbers. But how can you best train with pull-ups? What if you can't do enough pull-ups to even train them properly? At what point should you begin doing weighted pull-ups? Read on>>
Top 5 Antagonist Muscle Exercises
Strength and flexibility in the antagonist muscles is fundamental to controlled, precise movement and for maintaining joint stability. Unfortunately, few climbers regularly engage in training of these antagonist muscles, thus hindering performance and increasing injury risk. Read on>>
The Power of Pump-Rock Training!
A set of Pump Rocks™ may be the single best piece of home training equipment save a home climbing wall. Not only do Pump Rocks facilitate a sport-specific, pull-muscle workout anywhere you can hang them, but they also enable you to train some of the vital antagonist push-muscles as well as the core muscles of your torso. Read on >>
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