Climbing is hard on the fingers. If you climb/train frequently at a rigorous level, then there's a good chance you've experienced finger pain and perhaps... Read More
This may be the most important podcast you've heard in a long time...or, perhaps, ever! If you engage in hard finger training, frequently push your... Read More
Get ready for some exciting research-based information that, I believe, is revolutionary for hard-training climbers! The topic is sinew training—that is, new training and nutritional... Read More
If you climb long or hard enough, chances are you will experience one or more of the "big three" climbing injuries: a finger tendon pulley... Read More
Pain near the medial epicondyle is commonly called "golfer’s elbow" or climber’s elbow. Pain develops in the tendons connecting the pronator teres muscle and/or the... Read More
The lumbricals are a family of muscles that all climbers use, but perhaps have never heard of. If you aspire to climb hard—or already do!—then... Read More
Pain near the bony medial (inside) or lateral (outside) epicondyles of the elbow is an exceedingly common ailment among serious climbers. In most cases the... Read More
Considering the incredible mechanical loading we place on our fingers when climbing, it should be no surprise that they are a most common site of... Read More
While climbing provides a rigorous workout for the pull muscles, it demands much less of the antagonist push muscles of the chest, shoulders, and upper... Read More
The shoulders are the most movable and unstable joints, and next to the fingers they are the most at-risk body parts for rock climbers. In... Read More
