Hand and finger jamming is an essential technique for anyone serious about rock climbing.
Check out this fantastic video featuring Jay Smith climbing a fantastic crack in Moab, Utah. He demonstrates and explains hand jamming technique beautifully. [click to continue…]
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Hi everyone. Sincere apologies for the delay in writing this post. Christmas and my recent snowboarding trip kind of got in the way. I have to admit that I have done very little climbing over the last few weeks. I’m looking forward to getting back out there as soon as possible. I managed to get a session at my local climbing wall on Friday and climbed surprising well considering I had only managed one previous session since before Christmas.
In this post I’m going to focus on the mental aspects of rock climbing. I’m going to split those into 2 distinct areas:
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Hi everyone. Here we are at week 9 (out of 16) of my climbing techniques and climbing improvement plan. Here’s where it all starts to get a little bit more difficult as we go into Christmas. For most people it’s going to be pretty difficult to stick to a decent diet and get plenty of training in.
This week is a really special week because this post is from a new friend from Argentina. Please allow me to introduce Ignacio Romero from Mendoza. Ignacio has been kind enough to send me a climbing drill for those of you who don’t use a gym but would like a structured training plan that you can implement at your local wall. [click to continue…]
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Hi everyone. Welcome to week 8 (out of 16) of my climbing techniques and climbing improvement plan. I think I may have missed a week (or two) actually. I got thrown off track a little because I attended a fantastic internet marketing seminar which has hopefully given me some more knowledge to reach a wider audience of fellow climbers. Anyway, here we are. [click to continue…]
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Hi everyone. Here we are, week 7 (out of about 16) of my climbing techniques and climbing improvement plan.
Here’s what my goals were / are, and where I’m at so far: [click to continue…]
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Hello everyone, it’s week 6 of my rock climbing improvement plan. How’s it going? Has anyone made any improvements?
In 5 weeks I have moved up a grade, from 5b to 5c. I have nailed quite a few tricky 5c routes as both top ropes and leads at my local indoor wall, so I’m going to claim it – there! That’s halfway toward my target for my plan to be able to climb 6a sport routes.
Last week I gave you rock climbing workout 2 of 3, here’s number 3. [click to continue…]
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Hi everyone, it’s week 5 of my rock climbing improvement plan.
Last week I gave you rock climbing workout 1 of 3, here’s workout number 2. [click to continue…]
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Hi everyone, it’s week 4 of my rock climbing improvement plan.
This week I would like to share my strength conditioning workout. I’ll be using periodisation to shock my body for continual improvement. For this initial phase I’ll focus on strength building. In a few weeks I’ll switch to body composition (losing fat / getting leaner).
While this workout has an emphasis on strengthening your body for climbing, I have included exercises for the full body. This is to ensure you maintain a healthy and balanced physique. Just focusing on certain areas can cause an imbalance which can lead to injuries.
I have split the workout into 3 separate sessions, which you can do on days that suit you. If you can’t make the gym 3 times in a week, you can split the workout over 2 days and simply perform less sets for each exercise. This post deals with workout 1, I’ll post workout 2 in the next day or so. [click to continue…]
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OK, if you haven’t been following this from the beginning:
3 weeks ago I decided to embark on a mission to improve my climbing techniques and climbing grades. I invited anyone interested to join me.
So far we have covered nutrition and weight management. In this post we’ll get stuck into the fun stuff – strength and grip training! [click to continue…]
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In the last post I set the scene by helping you to ascertain your BMR and PAL to calculate how many calories you need to eat, and how to adjust that number for weight gain or weight loss.
In this post I’ll go into a little bit more detail about protein, carbohydrates and fat. [click to continue…]
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