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This is the last post of the speed climbing series. I will show some methodology and exercises. The speed in a climbing route will depend on two factors: length and frequency of individual moves. Length depends on: 1- Morphologic characteristics… Continue Reading →

In this post I will show how are upper and lower body moves during a speed climbing comp, and the way this information help us to understand speed climbing training methods. Upper body moves Pay attention to this video, specially… Continue Reading →

In this series of posts I will analyze a purely competitive climbing discipline: speed. This discipline is growing in the competitive world, and is one of that is in the sight to be the representative in the Olympic Games. According… Continue Reading →

In the previous article I demonstrated the importance of contact strength with the rise of climbing level. Due to the intensity of this kind of training it is not recommended to novice climbers To increase this capacity we could use… Continue Reading →

Each time we grasp a hold, we have to do enough strength to support our body weight. But what is contact strength? Contact strength forces are the forces that occur between objects, and they can be resolved in two components:… Continue Reading →

One of the climbing performance key factors is the body weight. Climbing depends in it. We shouldn’t forget that move extra weight will add an extra load to the muscles that are involved in climbing, mainly in overhanging walls, where… Continue Reading →

The title of this post is from my best friend Nari that defines all their desires some time ago, where he was so passionate about climbing, but 400 km away from any rock. It is very probable that if he… Continue Reading →

Sometimes training stimulus in climbing should be more intense than the normal, especially in high level athletes with a huge training record (several years, several hours per day). The training intensity can be increased by increasing the wall angle and/or… Continue Reading →

The training of a climber will be effective if he use correctly the means and methods of training and a complete restoring of the work capacity is achieved. It is so important the work load as the recovery after it…. Continue Reading →