Are you new to rock climbing? If yes, practicing rock climbing in a gym is the best for you to learn. Ascend is one of the few rock climbing gyms that has many positive reviews from newbie rock climbers. Ascend Rock Climbing operates two locations: Ascend Pittsburgh and Ascend Youngstown. Ascend Rock Climbing in Pittsburgh is a bouldering-centric climbing facility with Walltopia climbing walls surrounded by Flashed flooring. All are situated within a spacious second-floor …
For a variety of reasons, the campusing rock climbing board training may be a daunting aspect of the gym for many climbers. Since we don’t know where to begin. However, if you want to progress as a boulderer or sports climber, the campus board may surely be a valuable ally in your training. The campusing rock climbing board helps to train recruitment and rate-of-force development (RFD) in your finger and arm flexors by providing “reactive …
Up your game with an online climbing coach: If you’ve been climbing for a few years, then it’s likely that you have (or soon will) reached a plateau in your climbing ability. Answering the question “How can I improve at climbing?” is a difficult one. Climbing is a relatively new sport, and theories around training are still being developed. It can seem like everyone you talk to has radically different ideas about what works best, …
When it comes to training one of the most intimidating tools we can think of is the campus board. We know that this big, imposing board covered in vexing little rungs is an effective training tool, but it can be hard to even know how to begin to use it. So to help us get past our fears, we turn to none other than the fiercely dedicated training machine, Galina Parfenov (and if you haven’t …
How To Deal When You Are On The Injured List: The worst part about being injured is not the pain, but the mental game. I have been at times overwhelming, in tears, thinking about the setbacks, how long it will take me to get back to where I was, and how much I just plain miss climbing, and the climbing community. I was just starting to get super psyched on bouldering outside. That was new …
In this piece of content, I will be sharing newbie climbing training tips, so stay tuned. When I first started climbing almost two years ago, Jackie Pettitt was my introduction. A beautiful, bespectacled, tattooed, tiny brick s%$t house. I walked into the gym for my basic safety course, and I remember her teaching me how to tie in, and being distracted by her impressive biceps, thinking, “Is this what I’m going to look like if …
3 training questions all climbers should ask; Last week we brought you Three Training Myths for Female Climbers written for us by Steve Bechtel of Climb Strong. Today, Steve is back with three very important training questions climbers should ask themselves. Though they’re geared towards females, these questions definitely apply to guys too! So go ahead and know these 3 training questions: all climbers should ask. Question #1: Am I Supporting Or Sabotaging My …
Today’s post was written specifically for our site by nutrition expert, performance coach, and personal trainer, Steve Bechtel. Long before the inception of Crux Crush, we were reaping the benefits of Steve’s articles and training advice on Climb Strong, and today we’re very excited to share his words of wisdom on three training myths for female climbers, specifically for females. Here’s what he had to say: Climbing is hard and training for climbing is even harder. Here’s …
The rock climber training manual: In the 7 years that I’ve been climbing, I’ve followed exactly zero training plans. It’s not that I didn’t want to get better at climbing, or that I doubted the training plan would work. The factors preventing me from training, any longer than a day, stemmed from a combination of motivation, commitment, and time management…that is, until reading the Anderson brothers’ Rock Climber’s Training Manual: A Guide to Continuous Improvement. …
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