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, …
Pull-ups the DIY manual: One of the most commonly asked questions by those who have just gotten into climbing and want to improve is, “How do I work up to doing a pull-up?” Today on Crux Crush, Galina Parfenov, professional climber and climbing trainer shares her step-by-step manual for working up to doing a pull-up. This is probably the number one question I get asked by clients, YouTubers, climbing, and fitness fanatics alike. Actually, it’s a …
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 …
