Ladders
Climbing Magazine | Training: Hangboard Ladders for Finger Strength
Tags: 3-6-9, climbing magazine, Finger Strength, Hangboard Ladders, Ladders, Steve Bechtel
Build long-term finger strength with structured hangboarding STEVE BECHTEL AUG 10, 2016 This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of Climbing Magazine. In climbing, when your fingers fail, the rest of your body falls. Focusing on this direct connection to the rock can benefit your climbing performance greatly, and luckily, finger strength is relatively…
Contrast Load Hangboard Training
Tags: Bouldering Training, contrast loading, Finger Strength, Hangboard, Ladders
The Plan The debate rages whether to load your hangboard training with added weight or to go to smaller holds. Whether to hang one arm or two. Whether to train multiple grips or just one. The answer, and you won’t like it, is all of these are right, at a certain time. The only error…
Route Climbing Strength 1
Tags: Finger Strength, Hangboard, Ladders, redpoint climbing, Training Plans
The Route Climbing Strength plans are built to increase finger strength, core strength, and overall body tension, with the longer efforts of full routes in mind. This plan is appropriate for boulderers looking for a bit more capacity as well as trad climbers, though the plan emphasizes finger strength at a level that is not…