Route Repeats
Route Climbing Endurance 2
Tags: ARC, Intensive Endurance, Pre-Season, Route Climbing, Route Repeats, Training Plans
Once you’re strong, then next most important facet to train for hard redpointing is your aerobic capacity, or endurance base as it’s sometimes called. For the past 20 years or so, climbers have participated in Aerobic Restoration and Capillarity (ARC) sessions to address this need. Although ARC training can be of great benefit to many…
The Simplest Climbing Training Plan
Tags: ARC, Bouldering, Intensive Endurance, Pre-Season, Route Climbing, Route Repeats, Training Plans
This program features a three week alternating cycle, aimed at keeping you close to top form for long cycles. Motivated athletes are more successful; if you need some down-time between phases, this is not the plan for you.For years, a large percentage of my emails from the climbers on this site have been about periodization…