winter training
The “Get Into Strength Training” Plan
Tags: basic strength, Weight Training, winter training
by Steve Bechtel It can be overwhelming to consider adding even more hard training to a full climbing schedule. We come home from a bouldering session and we’re sore and tired…why would adding even more of that help? And how would exercises that don’t even look like climbing help our climbing? It’s not the…
3-2-1 Boulder
Tags: Bouldering, Finger Strength, Skills, winter training
3-2-1 Boulder – by Steve Bechtel Sometimes you just need some simple guidance. There is so much training “noise” these days, it’s hard to tell what you need to be doing to get better. In the interest of making things less confusing and simpler to progress, I am suggesting a 3-2-1 plan as a weekly…
Winter Base I
Tags: base training, Off Season, Steve Bechtel, winter training
WINTER BASE I by Steve Bechtel The Route Climbing BASE 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…