Health ·
Sleep: the cheapest performance enhancer
Better sleep improves recovery, mood, focus and skill learning, and it costs nothing. Practical sleep habits for climbers of every age.
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Blog · Author
Coach Lucian
Climbing coach, 12 years coaching children, youth and senior climbers
20+ years climbing all over Europe. Lead climbing is my main focus, 8a/+. Bouldering is the power engine, 7B/+. FRAE and CNFPA instructor and climbing coach, sport science enthusiast. IRCRA member since 2024. www.climbercoach.com
Movement ·
Hips and feet: the forgotten half of climbing
Your legs are far stronger than your fingers. Learning to place your feet precisely and move your hips well is the cheapest upgrade in climbing.
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Safety ·
Finger pulley injuries: what climbers should know
Pulley injuries are among the most common climbing injuries. Learn what pulleys do, why they get hurt and which signs mean you should see a doctor.
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Training as an adult with a job, a family and not much time
You have a job, a family and maybe two evenings a week. Here is how to train with what you actually have, keep improving and avoid the boom-and-bust cycle.
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App ·
How coaches plan a season in Train Climb
Season plans let coaches lay out phases, set a target load for each week and fill the calendar with week templates. Here is how it works and how athletes see it.
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Science ·
Session-RPE: turning effort into training load
Multiply how hard a session felt by how long it lasted and you get a simple, surprisingly useful measure of training load. Here is how it works for climbers.
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Training · · Members
Linear, undulating or block: which periodisation fits climbers?
Three popular ways to organise training compared honestly, with climbing examples and a reminder that the best model is the one you can follow.
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Health ·
Hydration for climbers, at the gym and on the crag
Climbing is not a marathon, but long sessions, warm gyms and hot crags still take their toll. Simple hydration habits that help you climb well all day.
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Movement ·
Shoulders for climbers: mobility, stability and control
The shoulder is built for range, not stability. Climbers ask a lot of it, so it pays to train mobility, control and strength together.
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Safety ·
Falling well and spotting in bouldering
Every boulderer falls. Learning to land well and spot well are skills, and they deserve practice just like any move on the wall.
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Senior climbers: strength, balance and climbing for life
Climbing in your sixties, seventies and beyond is not only possible but valuable. How strength training, balance work and smarter recovery help older climbers keep going.
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Science ·
ACWR explained: acute and chronic workload for climbers
The acute:chronic workload ratio compares this week with what you are used to. Here is what it means, how Train Climb calculates it and how to read the zones.
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