Rethinking Preparation For Sport

Trying To Swing The Pendulum A Bit Less

Training, as we know it, has become strength training for many climbers. Not climbing training, but rather getting some of the parts of force development a bit stronger. It's an easy slope to slip down. I fear we are going to see more people "Frankensteining" their training—trying to make the parts stronger one at a time—than stepping back and trying to…