Steve On Training

Steve On Training

Sharpening Is The Last Step

Don't hurry past useful training on your way to the fun stuff.

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Steve Bechtel
Feb 23, 2026
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I like to tell the story of when we released our Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced bouldering programs several years ago. Each of these was carefully planned out and tested to help a boulderer at a given training age to advance as safely and effectively as possible.

The Novice plan featured more general exercise, lots of variety, and a whole bunch of tr…

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