CLIMBING + STRENGTH TRAINING + REHAB TIPS
THE BLOG
On my blog, you’ll find practical, evidence-based advice for climbers who want to get stronger, prevent injuries, and keep climbing for life. I share insights from my experience as a coach, physiotherapist, and lifelong climber, covering topics like strength training, pain management, program design, and mindset. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, learning to integrate strength training with climbing, or just looking for smarter ways to train, you’ll find resources here to help you climb better, longer, and with more confidence.
Categories
- Barbell Training
- Bouldering
- Climber Posture
- Climber's Back
- Climbing
- Climbing Injury
- Conventional Deadlift
- Deadlift
- Hamstring Injury
- Heel Hook
- Heel Hooking Injury
- Hip Hinge
- Mobility
- Muscle Imbalances
- Overhead Press
- Posture
- Press
- Rehab
- Rock Climbing
- Shoulder
- Shoulder Exercises
- Shoulder Injury
- Strength Training
- Training
- Training for Climbing
Climber Posture
Ideal posture doesn’t exist. Posture doesn’t correlate well with pain or injury. Posture can’t be reliably measured or “corrected.” Posture in athletes may just be an adaptation to the imposed demand of sport. This and more discussed in this post.
Myths/Truths
Here I tackle some myths and truths about strength training for climbers. The TLDR: Strength training is a safe and effective way to increase performance, reduce the risk of injury for athletes without causing weight gain and a potent way to improve certain health markers for the general population.
Heel Hook Injury
In this article, I will discuss the anatomy and mechanisms of a heel hook hamstring injury and a very general approach to rehabbing this type of climbing injury.
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