You are passionate about climbing and dream of sending yet more powerful sport climbs or boulders, but despite your dedicated climbing practice, supplemented by strength training in the gym, you seem ...

All sports involve multi-joint, multi-directional tasks that require a number of muscles working in synch to produce a powerful yet smooth and efficient movement. Because multi-joint tasks coordinate ...

Last week, my old friend, Joe, called me up on the phone seeking training advice. He was once a 5.12 climber, he said, and he wanted to be one again. Easy, I said. Let's meet to discuss. I used to ...

Q. How does a 40-something office worker manage to get in shape to resume rock climbing? What exercises do I need to do? - Sam Magee, San Jose, CALIF. A. Since you used the word "resume," I will ...

Freshman Iris Heikkinen is scaling more than just rock walls. The competitive climber is determined to embrace every part of the Harvard experience while also undergoing intense training.

The BoardRoom climbing training facility opened in May at 5140 Hollister Ave. and the owners plan a next-door full gym with tall climbing wall. (Serena Guentz / Noozhawk photo) Revisiting its roots ...

In Part 1 of this article we discussed some common mistakes that climbers make when weight training (for instance favoring the perceived difficulty of unstable exercises like the TRX over more stabile ...