Wednesday 11 August 2010

Speed Training into Climbing

The general principles for improved explosive power are as follows:

  • Choose a reasonable goal for your project, and then work on climbing at a difficulty which is actually harder than your goal over short work sessions
  • Train at goal difficulty in order to enhance your neuromuscular coordination, confidence and stamina at your desired power
  • At first, utilise long recoveries, but as you get fitter and stronger shorten the recovery periods between work intervals to make your training more specific and realistic to climbing. Also move on to longer work sessions, as you are able
  • Work on your aerobic capacity and lactate threshold, conduct some easy routes to burn calories and permit recovery from the power sessions
  • Work on your mobility to develop a range of movement (range of motion at your hips will effect power) and assist in the prevention of injury
Speed Training into Climbing
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