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Monthly Archives: December 2008
New Years Resolutions
There is no better time to start a training regime or even simply a healthier lifestyle than a New Year. However we are all guilty to one extent or another at making ourselves empty promises. There are a few ideas … Continue reading
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Starting Out Indoors – Learning to Lead – No. 3
By its very nature lead climbing has inherently more risks to it than top roping, the potential to fall a great distance is vastily increased, as are the forces exerted on not only the climber but belayer as well. Meaning … Continue reading
Starting Out Indoors – Training No.2
When most people start up climbing indoors they want to get better, not for any formal competitive reason, although competing amongst peers is one of the drives to self improvement that from time to time we all ‘suffer’ from. Seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Article, cardio, Climbing, climbing endurance, general physical training, How to Climb Harder, learning, overload, periodisation, Power Endurance, Strength, Strength Endurnace, Technique, Uncategorized
Tagged Aerobic Endurance, Coaching, Interval Training, Periodisation in Training, power endurance, Training
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Starting Out Indoor Climbing – No.1
For the majority of people who start out climbing increasingly do so through the indoor route. The safe and easily accessible nature of indoor climbing means that many people start out using a climbing wall as an alternative to a … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Climbing, Coaching, Coaching skills, Instruction, Rock Climbing, Skill Acquisition, Uncategorized
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Abseiling Off Routes
The above picture when clicked on gives a A4 sizes beta for how to retreat of route through abseiling. These skills are an important part of climbing safely, and will also help you get down to the bottom of sea … Continue reading
Posted in Abseiling, Article, Belays, Climbing, Coaching skills, Instruction, Rope Rescue, Rope skills
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Proper Planning and Preparation prevents poor performance
This classic coaching maxim is often applied to a whole manner of different situation, and it also holds true in climbing, especially if you are planning on pushing your boundaries. At its most basic it is refering to having done … Continue reading
Training Images
In North Wales bouldering Guru, Guidebook producer and all round Mr Nice, has been involved in developing one of the UK premiere training facilities. Dubbed ‘The Mill’ the bouldering facility offers problems from desperate to impossible if you are what … Continue reading
Relaxation Techniques
As I have mentioned relaxing as a strategy to combat anxiety and performance catastrophies, it only seemed appropriate that I gave you a few more pointers, as to how to go about training yourself to be able to relax. Like … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Coaching skills, mental skills, relaxation, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Leader Falls, mental skills, relaxation, Training
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When I get pumped/scared/stressed I lose my footwork technique
This is a fairly common situation for even the most experienced of climbers, as the pressure mounts on an ascent the ability to maintain that good and efficient footwork and technique is lost. There are a few climbers who can … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, anxiety, Climbing, Coaching skills, Confidence, Effective practice, fear, Focus, imagery, mental skills, relaxation, Self talk, Stress, Technique
Tagged Leader Falls, mental skills, Training
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Rope Rescue: Escaping the system
There is often a thread or two on UKClimbing on how you can go about escaping the system. In an effort to answer this question I literally threw this video together today, after filming it yesterday. Now its not polished, … Continue reading
