The Top 5 Bad Gym Habits of Sport Climbers

Originally here at The Power Company, we didn't often talk about the differences between climbers who choose to mostly climb routes and those who choose boulders.  I'll go ahead and call that neglectful on my part, because there are some fundamental things that are different about the two.  We'll talk more about those differences in a later post, but for now I want to focus on a difference that wasn't obvious at first. The fact that while in the gym, for the most part, boulderers are closer than sport climbers to training the correct way.  Since many people have a tendency to automatically jump to extremes to discount everything they read, let me note here that I said, "for the most part."  You boulderers aren’t off the hook.

To paraphrase several readers of Jaime Emerson's excellent site, B3 Bouldering, "Why 5?  Why not 10?  Why not 20?"  And to paraphrase Jaime's answer, "Because it's my site/book and my list."

Any more questions?  Ok then, on with the show…

WANT MORE? READ THE REST IN: The Hard Truth: Simple Ways to Become a Better Climber

Kris Hampton

A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering.  Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11. 

Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks.  He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.

http://www.powercompanyclimbing.com
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