One year today.  We're gettin old already.  Thanks to everybody who's been a part of it.

I hear them coming from every corner of the gym… excuses.

Anonymous said:What are you doing in terms of forearms, the weakest link for probably 99% of climbers?

Build the muscles, then ask them to work harder... that's the plan.

I rarely get frustrated about a rock climb, but on my final day on "Ghost Dance", I grew far more upset than I ever thought I would.

However, there is something about redpointing that goes much deeper.

I've been here in Lander for 9 days, and have spent some quality time with a couple of different projects.

Rob asks: When performing 4x4's or any type of interval training I always question what my rest interval should be?

Brett asks: What is the rationale behind the amount of rest between sets?

The core is the engine that drives every performance on the rock.

"You have the key, right?" "What key?" "The key to the route.  You know what you need to do.  Do it."

In a sport as complex as climbing, can you even begin to train simply? You can, but you have to boil it down to specifics.

While searching for dry rock close to the road (we arrived late in the day), we came across the huge boulder of "Super Mario".

Despite the fact that the climbing I most often do is steeped in endurance, I can never have too much power.

I've said it before... you have to change up the routine to see results.

Anonymous writes... How important do you think nutrition is when trying to improve/achieve new climbing goals?

I was positive that Taylor had the skills to put it all together. However, I wasn't so sure that he’d stick to the program for more than a week or two.

You might say that Taylor has a hard time focusing on things for very long.

If you've opened up the latest issue of Rock and Ice recently, you may have come across my full page mug.

Allow me to introduce Case Study #1: Taylor Frohmiller.