Increase your strength, power, skill, and focus to maximize your
climbing performance. Praise for Training for Climbing "Training for
Climbing is a great resource. Whether you're just starting out or
already ticking 5.13, you'll find valuable information here to help you
climb harder. This is the most complete and up-to-date training guide
available." --Rock and Ice magazine Drawing on the latest climbing
research, this third edition of the international best-selling Training
for Climbing presents a comprehensive, evidence-based program for
improving climbing performance. With the unique perspective of a veteran
climber, researcher, and coach, Eric Hörst blends leading edge sport
science with his decades of climbing and coaching experience to create a
content-rich text packed with practical how-to and what-to-do
information. A few of the new topics explored include: - Energy system
training to develop greater strength, power-endurance, and aerobic
endurance. - Recalibrating the brain's central governor for higher power
output and stamina. - Daily Undulating Periodization as an effective
method of on-season programming. - "Training zones" for rock
climbers--the secret to truly effective training! - Stabilizer training
to improve arm power and reduce risk of shoulder injury. Also included
are expanded chapters on developing strength, power, and endurance in
the crucial finger flexor and pulling muscles, as well as a must-read
chapter on developing exceptional core strength. Hörst completes his
coaching with dedicated chapters on technique and mental training,
performance nutrition, accelerating recovery, and injury prevention. The
book's 300-plus pages of expert instruction make for the most advanced
and complete book of its type! Eric Hörst is an internationally renowned
author and a climber of forty years. As a researcher and coach, Hörst
has written hundreds of articles and coached thousands of climbers from
around the world. He owns the popular website Training4Climbing.com.
