Training for Climbing, 2nd: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Performance (How To Climb Series)

Cycles
     
    toe hooks
     
    topical rubs
     
    toproping
     
    touch exercises
     
    tracking
     
    training, overview. See also specific types of training
     
    Training for Climbing (first edition) (Hörst, E. J.)
     
    training programs
     
    for accomplished (intermediate) climbers- 84, 180f, 182t, 183t
     
    for beginning (novice) workouts
     
    conditioning goals
     
    for elite (advanced) climbers
     
    for female climbers
     
    injury prevention and
     
    premeditative planning and components
     
    subdiscipline targeting
     
    workout schedules and cycles
     
    training support activities
     
    trans fatty acids
     
    traversing
     
    tricep stretches
     
    Turner, Barb Branda
     
    twist lock
     

U
     
    underclings
     
    University of Nürenberg
     

V
     
    variable practice
     
    variation
     
    velocity
     
    vertical jumps
     
    videos for self-assessments
     
    visualization
     
    “vitamin I,”
     
    vitamin supplements
     
    voices, critic vs. doer
     
    VO 2 max
     

W
     
    warm-ups
     
    campus board training
     
    before fingerboard training
     
    for Hypergravity Isolation Training (HIT)
     
    injury prevention and
     
    injury studies and
     
    before stretching
     
    water intake
     
    weight
     
    center of gravity
     
    hypergravity training with additional
     
    rest positions and
     
    weight belts
     
    weight control
     
    weight pull-ups
     
    whey
     
    Williams, Dick
     
    women. See female climbers
     
    Woods, Daniel
     
    workout schedules
     
    for accomplished (intermediate) climbers
     
    for beginner (novice) climbers
     
    for elite (advanced) climbers
     
    injury prevention and
     
    macrocycles
     
    mesocycles
     
    microcycles
     
    worry rituals
     
    wrist curls
     

X
     
    X finger taping method
     

Y
     
    Yaniro, Tony
     
    Yosemite’s Camp
     
    youth climbers
     

Z
     
    zinc
     
    “zone, the,”
     

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
     

     
    An accomplished climber of more than thirty years, Eric J. Hörst (pronounced hurst ) has climbed extensively across the United States and has established more than 450 first ascents. A student and teacher of climbing performance, Eric has personally helped train hundreds of climbers, and his training books and concepts have spread to climbers in more than fifty countries. He is widely recognized for his innovative practice methods and training techniques, and since 1994 he has served as a training products design consultant and online Training Center editor for Nicros, Inc., a leading manufacturer of climbing walls and handholds.
    Eric is author of Conditioning for Climbers, How to Climb 5.12, and Learning to Climb Indoors, all of which have foreign translations. He regularly contributes to outdoor and fitness magazines such as Climbing, Rock and Ice, Urban Climber, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Health, Muscle and Fitness, Experience Life, and Men’s Journal, and he has appeared on numerous TV broadcasts. Eric broadcasts twice-monthly Training Tip podcasts at PodClimber.com . Visit Eric’s Web site, Training-ForClimbing. com, for training articles and information on all his books, or to schedule a training seminar, an editorial interview, or speaking engagement.
    Eric currently lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Lisa Ann, and his sons, Cameron and Jonathan.

OTHER BOOKS BY ERIC J. HÖRST
     
    Conditioning for Climbers (FalconGuides, 2008) is the ultimate manual for climbers who are looking to improve their physical capabilities. Regardless of your age, ability, or sports background, this book will empower you to develop and engage in a supremely effective conditioning program. The book follows a logical progression of self-assessment, goal setting, general conditioning and weight loss, core conditioning, and climbing-specific training to develop strength, power, and endurance. The text concludes with guidance in developing a personalized conditioning program, complete with tips on preventing injury and improving nutrition for peak performance.

     
    How to Climb 5.12 (FalconGuides, 2003) is a performance guidebook to attaining the most rapid gains in climbing ability possible. It provides streamlined instruction on vital topics such as accelerating learning of skills, training the mind and body, and becoming an effective on-sight and redpoint climber.

     
    Learning to Climb Indoors (FalconGuides, 2006) is the most complete book available on indoor climbing. Topics covered include beginning and advanced climbing techniques, tactics, strategy, basic gear, safety