Rock Climbing Training - Strength - Endurance

In the world of Rock Climbing, Strength- Endurance refers to the strength of a climber to continue climbing for a considerable period of time without sacrifing efficiency. To improve your ability to "lock-off", clip, and continue climbing without burnout, you should gain strength-endurance. To achieve this, you want to increase the duration of a specific exercise movement. For example, do your pull-ups slowly and concentrate on duration rather than the number of pull-ups. In addition, use heavier weights than what are normally used for endurance, but less than for strength training.

Another basic exercise which develops strength is the dead-hang. This increases your forearm and finger strength-endurance. You should be able to go past a minute without too much pain. Keep working it up to two minutes and beyond for improved endurance.

You can also modify an Aerobic Training method called Interval Training to promote strength-endurance.

Goal	Type of Exercise
Strength-Endurance	Gym Exercise Increase the duration of a specific exercise movement. Increase the number of sets during a workout.

Improve or increase your Strength- Endurance so you can climb longer without burnout. Make sure to have the appropriate type of exercise included in your training program. While doing your Strength-Endurance Training, never forget to perform adequate Warm-Up and Stretching. Afterwards, always include a Cooling Down routine.

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