The Climbing Bible: Practical Exercises : Technique and strength training for climbing

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The Climbing Bible: Practical Exercises by Martin Mobraten and Stian Christophersen is a collection of exercises specifically designed to help you train technique and strength so that you can develop and improve as a climber. After two decades of climbing, training and coaching, the authors have built up a huge library of exercises, and they share many of them with you in this book. The first section focuses on your technique, with emphasis on footwork, grip positions, balance, direction of force and dynamics, among other things. The second section features exercises to help you train strength and power - with on-the-wall exercises, finger strength and fingerboarding exercises, arm exercises and more. Also included is a section for children and young climbers to help their parents and coaches create great sessions for kids. This chapter presents games, technique exercises and physical training ideas for children. Illustrated with over 200 technique and action photos, and with insights from the authors and other top climbers, The Climbing Bible: Practical Exercises will inspire you to try new exercises in every training session. Keep it in your climbing wall bag, cover it in chalk and embrace the variety so easily found in climbing. ABOUT THE AUTHORS HOOKED – foreword by Cecilie Skog INTRODUCTION THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF CLIMBING WARMING UP THE WARM-UP PROGRAMME CHAPTER 1: TECHNIQUE FOOTWORK GRIP POSITIONS BALANCE TENSION & DIRECTION OF FORCE DYNAMICS TRICKS COMBINATION EXERCISES TRAINING FOR TRAD & ALPINE – by Martine Limstrand CHAPTER 2: STRENGTH & POWER EXERCISES ON THE WALL IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR STRENGTH TRAINING STRENGTH EXERCISES POSITIONING EXERCISES POWER EXERCISES ISOLATED STRENGTH EXERCISES EXERCISES USING A PORTABLE FINGERBOARD ARM & UPPER BODY STRENGTH EXERCISES VARIATION IN TRAINING – by Tina Johnsen Hafsaas CHAPTER 3: CHILDREN & YOUTHS WARMING UP FOR CHILDREN CLIMBING GAMES TECHNIQUE EXERCISES TRAVERSING STRENGTH TRAINING FOR CHILDREN & YOUTHS WHY SHOULD CHILDREN & YOUTHS TRAIN STRENGTH? HOW SHOULD CHILDREN & YOUTHS TRAIN STRENGTH?