| Whether you are an entry level rock climber or you | | | | from one to another you will find both your strength |
| are a competing professional it is important for you | | | | and your skill building gradually. When you are not |
| to understand that rock climbing is a sport that | | | | climbing on natural formations, try spending your time |
| requires immense dedication and regular exercise. | | | | at these clubs as it will help you keep your climbing |
| Preparation is the stepping stone to being a | | | | muscles in shape. |
| successful rock climber and no matter how many | | | | 3. Dedicate yourself to the training and stick to it. It |
| years you might have spent practicing the sport you | | | | is understandable that you have other responsibilities |
| will need to train for it always. In this article we | | | | through the day but if you want to have an optimal |
| discuss with you some training tips and strategies | | | | performance at the sport you will need to spend a |
| that are instrumental to performing well in the sport | | | | few hours everyday climbing and working out. Work |
| and can make a world of difference in your | | | | out a regular schedule and stick to it throughout the |
| performance. | | | | year so that your muscles continue to build and your |
| 1. The first most important advice that any expert | | | | endurance keeps at its prime. |
| will give you is that it is important to have a training | | | | 4. Plan your training with an expert who knows |
| routine that is as challenging and as demanding as the | | | | intimately the different demands of the sport. |
| sport itself. Time you spend training is not meant to | | | | Muscles can be trained for different aspects- |
| merely make you sweat it out a little or just warm | | | | endurance, support, as power reserves and for |
| you up, but it is intended to prepare you for all the | | | | strength. Learn the different aspects and exercise |
| tests you will actually face during the climb. Plan a | | | | accordingly. |
| training program that taxes you and exerts you just | | | | 5. No matter how passionate you are about the |
| as much as climbing will because this does/will help | | | | sport remember not to push yourself beyond your |
| you to build your endurance levels. | | | | own endurance and strength. Take it slow and build it |
| 2. Enroll yourself in a community rock climbing training | | | | up, do not attempt to blindly conquer challenges |
| program. Most cities have rock climbing clubs which | | | | without adequate preparation. Take breaks from the |
| have man made walls for climbing. Different walls | | | | training and give your body a chance to relax and |
| offer different levels of challenges and as you move | | | | breathe. |