The rock climber's exercise guide
Subtitle: training for strength, power, endurance, flexibility, and stability
By: Eric J. Hörst
Series: How to climb series; How to climb series
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781493017638
Subjects: Rock climbing; Training; Exercise
Description: "Provides climbers of all ages and experience with the knowledge and tools to design and execute a comprehensive, personalized exercise program"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Training principles and self-assessment. Principles for effective training ; Self-assessment and goal setting; title: Part II: General training. Warm-up, mobility, and flexibility exercises ; Basic training and weight loss ; Antagonist and stabilizer training exercises ; Core-training exercises; title: Part III: Climbing-specific training. Limit-strength training exercises ; Power-training exercises ; Strength/power-endurance training exercises ; Local and generalized aerobic training exercises; title: Part IV: Training programs, performance nutrition, and injury prevention. Designing your own training program ; Special training considerations ; Nutrition, workout recovery, and injury prevention ; Appendix: Muscular anatomy ; Training and climbing macrocycle chart; title: Glossary.