Training Won’t Make You Climb Harder. Here’s Why You Should Still Do It.

Is is easy to make false predictions about the effect that training will have on our climbing. While it may seem logical to conclude that more strength will equate to more success on rock, performance outcomes are influenced by many other interconnected factors, with strength being nowhere near the top of the list. You may need to be able to produce force more quickly through your finger flexors in order to pull a specific move, but that is not all you need. You must also be familiar with the timing of the movement, how much pressure to apply through your feet and when, how cold it needs to be to gain friction with the rock, the time of day when the climb is in the sun, the confidence in your ability to execute the move, and so on…