How to Create a Climbing Training Plan

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Dr. Tyler Nelson and Coach Collin McGee discuss the principles of creating a climbing training plan.

In this episode Dr. Tyler Nelson and Coach Collin McGee discuss the principles of creating a training plan for climbing for both on-the-wall activities and off. They discuss what should be done, seen, and felt in: Strength phasesPower phases Power Endurance PhasesEndurance PhasesCapacity PhasesPerformance phasesEach of those sections has unique characteristics that need to be considered in order to achieve the results of the training. Dr. Nelson and Coach Collin also answer user subm...

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Guests: Dr. Tyler Nelson, Coach Collin McGee

Topics covered

• climbing training
• strength training
• endurance training
• performance phases
• training plan

Keywords

• climbing
• training plan
• strength phases
• power phases
• endurance phases
• performance phases

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