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1. Discover the Best Rock Climbing Training Program
If you are an adventure lover then the sport of rock
climbing will excite you. Climbing the incredible peaks
and rock faces is a sure thing that will surge your
adrenalin and offer you a feeling of great
achievement. Though the entire act of rock climbing
requires coordination of each body part the strength of
your hands is often tested during rock climbing. You
have to train your muscles and enhance your mental
and physical capacity before you set out and achieve
through pulling up, locking off and raising the axe.
Training for climbing is an indispensable part if you
intend to do some serious climbing and continue the sport for a long duration.
There are examples of rock climbers who have undergone a rock climbing training program. With proper
discipline and strength, individuals have discovered the secret of the sport and are enjoying their time on
rocks. Health is integral part of beginning to climb and training and lessons will support you in achieving
the right health and stamina levels.
With the internet nowadays you can discover
the best rock climbing techniques and
climb like a professional who knows
everything about climbing with ease and
focus. Despite the fact that rock climbing has
fear factors involved you can secure yourself
with gear to avoid falling and getting hurt. The
feeling of reaching the predetermined summit
is great. It feels like a rush of adrenalin and
just to view the nature and birdlife it feels
really contented. The feeling is equal to
having defeated a grand mountain.
Basically a rock climbing training program
offers you techniques and tips to make your rock climbing is an exhilarating experience. Today with
growing popularity there are many coaches offering coaching and training programs for the beginners and
seasoned rock climbers. It is a fun yet physically demanding activity. Though there are ample number of
aspects that appeal to individuals partaking in this sport there is undisputed belief that the activity which
stands out needs proper training.

2. Today there are countless rock climbing opportunities for people who love to venture outdoors and the
experience is truly unique and awe-inspiring. Rock climbing training manual offered by experts often
comes to the rescue of climbers. Since it is necessary that the art of rock climbing must be learned first
you inevitably need to find a successful climber and coach offering fundamental techniques and training
to climb the rocks. Look online for master rock climber Don McGrath offering wealth of training advice,
tips, and tools to help you rapidly and vastly improve your rock climbing ability.
The revelation about mental training
The following is an excerpt from Don McGrath and Jeff Elison's best-selling
book Vertical Mind.
"I have long been a student of training for rock climbing. I have read virtually
all the books written in English on the topic. I was a nationally ranked distance
runner in college, and from that I have a training mindset. I am familiar with
most of the concepts in the literature regarding how to train for rock climbing. I
have tried many training plans, some with success and others with no
success.
Over the years, I have developed a physical training style that suits my body
and works for me and the expert/elite level at which I currently climb. At age
49, I have found that keeping a high level of general fitness is very important to
my climbing. It helps me avoid injuries, recover well from workouts, and to
have the general strength and endurance required of the climbing that I like
most, hard sport climbing. Given this, I do some sort of resistance or weight training two times per week
and some sort of aerobic training two to three times per week. Each of these cross-training workouts lasts
about an hour, including the warm up and cool down. I have also found that climbing often (3-4 days per
week), and not to exhaustion, yields the best results for me.
While I had more or less refined a physical training
program, through trial and error, I had not spent nearly
as much time or attention on mental training. As I began
consistently climbing at the 5.12+ to 5.13- grades, I
began to feel as though it was my mental strength that
was holding me back, rather than my physical strength
or technique. I found that I would sometimes avoid
getting on my project for various reasons, most of which
were mental and not physical. For example, I would
become preoccupied with a fall, rather than the climbing.
I would develop a high level of anxiety when I was close
to redpointing a project, and this often would delay my
successful completion of the route.

3. This revelation is why I began studying mental training for rock
climbing. My studies revealed many instances from my past where
my failures were due to mental factors. I knew I was on the right path
to improving my climbing. In the following paragraphs, I describe just
a few of the instances that reinforced how my mental state was
holding me back more than my physical ability or technique.
I recall an eye-opening event when I was learning to lead-climb at
the 5.12 level. While climbing one day with my good friend and
climbing mentor Fred Abbuhl, I was struggling on the crux of a climb
named Eyeless in Gaza (5.12b). This crux involved making a hard
clip from a powerful side pull, followed by small hand holds before
reaching a good rest position.
I was having a devil of a time making the clip at the crux. I would get
into position to clip and immediately get tired and yell "take." After
watching me do this four or five times, Fred yelled that I should not
be having a hard time with the clip. Like that was helpful!
He told me to forget about the clip and instead climb into the clipping
position and see how long I could hold that position. I did this and
found that I could stay there for nearly a full minute. Hmmmm. Now,
that was helpful! Could it be that my brain was telling me that I was
tired, overriding my true physical capability? It certainly seemed so."