Maddy and Ollie at Lattice Training recently invited me to their HQ in Chesterfield for their finger strength and endurance testing protocol. It was fun and interesting to see how I compare to their ever growing database of high level climbers for these basic measures of strength and endurance. As you can see in the video, it yielded a couple of surprising results for me and a little food for thought for my general approach to climbing goals in the future.

fingerboard, hangboards, training, training for climbing, vlogsDave MacLeod24 July 2022training for climbing, training, fingerboard, hangboardsComment

Fingerboarding for beginners

Many of you are getting to grips with the hangboard for the first time right now. Here is a deep dive on most of the priorities to think about to get the most out of the tool and stay uninjured. My Hangboard: The Edge.

In this video I reference a review of studies comparing high and low loads for strength training. If you would like to read the study, it is here.

Edge hangboards, hangboards, training, training for climbing, fingerboard, beginnersDave MacLeod13 May 2020fingerboard, hangboards, Edge Hangboard, training, training for climbing Comments