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Training for Climbing, 2nd: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Performance (How To Climb Series) [Paperback]

Eric J. Horst (Author)
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Publication Date: September 16, 2008 | Series: How To Climb Series
Drawing on new research in sports medicine, nutrition, and fitness, this book offers a training program to help any climber achieve superior performance and better mental concentration on the rock, with less risk of injury.

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"Covering everything from mental exercises to injury prevention to nutrition to goal specific workouts, Training for Climbing is a must read for climbers of any ability who are looking to take their performance to the next level."
- Climbing Magazine

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Drawing on new research in sports medicine, nutrition, and fitness, Training for Climbing helps climbers achieve superior performance and better mental concentration on the rock, with less risk of injury. Updated and expanded, this new edition builds on the best-selling first edition’s breakthrough text. Eric Hörst combines leading-edge sport science with his thirty-plus years of climbing and coaching experience to create a handbook packed with practical how-to and what-to-do information.

This new edition includes expanded chapters on training technique, improving mental skills, and developing muscular strength and endurance. A new chapter on general conditioning leads into the seminal chapters on climbing-specific strength training and developing personalized training programs for maximum results. Additional chapters discuss the vital, yet often overlooked, subjects of self-assessment, performance nutrition, accelerating recovery, and injury prevention—topics that have received scant or no coverage in other climbing books. Dozens of color photographs depict the exercises and techniques, while training-tip summary boxes makes for a quick review of key points.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: FalconGuides; 2nd edition (September 16, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0762746920
  • ISBN-13: 978-0762746927
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Eric J. Hörst
Eric Horst has been climbing for nearly thirty years. He lives with his wife Lisa Ann and their two sons, Cameron and Jonathan, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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“ Highly recommended for beginner or more experienced climber alike. ” Spider Monkey  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
“ It is comprehensive and easy to follow. ” Catherine  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best Training book for Climbers January 11, 2009
By Jordan D. Ramey
Format:Paperback
Eric Horst is THE expert on training for climbing. This book is by far the most up-to-date and complete source on everything from the mental to technical to the physical aspects relating to climbing. It provides and explains the concepts in simple terms and provides the scientific reasoning behind them. Proven strategies that work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Training for Climbing March 4, 2011
By Spider Monkey
Format:Paperback
This is an outstanding book about training for climbing. It covers a wide range of topics and all with a solid scientific basis. The writing style is extremely easy to read and entertaining to boot. I have to say I disagree with the reviewer who said there is too much focus on mental training. This is a small, but integral part of this book. This book looks at mental training, skills and strategy, strength training, personal programs, nutrition, recovery and injury prevention. It also includes training charts you can use, additional tips and a comprehensive glossary. All in all an excellent guide to training from a respected climber and climbing journalist. Highly recommended for beginner or more experienced climber alike.

Feel free to check out my blog which can be found on my profile page.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hands-on approach with in-depth real-life tips and tricks June 26, 2009
By Ionescu Radu
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It is a MUST for any climber, regardless of age, sex, skills or style - it really helps one improve results fast by better understanding how the body acts and reacts before, during and after climing.

It really covers everything a climber needs to know and more.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tips from an expert climber!
Top to bottom this is a book loaded with great information. Highly recommend.

I am not a climber but used the author's tips for training and rehabbing my wrists and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Richardson
4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of good stuff, some common sense stuff too
I'm an intermediate level climber (lead 5.11's) and found this book to be quite helpful. I think the biggest things I got out of this book are:

- Even if you think your... Read more
Published 3 months ago by MacGruber
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - but buy it on paper, not Kindle.
The book is excellent. I am a new climber and already have learned a lot from this book since there is a lot of "anecodotal" stories that are going around and I prefer to deal with... Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. Ramanathan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I'm not a pro, but even after 2 years of boouldering and climbing its a lot of information starting from the begining of book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by vetalik
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book w/ great information
Training for climbing does a great job introducing you to exercises and concepts that will help improve your climbing whether you are a beginner climbing or an advanced cragger. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Scott Kirkland
5.0 out of 5 stars I really like this book
The author is very knowledgeable about climbing and athletic practices. He cites lots of scientific articles on exercise science and has spoken with lots of leading researchers in... Read more
Published 21 months ago by R. Hildebrand
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Intermediate - Advanced Climbers
I just started climbing in August, so I was hoping for more on technique. That being said, this book is excellently written and will be a huge asset once I've gotten bored with the... Read more
Published on April 20, 2011 by sanity4sale
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for newbies!
I'm new to climbing and this book was exactly what I was looking for. It is comprehensive and easy to follow. I think it will definetly help me in my climbing!
Published on December 26, 2010 by Catherine
5.0 out of 5 stars The best resource for disciplined climbers
This book helped me a lot to improve in many aspects of climbing, and setup a serious training regime with real objectives. Read more
Published on October 11, 2010 by Rurouni Kenshin
4.0 out of 5 stars amazing book
Amazing book
I love the mental and physical training sections
however it has lack of information (pictures) in technical training
Published on November 4, 2009 by Kaveh Espandar
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