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When you watch a bigger climber begin to lead, you find yourself with a knot in your stomach. It is not because they might fall … Read more

At your home gym, you climb a solid route, feel strong on that same sequence, and then you visit a new gym or crag abroad, … Read more

You are hanging on by two fingers, your hands is slipping as you climb a sharp edge, and gravity is pulling down on your forearms … Read more

We tend to think of grip strength as a trivial display of skill: You grab a dynamometer, record your score, publish it on the internet, … Read more

The first time you put on a new pair of gloves, if they feel to tight around the wrist but just right at the palm, … Read more

When most of us think about how we look when lifting, we concentrate on arm and chest size while pushing our calves to the back … Read more

When you look at yourself in the mirror, there’s a good chance you’ll see your biceps before anything else. When flexed and caught in the … Read more

And, this is where most of us find out you can gain 50 pounds on your bench press and lose 50 pounds on your squat. … Read more

This is what it feels like: The bar isn’t moving. It doesn’t matter how hard you try. Your legs is shaking and you’re straining, but … Read more

Have you ever noticed that in many of these heavy lifts, you are relying more on the momentum/rebound off your chest than raw strength? That’s … Read more