Neil Gresham

Neil Gresham digs into simulation training---replicating specific moves and segments of routes and problems so you can be as prepared as possible for your project.

How to dyno: The blueprint for dynamic movement.

For training endurance, climbing gyms are the default setting. Lapping routes or circuits will always deliver the pump, increasing your stamina. But what if you can’t get to a gym and need to up your endurance?

With sloper strength and pinch strength linked, as most slopers require use of the thumb, many climbers are weak in both. Get pinch strong with Mr Gresham.

How to shake off the tension and cruise.

The main thing that scientists have learned in the last decade is that we can use nutrition to trigger the release of the specific enzymes or hormones that play vital roles in the processes of getting strong or improving endurance.

"I understand the importance of getting pumped as part of your warm-up for onsighting, but what is the best way to warm up?"

Editor's Note from Rock and Ice issue 258 (July 2019), on sale now.

Training methods to avoid, and what to do instead.

As an older climber with a long history of climbing and athletics, I find that age, lifestyle, work commitments and other responsibilities have been taking their toll on performance.

Finding the critical balance between climbing and resting when you are on a trip

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