Ice Climbing Training?

Here's what I did today for ice training:

10 pull ups
10 bent over rows w/ a DeWalt air compressor
20 pushups
10 overhead sledge hammer chops (Like your swinging an ice tool, but with an 8 lb sledge, grabbing the handle about half way down)

Do 5 sets of that, then...

5 pull ups
5 bent over rows w/ same compressor
10 push ups
5 overhead sledge hammer chops
45 to 60 second wall sits

Do 5 sets of that...

In between sets, doing some arm circles and golf swings with the sledge hammer to bring the heart rate down before hitting the next set. Thats kinda my upper body day. A core and leg day would be incorporating some of the exercises above with planks, crunches, lunges with weight, wall sits and squats with a back packs. Personally, I use the mentality to train with weight so that when your out doing it for real, it feels a lot easier! Oh, and crucial is to cool down with a set of 12 oz curls

JohnnyG wrote:Anybody ever do the Mountain Athlete ice training program?

Yes. Two years in a row now. Very very sport specific. I train at the MA gym which makes it easier than training remotely because of the intense time spent on your tools on different angles of walls. Also most people find it hard to commit to 6 weeks of 4 days a week training.

It's all about technique, then its all about grip strength/endurance.

get after it.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=cDaoX…

Just do this...