The 3 Most Important Rock Climbing Exercises

If you are like most rock climbers you have begun to get frustrated with all the different types of training for climbing routines out there. You are thinking to yourself could this really be this complicated? Well, it doesn't have to be because there are certain climbing principles that are proven and others that are simply time wasters.

For decades rock climbers have been trying to figure out what rock climbing training exercises work and what exercises are simply a waste of time. In this article I am going to give you 3 of the best and most essential training for climbing exercises.

The first essential climbing exercise is the pull-up. While most normal people can do very few pull-ups you go into a climbing gym and you can see people cranking out 40 or more pull-ups like it is their job. Why? Simple, rock climbers need to have good upper body strength and there isn't a better exercise out there that works your upper body more so than the pull-up. It is important that you start to work on your pull-up strength by doing pull-ups 3-5 days a week. You will want to get to the point where you can

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