Excellent resistance Band Movements to Become a Better Climber

In the world of rock climbing, I don’t see many of the highly skilled casual climbers at my local gym constantly lifting weights. Some of them lift occasionally but it’s more common for competitive rock climbers to actually have a training plan that incorporates weights.

At the end of the day, if you want to get better at climbing, then climb more.

However, if you’re wanting to take your climbing a little more seriously, but you don’t want to lift weights quite just yet, then I would recommend trying some resistance band work. You can leverage these to both build strength AND enhance recovery.

*As you try these different movements, play around with different thicknesses and lengths of resistance bands to find what works best for you. (Such as the sponsor of this article, Aussie Fitness Pros, and their long set and short set that make for great accessories with their Aussie Pro Runner curved treadmill.)

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Strengthing

To keep this as simple as possible, I have a range of different banded exercises that go from the top of the body, down to the bottom.

Shrug

Face Pull

Chest Press

Chest Fly

Pull Apart / Lat Pull

Standing Row

Lateral Raise

Front Raise

Triceps Extension

Overhead Triceps Extension

Bicep Curl

Kneeling Crunch

Ab Rotation

Leg Lifts

Knee Drive

Glute Kickbacks

Standing Adduction

Plantar Flexion

Recoverying

Same as before, the following movements are sorted based on the transition from your head to your toes.

Upper Back Stretch

Chest Stretch

Side Stretch

Forearm Stretch

Lying Quad Stretch

Hamstring Stretch

Calf Stretch

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The Recap

I’m no expert in strength and conditioning. BUT these are some of the different banded movements I’ve personally used for 10+ years simply because they help.

They help me stay loose, strong, flexible, and sometimes mentally sound. (Doing the same thing over and over again eventually becomes mind numbing, and resistance band workouts help shake things up.)

But remember, if you want to become better at climbing, then climb more.