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Up Your Game

Break through your plateau with expert advice

Hone Your Skills

Rock Climbing
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Has Your Climbing Plateaued? Here's How to Push Past It.

This expert advice will help you get out of a rut and take your skills to a new level

A little expert help can go a long way in identifying bad habits and making small tweaks to your technique that will make you a safer, more solid skier.
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6 Easy Ways to Be a Better Skier

You're never too old—or too good—to brush up on your technique

Do this workout twice a week when your muscles are fresh, not after a long ride or run.
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Get Better at Mountain Biking from Your Living Room

Build explosive power with this simple routine from professional athlete Braydon Bringhurst

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The Soundtrack of Running

Want to build speed, up your mood, or connect with other runners? Just add music.

Elevate Your Training

Side View Of An African American Woman Running On The Street.
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Why You Need to Master the Tempo Run

Building aerobic fitness is the key to making fast running feel "easy"

“Within days of not working out, you’ll begin to detrain. Use it or lose it,” says Alex Bunt, who exclusively trained Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn before she retired in February.
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Let Lindsey Vonn's Trainer Get You In Shape for Ski Season

10 exercises to make you strong, fast, and explosive on the hill

Kyra Condie using a hangboard.
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The Ultimate At-Home Workout for Climbers

Train like a pro with these safe and simple hang-board workouts

Be a Lifelong Learner

In order to improve at anything in life, one must patiently and deliberately practice. Time management, deep focus, and giving yourself manageable challenges help.
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3 Simple Ways to Get Better at Getting Better

Every world-class performer—from athletes to chess players to musicians—follows these rules to keep improving at their disciplines

Here’s everything we’re bad at—and why we still won’t give it up.
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We're Really Bad at These Sports. But We're Not Giving Them Up.

Being a beginner (or just perpetually mediocre) doesn't mean you should quit

Stress + Rest = Growth. It’s as simple and as hard as that.
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This Simple Equation Can Change Your Life

Rarely will you find a fitness tip that is equally applicable to all areas of your life

Sometimes your body just needs to take a break from the go-go-go lifestyle to rejuvenate and gain perspective.
James Lucas

The Best Thing to Do for Your Fitness Is Nothing at All

I've never been good at resting—I've climbed almost every day for the past 16 years. A recent injury, however, forced me to begrudgingly acknowledge that sometimes the best thing you can do for your training is stop it altogether.

Real toughness is an inside game.
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Building Mental Toughness - How to Push Through the Pain

An expert's guide to sticking it out through pain and suffering