The Friction Labs Blog / Climbing 101
The 9 Best Hand Grips for Improving Finger Strength
There are plenty of ways to train at home that are nearly as effective as a few hours pinching plastic in a gym. From hangboards to yoga (yes, yoga)...
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How To Reduce Chalk Dust While Working Out at Home
With many gyms closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we applaud all of you who are staying committed to fitness at home. The FrictionLabs crew is doing the same. Our...
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How To Reduce Chalk Dust In Your Gym
When you're in the gym by yourself or with a few people, chalk never seems to be a problem. But when it's packed, you see the chalk haze in the...
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All about the BASE layer!
What's a base layer?A base layer is chalk in a liquid solution, usually isopropyl alcohol. At Friction Labs, we also created an Alcohol Free...
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Cardio for Climbing: Running Part 2
Running complements climbing if training is intentional and technique is healthy. Running increases overall fitness building the endurance needed to send a big wall or cover a difficult approach. Running...
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Cardio for Climbing: Running Part 1
Running complements climbing if training is intentional and technique is healthy. Running increases overall fitness building the endurance needed to send a big wall or cover a difficult approach. Running...
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How ToRead a Climbing Gym Route!
Set yourself up for projecting successfully. Climbing technique is important, but there is a process before you even leave the ground. It's called "Previewing." ...
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11 Simple Projecting Tips for Rock Climbing
If you've made the decision to project a route at your limit, congrats! You havein factset yourself up for an inherently frustrating process! There's no way around it; you...
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Why Tension Climbing Matters
Will Anglin, Co-Founder of Tension Climbing, took two business courses in college and decided he would never do anything of the sort. To his surprise, today he's an entrepreneur,...
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How To Stay Fit For Climbing With A Lower Body Injury
If you're in any way like me you took a massive digger while routesetting and broke your ankle to pieces you may be wondering how you can stay in shape...
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