Ideal posture doesn’t exist. Posture doesn’t correlate well with pain or injury. Posture can’t be reliably measured or “corrected.” Posture in athletes may just be an adaptation to the imposed demand of sport. This and more discussed in this post.

Here I tackle some myths and truths about strength training for climbers. The TLDR: Strength training is a safe and effective way to increase performance, reduce the risk of injury for athletes without causing weight gain and a potent way to improve certain health markers for the general population.

In this article, I will discuss the anatomy and mechanisms of a heel hook hamstring injury and a very general approach to rehabbing this type of climbing injury.