Back: The upper back muscles get the most intense workout of any other muscle group in climbing — but your lower back plays a key role too.

Rock climbing works muscles in almost every part of your body, including: Arms and hands: Biceps, triceps, brachialis, forearm flexors Upper back: Rhomboids, lats, trapezius ...

They work with other muscles in your body to help you make motions that use your back, belly, and legs at the same time, such as standing, walking, and climbing. Psoas syndrome is an injury or ...

He eventually bounced back and broke another climbing record with climber Alex Honnold. In 2022, world-famous climber Tommy Caldwell was feeling great on a climb in Yosemite National Park .

Weak glutes are a big contributor to bad posture and back and knee pain — especially in people who sit most of the day. Here’s how to strengthen them effectively.

Using the stair climber helped me see results from my regular lifting exercises—single-leg deadlifts, squats, single-leg calf raises, and hamstring curls—that I hadn’t seen before.

Climbing naturally strengthens muscles, such as using hang boards during training.Additionally, Caldwell lifts "relatively light weights" to prevent injury and works with a physical therapist to ...

Weak glutes are a big contributor to bad posture and back and knee pain — especially in people who sit most of the day. Here’s how to strengthen them effectively.