How To Train For Climbing
With Alex Megos and Patrick Matros
For climbers of all levels
Over 36 detailed video lessons, coaching sessions, and live demonstrations, to help you train in the most effective way.
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Develop stronger fingers, stay injury-free, and climb harder than ever. For longer.
The counter-intuitive approach to training
that crafted the strongest climber in the world
Strength matters in climbing! The stronger your fingers, the harder you climb.
The stronger your body, the less likely you are to get injured.
In this course, Alex Megos and his coach Patrick Matros will show you how to gain strength, become more flexible, and stay injury-free so you can climb harder for longer.
Patrick has been Alex’s coach for over 15 years and their approach to training has not only helped Alex to become one of the world’s strongest climbers, but also to stay incredibly flexible, healthy, and injury-free. So not only does he send hard, he can keep climbing consistently.
Get Stronger With The Tools You Have Available
You will learn how to train effectively for climbing – with whatever tools you have available. You will learn how to train on-the-wall, off-the-wall, and how to use and get the most out of hangboards, spray walls, the Kilter board, campus boards, your regular bouldering gym, and your own body.
You’ll improve your body awareness, climbing efficiency, coordination, and body tension. Your fingers will get stronger so you’ll be able to crush the smallest pinches, comfortably use pockets, and crimp on the tiniest holds. Plus you’ll improve your lock-off and contact strength, and increase your endurance. You’ll be better prepared for dynamic moves as well as harder problems. And, through increased flexibility and strengthened antagonistic muscles, you’ll stay injury-free even when pushing your limit.
The training methodology Alex and Patrick developed not only targets every aspect of training for climbing but is constructed in a way that allows you to get the gains you seek with ultimate flexibility and simplicity.
How to Train Without Sacrificing The Fun
If climbing is pure fun for you, and you never cared much about “training”, but finally want to get stronger, or make sure you remain injury-free, this course is for you.
If you’ve tried out training plans in the past and found yourself getting bogged down in the overwhelming schedule or strictness of the plan, Alex and Patrick’s approach will be the perfect fit.
And, if you’ve been climbing for decades and have experience with countless training plans, you will discover nuggets about training you haven’t heard anywhere else that will further finetune your approach.
With Alex and Patrick’s training approach, simplicity rules. You don’t need a fancy app or even a spreadsheet. You can just make notes on your phone, or on a scrap of paper.
Easily Craft Your Own Customized Training Plan
With what you’ll learn, you’ll have the ultimate control: As you go through the course, you’ll be empowered with the knowledge to make your own decisions and build a plan based on your strengths, weaknesses, and climbing goals. Plus, Alex and Patrick will show you how to build the ultimate flexibility into your plan, so you’re never forced to train something you don’t feel like training on any particular day.
Whether you’ve already been climbing for a few years and are now looking to “train” for the first time, or if you’ve been climbing for decades and want to refine your approach to training, this course will give you the guidance you need to make you stronger, more flexible, and keep you injury free.
Your Instructors
Alex Megos
Alex Megos is one of the most accomplished climbers in the world. Known for his explosive power and groundbreaking ascents, he became the first climber to onsight 9a (5.14d) with Estado Critico in 2013. He has since sent multiple 9b+ (5.15c) routes, including Bibliographie and Perfecto Mundo, cementing his place among climbing elites. A multiple-time World Cup finalist and two-time Olympian, Megos is often considered the world’s strongest climber.
Patrick Matros
Patrick Matros is one of the world’s most renowned climbing coaches. He is a lecturer for sport and educational science as well as different sport disciplines educating PE teachers in Bavaria, Germany. He has a master degree in sport and educational sciences and is a member of the International Rock Climbing Research Association (IRCRA).
As co-author of Gimme Kraft!, one of the most influential climbing training books, he has helped shape the way climbers build strength, endurance, and mental resilience. His research-backed approach blends biomechanics, movement science, and real-world application to maximize performance. For over three decades, Patrick has worked with top climbers worldwide, redefining what’s possible in the sport.
Introducing
How to Train for Climbing
A course designed for any climber who’s ready to become stronger, more flexible, and stay injury-free. Helping you climb harder for longer.
In this course, Alex and his coach Patrick teach you about on-the-wall and off-the-wall training protocols for climbing. You’ll learn how to train for max power and power endurance, as well as flexibility and mobility. You will become familiar with the most effective climbing-specific training tools such as hangboards, campus boards, the Kilter board, spray walls, and more. You will learn proven functional and athletic training exercises, essential for getting stronger and staying injury-free. You will also understand how to prevent overstress, how to balance training and rest, and how to get the most out of any training you do – no matter what protocol you follow.
With a new solid understanding of all these aspects of training, you’ll finish the course with an in-depth module on how to construct your own training plan, complete with an individualization assessment and examples from Alex’s own training plans, and those of four different volunteer climbers just like you.
In over 36 detailed lessons spread across 8 modules, Alex and Patrick show you how you can train more effectively to get stronger, prevent injuries, and climb harder for longer.
Here’s what you’ll learn inside
the course:
Module 1: Training On Set Boulders
- Unlocking the power of your normal gym: How to train max power and power endurance using your regular bouldering wall
- Putting the climbing fun into your training: How to turn a healthy warm-up into an enjoyable game
- Shifting your mindset: Using playful exercises to become more aware of your body, and improve your efficiency and overall technique
- The perks of getting out of your comfort zone: Practical ways to switch your focus, and the benefits of experimenting on the bouldering wall
- Preparation and recovery: How to maximize your training sessions with mental preparation and proper recovery
- How to rest: How to take breaks; including how long and what to do (and avoid!) during them
- Max power: How to plan and execute a max power training session on the bouldering wall, including how to approach projecting, work on your mental game, and learn through observation
- Approaching limit bouldering: The mindset and conditions necessary to maintain your motivation, and the one thing you might think you should be doing, but really you should be avoiding
- Your perfect volume session: Popular exercises you might be doing wrong, and alternative recommendations to make your training more feasible, controlled, and adaptable
- Train like the pros: Exercises and tips to simulate competition-style rests, train endurance, and improve technical efficiency
Module 2: Spray wall Training
- Your new favorite training tool: Learn why Alex (and many pro climbers) spend 70% or more of their training time on spray walls, the benefits of using spray walls and how it compares to other options
- Setting on the spray wall is easier than you think: We’ll demystify setting problems on the spray wall and show you how to train max power and power endurance
- Maximizing the spray wall for your everyday training: How to target the things you want and tailor this dynamic wall to your needs and wishes
- Session planning: The key to hitting all your training points in your sessions
- Tips and tricks: How to improve your setting and memorization, plus recorded spray wall sessions in which Alex and Patrick coach four climbers through a warm-up, max power, and power endurance training
- Bonus [optional video]: Tips and things to consider if you want to build your own spray wall
Module 3: Board Training
- Maximizing the potential of the boards available to you: Learn how to make the most of each kind of training board, which training board is best for your training needs, plus their pros and cons
- Using the Kilter board app: How to master the Kilter board app and make use of features you might not even know existed, how to use the app to track and plan your training and work on your weaknesses
- Projecting on the Kilter board: Watch Alex and Patrick coach two climbers through a projecting session on the Kilter board. You’ll see just what such a session entails, including discussing beta, choosing problems on the app, and taking adequate rests
- Top tips for volume session: Watch two climbers be coached through a volume session on the Kilter board, and hear Alex and Patrick’s top tips
- Training max power: Learn how to choose which angle to use, and see coaching examples of how to train max power on the Kilter board
- Transferrable board training: No access to a Kilter board? No problem! Learn how to apply all the lessons from this module to whichever board you have available to you
Module 4: Hangboard and Campus Board Training
- Fingerboarding: Why it’s important and how to know when you need to incorporate it into your training routine
- The difference between hangboarding and campus boarding: And how to use both to work on your strengths and weaknesses
- Grip techniques: The different grip techniques Alex and Patrick recommend for fingerboarding, and which you should use when and why
- Max hangs vs Repeaters: How to know which you should be doing, and how to do them properly
- Campus board: What the campus board is really for and how to train with it safely
- Guidance on frequency and length of training: How often to incorporate these tools into your training plan, how long to spend on each, and how many reps you should do to improve your strength without injury
Module 5: Functional & Athletic Training
- Functional vs. Athletic training exercises: The difference between these two kinds of exercises, why it’s important to incorporate both into your training plan, and the best exercises for climbers
- Injury and overstress prevention: Simple and easy exercises for you to incorporate into your training plan
- Counter-climbing moves: Why it’s important to incorporate exercises that counter typical climbing movements, and how to use them effectively
- Handstands: How to get yourself into Alex’s signature handstand and why doing so will help your climbing
- Push-ups done right: Understand different variations and benefits of each, as well as the correct form and ways you and your climbing partner can help check your form
- Strengthening your climbing dominant muscles: Off-the-wall exercises to support and strengthen your climbing muscles, so you can gain muscle mass and improve inter-muscular coordination
- Pull-ups: Nail the correct pull-up form and learn which variations you can use to meet your training goals
- Full body exercises: Demonstrations of core and leg exercises that will help increase power
- Beginner’s tips: How to get started with your first correct-form pull-ups and push-ups, even if you don’t yet have the strength
Module 6: Mobility and Stretching
- Unlock efficiency: Exercises to help you climb in the most economical way without doing harm to your body
- The “sweet spots”: Learn how the different joints in your body contribute to your mobility, stability, and control, and how to safely train them to maintain optimal climbing form
- Correct form: Alex and Patrick will demonstrate the correct stretching form and routine to keep your body healthy, injury-free, and primed for climbing harder
- Incorporating extra training tools: How and when to use extra training tools such as dumbbells and weight plates, and how to determine the right weights for specific exercises
- Overcompensation test: Work with a partner to carry out these simple checks to determine where your body might be overcompensating from climbing – and what to do to rebalance your muscles
- Full-body activation: From your wrist to shoulder, shoulder to spine, and hip to ankle – the exercises in this module will keep your whole body healthy for optimal climbing capacity
Module 7: Training Plan Building Blocks
- Bringing it all together: With the solid foundation and understanding of the importance of the difference exercises shown in the course, Alex and Patrick will walk you step-by-step through bringing it all together into your own individualized training plan
- The training system: Alex and Patrick will explain the training system and help you understand how to use essential and optional blocks in your training plan
- The science behind the system: Gain an evidence-based understanding of why this system works and is so important for climbers wanting to climb harder, for longer.
- Simplicity rules: Why most climbers drop off their complicated training plans within weeks, and how you can set yourself up to climb healthily for life with this one simple trick
- The key ingredients to a successful training plan: Learn the essential blocks you must include, and the simple rules that will help you train easier and climb harder
- Training principles: The most important “guidelines” you should follow in your training
Module 8: Create Your Training Plan
- Be empowered: Alex and Patrick will empower you to make good decisions about your training plan rather than blindly following plans constructed by strangers
- Customization: How to decide which exercises are best for your goals, how much time to spend on each, and how to plan them into your week
- Individualization assessment: This assessment will help you to determine what to include in your training plan based on your strengths, weaknesses, and goals
- Behind the scenes: See Alex’s own training plan, including current and past examples so you can see how his training has evolved, and learn from his optimized plan
- Alex’s mindset: Get real insights into how Alex makes decisions about his plan, how he stays flexible with everything else he has on, and how he keeps the fun in training
- See real-life examples: Throughout the course, you’ll see four different types of climbers coached by Alex and Patrick, and in this final module the climbers share their training plans with Alex and Patrick for feedback
Don’t Climb Alone
When you join this course, you’ll get access to our exclusive Altitude Community where you can connect with hundreds of other passionate climbers inside a private Facebook Group and through member-organized meet-ups.
- Share your progress, discuss course lessons, and get encouragement from like-minded climbers.
- Get feedback on your training plan and exchange insights with others in the community, so you can improve even faster.
- Make friends with people from every corner of the world, who love climbing just like you.
Enroll in
How to Train for Climbing
When you enroll in the course, you get lifetime access to all course materials.
What’s included:
- 35+ in-depth video training lessons (13+ hours of content)
- Documentary-style coaching session videos (be a fly on the wall as Alex and Patrick coach climbers just like you!)
- Training plan examples for 4 different climbers
- Insight into Alex’s own training plan
- Training plan individualization assessment: A tool to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses
- Bonus: Tips for building your own spray wall
- Access to our exclusive Altitude Members Community
Plus, you’ll be backed by our 14-day money-back guarantee.
One payment of $99 (USD)
Our 14-Day Money-Back Guarantee
We want to give you the chance to try Alex and Patrick’s course for yourself and start seeing the effects it has on your training and climbing – without any strings attached.
That’s why you can watch the whole course 100% risk-free (and then decide if it’s a good fit for you or not).
If you find the course isn’t a good fit, simply email us within 14 days and we’ll return your full purchase price, no questions asked.
Questions and Answers about Alex and Patrick’s Training for Climbing Course
This course is designed for any climber who wants to take their climbing seriously and invest in their training. You do not need to be a certain grade, since the course will teach you plenty of methods to improve your climbing strength and prevent injuries without even getting on the wall.
If you’ve not used certain training tools before (like the campus board, hangboard, Kilter board, or spray wall), you will learn when to start incorporating them into your training plan and how to use them properly and safely.
Is Alex and Patrick’s course right for you?
Alex and Patrick’s course is suitable for any climber who wants to train for climbing. Whether you want to get stronger, stay injury-free, or beat a plateau – the course will show you how!
- If you already have a training routine but feel like nothing is improving: After going through this course you will know exactly what to change in your existing training routine to actually make gains. And, most importantly, the changes you make will be based on cutting-edge insights from one of the world’s strongest climbers and most highly regarded climbing coaches!
- If you want to get stronger: You will learn exactly what to do to get stronger for climbing – you will learn the exact exercises, including clear demonstrations, and how to integrate them into your training plan. In short: if you want to get stronger, this course will show you how!
- If you want to learn the training secrets of the pros: Alex, one of the strongest climbers in the world, lifts the curtain on his training routine and shares the simple method he uses to hit all his training targets. Through the coaching sessions, you’ll see other climbers just like yourself be initiated into this way of training and you’ll see how easy it will be to integrate into your life.
- If you want to better understand why climbing injuries happen and how to prevent them: Patrick will show you the science behind how climbing affects our bodies, and what we can do to keep them climbing-ready for life. You’ll learn simple, off-the-wall exercises for injury prevention. You’ll learn how to do each exercise with the proper form. And you’ll learn learn how to warm up, and structure your climbing to reduce the overall risk for injuries.
- If you have limited time to train and don’t know how to make the most of it: You’ll learn how to build a flexible training plan that can adapt to how you’re feeling on the day, and if you need to shift things around because of other commitments. With the knowledge you learn in the course you’ll be able to appreciate which exercises are important to you that you should focus on, and which you can let go from your existing routine to save time.
- If you want to cut through the training plan noise: Alex and Patrick will calmly guide you through the necessary aspects of on-the-wall and off-the-wall training, all backed by decades of science, research, and experience. This really is distilled training guidance – nothing unnecessary was included here because we didn’t want to overwhelm you. The whole philosophy of the course is straight to the point: this is what works. Here’s how you apply it.
- If you want to have fun whilst climbing: Patrick has been Alex’s coach for nearly two decades, and one of the most prominent things you’ll notice when going through the course is how much fun they have together. They know the joy of climbing, and they want to be able to climb for their whole lives which is why training properly and safely is so important to them. We’re excited to bring this knowledge to you to help you reach your goals whilst still having fun on the wall!
And remember, if you don’t love everything you find in the course, we will happily return your full purchase price with our 14-Day Money Back Guarantee.
Join now and get lifetime access to:
When you enroll in the course, you get lifetime access to all course materials.
What’s included:
- 35+ in-depth video training lessons (13+ hours of content)
- Documentary-style coaching session videos (be a fly on the wall as Alex and Patrick coach climbers just like you!)
- Training plan examples for 4 different climbers
- Insight into Alex’s own training plan
- Training plan individualization assessment: A tool to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses
- Bonus: Tips for building your own spray wall
- Access to our exclusive Altitude Members Community
Plus, you’ll be backed by our 14-day money-back guarantee.
One payment of $99 (USD)