Maintain Don’t Gain

Ever since Halloween we have become faced with the dreaded challenge of preventing the scale from tipping in the wrong direction during the months leading to the new year.  Holiday gatherings are in the works...co-workers start bringing in the high calorie, high fat snacks, and Costco samples become hard to pass up!  On top of …

Strengthening the Muscle or Moving the Weight?

When you visit the gym for your workout, are you there to strengthen the muscle or are you there to move the weight?  Is there a difference?  There is a lot of hype these days on moving the weight.  Yet moving the weight does not equate to strengthening the muscle.  What does that mean, "moving …

The Day You Plant the Seed is Not the Day You Eat the Fruit

by Bethany Macke Throughout the month of June, Adam and I hiked and climbed to our hearts content in Ten Sleep, Wyoming.  Toby just hiked, napped and begged for snacks at the cliff line.  This was our second visit to Ten Sleep and we had specific expectations on what we wanted to accomplish during the …

Stop Counting Reps

“How many repetitions should I do?” As personal trainers, we hear this question all the time and our response is "Stop Counting Reps!" This may be baffling, since online programs, magazines, apps,  and exercise videos always tell you how many repetitions of an exercise to complete.  Of course, it makes the workout easier if you …

Muscle Activation Techniques® – What is it?

We are going to get right to the point and explain Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®). Muscle Activation Techniques®  (MAT®) is a revolutionary assessment for identifying and correcting muscular imbalances.  Often times muscular imbalances result in muscle and joint tightness, limited range of motion, and even pain.  Examples of this could be tight hamstrings, limited shoulder motion, …

The Intention of Your Workout

Showing up for your workout IS NOT HALF THE BATTLE. Creating intention and sticking to it IS! There are only two types of workouts, and it is in your power to have the most rewarding workout possible. You have the choice, either spend the next hour moving some weights around, or spend the next hour …

Does Your Training Program Suck?

Training is a popular topic in the climbing world and everyone has an opinion on what works and what doesn't. Your strength training program should be as individual as your opinion. Unfortunately, strength training is a science, and your opinion doesn't matter.

Training Beta Interview with Adam Macke

In July, Adam Macke did an interview with Neely Quinn of Trainingbeta.com. In the interview, Macke was asked about Muscle Activation Techniques, finger strength, weight training and campusing in relation to getting stronger for climbing.

Mental Discipline and Training: The New Process

By: Cody Grodzki Scheduling is regularly the crux of many climbers’ fitness routines, especially when it comes to managing time spent at work, at home, at the gym, and at the crag. Personal trainer Adam Macke of Macke Fitness has been refining his training schedule for the better part of six years, developing a process …

Advanced Core Concepts Explained

Most climbers know that a strong core improves your climbing. Trainer Adam Macke explains how advanced strengthening can add more power to your climbing by doing these exercises. But first, our conversation started with the basic question, “What is the core?”