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Could anyone suggest some good Bouldering specific routines (flexibility/strength/endurance training) that can be done without any equipment during a lunch break (30 mins). I Climb about a V5 and have been doing so for about 5 months. I normally train after climbing using fingerboards for pull ups, two handed and one handed dead hangs but would like to expand my training during lunch-breaks. I have available a large open space but nothing else.

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You may find this question useful: fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/11416/… Although your's is arguably distinct because bouldering is more strength / power oriented than sport or traditional climbing. I'm just a sport / trad guy, and a terrible boulderer, so I couldn't give great advice. – DavidR Jan 24 at 17:13
I don't know enough about bouldering to make anything other than general recommendations, but my advice would be to look at the specific things you need to improve, and find exercises/stretches that will help that and can be done in thirty minutes. For example, if you need to increase shoulder flexibility, I would recommend 10 minutes on a cybex arm machine for a warmup, followed by 20 minutes of shoulder specific stretching, 2-4 times per week. More details in your question can help us to give a better answer. (Although a cybex might be difficult in an open space with nothing else :p) – JohnP Jan 24 at 17:53
could you do ab work in your lunch break? That's the one real climbing-relevant thing you could do without any equipment, that you may not be doing. P90X abs, V-ups, planks, L-sits, that sort of stuff? – DavidR Jan 26 at 23:52
@DavidR Yea, was thinking Ab work would be part of the routine, also have a powerball which I think will make up part of it. – Manatherin Jan 27 at 15:53
Rice bucket training for grip strength? Pushups to strengthen the antagonist (pushing) muscles? Slackline to improve your balance? All of those? Identify a weakness and work on it. – VPeric Apr 22 at 13:04

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