TBP 029 :: Climbing Trainer Adam Macke on MAT and Weight Training

Date: July 29th, 2015

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About Adam Macke

Adam Macke (pronounced "Mackey") is a climbing trainer out of Chattanooga, TN. He works with people out of High Point Climbing and Fitness, which is a pretty new gym downtown. Adam has been personal training people since the early 2000's, and uses weight training and Muscle Activation Technique (MAT) to unlock climbers' potential. He's also a climber of 8 years himself.

His methods with people in training for climbing are quite different than other trainers, so our conversation was pretty interesting and out of the box.

To find out more about him, go to www.mackefit.com.

What We Talked About

• How he differs from other climbing trainers
• What MAT is and how it's helped climbers
• Why fingerboarding isn't the best way to train finger strength
• And what to do instead
• Why campusing isn't the best way to gain power
• And what to do instead

Links We Mentioned

• Adam Macke's website: mackefit.com
• High Point Climbing: HighPointClimbing.com
• Anvil Crash Pad Rental in Chattanooga: AnvilCrashPadRentals.com
• New Awesome resource for Route setters: TickTapeTighten.com

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• Check out the new Route Climbing Training Program for route climbers of all abilities.
• Our other training programs: Training Programs Page.

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Photo Credit

Photo of Adam Macke by Corey Wentz at www.coreywentz.com. Thank you, Corey!

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