Last checked 0643 AM EST 0500 <| sep |> Like I said . A Bird in the hand is worth a Bavuma back in the shed <| sep |> Most people will disagree with me on this , but i think it depends . Definitely , you don ' t want to start by following an intense strict routine workout yet because at this level you can easily get injured . Climbing at 10 bc is a very beginning level , so you won ' t make the most gain from hangboarding now . Without knowing you , i think you can make greater gain by just climbing more . If you ' re climbing 1 or 2 days a week , maybe make it 4 and you will easily double the progress you normally make . Maybe in a year , you will be climbing 11 ' s or even 12 s . I think at this early stage , it ' s more beneficial to train to get more endurance and fit for climbing . You can train by climbing a lot of routes back to back without resting to train endurance which will translate well to outdoor climbing as routes are longer . But i think that it ' s okay to switch up your climbing with some simple hangboarding . I have never come across any hangboard training program design for climbers at this level so you will have to look at those programs for more intermediate and advance climbers and adjust it down yourself . personally , i ' d just maybe hang onto some big holds and bigger edges for just 10 seconds and rest 12 mins and repeat 45 times . You shouldn ' t do this more than twice a week . You should also climb for about 30 mins to get warm up . Also don ' t expect to hangboard a few times and climb harder . It doesn ' t work like that . You need to improve your skills and fitness in general . For advance climbers , hangboard is the best way to improve if they are already very strong , has the lowest weight they can go , and very experienced as a climber . Then it makes sense for 5 . 13 , 14 climbers to hangboard religiously to improve .