Ideas on maintaining strength for 4 months with no climbing for middle aged average climber
I'll be staying far away from any climbing, including gyms for four months soon.
I am an average climber across the board (bouldering, sport and Trad) and while I'll be ok-ish with just running for a while, I have noticed it's getting harder and harder to get back in shape as I'm getting older.
So hence my question: How do best keep my strength up for 4 months with no gym access? I can probably install a hangboard somewhere and create a basic setup for calisthenics.
I can design a basic hangboard protocol etc, but I would love to get some inspiration for how to approach this. Periodization of some kind, maybe?
And here is the faint hope: With a disciplined regiment can I actually get stronger during this period? Not expecting to come back at a higher level, but could I maybe build a base that makes me stronger than I am in the mid to long term? Or am I dreaming?
I climb 2-3 times weekly. Mostly bouldering inside or sport climbing outside. Current level is around 7a bouldering and 7A sport (or is it the other way around?) I do basic rehab/injury prevention maybe once a week or so.
EDIT: Also perhaps relevant, I do little to no specific climbing training at the moment and I barely ever have.