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It’s the million dollar question: How do we decide where to focus our efforts when it comes to becoming a BETTER climber – rather than just a stronger one?

In this subscribers-only Board Meeting, Kris puts Nate in the hot seat and asks all about his process for movement assessments. They then try to translate what Nate does to help inform how you might better learn to assess your own movement skills.

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CHAPTERS

(0:00) Intro

(1:09) Topic Description

(7:43) Where Nate Starts When Assessing Movement

(9:46) Coaches Often Feel the Need to “Do Something”

(11:24) Observe and Take Notes

(12:23) 3 Considerations: Are You Aware? Can You Do It Well? Do You Use It?

(14:32) Ask Tangential Questions

(15:56) Look for Underlying Issues

(17:00) Better Climbers are Better at Compensating (Cheat Codes)

(21:20) What Are the Common Themes You Look For (Goldilocks Zones)

(25:28) The Stories We Tell Ourselves

(26:54) Everything Is Limiting (Relative and Absolute Skill)

(28:19) Healthy and Unhealthy Comparisons

(39:35) Call the Destination

(41:00) Judge Where You’re At (Filling Gaps)

(47:22) Adaptability Is the Most Important Skill

(48:25) The Front Flag Fallacy

(51:20) Skill Begets More Skill Begets Adaptability

(56:05) What are the Wide Lens Goals?

(1:00:34) What Part of a Move Do You Usually Fail On?

(1:05:55) What’s the Hardest Part About Sending Your Top Grade?

(1:07:47) What Movement Style Do You Value?

(1:10:02) Video and Observation

(1:15:15) Pay a Coach

(1:17:03) Wrap Up

(1:18:01) Theme Song

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