Ep. 157: Yves Gravelle | For the Love of Training
Yves Gravelle is a legendary Canadian strongman, and pound for pound may have the strongest grip in the world.
Ep. 135: Working For It with Anna Davey
Australian climber Anna Davey has big goals, and the dedication to get there.
How to Continue Making Progress After 20 Years of Climbing, by Chad Volk
I don’t have much experience with making rock climbing feel easy. What I do have experience with is transforming myself from a lover of 5.10 trad climbs to a sender of 5.13 sport climbs.
Part Three of The Once and Future Sport Climber: Winter Training and Hueco
Part three from Nate: training in December and January, how I spent my time in Hueco to keep preparing myself for sport climbing, and what I’m doing from here.
Part Two of The Once and Future Sport Climber: 2018 Recap
Nate reviews his 2018 in regards to goals, training, climbing, numbers, injuries, and lessons.
Training. Fucking. Works. by Marina Inoue
My perception of what I was capable of, what could be possible, how hard I can push myself, the belief, the confidence, was all very much changed through a mere three weeks of training.
Poor Sods: How to Train Endurance in a Crowded Climbing Gym
Sod’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will always go wrong, with the worst possible outcome.” Turns out, Sod generally spends his time at the climbing gym.
Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training
We've been asked often who our trusted sources of information are. And we know there’s a LOT out there. So here are some of our favorites.
When You Shouldn't Train Smarter
“Learn how to train, then train hard, then train smart. Most people will never have to go past step two.”
Episodes 83-87: Board Meetings | Common Sense vs. Common Practice
Five days. Five episodes. One theme. Common sense isn't always common practice.
Episode 76: Fueling from Skratch with Dr. Allen Lim
Dr. Allen Lim, sports physiologist, author, and founder of Skratch Labs gives us a simplified breakdown of nutrition and hydration.
Episode 70: Routesetting with Jonathan Brandt
Routesetting is hard and hard on the body. Jonathan Brandt has continued to improve as a climber while simultaneously running the setting crew at Climb Nashville.
Episode 68: Board Meetings | I Wish I Knew Now What I Knew Then
It would be amazing if we kept all our attributes forever, but the reality is that we sometimes stop doing some of the things that made us good to begin with.
Applied Body Tension: Get More From Your Core.
Our new “Applied Body Tension” ebook will teach you to apply your core strength through your entire body, toes to fingertips.
Episode 40: BONUS EPISODE: Logical Progression: Part II with Steve Bechtel
BONUS EPISODE! We're giving this one to you guys for free as an example of what you could get as a patron of the podcast.
Episode 39: Logical Progression: Part I with Steve Bechtel
Steve Bechtel has a new book out: "Logical Progression: Using Non Linear Periodization for Year Round Climbing Performance."
Episode 36: Proven Plans with Blake Cash
Coach Blake Cash and I discuss our new Proven Plans, how they came about, where their value lies, and what we've learned from them.
Episode 30: If It Ain't Broke, Fix It Anyway with Jonathan Siegrist
It took a ton of courage to completely overhaul a training routine that took him to 14d (9a), but he did it anyway.
Episode 22: Integrated Strength Training with Steve Bechtel
Honorary Co-Host Steve Bechtel is back, this time talking about his concept of Integrated Strength Training.