Have you ever tried a hard climb or a hard move and immediately said, “I just need to get stronger,” but then a few attempts later you just do the thing?

Did you somehow magically get stronger in those few attempts?

No, of course not. A lot of things could have happened in those few attempts, but what didn’t happen is you gaining strength.

We should know better than to use, “I just need to get stronger,” as an excuse to quit, but it keeps happening...

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When it comes to putting effort into climbing, there are 3 types of climber. All can be effective, but one type is ALWAYS better.

Which are you?

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Not all training needs to be indoors. If you're lucky enough to be able to spend a large amount of your time outside, it might make sense to use some of that time for training rather than performance.

In this episode, Kris and Nate discuss examples of how we can do this without sacrificing our performance time.

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