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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Toe-hooking is a technique that is very often misunderstood in two principal ways. This confusion leads to toe hooks seeming harder and more like sorcery than other techniques.

But you’re probably just going about it the wrong way. Most people don’t need to get stronger. They need to get better.

They need a better understanding of the move itself...

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When I finished my 100th 5.13 sport climb and was writing a book about the lessons I learned along the way, something became clear to me.

There is one single skill that trumps all others when it comes to being able to climb 5.13.

It’s not better footwork, it’s not a stronger pull-up, and it’s not more finger strength. Those things can – and often do – play a big part.

But if you don’t have this one skill dialed in, those things may be rendered nearly useless...

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The length of time we spend working a project often depends on the strength of our projecting game – particularly what we do on those important working attempts. Many of us either keep working things when we should have sent weeks ago, or we cut off the working goes and start redpoint attempts way too early.

So the question is:

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📚 CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(01:47) What is a Working Go?

(09:24) First Steps for a Good Working Go

(13:18) Notes, Tips, and Tricks for Easier Clips

(20:45) Intention, Nuance, and Attention to Detail

(29:22) Hoping To Get Lucky

(32:30) Not Enough Attempts

(34:18) Avoiding the Questions

(36:10) Trying To Do Too Many Things

(39:46) Cues and Intuition

(43:23) Never Improving the Process

(53:07) Punt Prevention

There's one simple thing that can result in the biggest performance gains in your climbing, no matter what level you’re at. And you can implement it right now.

I’m going to tell you not only what this simple superpower is, but also what the sports research says about how you can give it an even greater boost...

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Prompted by the phrase "Common sense isn't always common practice," from Trevor Ragan of Learner Lab, Nate and Kris sat down to discuss five aspects of climbing where they see this holding true. This is the final of those five aspects: principle vs. prescription in climbing training.

This episode originally aired on March 23, 2018.

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