The TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast
Sports:Wilderness
In the episode, I sit down with Coaches Matt Pincus and Alex Stiger to discuss how they go about training their clients in the different energy systems. The “energy systems” we’re talking about are power endurance, endurance, strength, and power.
Basically, they both feel like these things are extremely confusing to climbers, and they wanted to simplify what those systems require, what it takes to train them well and efficiently, and what workouts they prescribe for each of them.
The thing is that it’s not super clear-cut because in climbing, we’re constantly switching from energy system to energy system. We’re not usually climbing at an easy steady state for very long, and we’re also not usually climbing super powerfully for very long. We go in and out of trying hard, resting, climbing easier stuff, etc.
So they do their best to explain what is categorized as which energy system and exactly what to do, and when, in order to get better at one or all of them.
As always, they did an amazing job of preparing for this interview, and both of them have so much experience at this point with training people that their advice is truly simple and easy to follow. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.
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TBP 074 :: Climbing Training Success Stories with Mercedes Pollmeier
TBP 073 :: Margarita Martinez on Climbing Her First 13d at Age 58
TBP 072 :: How Danny Robertson Broke A 10-Year Plateau
TBP 071 :: Physical Therapist Esther Smith on Elbow Pain
TBP 070 :: Josh Dreher on Losing Weight and Home Gym Training
TBP 069 :: Jess Simmons on the Benefits of Yoga for Climbing
TBP 068 :: Alex Stiger on How Coaching Kids Made Her Stronger
TBP 067 :: Sports Psychologist Chris Heilman on Breathing and Staying Calm
TBP 066 :: Physical Therapist Esther Smith Talks About Shoulders
TBP 065 :: Beth Rodden on Big Walls, Injuries, and Becoming A Mom
TBP 064 :: Dan Mirsky on BD Bootcamp Success and Becoming A Trainer
TBP 063 :: The Anderson Brothers' Evolving Training Philosophies and New Research
TBP 062 :: Colette McInerney on BD Bootcamp and Living the Dream
TBP 061 :: Jonathan Siegrist's Minimal Training Regime and Meticulous Skin Care
TBP 060 :: Sam Elias on Taming His Emotions to Climb Harder
TBP 059 :: Access Fund on Going from Gym to Crag Responsibly
Ask Kris 011 :: Online Training Vs In-Person Training
TBP 058 :: Joe Kinder on The BD Bootcamp, Route Development, and Being a Pro
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