TBP 258: Training and Climbing for People with Full-Time Jobs

I talked with coaches Alex Stiger and Matt Pincus about how they coach their clients to make the best use of their time outside of work to train and climb. And I talk about how to eat well throughout every day to fuel yourself for climbing and training, regardless of what your busy schedule looks like.

We looked at three case studies:

• The 9-5 employee
• Shift workers (health care workers, etc)
• Parent who may or may not have a job

Things We Covered

• How to fit training in even on work days for a shift worker
• What to do on days off after shift work stint is over
• Nutrition tips for shift workers
• Should 9-5’ers focus on bouldering to make the most of their time?
• How often to be training and climbing
• Making sure to vary sessions
• Different climbing/training schedules for weekend warriors
• How to avoid overtraining
• Importance of having a plan B if you’re a parent
• Usefulness of home walls for parents
• Bonus Content on Patreon

Patreon Bonus Content

There’s some bonus content at the end of this episode about:

• Having FOMO when we see pros’ training plans on social media
• How to know what’s right for YOU
• Minimum effective dosage of hanging and weight lifting
• How my climbing training has evolved to be almost completely on-the-wall and why that’s still considered “training”
• What is “training” exactly?
• You can find that bonus content and the uncut, ad-free episode without intro or outro on my Patreon page.

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