Afgespeeld
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We don’t get into finger boarding protocol breakdowns, or energy system nuances. That stuff is far too confusing and gets in the way of actually showing up to the gym and trying hard. I’ve listened to a million hours of nuanced nonsense that’s hard to then apply into a training plan. Let alone a normal life of work, family and all the other things outside of climbing that make our lives feel full.
In this hour, Kris and Tom talk about having a bigger view to your training, the benefits of recording your training, when you need to switch up protocols or stimulus and the importance of taking a proper critical eye to why you might be falling off your projects.
Kris mentions the podcast he did with Eva Lopez about finger boarding in this episode. I would highly recommend listening to this if you want to dive deep into some science. It’s a very worthwhile one.
There’s a stack of other really great informative episodes in Kris’ back catalogue, so go take a listen. Trust me, they’re worth it. Check the link here http://www.powercompanyclimbing.com/podcast
Stay around to the end of this, after I bid you farewell there’s a great little anecdote waiting for your ears.
Follow Kris on instagram @powercompanyclimbing
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In this episode we get into the juicy bits of training, how he went from sport climbing 31/8b, to being a climber capable of climbing The Wheel of life. A climb that is considered to be somewhere around 35 or 36 which is 9a 9a+ in Frenchy speak. This is a huge and somewhat audacious jump but one that he committed fully to and pulled off in style. It has inspired me more than I can articulate with my clunky words.
Climbing The Wheel was a big mental and physical shift for him so we get into the details of those changes. How he turned himself into the best climbing version of himself, and rose to a level he had not really ever dreamed he could.
Jake also reveals the absolute number 1 thing that improved his climbing and guess what, you can implement it into your own training today!
If you haven’t already, I’d highly recommend going over to RUMBLR on Youtube and checking out the video they made of Jake climbing The Wheel, it’s a properly good story and if I’m honest, it made me a little teary.
Follow Jake on Instagram @jake_bresnehan
Music: Somerville and Wilson - Red Wasps
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Lee Cossey is a proper legend of the Australian climbing scene. He has climbed and first ascented some of the hardest routes in the country for the past two decades as well as bouldered hard double digits and done some bloody good ascents on the big walls in Australia, Yosemite and Patagonia.
Lee and I talk about his time big walling, which in contrast to the time he has spent sport climbing and bouldering is almost nothing. But in no time he has compiled a world class list of ascents, including an ascent of Riders on the Storm, in Patagonia, Argentina, a 1200m 36 pitch 27 A2. Which he did with Jake Bresnehan in 2009.
We chat about the begin of his wall climbing life and the progression he has had as a climber and person in this time. He tells stories of his trips including a moment which he had never experienced before or since. He also gives some advice to those that are psyched to get into the wall climbing, but it probably translates pretty well to any type of progression in climbing.
In other episodes I will sit down and talk with Lee the sport climber, bolter, training fanatic and physio but for now, its Lee the big waller who prefers to take the light, fast and no fuss approach.
You can follow Lee on instagram @leecossey
Lee is sponsored by Black Diamond, La Sportiva, The North Face
Music credit - Somerville and Wilson, Red Wasps
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