Training Café #48 – Tips for Climbing Your Best on a Weekend Outing or Roadtrip

0:20 – Eric explains that the world’s most famous sport route, Action Direct, is just 5 miles away from where this video is being recorded.
1:20 – Dealing with adversity (wet weather in this case) on a road trip. Keep it classy…proceed with style!
4:45 – Sip coffee together — climbers around the world unite! Eric sips PhysiVantage Supercharged Collagen
5:52 – SHOUT OUTS! Brooke Raboutou, Natalia Grossman, Sean Baily, Laura Rogora
8:30 – MAIN TOPIC: How to climb your best on a weekend outing or peak-season road trip.
9:00 – Learn about having a “mission” mindset…and project-specific training.
12:30 – Importance of tapering your training. You can’t cram training for your project–err on the side of over-resting in the days before your trip.
15:30 – Get straight to the business when at the boulders or crags–don’t get sidetracked!
18:00 – Balance your climbing attempts with proper nutrition and sleep.
21:00 – Don’t self-sabotage!
25:30 – Be willing to sacrifice some things short-term to achieve your mission goals!

****** QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ******
28:15 – How to best prepare for a trip to the Red River Gorge?
30:15 – Your thought on different max strength hangboard protocols? What’s most effective?
34:30 – When to do antagonist training during the weekly climbing training schedule?
38:40 – Can I recommend a good training program to purchase online?
Link to Training For Climbing book programming templates: https://trainingforclimbing.com/training-programs/
43:30 – What are your thoughts on use of ice and/or heat as part of training and recovery?

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