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Podcast #104: Kid Climbers: Tips for Raising Happy...

Posted by Eric Hörst | Sep 10, 2024 | Podcasts, Youth Training

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Posted by Eric Hörst | Aug 3, 2023 | The Hurt Locker (Injury), Youth Training

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Posted by Eric Hörst | Nov 7, 2022 | The Hurt Locker (Injury), Training Articles, Youth Training

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Overview of Youth Training for Climbing

Overview of Youth Training for Climbing

by Eric Hörst | Feb 10, 2015 | Training Articles, Youth Training

With the growing popularity of youth climbing competitions and the recent press of pre-teen...

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Curious how to train Endurance on a system board? Curious how to train Endurance on a system board? Here @jonathan_horst is doing circuits of sustained climbing in a workout of 2’ intervals. Read more below->
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2x2 Protocol:
This protocol works well on a tread wall, spray wall, or a system board with relatively good holds. It involves 2 minutes of sustained climbing followed by 2 minutes of rest, and 5 cycles in a set. Climbing without long periods of rest, allows you to utilize the full time frame, but not get completely right away. In each subsequent rep the fatigue builds and the 2 minute recovery is less comprehensive. This can be a great protocol for someone who doesn’t have access to ropes, or needs to make do with other climbers in a gym. Try it out! 
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🚨 After nine years as an NFL offensive lineman 🚨 After nine years as an NFL offensive lineman for the Falcons, Commanders, and Jets, Wes Schweitzer has traded 330-pound trench battles for crimps, slopers, and steep boulders! @schweitzer71 

In this inspiring conversation, Wes shares how climbing started as elbow rehab modality, turned into a passion, and even improved his football performance. We dive into the parallels between elite football and high-level climbing, his challenges with a variety of football-related injuries, and his bold goal: to become the heaviest climber ever to send V10.

Along the way, Wes reflects on career highlights—Super Bowl appearances, facing Aaron Donald, blocking for Matt Ryan and Aaron Rodgers—and his next chapter chasing higher Kilter Board grades and new outdoor climbing adventures. 

🎧Listen in to Eric Hörst’s Training For Climbing podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on the training4climbing.com website! 💪🏼
Mutation 14d/9a ✅ In Jonathan’s word, “Oh Mutation 14d/9a ✅

In Jonathan’s word, 

“Oh man this one means a lot and there couldn’t have been a more meaningful first 9a. I’ve climbed in Lander for over a decade and on and off this wall for 5 years, always with the goal of doing the mega link since watching @bjtilden FA it years before, then belaying @cam_horst during his battle with it. After a heartbreaking summer 2 years ago where I fell off the last move a dozen+ times, I took last year off to clear my head hoping this year it would come together. 

Surprisingly it went down, despite the mental battle debating if I was fit enough following months of style diversification on big walls/trad climbing and a ton of route development back east. After nearly a month priming myself at the point I came back to the Rodeo Wave and had some promising low points and goes getting to the last move again the day before. All that built the psych and the conditions did me a favor with one of the better days I’ve felt at the Iris. 

Somehow I managed to feel better than ever and sent without too much of a fight. Man I love climbing. Heaviest 9a ascent 🤔? Thanks to everyone who was part of the process and the man upstairs. Uncut video soon.”
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📸 1&3 @ray_wood (2023)
📸 2&4 @dantbaum (2025)
🪢 @jerrrrbs & @cam_horst on the belay
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💯LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR CLIMBING FEARS! *** Noth 💯LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR CLIMBING FEARS!

*** Nothing is more elemental to climbing than fear. To climb efficiently and confidently—and to pursue your peak performance—you must learn to assess and manage fear effectively.

Learn 18 powerful tips for managing your...

✅ Fear of Falling
✅ Fear of Getting Hurt or Dying
✅ Fear of Failure
✅ Fear of Embarrassment and Criticism
✅ Fear of the Unknown

💯LISTEN NOW to Training For Climbing podcast #117 -- a masterclass on managing common climbing fears. 

In this 90-minute episode, Coach Eric Hörst delivers a tour de force of 18 fear management techniques designed to help you unlock a new level of mental mastery. 

These practical strategies will empower you to perform at your best on boulders, at the crag, and in everyday life. (Because effective fear management is just as vital for achieving great things off the rock as it is on it!)

🎧Listen to Eric Hörst's Training 4 Climbing podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast player.

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Coach Hörst shares 15 game-changing tips to eleva Coach Hörst shares 15 game-changing tips to elevate your climbing this season.

Performance gains aren’t made solely in the gym. As Coach Hörst explains, there’s a lot you can do in-season—technically, tactically, and nutritionally—to level up your outdoor climbing.

Apply just a few of these strategies today, and you might send your project sooner than expected. Put most or all into practice over the coming weeks, and you could unlock a whole new level of performance this season!
 
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at Training4Climbing.com !
💥 UNLOCK THE POWER OF “FEEL BETA” TO LEVEL 💥 UNLOCK THE POWER OF “FEEL BETA” TO LEVEL UP YOUR CLIMBING! 🧗‍♂️ 

*** PART 3 — Be Sure to Watch Parts 1 & 2 ***

In this 3-part reel series, I break down the concept of “feel beta”—a term I coined many years ago to describe the internal, experiential sense of body positioning and movement. Unlike traditional “beta (handholds, footholds, sequence and body position...which you can observe from watching others), feel beta is only gained by getting on the wall, tuning into your body’s sensations, and FEELING the movement.` At the core of feel beta is proprioception—your body’s innate awareness of position and movement in space. 

While beginners can only sense the obvious feelings (like a foot slipping...or pumped forearms), experienced climbers develop a fine-tuned ability to sense balance, tension, contact quality, and flow. That’s what enables elite-level execution on hard routes and boulders. The ultimate goal? To become a complete climber—physically strong, technically sharp, mentally dialed, and highly efficient at moving over stone! 

👉 Learn more at TrainingForClimbing.com – hit the link in bio and join my email list via the pop-up box. 🎥 Subscribe to the Training4Climbing YouTube channel for more in-depth coaching content (link in bio). 

🧃Fuel your training with performance nutrition from PhysiVantage.com. Use code SEND15 to save 15% on full-price items (North America only). #climbing #bouldering #climbingtraining #trainingforclimbing #coachhorst #proprioception #feelbeta #climbstronger #climbsmarter
💥 UNLOCK THE POWER OF “FEEL BETA” TO LEVEL 💥 UNLOCK THE POWER OF “FEEL BETA” TO LEVEL UP YOUR CLIMBING! 🧗‍♂️

PART 2…of a 3-part reel series on the concept of “feel beta”—a term I coined many years ago to describe the internal, experiential sense of body positioning and movement. Unlike traditional “beta (handholds, footholds, sequence and body position...which you can observe from watching others), feel beta is only gained by getting on the wall, tuning into your body’s sensations, and FEELING the movement.

At the core of feel beta is proprioception—your body’s innate awareness of position and movement in space. While beginners can only sense the obvious feelings (like a foot slipping...or pumped forearms), experienced climbers develop a fine-tuned ability to sense balance, tension, contact quality, and flow. 

That’s what enables elite-level execution on hard routes and boulders. The ultimate goal? To become a complete climber—physically strong, technically sharp, mentally dialed, and highly efficient at moving over stone! 

👉 Learn more at TrainingForClimbing.com – hit the link in bio and join my email list via the pop-up box. 🎥 Subscribe to the Training4Climbing YouTube channel for more in-depth coaching content (link in bio). 

🧃Fuel your training with performance nutrition from PhysiVantage.com. Use code SEND15 to save 15% on full-price items (North America only). #climbing #bouldering #climbingtraining #trainingforclimbing #coachhorst #proprioception #feelbeta #climbstronger #climbsmarter
💥 UNLOCK THE POWER OF “FEEL BETA” TO LEVEL 💥 UNLOCK THE POWER OF “FEEL BETA” TO LEVEL UP YOUR CLIMBING! 🧗‍♂️

*** PART 1 of 3 ***
In this 3-part reel series, I break down the concept of “feel beta”—a term I coined many years ago to describe the internal, experiential sense of body positioning and movement flow. Unlike traditional beta (handholds, footholds, sequence and body position…which you can observe from other climbers), feel beta is only gained by getting on the wall, tuning into your body’s sensations and FEELING the movement.

At the core of feel beta is proprioception—your body’s innate awareness of position and movement in space. While beginners can only sense the obvious feelings (like a foot slipping…or  pumped forearms), experienced climbers develop a fine-tuned ability to sense balance, tension, contact quality, and flow. That’s what enables elite-level execution on hard routes and boulders.

In these reels, I emphasize the importance of:
🔹 Practicing movement correctly, ideally when fresh (not pumped or exhausted)
🔹 Using repetition and coaching to build accurate internal movement models
🔹 Climbing with efficiency, like a fuel-sipping Honda—not a gas-guzzling Buick

The ultimate goal? To become a complete climber—physically strong, technically sharp, mentally dialed, and highly efficient at moving over stone!

👉 Learn more at TrainingForClimbing.com – hit the link in bio and join my email list via the pop-up box.
🎥 Subscribe to the Training4Climbing YouTube channel for more in-depth coaching content (link in bio).
🧃Fuel your training with performance nutrition from PhysiVantage.com. Use code SEND15 to save 15% on full-price items (North America only).

#climbing #bouldering #climbingtraining #trainingforclimbing #coachhorst #proprioception #feelbeta #climbstronger #climbsmarter

@physivantage @eric_horst @training4climbing @lasportivana @dmm_wales
🚨New Podcast Alert 🚨 . Episode 115 of the Tr 🚨New Podcast Alert 🚨
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Episode 115 of the Training for Climbing podcast is available today. This podcast features @thestruggleclimbingshow host Ryan Devlin and discusses his breakthrough of 13a, and the process of progressing beyond, including grad pyramids, planning and projecting! Find a link in the bio, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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