Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle.

In this, our inaugural episode of The Power Company Podcast, we talk with pro climber Carlo Traversi.

I suppose it's high time we get this thing started: The Power Company Podcast.

It's the new buzzword that's been around forever: sandbagged.

I sat down and had a great conversation with John Blomquist from the "Chalk Talk" Podcast.

Fact is, I train hard.  I train smart.

Goals aren't made to be met.

While in the gym, for the most part, boulderers are closer than sport climbers to training the correct way.

You aren’t training. You’re working out. There’s a difference.

It's easy to get discouraged by how quickly the pros seem to put down the hardest projects.

I get it.  Talking is easier than doing. What it isn't, however, is nearly as satisfying.

Nate snapped the banana in half.  Clean break, right through the middle.  Like a ninja.

You can almost always find a reason to continue training the short-sighted way.

There is NO single workout that any group of people can follow to get the optimum results for each of them.

Newbs, rejoice!  You get a whole post.  A short one, but your very own set of training wheels.

So how do you get better faster?  There's a simple answer.  You don't.

After much deliberation over a list of about 25, I've decided on the 5 ways I see experienced climbers derail their progression.

I hear them coming from every corner of the gym… excuses.

The fact is, you WILL NEVER get to within earshot of your potential if you don't have a complete skill set.

Our egos are ruthless. I've seen climbers stop a workout early because they didn't want to "look bad".