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Episode 6: To Run or Not To Run with Steve Bechtel
Podcasts, Extensive Endurance, Physical Training Kris Hampton 4/26/16 Podcasts, Extensive Endurance, Physical Training Kris Hampton 4/26/16

Episode 6: To Run or Not To Run with Steve Bechtel

Steve Bechtel talks about the question everyone always seems to be asking, "Will running help my climbing?"

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Episode 5: Overhauling Your Style with Alli Rainey
Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 4/5/16 Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 4/5/16

Episode 5: Overhauling Your Style with Alli Rainey

In this episode I sit down with Alli Rainey, climbing coach, trainer, writer, and yoga instructor.

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Episode 4:  Kettlebells for Climbers with Paul Corsaro
Podcasts, Strength, Physical Training Kris Hampton 3/21/16 Podcasts, Strength, Physical Training Kris Hampton 3/21/16

Episode 4: Kettlebells for Climbers with Paul Corsaro

Strength coach and kettlebell instructor Paul Corsaro talks about why kettlebells can be a useful strength tool for climbers.

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Even Good Beta Spray is Bad Beta Spray
Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 3/2/16 Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 3/2/16

Even Good Beta Spray is Bad Beta Spray

Even the sprayers with good intentions might be harming you.

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Episode 3:  Coming Back Stronger with Rannveig Aamodt
Podcasts, Mental Training, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 2/19/16 Podcasts, Mental Training, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 2/19/16

Episode 3: Coming Back Stronger with Rannveig Aamodt

I sit down with Rannveig Aamodt and talk about her impressive road to recovery after a terrible accident.

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Episode 2: Resistance Training with Steve Bechtel
Podcasts, Strength, Physical Training Kris Hampton 1/20/16 Podcasts, Strength, Physical Training Kris Hampton 1/20/16

Episode 2: Resistance Training with Steve Bechtel

I sit down with Steve Bechtel at his gym in Lander, Wyoming, to talk resistance training for climbers.

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No Kings, No Way
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 1/16/16 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 1/16/16

No Kings, No Way

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

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Episode 1: Going Big with Carlo Traversi
Podcasts, Power, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/6/16 Podcasts, Power, Tactics Kris Hampton 1/6/16

Episode 1: Going Big with Carlo Traversi

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

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Podcast.  Episode Zero?
Podcasts Kris Hampton 12/28/15 Podcasts Kris Hampton 12/28/15

Podcast. Episode Zero?

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

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Sandbagged:  Are You Kidding Yourself?
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 10/1/15 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 10/1/15

Sandbagged: Are You Kidding Yourself?

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

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Chalk Talk Podcast
Podcasts Kris Hampton 9/10/15 Podcasts Kris Hampton 9/10/15

Chalk Talk Podcast

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

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The #1 Reason Why Your Climbing Training Doesn't Work
Articles, Podcasts, Tactics, Rants Kris Hampton 9/3/15 Articles, Podcasts, Tactics, Rants Kris Hampton 9/3/15

The #1 Reason Why Your Climbing Training Doesn't Work

Fact is, I train hard.  I train smart.

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Goals Not Met:  Freedom and Transworld Depravity
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 11/9/14 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 11/9/14

Goals Not Met: Freedom and Transworld Depravity

Goals aren't made to be met.

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The Top 5 Bad Gym Habits of Sport Climbers
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 8/24/14 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 8/24/14

The Top 5 Bad Gym Habits of Sport Climbers

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

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You Aren't Actually Training.
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 7/1/14 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 7/1/14

You Aren't Actually Training.

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

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Keeping Perspective for the Weekend Warrior.
Articles, Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 2/20/13 Articles, Podcasts, Mental Training Kris Hampton 2/20/13

Keeping Perspective for the Weekend Warrior.

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

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Yesterday I Went Shopping.  Talk Is Still Cheap.
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 2/2/13 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 2/2/13

Yesterday I Went Shopping. Talk Is Still Cheap.

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

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Don't Squash The Banana: Commitment
Articles, Podcasts, Tactics, Best Of Kris Hampton 10/30/12 Articles, Podcasts, Tactics, Best Of Kris Hampton 10/30/12

Don't Squash The Banana: Commitment

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

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Selective Learning: The Short-Sighted Approach
Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 9/14/12 Articles, Podcasts, Rants Kris Hampton 9/14/12

Selective Learning: The Short-Sighted Approach

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

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How Your Friends Are Holding You Back
Articles, Podcasts, Physical Training, Rants Kris Hampton 9/2/12 Articles, Podcasts, Physical Training, Rants Kris Hampton 9/2/12

How Your Friends Are Holding You Back

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

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