Eric Hörst chats about how some big life shifts – retirement, the success of his brand PhysiVantage, and becoming an empty nester – have impacted his climbing and training.

The difficulties of a task should be such that they help the learner translate the skill to performance.

Kris and Nate are joined by Lauren and Caitlin of The Average Climber Podcast, to discuss some of the biggest ways climbers get in their own way.

You’re watching your client, student, partner, or bestie struggle. And you want to help. But how? It entirely depends on the goal.

We think we know exactly what climbing looks like. We’ve zeroed in on the details. And in this case, it really isn’t those details that matter.

Practice is adaptation. Performance is owning.

How to use data to inform training decisions had been a topic of debate amongst the Power Company coaches for years, until Data Analyst, Dale Wilson, stepped in to settle the score once and for all.

Both are important. Which is your default? Do you value the other?

We talk about the ways the gym doesn’t prepare you for climbing outside, and provide some tips on how you can address this gap.

Does using the nutritional supplement beta-alanine improve climbing performance?

Looking for a winter bouldering destination with endless rock, hosting classic problems of every grade? Look no further than Chattanooga.

What does science say about warming up before performance?

Objective metrics might not be the best way.

Sam Prentice, a climber and District Hydrologist for the USDA Forest Service, talks about the alarming rate at which wildfires are destroying the Giant Sequoias.

Are chalking up and shaking out helpful? Or just habits? And is just reading a research paper’s abstract enough to go on?

Prerna’s biggest goal of all — and the one she’s certainly dedicating the most to — is to continue building an empowered community of female climbers in India.

Examining a study that collected measurements from 55 women, what does the data say about today’s female climbers?

“You’re overthinking it.” But is your overthinking actually costing you the send?

Can how well we climb actually change how difficult a move looks to us?

Can the measurement of contributing energy systems act as climbing performance indicators?