LIFESTYLE + HABITS
Resources for Rock Climbers
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BEST OF OUR LIFESTYLE AND HABITS RESOURCES
For Dr. Vagy’s third appearance on the podcast, we tackle some myths and hot topics about training for climbing.
Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel set the bar high for being a successful coach/climber team. Taylor has helped coach Bella to big success on the international stage.
READ ARTICLES ABOUT LIFESTYLE AND HABITS
There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.
Should you explore a new style of climbing, to become more adaptable, or exploit the style you are already well-versed in?
Big moves on boards won’t help you build this skillset that can help boulderers break through common grade plateaus.
It can mean the difference between being plateaued forever and breaking through quickly into harder grades.
LISTEN TO PODCAST EPISODES ABOUT LIFESTYLE AND HABITS
Alex Megos once said that conditions don’t matter, but we all know that’s not true… or is it?
There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.
Joy Black is a strength and climbing coach specializing in working with pregnant and postpartum climbers.
Allyson Gunsallus is a mom, climber, and director of an upcoming film series that will uncover the issues faced by climbers who are parents.
35 years after he realized one of his own dreams and jump started the dreams of so many others, we REWIND to this conversation with legend Paul Piana.
McKenzie Long’s love of climbing – and dream of becoming a writer – led her to consider our relationships with public lands.
Today we REWIND to this conversation about parenting, identity, and climbing with the great Beth Rodden.
7 years later, almost to the day, that Tommy and Kevin topped out the Dawn Wall together, we REWIND to this conversation about belief and partnership with Tommy Caldwell.
WATCH VIDEOS ABOUT LIFESTYLE AND HABITS
Alex Megos once said that conditions don’t matter, but we all know that’s not true… or is it?
There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.
Watch Kris talk fatherhood, climbing, and more in this free-to-watch documentary series.
A completely subjective list of the objectively best double digit boulders in the US from Eric Jerome.
IMPROVE YOUR LIFESTYLE AND HABITS
Books that can help you reflect on and interrogate your lifestyle and habits.
A hard truth is still a truth.
This collection of essays, written over many years for The Power Company Climbing blog, will shine a light on those qualities that limit us the most. The qualities that are hard to measure but simple to manage. Simple that is, when backed with intention. These essays are written about real climbers in real situations. Maybe you know some of them. Maybe it’s you.
Designed for both indoors and outdoors, climbing or training, the Process Journal is a three month mindfulness/awareness journal. It was specifically created by our coaches as the simplest way to ensure that your climbing practice is producing the results that you're looking for.
Softcover 6"x9".
NUTRITION RELATED LIFESTYLE AND HABITS
Certified Nutrition Specialist Caitlin Holmes discusses body composition, which is often conflated with weight loss and can thus be a very polarizing topic.
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.
Juliet Hammer is no stranger to crushing double-digit boulders, and unfortunately, to dealing with internet haters, too.
Recognizing and dealing with eating disorders in climbing is a prevalent but often ignored issue.
A personal perspective on body image as a climber, from Lauren Abernathy and Kelsey K. Sather.
Registered Dietician Aicacia Young believes that health begins in the gut, and she LOVES to talk about it.
In 1998, Beth Rodden became the youngest woman to climb 5.14a. Fast forward 20 years, and Beth's website lists her as: Mother - Pro Climber - Writer.
Dr. Allen Lim, sports physiologist, author, and founder of Skratch Labs gives us a simplified breakdown of nutrition and hydration.
Kelsey K. Sather discusses her series of blog posts titled "The Work Behind the Body", a collection of interviews with female outdoor athletes in Bozeman, Montana.
Dr. Shannon O'Grady of Gnarly Nutrition talks protein: why do we need it, how much do we need, and what's the best way to get it.
Dr. Shannon O'Grady, Ph.D., of Gnarly Nutrition talks us through BCAA’s: what they are, why we need them, how to use them, and more.
If you've been around climbing long enough, you know someone who has struggled with an eating disorder.
I blank out immediately when talking the details of nutrition. Not so with our guest today, Neely Quinn.
In this episode I sit down with Alli Rainey, climbing coach, trainer, writer, and yoga instructor.
There is actually a difference between the muscle burn that you feel during intense exercise and true muscle fatigue.
I wanted to give you guys and girls the heads up on these two books so that you can get your hands on them.
Anonymous writes... How important do you think nutrition is when trying to improve/achieve new climbing goals?
LESSONS FROM THE HARD TRUTH
Skaters do one important thing much better than climbers: they chase mastery instead of success.
It's exactly the same amount of challenging for you no matter what number anyone attaches to it.
How often do you give 100%? REALLY give 100%? I make my living coaching climbers, and I seldom see a climber try their hardest. Myself included.
MENTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP
There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.
Watch Kris talk fatherhood, climbing, and more in this free-to-watch documentary series.
Joy Black is a strength and climbing coach specializing in working with pregnant and postpartum climbers.
35 years after he realized one of his own dreams and jump started the dreams of so many others, we REWIND to this conversation with legend Paul Piana.
7 years later, almost to the day, that Tommy and Kevin topped out the Dawn Wall together, we REWIND to this conversation about belief and partnership with Tommy Caldwell.
Of all the people that I spoke with this year who were stuck in plateaus, many of them had the same thing in common: they climbed and trained alone.
There are an infinite number of lessons to learn within climbing.