Instead of saying 'I don't know if I'm ready', try to approach the world cup with curiosity. This is your chance to let go of your demons from the past, drop the ego, and practice your mental game on some of the biggest stages in climbing - what an awesome opportunity !
thats so funny, before you started talking about the tip of the day, i was exactly thinking how nicely you connect the moves, and know when to move on quickly haha i guess it really is a big part of your style!
at 13:37 is the moment i think you begin rotating your left foot to be more perpendicular to the wall and that nailed the move:) congrats on the WC invite:)
Great tip of the day, experienced this myself yesterday on a sesh where I couldn't send any of the hard boulders. I realize now that I sometimes get into climbs knowing all the moves, but without having thought out how I would connect them together to move more efficiently.
@@richardsonsclimbingyeah was watching on my rest and I paused the video at that point and gave it another go maximizing everything and climbing efficiently and I sent 🤩! Before I had been swinging around after the jump to the crimp before getting my feet on but I tried it just getting my foot on right away and it ended up being pretty important(only my second v8)
First, Congratz man, you can do this 💪💪 1:05 that move is sickkk, Red V11 boulder I wanted to mention the thing about tension nd then you mentioned it. These notes are from a relatively high level Yoga instructor and a climber I hope they help: - Shaking during very high tension is not because of weakness, it is because the body isn't used to that position. the way to solve it and get rid of the shaking is to breath calmly into that position. breathing will help create new neuron connections to the fiber and muscles, and stop the this uncontrolable fear of the body for your health and safety. - there are many breathing techniques, idk if it is worth explaining here, I am sure you know a lot of yoga instructors to teach you that, very helpful to de pump and rest. definitely explore this area as it was very beneficial for me personally in bouldering and lead. Edit: He said, the goal of doing yoga and strengthening these connections with your body, is to reach a level where you can breath and talk normally even in the most tensiony positions, he said that while he was doing a floating sit to a handstand ...
Haha you always have great advice! Ok that makes sense- I’ll try to be more conscious about that during tension moves. About to start climbing right now so I’ll look for some ;)
You and Maddie are teaching us a lot. I guess we try to help in whatever way we can because we wish you guys the best and success. Edit: it takes a session or two to develop these connections, it is not an instant fix.
Uhi, nice, I wish you the best for the WC! A month ago, I climbed at B-pump (Akihabara and Ogikubo). My partner and I travelled to different cities and climbed in each town. Climbing in Japan is awesome. We have learned a lot, and the community is super supportive. Enjoy your time in Germany. I've never climbed in FFM, but I know there are some lovely places. What's your favourite gym there? If you need some other European inspiration, the Rotterdam Beest Bouldering Gym is one of the most beautiful ones I've ever visited.
Hey Zach, can't wait to see you compete in a World Cup! For the training program, what do CS, CR, and JS stand for? Will you be publishing a link to it? Thanks, and keep up the great content!
Oh no looks like I didn’t update the legend haha CS - calf stretch, CR - calf raises, JS- jump squat Yep I’ll publish it but I can also give it to you here :) drive.google.com/file/d/1a-yh5NJutvoZYXwXTW7079dVlry3fOy8/view?usp=drivesdk
that yellow V10 from session 1, I just get really psyched seeing setting details like the narrow disc volume with the purple macro stacked on top for a precise foot placement. good use of the space and good visual aesthetics. Are you considering working with any coach for a short term leading up to prague? maybe not for the training but to kind of tune up the mental game? Or do you already have a gameplan to get you showing up ready to give your best focused efforts? I'm also curious on if/when you repeat climbs, especially stuff like that WC quali slab? since you cycle through different gyms so often, is there ever a time where you get to go back and take 15-20 minutes and see how many times you can repeat it in a row or something.
Yep these details are so fun and the setters around these parts are all about creative ways to use volumes! No plans to work with a coach, I think the most important thing is simply for me to realize that there is no element of failure here. Especially with RU-vid, showcasing the process will be the most valuable part of the process leading up to the WC, and it doesn’t really matter how the performance goes! I find when I think about it like that I’m able to have more fun and that also makes the training & mental prep go better. Honestly my most important training philosophy is to get as much variety of bouldering into my system as possible. So if I were to repeat boulders that would counteract the most important part of my training imo. That being said there are specific cases where I may repeat a coordination move if I don’t fully understand it and need to know the mechanics of the move
On the purple slab , to me it looked like you put your left foot at the second to last foothold the most outwards from the wall in your successful effort. Not sure if you think that may have played some role.
Yo Zach, will you be competing at the Rose Bloc Championship the 12 and 13 of October ? By the way, great video and really good TOTD really useful Thanks !
