The 100th episode of the podcast! How did we get here. In today's episode I talk about how important it is to remember your why of why you climb. How disconnecting from this can lead you to have have a difficult relationship with your climbing. How aligning with your why, which may change overtime, is the key to having a good relationship with your climbing. And a little self-reflection for you to do. The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Ema...

In today's episode I do a little recap of my recent Red River Gorge trip. Specifically how creating realistic expectations for the trip results in a "successful" trip in terms of my goals for it. I talk about how creating realistic expectations based on your goals and how you prepare is vital for having a good climbing trip. The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a...

I dive into what supersets. Different ways to use them. The benefits and the drawbacks to supersets. The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a like on Itunes and Spotify, tell your friends about it, and give it a downloadWebsiteFace The Climb InstagramBuy Me A Coffee Support the show

I dive into different projecting tactics to help you send your climb faster. It is the summer in the northeast and the perfect time to project shop if you climb outdoors. Project shopping for a project to send in the fall temperatures. This episode is a great resource to help you work on your project to get you ready to send this fall!The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a ...

I dive into how the increased confidence, self-trust, and self-belief through lifting and climbing training improves your climbing. I give 3 examples how you build up that confidence via lifting and climbing training and then specific examples of how that improves your climbing.The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a like on Itunes and Spotify, tell your friends about it, an...

I dive into how the fear of failure and other peoples' opinions may be stopping you from even trying. From even starting! And how to peel back the layers to figure out exactly what is going on here. Then the consequences of what the fears are actually leading to. It's holding you back from finding your stronger lifestyle and everything that goes into that: confidence, self-trust, belief, and more.1:1 Coaching WaitlistThe Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign ...

I dive into the 5 things I wish I knew before I started lifting. These 5 things would have helped me see improvements in strength sooner and also recover better! Give it a listen to set yourself up for success in the weightroom and/or to evaluate your current lifting patterns.The Free Lifting GuideTHE STRONGER CLIMBER EMAIL SERIESGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a like on Itunes and Spotify,...

In today's episode I talk about 3 different tactics when you the next weight up just seems impossible to lift. This is a common crossroads any lifter will encounter and can be quite frustrating. But there are ways to get to that next weight. I talk about 3 different ways you can for barbells and dumbbells. The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a like on Itunes and Spoti...

In today's episode I talk about Autoregulation and how it is the jackpot tool for building strength in the weightroom. I dive into the benefits, how to use it, and also the learning curve to it for beginner climbers. THE STRONGER LIFESTYLEThe ongoing strength and education program to help you get stronger, more confident, and gain more self-belief you knew was possibleThe Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Wa...

In today's episode I talk about those feelings of guilt/making up a missed lifting or climbing session. What the negative effects could be if you do try to make up that missed session on top of doing your other sessions. And then a tool to use when those feelings begin to arise to help ground yourself and see the bigger picture towards reaching your training goals/long term health goals.THE STRONGER LIFESTYLEThe ongoing strength and education program to help you get stronger, more confident, ...

In today's episode I talk about a very crucial thing in terms of making lifting and/or climbing long term. Fitting it into your life instead of the other way around. Steps to help you fit it into your already busy life so you make lifting and climbing a lifestyle. When you try to fit your life into lifting or climbing it can lead to resentment and make it harder to continue to stick with it. Let's set yourself up for success with this key mindset and tips to help you do so.THE STRONGER LIFEST...

In today's episode I talk about why training near failure is the sweet spot in terms of building up strength. Along with how fatigue plays a role in all of this sweet spot.THE STRONGER LIFESTYLEThe ongoing strength and education program to help you get stronger, more confident, and gain more self-belief you knew was possibleThe Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a like on Itu...

In today's episode I talk about 4 different life changing benefits you could see from lifting beyond just getting stronger. Because I firmly believe those are far more important than just improving your performance. There is more confident and self-trusting version of yourself and you can find that version from the weightroom. It is life changing, trust me.THE STRONGER LIFESTYLEuse discount code FIRST25 to get 25% off your first 3 months. Valid through 1/21The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch w...

In today's episode I dive into the pros and cons to barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, and bodyweight exercises. In hopes to provide you with more knowledge around each tool and to help you decide which one you end up wanting to use.Each of them have pros and cons and I am a big fan of them all! We just want to take into consideration your goals, accessibility, and where you are at in your lifting journey.The Free Lifting GuideGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email...

Lifting should be done year round to supplement your climbing and for the health benefits. Not just for 2 or 3 months when you are specifically training for a goal. In today's episode I talk about what lifting could look like in a year for two different types of climbers. A general overview to give you a better idea of how it all works when you are lifting and not specifically training and when you are training for a goal.The Free Lifting GuideLearn about Breakthrough Climbing Plan HereGet in...

Today's episode we have former FTC athlete Alison. We talk about how she got into climbing and her first experience with lifting and training. Specifically how lifting not only helped her get stronger (she had some impressive improvements in pre/post assessments) but also help her climbing technique. Cannot wait to start training with her again come the new year!The Free Lifting GuideSurvey-Enter To Win $30Get in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The ...

In today's episode I dive into what Progressive Overload is and the important concept in terms of developing strength. I talk about three different variables that can be manipulated in your lifting to work towards progressive overload and the simplest one to use. Along with where people get progressive overload wrong. The Free Lifting GuideLearn about Breakthrough Climbing Plan HereGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help su...

In today's episode we have guest Kristi Buckley, climbing coach and AMGA single pitch instructor based out of the New River Gorger. We dive into the topic of intentions and how climbers can make intentions, how intentions help you with your session and overarching climbing goals. Ways to connect with KristiInstagram: kristi.buckleyEmail: buckleykristi@gmail.comThe Free Lifting GuideWebsite Support the show

In today's episode I dive into the differences between strength and power because they are not the same, however many climbers will use them interchangeable to describe what they need to work on. This episode clears up that confusion and not only goes into how strength and power are different but how they are both beneficial to your climbing and athletic pursuits and how to train them. The Free Lifting Guide8 week custom training plansGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up F...

In today's episode I dive into why building strength in the weightroom is advantageous compared to trying to build strength on the climbing wall. Along with the period of time of learning how to apply the strength you gained in the weightroom to your climbing. Because no it is not instantaneous. The Free Lifting Guide8 week custom training plansGet in touch with me:Face The Climb WebsiteSign Up For To The Email ListFace The Climb BlogLinks:Want to help support the show? Give it a l...