EXTRA: Maddy Cope — A Masterclass in Endurance Training
May 3, 2024
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Maddy Cope, an endurance training expert, shares a masterclass on endurance training, including key takeaways from the main episode. Topics covered include weekend sends, common misunderstandings in endurance training, and free endurance protocols from Lattice's new online course.
Embrace daily performance variations in climbing to find personal counterbalances beyond just challenges.
Intrinsic motivation is vital in climbing to maintain authenticity and clarity, remove barriers, and enjoy genuine experiences.
Prioritize endurance training in climbing for improved physiological adaptations, consistency, skill development, and efficient progression.
Deep dives
Importance of Counterbalance in Climbing Experience
Recognizing the need for a counterbalance in climbing experiences, the podcast discusses how climbers should embrace the fact that performance levels can vary day to day. The emphasis is on taking responsibility for one's climbing experience and forming personal counterbalances. This aligns with finding pleasure points in climbing beyond just challenging oneself.
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation in Climbing
The episode delves into intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation in climbing, drawing parallels between personal experiences and social media usage. It highlights the importance of being honest about motivations to maintain clarity and genuine enjoyment of climbing. Additionally, the discussion touches on the empowerment of identifying and removing barriers for personal growth in climbing.
Reflecting on Language and Process in Climbing
The podcast explores the significance of language and self-reflection in climbing discussions, focusing on the process-oriented approach. Practicing self-awareness and positive self-talk post-climbing sessions enhances the relationship with climbing and fosters a constructive mindset. Encouraging individuals to acknowledge and celebrate small achievements while retaining a process-focused mindset aids in nurturing a positive climbing experience.
Benefits of Endurance Training in Climbing
Developing endurance in climbing provides various benefits, such as physiological adaptations in the forearm, increased volume in climbing for more practice and technical improvement, better consistency in performance, skill development opportunities like managing pump-induced panic, and making efficient use of training time by incorporating a mix of strength, power, and endurance sessions.
The Significance of Endurance Training and Consistency
Endurance training plays a crucial role in climbing but is often overlooked compared to strength and power training. Building endurance requires a balance between intensity and recovery, offering advantages in recovery capability and sustainable strength development. Planning endurance sessions tailored to climbing projects, incorporating low-intensity workouts for skill nurturing, and optimizing training time for effective progression are essential strategies in improving climbing performance and capacity.
This is a full bonus episode for Patrons! Maddy and I catch up about our weekend sends, Maddy shares a few key nuggets from our main episode, and then gives us a 2-hour masterclass in endurance training! Listen to the end for three free endurance protocols from Lattice's new online course that you can use in your training.
*Use the timestamps below if you want to skip to the masterclass.
