Eric Hörst's Training For Climbing Podcast

#93: 7 Common Training and Performance Mistakes Among Climbers

Nov 7, 2023

Discover the 7 common training and performance mistakes among climbers, including not having a plan for each training session, making every workout a competition, training through injury, copying someone else's plan, focusing on strengths over weaknesses, and neglecting proper sleep and nutrition. Learn how to avoid these pitfalls and elevate your climbing game!

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Avoiding Common Training Mistakes in Climbing

03:09 • 10min

Managing Climbing Pain and Injuries: A Balanced Approach

12:44 • 4min

Preventing Climbing Injuries and Training Wisely

16:26 • 15min

Optimizing Nutrition and Recovery for Climbers

31:30 • 9min

Insights on Self-Sabotage and Training Mistakes in Climbing Performance

40:25 • 3min

In this episode, I detail 7 Training, Performance, and Nutrition Mistakes Common Among Climbers. I’ll admit that I've been guilty of a couple of these mistakes in the past…and chances are that you are too. But by recognizing our flawed approaches we are empowered to make course corrections that can improve the effectiveness of our training in the short term and, over the long term, accumulate into a massive change in our ability to crush hard things and break new barriers!

RUNDOWN

0:15 - Welcome

0:50 - Introduction to the "7 Mistakes" that can compromise the quality of your training and blunt the performance gains

3:09 - Let's get started...and elevate our training and climbing!

3:55 - Mistake #1: Not having an intelligent plan for each training session.

5:40 - Mistake #2: Making every workout a competition with yourself.

9:40 - Mistake #3: "Cramming” training before a weekend trip, competition, or longer road trip.

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14:25 - Mistake #4. Training through injury.

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22:28 - Mistake #5: Following someone else’s training plan (i.e. copy cat training)

25:35 - Mistakes #6: Training your strengths….ignoring your weaknesses.

31:35 - Mistake #7: Training hard and smart, but failing to get adequate sleep and proper nutrition to support your training.

39:02 - Bonus...Mistake #8: Engaging a various acts of self-sabotage.

42:00 - Summary thoughts.

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43:00 - Closing comments -- Horst Out!

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