The Power Company Climbing Podcast

You’re scrolling Instagram or YouTube or listening to the newest podcast episodes, and now, just today, you’ve got three new finger strength protocols to try, you learned that your footwork needs overhauling, you’re warming up all wrong, and you have to buy a few new training devices. And you have to implement it all right now, because, well, you just do. It doesn’t matter that you have no idea if anything has worked – or will work – because the next thing could be THE thing, and you’ve been plateaued and need to level up right now. The good news is that you don’t have to stop consuming all of the information and trying new things and learning as much as possible. You can keep at it. Collect it all. But...   Read the rest on the blog! Watch the video on YouTube! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Taped Tips | The Secret to Hard Moves that Most Climbers Are Missing Taped Tips | The Setup Mistake Climbers Make on Hard Moves Taped Tips | Climb Taller AND Smaller Our Movement Practice Resource Page The Hard Truth: Simple Ways to Become A Better Climber – Use code POD at checkout for 20% off! Find the Proven Plan That Fits You _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

Be the first to learn about about the new Movement Assessment Tool & Mini-Course!   In this special Q & A episode, Kris fields questions from YOU! Sent in from our Patrons, Kris digs into what you want to know when it comes to climbing movement. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes so be sure to stay tuned for Part 2, coming soon! Thanks to Patrons Cody Ratterman, Matt, Martin Bertram, Lydia Benitez, and Yoav Pinto for the great questions! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Our Movement Practice Resource Page Rethinking Climbing Technique and Movement Skills _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website. _________________________ 📚 CHAPTERS (0:00) Intro (2:02) Movement Principles Specificity (5:14) Wall Angles (9:07) Conditions Affect Movement (13:40) Training with Bad Feet (19:50) Combined Movement and Energy Systems (25:02) Movement vs. Strength Questions (31:48) How to Evaluate Movement (37:52) Movement Assessment Tool

Short climbers are good at getting scrunchy, and tall climbers are good at climbing extended, right? Ummm, no. Not always. Actually, not even most of the time. Believing that, particularly if you’re one of those short or tall climbers, is a trap. I’m going to tell you why, and I’m going to tell you exactly how to make sure you don’t fall into this trap. Or if you’re in it already, how to get out, so that we can all extend our useful range... Read the rest on the blog! Watch the video on YouTube! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Taped Tips | The Secret to Hard Moves that Most Climbers Are Missing Taped Tips | The Setup Mistake Climbers Make on Hard Moves Our Movement Practice Resource Page Marina Inoue | Does Size Matter? Applied Body Tension Ebook _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

Today we rewind to an episode of Breaking Beta where Kris and Paul dig into a paper that presents and then tests a method for measuring movement skills in climbing: Climbing performance analysis: A novel tool for the assessment of rock climber's movement performance Authored by Nicola Taylor, Dave Giles, Michaela Panáčková, James Mitchell, Joel B. Chidley, and Nick Draper; published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance in January, 2020. They’ll attempt to determine whether or not movement skills in climbing can even be measured reliably, and if the proposed system translates to anything useful for everyday climbers and coaches trying to assess movement.   This episode originally aired on July 27, 2022. ____________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Our Movement Practice Resource Page More Episodes of Breaking Beta: The Science of Climbing Podcast ____________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. ____________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website. ____________________ 📚CHAPTERS (00:00) Notes From Kris (3:11) Introduction (6:48) Methods (15:37) Results and Our Thoughts (27:37) What Should Come Next? (34:34) Wrap Up (39:28) Credits and Theme

Ben Mayforth is a decorated climber well known for dialing in his training regimen. He's a Paraclimbing World Cup multi-medalist. Since 2019, he hasn't missed a silver medal at the Paraclimbing World Championships. Ben has a reputation of being extremely disciplined, but he’s recently loosened some of his self-imposed rules, and we discuss the impacts from that “letting go” in this episode. Every Body Climbs (EBC) is a collaborative podcast, presented across Plug Tone Audio platforms, bringing you interviews with para and adaptive climbers. These profiles can be heard on The Power Company Podcast and Sends and Suffers. Content about festivals, engagement projects and other modes of community building air on Sends and Suffers, while training and nutrition focused interviews can be heard on The Power Company Podcast. Host, Emily Chen-Newton is a freelance adaptive sports reporter working in both print and broadcast. Living with a chronic medical condition herself, her journalism centers athletes, not their disabilities. When she’s not reporting, she’s rock climbing with her husband and their two cats.   Follow Emily and EBC on: Instagram SoundCloud Theme music sample attribution: Creeper_Ciller78 _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: More episodes of Every Body Climbs More episodes of Sends and Suffers Maureen Beck | Adapting Justin Salas | Nonsighting REWIND | Craig DeMartino on Making Hard Decisions and Using Limitations _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.  

Today's episode comes from The Struggle Climbing Show and features our very own coach Nate Drolet in consultation with the show's host Ryan Devlin, who has been working hard towards a goal to climb 13a.  They'll talk movement analysis, technique improvement, and more.  This is the first of two episodes with Nate on the topic, so be sure to head over to The Struggle to hear the second part!   Check out more episodes of The Struggle Climbing Show. Follow The Struggle Climbing Show on Instagram. Get more content on The Struggle's Patreon. _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Our Movement Practice Resource Page Book a Remote Consultation with Nate _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Nate on Instagram and YouTube. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

Climbing legend Udo Neumann discusses motor learning, assessing climbers, and coaching strategies. Topics include the Japanese team's success secrets, adaptability over technique, and the importance of deliberate play in climbing. Explore the balance between explicit coaching cues and self-discovery, with a focus on movement quality and problem-solving skills.

Where's the first place your mind goes when you don’t stick a move? If you’re like most climbers, it’s probably your finger strength, or tension, or even your effort, and you’re already considering what hangboard protocol to use or some front lever workout. But it’s possible you’re looking in the wrong direction entirely...   Read the rest on the blog! Watch the video on YouTube! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: Taped Tips | The Secret to Hard Moves that Most Climbers Are Missing Our Movement Practice Resource Page Coaching for Mastery Course _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website.

Will Anglin is one of the founders of Tension Climbing, a company that not only makes training tools, but also is committed to innovation in a way that leads climbers toward mastery over success. In this episode we discuss movement skills, some ways climbers are going wrong in their pursuit and how they can continue improving, and the tools that might get them there. Check out Tension Climbing and use code STONE at checkout for 10% off of select training tools! _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: If you’re a coach or a climber who wants to learn how to give better feedback, check out our Coaching for Mastery course, part of the Power Company Climbing Academy. Go down the rabbit hole on our Movement Practice Resource Page. Are Your Skills Current?  Also available on Spotify or Apple Grades Aren’t the Only Way to Measure Progress  Also available on Spotify or Apple More from Will and our friends at Tension: Kerry Scott | Ambition, Confidence, and Climbing All the Things Will Anglin and Rowland Chen | P.O.E. Will Anglin and Rowland Chen | P.O.E. 2 Will Anglin and Michael Rosato | Boards vs. Spray Walls Roy Quanstrom | Translating Movement _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website. _________________________ 📚 CHAPTERS (0:00) Intro and Topic Description (2:48) Climb All The Things (6:23) Figuring Out How to Change Me (8:06) Boards Make It Easier to Skip the Discomfort (9:12) ANNOTATION: Constraints, Compensation, and Choices (12:16) Climbing as Training (13:16) Climb What? (14:00) Not Stealing the Struggle (15:45) Unlearning Skills (16:50) ANNOTATION: Coach Over-Instruction and Skills Currency (18:19) Improvement Is Hard to Measure (22:50) Grades Only Say What We’ve Climbed, Not How Good We Are (23:30) Will’s 3 Grade System (24:05) ANNOTATION: Vegetable Climbs List and Diamond vs. Pyramid (26:10) Skills Aren’t Separate from Strength and Power (27:33) Skill Is the Intersection of What, How, and Doing (28:11) How the Tension Board 1 Is a Movement and Strength Tool (30:44) Just Climb, But With Intention (31:33) ANNOTATION: Where Strength and Movement Overlap and the Ultimate Learning Tool (34:31) Wrap Up (35:35) Credits and Outro

Lauren Abernathy works hard to be a better climber. In fact, it’s part of her job as owner of Good Spray Climbing to help other people become better climbers, and she walks the walk. For several years she’s worked with our coach Blake Cash, and has recently been supplementing that with private movement sessions with Nate Drolet.  In this episode, we discuss why she chose to also do in-person sessions alongside her remote coaching with Blake, what’s going well, how she fits the training and sessions into her busy life, and how the movement skills are showing up in her climbing. Find Lauren online at Good Spray Climbing and on Instagram  Check out her Fast Track climbing movement course Listen to The Average Climber Podcast Book a remote consultation with Nate Drolet. Find Nate on Instagram and YouTube. _________________________ 🔍 EXPLORE FURTHER You might enjoy these related articles, episodes, and other resources: EXPERT | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching EXPERT | Rob Gray | How We Learn to Move and Skill Acquisition for Climbers (Part 2) Lauren Abernathy | From Weekend Warrior to Full-Time Coach BOARD MEETINGS | Top Ways Climbers are Holding Themselves Back with The Average Climber Podcast Coaching for Mastery Course _________________________ 🔌 SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Find Power Company on Instagram and YouTube. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. _________________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website. _________________________ 📚 CHAPTERS (0:00) Intro and BUILDER Description (0:36) Guest Introduction and Details (2:45) Why Lauren Added In-Person Sessions (8:17) Was There a Specific Goal? (9:39) An Example of What Nate Noticed In Lauren’s Movement (18:43) Lauren Rants About Muggle Gyms (25:58) Fitting Sessions and Training Into Work and Life (33:09) Adjusting Skill Session Intensity to Fit Life Stressors (38:34) Kris Explains His Own Recent Skill Wins (41:39) How Lauren’s Skill Practice Is Showing Up In Her Climbing (50:14) The Complexities of Tension  (1:00:19) Nate’s Monologues (1:01:43) Wrap Up (1:04:00) Theme