The Testpiece Podcast

Tim and Josh start off by accidentally going down the rabbit hole of supplementation and their ‘stacks’ to perform and recover well.Then Tim talks about his latest competition, Jackalope, and how it went compared to his previous 3 bouldering wins.The pod finishes with a super fun discussion centered on the new Mellow climbing video “Alphane” where Shawn Raboutou does a new V17/9A. Grades and training, or lack thereof, is the focus.Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Tim talks about his latest winning streak and what's changed.Then Josh and Tim tackle some excellent listener questions.Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Josh and Tim are back after Josh's paternity leave. They had way too much to talk about because of the long break but they focus is on Tim's Black Diamond team trip to Lander, WY and what Tim learned while coaching at a 2 week long intensive training camp at Stone Summit in Atlanta, GA. Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Josh and Tim cover some great questions submitted by a listener. They also discuss how SLC has become the new “place to be” if you are a serious climber.Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Tim just got back from being a male model in Bishop and he gives us the behind the scenes on what it’s like to do a pro photoshoot. Tim also tell us more about the steps he’s taking on his Big 5 Highball linkup in Bishop.Josh and Tim finish the pod by discussing the latest worldcup that happened in Meiringien. The was the first bouldering worldcup of the season and it did not disappoint!Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Josh and Tim talk about the recent climbing movie The Wall: Climb for Gold. This feature length film follows Brooke Raboutou, Janja Garnbret, Miho Nonaka, and Shauna Coxsey on their journey to the Olympics. Climbing entering the Olympics is a huge deal for the sport and Tim and Josh discuss what it’s like to see climbing on the ultimate competitive stage. Somehow this leads to tons of tangents with discussions on deep water soloing, highballs, and what role danger plays in climbing.Watch “The Wall” here: https://thewallthefilm.comJoin Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

This one's a banger! Al Rangel recently set out on his own to start Class 5, a competitive team based in Southern, CA. Al is one of the best climbing coaches in America, if not the world, and chances are you’ve worked with him if you are a competitor.In this episode Al shows us how he thinks about creating the best athletes possible. You will get an inside look into how national champions train and where competitions are going. Al didn’t hold anything back in this episode and you can hear Josh and Tim’s minds explode at least once or twice.You can get in touch with Al via email: al@c5climbing.comJoin Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

Josh and Tim do a deep dive into the National Team Trials that just happened in Atlanta. This competition is main driver that determines which USA athletes are selected to compete in this years World Cup tour.Tim didn’t have the competition he was hoping for and so he analyzes how to digest that as an athlete and how to move forward in the right way.They also dive into some of the ugly behavior that this competition brought out in athletes and show why it’s not helpful for anyone.See all of the results here: https://usacresults.org/scores/?eid=595Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

This one is all about the new bouldering vid that dropped on Mellow last week — Confluence, produced by SOHI. Listen to the end so you can learn how to enter into our raffle to get one of the highly sought after SOHI shirts!Josh and Tim start by going off on a big tangent into the Moonboard world during the pro-tips segment since Josh just got another one. Then they cover all of the behind the scenes about the new bouldering movie Confluence. This movie documents climbers at the cutting edge of new FA's and hard sends in LCC, a granite bouldering paradise in Salt Lake City, UT. You have to hear the mind blowing fact Tim drops about what happened the day that Zach sent Grand Illusion, V16. Watch Confluence here: https://youtu.be/feQCrhV053UFind out more about SOHI here: https://www.thesohistudio.com/Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE

This was episode was actually recorded before the Ross and Tim Origin Story. We had all tried to get together to record but technical difficulties prevented Tim from joining.While Josh and Ross waited for Tim they chatted about climbing. We all thought this would get scrapped but when we listened to it we decided there were so many gems in here from Ross that we had to share. Enjoy this almost ‘lost’ episode with Ross Fulkerson.Join Patreon: HERE Follow us on Instagram: HERE Visit our podcast page: HERE