TBP 258: Training and Climbing for People with Full-Time Jobs

I talked with coaches Alex Stiger and Matt Pincus about how they coach their clients to make the best use of their time outside of work to train and climb. And I talk about how to eat well throughout every day to fuel yourself for climbing and training, regardless of what your busy schedule looks like.

We looked at three case studies:

The 9-5 employee

Shift workers (health care workers, etc)

Parent who may or may not have a job

Things We Covered

How to fit training in even on work days for a shift worker

What to do on days off after shift work stint is over

Nutrition tips for shift workers

Should 9-5’ers focus on bouldering to make the most of their time?

How often to be training and climbing

Making sure to vary sessions

Different climbing/training schedules for weekend warriors

How to avoid overtraining

Importance of having a plan B if you’re a parent

Usefulness of home walls for parents

Bonus Content on Patreon

Patreon Bonus Content

There’s some bonus content at the end of this episode about:

Having FOMO when we see pros’ training plans on social media

How to know what’s right for YOU

Minimum effective dosage of hanging and weight lifting

How my climbing training has evolved to be almost completely on-the-wall and why that’s still considered “training”

What is “training” exactly?

You can find that bonus content and the uncut, ad-free episode without intro or outro on my Patreon page.

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