Inner Fire Climbing Podcast

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0:01:30 Ethan – Strength and finger training after an outdoor session

0:05:05 Josh – Improving high step ability and hip mobility

0:09:50 Jantina – Utility of off-the-wall balance exercises

0:13:05 Sam – Responsibility in developing climbing areas

0:19:25 Foo – What is “good form”?

0:22:50 Cian – Helmet when bouldering

0:25:20 Matthew – When to go for send attempts

0:31:00 Brian – Brushing ethics

0:36:15 Anthony – Crag dog etiquette

Dr. Juliana Merighi is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, and a Board Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. She offers a pelvic physical therapy and orthopedic physical therapy based in Golden, Colorado and remotely as well. On this episode of the podcast, we cover everything at the intersection of climbing, pregnancy, and pelvic floor health.

Citations:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10831648/ (diastasis and core function)

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00:01:02 Anthony - Managing fatigue / autoregulation with self-coaching

00:05:49 Josh - Body recomp

00:09:08 Greg - How to progress on the Moonboard

00:11:55 Instagram - Questions about boulder development

00:17:08 Marcel - V10-12 compression demands analysis

00:25:36 Angel - Deadlift alternatives 

00:28:25 Jantina - Why don't pros wear helmets?

00:33:31 Cian - Strategies I employed on my bouldering trip with an infant

Rocco Bocchicchio is one of the OG developers of Joe's Valley and has been climbing for 28 years. He has spent much of his climbing career on the road and is currently based near Joe's where he continues to develop boulders and also crafts handmade wooden climbing holds. In this episode, Rocco shares his wisdom on a huge range of topics, from personal ethics to the evolution of bouldering and aging as a climber.

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0:03:15 Cian - What do you think of the Pro Climbing League?

0:08:20 Sam - Ethics discussions on the podcast

0:10:40 Anthony - Why can outdoor climbing be more fun than indoor climbing?

0:15:12 Anthony - Yosemite for bouldering

0:16:00 Kyle - Falling at the end of a project

0:21:20 Rask - Training with limited space

0:27:00 Jake - Limit bouldering tactics

0:31:25 Jantina - When to end a bouldering session

0:36:30 Joe - Balancing a physical job with climbing and training

0:40:35 Matthew - Redpoint vs. onsight skill

Hayley McKinney is a climber and YouTuber based out of Las Vegas. In this episode, we talk about her journey to overcome her fear of falling after a bad accident. We also talk about her new-found love of slab and scary climbing in general.

Eric Jerome is a highly accomplished boulderer and creator of the Top 100 project, an attempt to define and categorize the top 100 double digit boulders (and now single digit boulders!) in America.

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00:01:17 Freiherr - RPE in climbing

00:07:18 Jantina - Campusing for training

00:10:41 Cian - Staying process-oriented on indoor climbs

00:13:47 Sam - Navigating the razor's edge of try-hard and injury

00:18:47 Joe - How to prepare for Angelina Jolie V10

00:24:06 Foo - Thoughts on systems boards training

00:27:26 Bob - Training while sick

00:29:19 Joe - Winning plays

00:37:06 Anthony - Career before coaching

00:38:11 Jake - Favorite crag snack

00:39:41 Brianna - Best single exercise

00:43:30 Brian - Heel hook tips

00:47:57 Josh - What I've learned from coaching