Lattice Training Podcast

When Lattice Premium Coach Maddy Cope met up with Molly Thompson-Smith!

In this week's podcast, we were lucky enough to sit down with GB Climber Molly Thompson-Smith and get to discuss all things training and how Molly has had to adapt her competition mindset to transition to outdoor climbing. 

Lattice Coach Maddy and GB Comp climber Molly discuss a wide variety of topics including fear of moving onto rock (as an indoor climber), approach to training (more is less and listening to your body), climbing mindset, competition vs outdoor climbing, weight lifting for climbing (why Molly has found it useful in relation to climbing, body Image and nutrition), relationships in climbing, the menstrual cycle and training.

So sit back and enjoy Maddy and Molly get stuck in 💪

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CLIMBING 9b+ AND MORE...

Seeing as Will Bosi just had the run of form of his life, we thought it would be good to sit him down with his coach Tom Randall to have a bit of a chat about what those last couple of months looked like! 

Not only did Will become one of the very few climbers in the world to redpoint 9b+ (and the first Brit to do so), but he also climbed multiple 9a to 9b's, including first ascents and then ALSO got multiple 8B-8C boulders, also including some FA projects! Phew... kinda tired just thinking about that many 

In this short interview, Tom and Will talk about the projects he got done, how he managed climbing vs resting, whether redpoint tactics are key and what his training vs unstructured climbing balance has looked like, considering his trip was a training trip in preparation for international comp lead season this year. 

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Interview with Scottish Climber Robbie Phillips | Origin Story, Climbing Training & Mental Games

In this podcast we sit down (virtually) with Scottish born climber Robbie Phillips, discussing a range of topics covering; where it began, climbing training, projects, psychology and even discusses a lesser talked about grip position, dubbed by Robbie the "quarter crimp".

Robbie's CV stretches across multiple disciplines. He's been performing at a really high sport level - redpointed up to 8c+, climbed multiple hard/ scary trad routes up to E9, bouldered up to V12, bigwall adventures all around the world, represented his country in sport climbing, and all-round rock climber and a now he's even a professional YouTuber. 

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Climbing Power Partnerships!

Tom sat down with Team USA Olympian Kyra Condie and Team Canada 3x national champion Allison Vest recently to talk about their power partnership.💥

If you’re on Instagram or TikTok then it’s 99% likely you’ll have them on your social media feed with their amazing coordination sequences of a gymnastic, dynamic style in their bouldering and training videos. 💪🙌

They demonstrate week in, week out, displays of strength, power and coordination all whilst being super accessible to us fans! And yes, before ask, we are most definitely fans 😁😁

They've also had a big impact in changing the stereotype around female climbers and athletes in this sport. Very cool...

Tom refers to Kyra and Allison as a "Partnership of Power" and gets stuck into finding out more about these two ladies and what they get from being a climbing duo. The topics cover early careers, training philosophy and work ethic, competitiveness, climbing disciplines, etc.

It's a great listen/watch, so sit back, relax and enjoy this fantastic interview 👀

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A LEGEND OF BRITISH CLIMBING

In today's YouTube and podcast episode we have none other than Steve Mcclure who is one of the all-time greats of British climbing. We don't say this lightly either, because it takes a lot to cross the borders and generations of time. 

Steve has been operating right at the cutting edge for 25 years or so - this means there's a LOT of experience AND knowledge on what works when it comes to process and performance! He's redpointed up to 9b (Rainman), multiple 9a repeats and FAs, many of the hardest trad routes in the UK up to E10/11, bigwall adventures, international competition performances... it's a lot! 

Tom sits down with Steve in this episode to take on a broad range of topics around his career in climbing - all the way from mindset, to finger strength, to training during lockdown, to methods for "the older climber" to differences between inside and outside climbing. Fascinating stuff! Grab yourself a cup of tea (Yorkshire hopefully) and get ready for some amazing insights into three decades of climbing at the limit. 

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In this episode we've got a very special guest on the sofa - Mr Pete Whittaker! Perhaps the only time, we'll have both of the Wideboyz on the Lattice sofa at the same time... so obviously the "Ask Lattice" session got straight onto the topic of crack climbing and the training that can be done for it. What have Tom and Pete learnt in over 10 years of specialising in routes, trad climbing and of course the dreaded crack discipline?

Firstly, both Pete and Tom are extremely experienced in their replica training - see also some of our other videos on this subject - so they jump straight into this topic and share their experiences. They also tackle cross-training and how it can be incorporated into performance preparation and what kind of ordering or balance should be on crack vs face. If that's not enough for you, they get into the discussion of "what size matters" when it comes to training and why some sizes are better than others...

Intro: (0:00​)
Replica training: (2:00​)
What size of crack to train?: (8:48​)
Is cross-training useful for crack climbing?: (13:44​)
Should you prioritise crack or face climbing?: (19:21​)
Outro: (21:25​)

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In climbing, training and coaching, there are many pitfalls - although, possibly this isn't a big surprise considering that our sport is fairly complex! In this video, we had Ella and Ollie sit down and get into some of those subjects that many of us as coaches have worked with over the years and also some that are REALLY relevant given the current climate!

1. What is the most disruptive habit to training, that most climbers have?
2. How do I choose a goal with an unknown future of travel?
3. How do we, as coaches, keep notes on training?
4. How should you deal with Lockdown weight gain?

We hope that some of these will help you through the weeks and months ahead this year, and others are just plain, good subjects to be discussed any time of the year :-)


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The Lattice jingle is brought to you by Devin Dabney, music producer of the outdoor industry who also hosts the American Climbing Project.

Many of you are just starting to take your first tentative (or is that psyched?!) steps back into the real world of outdoor climbing in many parts of the world. As we're in a highly unusual situation of having had almost an entire year of pretty disrupted climbing, we thought it would be good to sit down and discuss some of the "hot topics" that many of your have been asking us to address on this.

Key topics looked at are:

1. Is it "ok" to feel rubbish/move poorly when you go back to normal climbing?
2. How do you get back that connection between your lower body and upper body? 
3. How do you transfer some of that static strength (e.g. on a fingerboard) to a more dynamic application of that strength (e.g. upwards movement on rock)
4. How do you manage your outdoor climbing alongside indoors training? Should we shift the balance and loading?

The Lattice jingle is brought to you by Devin Dabney, music producer of the outdoor industry who also hosts the American Climbing Project.

If you enjoyed "part 1" of our projecting discussion, you're in for a treat. This one is more focused on short redpointing strategies that you'd use on short climbing trips or for quick local hits that don't take months to get done. If you haven't spotted the previous episode tackling long term projects though, make sure you check it out!  

Short term projects are relevant to most of us who either like trying things in local areas that are going to take just a few sessions or for anyone who's planning a 1-2 week trip to an area where they want maximum chance of success in quite a short period. Basically the pressure is on! Tom and Ella share their own experiences, how they help their own clients and also some of the psychology around goals and projecting.  

Key topics covered are:

Short-term Red-pointing: (1:23)
Approaching short-term red-points: (6:44)
Quick fire questions: (18:19)
Outro: (19:55)

Thumbnail photos from local beast Stu Littlefair

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The Lattice jingle is brought to you by Devin Dabney, music producer of the outdoor industry who also hosts the American Climbing Project.

In this episode Tom Randall is joined on the sofa by premium plan coach Ella Russell. They are discussing two hugely important topics we face in climbing; Red-pointing and Projecting! They go through their own experiences with this, sharing their top tips, as well as pointers on how they have helped Lattice clients and athletes in this area.

This episode is part 1 of 2 about projecting, so once you've finished on this one, check out our episode on short-term projecting and the differences in approach.

Intro: (0:00​)
Experience with projecting/red-pointing: (1:00​)
Short vs Long Term Projects: (6:54​)
Long Term Projects: (10:46​)
Choosing a project: (11:00​)
Having short sessions: (17:17​)
When to try long term projects: (19:23​)

The Lattice jingle is brought to you by Devin Dabney, music producer of the outdoor industry who also hosts the American Climbing Project.