Modus Cafe: Conversations Beyond Climbing

In this episode, we discuss the impact of failure in the context of climbing. Failure is part of our beautiful sport, and as climbing coaches, we often see that failure can lead to feelings of inadequacy and unhappiness. We propose a slightly different approach to change or redefine failure, celebrating effort and progress rather than focusing on final achievements. We also question why near-successes are perceived as failures. Join our of 3500 subscribers for articles and updates https://www.modusathletica.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modusathletica/ Check out our website: https://www.modusathletica.com/ Learn with us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mercedespollmeier

This episode embraces long-term, consistent training as a transformative lifestyle choice. Discover why dedicating a minimum of three months to training is just the beginning of experiencing significant enhancements in strength and endurance. We share insights on the pivotal role of tracking progress, physical and mental health impacts, and the art of redefining "training" to ensure clarity and purpose. With time, you'll experience the rewards of persistence and the beauty of adapting to the ebbs and flows of training life. Join our of 3500 subscribers for articles and updates https://www.modusathletica.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modusathletica/ Check out our website: https://www.modusathletica.com/ Learn with us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mercedespollmeier

In this limited series, we welcome Steve Bechtel from Climb Strong to discuss the main facets of climbing training. We'll cover Endurance, Strength, Power, Power Endurance, Recovery, and Program design.

In this episode, we will cover Endurance 101 for the climber who needs and wants to train endurance.

We cover what the endurance energy system is, its role in climbing, assessments, how boulderers and sport climbers can train endurance, and chat about common mistakes and myths.

We hope you enjoy this episode! If you have any questions, please comment below, and we'll answer them in a follow-up episode.

Check out Steve Bechtel's training programs and resources right here https://www.climbstrong.com/

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In this podcast episode, we talked about the subjective nature of climbing grades. We question the reliability of the grading system, highlighting the variability among climbers and potential bias. As we know, climbing should be viewed as a skill-based sport rather than being tied to a grade, so we offer some options on how to measure your own progress, and what value you should place on your climbing.

We also share some of our favorite quotes about grades. Here the Intagram link to the post I was referring to. Please feel free to share your own one liners that make you feel motivated about climbing and seeing progress. https://www.instagram.com/p/C3qKb0mJEr6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Healthy humans make healthy climbers. At Modus, this is our focus when we train our athletes. Our goal is to help athletes feel good, and perform well. Listen to today's episode to see which areas we focus on, and we highlight 3 aspects that you can take action on in your training.

Did you know grip strength is a main measure of longevity? Being able to hang for 2mins means your at the top percentile for living a longer, healthier life. We have an amazing program dedicated to this! We train you to hang for 3mins, while improving your grip strength, shoulder strength and mobility, and your gateway into hangboarding: https://www.modusathletica.com/hanging-tough

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A plateau might not be what you think it is, but no matter what the definition is, if you feel stuck where you are at right now in your climbing, this podcast will help you understand where you can make changes, and possibly even change the perspective of your performance.

If you want a training program that will help you change your current level of climbing, as well as help your technique, strength and flexibility, join our training membership, Stronger Together https://www.modusathletica.com/stronger-together

We also have a free training Masterclass you get start with: https://www.modusathletica.com/masterclass

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Modus Coach Katja shares how she went from wanting to break into V6 to sending many V6's and climbing V7's in about 12 weeks working with Mercedes in her program, Modus Performance Training. She'll share some of how she got there and what you can do too.

If you'd like to join Modus Performance Training, our next round starts February 26th! Hit this link for more info https://www.modusathletica.com/mpt

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In this podcast, we got a little personal and talked briefly about what it was like living in Germany, and recent travels Mercedes did.

Then, we dove into the two best opportunities for recovery, so that you can climb and feel your best. As we know, recovery is an important aspect of rest, but how do we do this so that it's not overwhelming? We hope to answer this in this podcast.

We outline a few ways to easily include recovery and some bonus strategies so that you can recover just as hard as you train for climbing. Topics include the importance of proper movement, auto-regulation, managing stress levels, sleep, and the benefits of protein in the diet.

We are excited to open up enrollment to Modus Performance Training! This is our amazing 8-week training course to help intermediate climbers learn to train and experience a new level of climbing. If you're looking to break through a plateau and want a world class coaching experience, join now with an early bird price! We begin February 26th. https://www.modusathletica.com/mpt

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Warming up is more than just increasing blood flow to your muscles. We cover some lesser-known topics and reasons for warming up. We even go into how to change the warm-up based on the session type, for example, climbing endurance versus climbing projecting.

If you want to get started with training, we have a webinar The Ultimate Guide To Your First Training Program that includes strength training with climbing drills. You can sign up for it right here: https://www.modusathletica.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-your-first-training-plan

And we are excited to be running our 8-week training program starting February 19th, Modus Performance Training will take care of all the details, you just show up to train!

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In this podcast, we talk about the importance of strength training for climbers, and cover in-depth the 5 fundamental movement patterns that you should focus on as a climber and human. We talk about where to start with each one and how to progress or regress the exercises to suit your needs. We also talk about whether you actually need to train your end ranges as a newer trainee and the common mistakes that occur that lead to injury.

We hope that this information arms you with the confidence to start strength training. We talked about the stick hinge, here's the link to learn the movement, a super old video, but a good one lol https://youtu.be/NPHXCwVV-LE

If you want to get started with training, we have a webinar The Ultimate Guide To Your First Training Program that includes strength training with climbing drills. You can sign up for here Right here!

And we are excited to be running our 8-week training program starting February 19th, Modus Performance Training will take care of all the details, you just show up to train!

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modusathletica/

Check out our website: https://www.modusathletica.com/

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