April 23, 2025

Road to The Pyramid with Eric Hörst: Accepting Setbacks, How to Build Endurance while Maintaining Power, and My New Rivalry with Jared Leto

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In our latest 'Road To' installment, Coach Eric Hörst joins to discuss:

How to handle big swings in performance from season to season

Why I was feeling bad about where I’m at this spring

My pyramid to date for 2025

The benefits of building strength as a route climber

How to maintain strength while in a sport climbing season

Where bouldering should fit in for me during the spring season

Jared Leto vs Ryan Devlin

The new tool I scored on Marketplace to take my training to the next level

30:30 protocol for a sport climbing power-up

The massive amount of new development and amazing new routes coming online at the red

The art of the second go send

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