Love the chat about try hard. Powerlifters talk a lot about states of arousal. Tim Kang also talks a lot about how climbing is about regulating states of arousal (ie calmness on a slab sequence and quickly turning into a high arousal state for a try hard sequence.). Lots of the same thoughts that I said in my video about the topic lol!
i'm not sure what it is about this video but you really knocked it out of the park! also i love that you're keeping the tip of the day even if some people don't watch it, i love it.
Please keep doing TOTD and the musings about psychology/training! Speaking of trying hard, I've been thinking about saving your videos to watch right before a session for that boost in motivation 😂
Watched a bit of the program and was about to click off when I realized I hadn't seen the TOTD! Almost missed it. Had to skip over the rest of the program lifting day. So much value in these videos, many thanks
I just experienced the two day rest scenario on the body you talked about from 3:00-4:00. Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing your perspective on that. You helped me understand why I felt off today after 2 days off. I usually do 1 day on 1 day off. I don’t compete so I guess I should do a week to fully recover, do you think that’s the best option?
You should def try some dedicated off the wall wrist warm up. Makes a huge difference for me, even if it's just intense wrist circles. The pain could be just from your wrists being cold.
great vid Zach! I find I learn so much from you from TOTD, to mindset, to making a training program. I like the that put TOTD, sometimes I'd skip if I wasn't in the mindset to focus & think deeply about movement, and in those cases it would break up the flow of your vid. You moving it to the end of your vid also got me thinking about the patreon you tried to launch awhile back, I think you should revisit to make it easier for you to afford living off of climbing. I also had the idea of a TOTD Library / Storage Vault / W.e you want to call it, and thought that would be perfect and super valuable for a Patreon. Then, because I'm bored on a Sunday morning I designed some Patreon plans, hahaha. Good luck in Europe / Asia with your upcoming training + world cups! 1. Patreon Tier 2 ($9.99 / mo OR annual payment w/10% discount): * Exclusive Patreon Only Vid - 1 / mo ** Current 'Sending' Music Playlist ** Epic Sends Vault - Coolest Campus / Comp / Training Sends to inspire people *** Monthly Shoe Giveaway (Get a deal with that rep you know for 1 free pair / mo to giveaway **** Shoe reviews - Categorize by Brand, build this out as you do more reviews ***** Current Training Program Breakdown + Link to Google Sheet - Make Exclusive to Patreon Bonus: Pair Shoe Review + Giveaway together, beginning of month drop a review, EOM someone wins the giveaway 2. Patreon Tier 1 ($24.99 / mo OR annual payment w/10% discount): Everything in previous package + *All TOTDs organized by category (someone who wants to learn can easily get in, get the TOTD on the movement they need for their current proj & get out) ** 1x per week group call (Zoom/Teams/Google Meet, etc.) ((1 hour)) - Hangout, answer climbing questions, talk climbing
Thanks it’s always nice to hear that the TOTDs are useful :) Also- we did indeed launch the Patreon! The link is in the description of every video now! And wow thanks for all the ideas- this is good stuff! Definitely might implement a couple of these as the Patreon grows and we add more things. And funny enough we had the same idea with the TOTD master-list, tier 2 we have a document with every TOTD ;)
What do you think of boulders like the blue v12 paddle which has (in my opinion) a very unbalanced level of difficulty throughout the climb? I might be ignorant but to me it simply feels like a shortcut or a lack of time from the routesetters, like they were not given time to actually find connecting moves that were also v12 level, so they just went with a natural end sequence and called it a day.
The move that I did a big drop knee & morpho static sequence was actually meant to be a mega deadpoint! Meaning I was kind of cheating the second crux. Even still the ending was harder than I made it look, since I was feeling super strong that session!
Yo Zach! I'm really curious about your mindset just before starting a boulder problem. I find it challenging to get into the right mental state. For me, too much confidence and internal peptalks can make me less alert and focused, but trying too hard to concentrate makes me anxious and adds a lot of pressure. Any tips?
Yeah honestly one of the best things that works for me is trying to be as efficient as possible on my upcoming attempt. If I focus on connecting my moves as flawlessly as I can, and almost trying to speed run a boulder, I find that distracts me from any negative/anxious thoughts! And it’s a double win situation bc being efficient means wasting less energy throughout the whole boulder!
@@richardsonsclimbing Ah makes sense. Even though I always find it hard to NOT think a certain thing (pink elephant problem), I will definitely try to just shift my focus on the climb itself. Also, just noticed the thumbnail 😂😎
Yep I used one for my other wrist when it was really bad. It was almost getting to the point where I was going to start constantly wearing one on my left. But thankfully at the present time its hurting a lot less
9 mins ago is crazy def my favourite climbing channel on RUclips right now, keep up the good work
🔥🔥🙏
I just did my second V7 and I am incredible stoked to get back on the grind.
Ayyy very nice!
Not everyone your age has so many good insights to share, keep the good work!
Love the chat about try hard. Powerlifters talk a lot about states of arousal. Tim Kang also talks a lot about how climbing is about regulating states of arousal (ie calmness on a slab sequence and quickly turning into a high arousal state for a try hard sequence.). Lots of the same thoughts that I said in my video about the topic lol!
Yeah that’s a good way of putting it. Definitely fun to talk about trying hard and see what works for different people, gets me psyched
The thumbnail goes hard 🔥
Insanely psyched to see you get back on the mats at a world cup, super well deserved.
bro looking READY READY for the world cup 🥶🥶
Banger as always
i'm not sure what it is about this video but you really knocked it out of the park! also i love that you're keeping the tip of the day even if some people don't watch it, i love it.
holy cow those board climbs are epic
Ayyy thanks 😆
15:56 How you held that is insane
Please keep doing TOTD and the musings about psychology/training! Speaking of trying hard, I've been thinking about saving your videos to watch right before a session for that boost in motivation 😂
Absolutely!
Ahaha niceee 🙌
8:39 Really good comment. Probably the most important reason for consistent grades in a gym!
Motivation is up so high right now
Watched a bit of the program and was about to click off when I realized I hadn't seen the TOTD! Almost missed it. Had to skip over the rest of the program lifting day. So much value in these videos, many thanks
I just experienced the two day rest scenario on the body you talked about from 3:00-4:00. Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing your perspective on that. You helped me understand why I felt off today after 2 days off. I usually do 1 day on 1 day off. I don’t compete so I guess I should do a week to fully recover, do you think that’s the best option?
Yeah that sounds like a solid formula! A week off should be good
Banger thumbnail, sick shades
You should def try some dedicated off the wall wrist warm up. Makes a huge difference for me, even if it's just intense wrist circles. The pain could be just from your wrists being cold.
Mm yeah that true, makes sense why my wrists usually hurt more in the morning sesh and are better in the afternoon
purple nice!!
great vid Zach! I find I learn so much from you from TOTD, to mindset, to making a training program.
I like the that put TOTD, sometimes I'd skip if I wasn't in the mindset to focus & think deeply about movement, and in those cases it would break up the flow of your vid.
You moving it to the end of your vid also got me thinking about the patreon you tried to launch awhile back, I think you should revisit to make it easier for you to afford living off of climbing. I also had the idea of a TOTD Library / Storage Vault / W.e you want to call it, and thought that would be perfect and super valuable for a Patreon.
Then, because I'm bored on a Sunday morning I designed some Patreon plans, hahaha.
Good luck in Europe / Asia with your upcoming training + world cups!
1. Patreon Tier 2 ($9.99 / mo OR annual payment w/10% discount):
* Exclusive Patreon Only Vid - 1 / mo
** Current 'Sending' Music Playlist
** Epic Sends Vault - Coolest Campus / Comp / Training Sends to inspire people
*** Monthly Shoe Giveaway (Get a deal with that rep you know for 1 free pair / mo to giveaway
**** Shoe reviews - Categorize by Brand, build this out as you do more reviews
***** Current Training Program Breakdown + Link to Google Sheet - Make Exclusive to Patreon
Bonus: Pair Shoe Review + Giveaway together, beginning of month drop a review, EOM someone wins the giveaway
2. Patreon Tier 1 ($24.99 / mo OR annual payment w/10% discount):
Everything in previous package +
*All TOTDs organized by category (someone who wants to learn can easily get in, get the TOTD on the movement they need for their current proj & get out)
** 1x per week group call (Zoom/Teams/Google Meet, etc.) ((1 hour)) - Hangout, answer climbing questions, talk climbing
Thanks it’s always nice to hear that the TOTDs are useful :)
Also- we did indeed launch the Patreon! The link is in the description of every video now!
And wow thanks for all the ideas- this is good stuff! Definitely might implement a couple of these as the Patreon grows and we add more things. And funny enough we had the same idea with the TOTD master-list, tier 2 we have a document with every TOTD ;)
What do you think of boulders like the blue v12 paddle which has (in my opinion) a very unbalanced level of difficulty throughout the climb? I might be ignorant but to me it simply feels like a shortcut or a lack of time from the routesetters, like they were not given time to actually find connecting moves that were also v12 level, so they just went with a natural end sequence and called it a day.
The move that I did a big drop knee & morpho static sequence was actually meant to be a mega deadpoint! Meaning I was kind of cheating the second crux. Even still the ending was harder than I made it look, since I was feeling super strong that session!
Yo Zach! I'm really curious about your mindset just before starting a boulder problem. I find it challenging to get into the right mental state. For me, too much confidence and internal peptalks can make me less alert and focused, but trying too hard to concentrate makes me anxious and adds a lot of pressure. Any tips?
Yeah honestly one of the best things that works for me is trying to be as efficient as possible on my upcoming attempt. If I focus on connecting my moves as flawlessly as I can, and almost trying to speed run a boulder, I find that distracts me from any negative/anxious thoughts! And it’s a double win situation bc being efficient means wasting less energy throughout the whole boulder!
@@richardsonsclimbing Ah makes sense. Even though I always find it hard to NOT think a certain thing (pink elephant problem), I will definitely try to just shift my focus on the climb itself. Also, just noticed the thumbnail 😂😎
😂😎
Hey Zach, would you benefit from a wrist compression device like the 'wrist widget' or similar?
Yep I used one for my other wrist when it was really bad. It was almost getting to the point where I was going to start constantly wearing one on my left. But thankfully at the present time its hurting a lot less
Hey Zach, is there any chance of you sharing your playlist for climbing or can we find it somewhere??
Spotify link is in the description ;)
What app are you using for training plans
I’m just using pages which is the apple version of Microsoft word
Are you doing the Jackalope comp?
Unfortunately not this time we’re currently in Europe prepping for the Prague WC!
Do you ever do lead/sport climbing
Not so much these days!
If i understand the TOTD correctly, it’s basically vectors cancelling each other out?
Yeah that’s a good way of putting it!
thats so weird, my try hard just comes from, i need to send this boulder or ill die XD
Which UP is your fav?
FS pro is my fav but I trust the TNs the most for comps