I will say that there is nothing quite like having someone talk you through the little things in bouldering. I had someone that was just an enthusiastic climber egging me on and giving me little hints in my last session, never have I pushed so hard or done so well, didn't crush anything above my current level, but I know that I definitely can next time.
Yup, I can attest to that tiny bit of beta! Last week i was struggling tons on a v4 project and a friend pointed out that I should shift my weight left over my knee... and I pretty promptly got my first v4! That simple sentence somehow brought me a massive accomplishment.
I'd love to see you work a hard slab together or something technical and dynamic like a peddal Dyno or running into a heel or toe hook... Maybe even set it yourself? Would be cool to set something you can't climb and than project it.
Kilter board climbing with Mat would be a great video. I’m at a similar level to you and find board climbing very difficult would be awesome to see Matt coaching you on climbing on the board!
+1 for this, im a firm believer that people put too much on progression rather than enjoyment in bouldering especially around this sort of level ( i max out at a 6c as well) especially on youtube and i think this leads to people being a bit hard on themselves, but thats a whole other thing. but back to the original point it was great to see mat get you out of your comfort zone, get you thinking and making changes. great video mike! loving this climbing channel, thank you.
Something so unique about your channel - its a small thing but its feel very unique and no one else is doing it - is the last 3 minutes of the video. Most channels just show the coaching session and end, but taking it that extra step and showing your session taking those things onboard is really great in my opinion
I’m at around V7-8 and my girlfriend is climbing at around a v3. I’d absolutely love to see more content like this because it can sometimes be pretty difficult for me to try and coach her on some of these things. Thank you! God bless, my friend.
Mike unlocked a new ability: Projecting! But besides that I want to highlight the mental aspect shown in this video. Mike went from 11:52 full of disbelief to be able to send it to 20:18 . I think Magnus said it too but the thing that holds back most climbers is their mindset. It was very obvious that Mike won't become stronger after 1 coaching session, but that isn't the goal of single session videos like these. The goal and something the coach has to achieve is bringing out the best of the client. Mat did a wonderful job in that. And a few site notes: -Doing the "projecting dance" is very valid and won't be judged on except by newbies who don't know much yet. -Doing no warm up still sounds so crazy to me. I'm just 21 years old and already got multiple pulley injuries and even a capsule rupture. I can't imagine climbing to my absolute max and beyond without warming up very intensively. (1 hour usually). -Having a coach is good, but not necessary. Climbing with stronger people has a similiar effect as you will soak up all of their technique and skills like a sponge. I always try to go to the gym crushers and try to learn from them which helps me improve significantly.
As a very keen climber, I can say with 90% certainty that Magnus is right. Most climbers just don’t want to unlock that try hard mindset, whether it’s fear, or lack of experience, or just not feeling great. I know that I’m guilty of it, I’ll frequently get to a hard or scary move and just give up. But I’m working on learning how to actually try hard
Always liked Mat, I had some coaching with him in my early days of climbing. Remember a coaching session where I went from struggling on my gyms v3-5 set to doing about 5 of them in an hour. Knows his stuff.
I'm currently on the edge of 6c(v5v6), looking for higher for a while now. I know I have enough strength for many of these higher boulders, but I've never done any drills, visualization, meditation, segmenting yet. This video is released at the right timing for me. I will try to apply all of these advice, take bouldering a little bit more seriously. Thank you
As soon as you said you were getting stronger and fitter but not climbing harder, I was certain a single coaching session would have a significant effect. That situation is usually mental, and a good coach can identify what’s going wrong upstairs.
What a great video! Need more content like that :) I am around V4, and I went to the gym yesterday and applied most of the techniques shown in the video: longer warm-up, ultra-light weight, stretches, and fingerboarding. Then I climbed V1 and V2 routes, using the 3-seconds rule before grabbing handholds, and being super cautious with my techniques, especially my hips. I immediately felt more confidence in my climbing, and my core strength was somehow much better than usual. I then proceeded to some slabs and vertical routes at my current level; it went fine. I even tried to apply the 3-seconds rule when I could. I've always struggled with overhang climbs, so it felt natural to keep a V5 overhang route as a small project. I started climbing from the middle of the route, felt super strong, and managed to climb all the way up. Gave myself a good 5 minutes of rest and focused on my breathing. Started the climb from the beginning, and... I sent it! It felt easy too! Thanks for this great video and looking forward to the next one with Mat.
Mike..this video is me all over, thank you for this I've been stuck at v3-v4 so really looking forward to trying this out! Thank you for sharing keep the good vids coming and yes more coaching sessions would be great to see 👍
Very good video, thanks for sharing the tips @Mat_Wright! Hearing tips and seeing them being done makes it very nice to learn from. Thanks both of you!
I’m at the v9 level and this video was very helpful. It’s good to go back to the basics and focus on technique. You can forget sometimes. So it’s helpful to revisit it. Thanks for the great video.
I’m now thinking my 2 minute warm up isn’t really enough. I’ll definitely be trying the top down approach and visualisation next bouldering session too. Thanks Mike and Matt for the useful tips.
Great stuff. Love other stuff Mat has been in and felt his contributions here were pretty straightforward yet very important. Looking forward to trying to incorporate this in both my bouldering and wall climbing. Would love to see him back on the channel!
Hello! Amazing progress Mike, Glad to see you build Tension. He didn't mention it or showed it to you directly, but Mat often used a Drop Knee (You can see at 16:46), notice how he pushes down on the right foot, rotates the knee inside then down, forcing his right hip to almost touch the wall, while maintaining push force on his left foot. This right here, will save you from cutting loose many times! This hip thing also applies for heel hooks! if the heel is semi good, instead of placing the "back" of your heel on the hold and pulling, what you could do is place the outer side of the heel! Once you place it, point your knee outwards, and pull in with your hamstring and glutes. (You can see Mat do it @12:11, he places his Left Heel on the outer side and @12:04 where places the heel hook on a very positive hold, points his left knee out, pulls in with his glutes) Notice how @22:35, you're pulling as hard as you can but due to your calf muscle you can't bring your hips closer. You can try and mess around with this on many climbs lower grade climbs. However, be careful of your knee as it does require mobility. Best of luck!
Awesome video Mike. I’m stuck at 6c/V5 at the moment. I’m looking forward to using the technique Matt has shown you for projecting the rest of the 6c climbs at my gym and some of the 7a’s! Mat is clearly a fantastic coach. This video is a great advert for his services!
That was awesome! Of course, I would like to see more coaching videos. They are always interesting, and Mat is very good at explaining. Hihi, I think you are right: When I started climbing with my friends, I was the "weakest", so from the beginning on, I watched videos, tried out some drills and worked very hard on route reading and warmup drills. So the gap wasn't that big anymore, and now, on slightly harder climbs, being patient is helping a lot (I just need more confidence)^^.
Already follow Mat and know he's good. Was still surprised how effective his coaching was though and it's one of the best coaching videos I've seen ever probably. Nice work both of you.
Well done Mike, it was amazing to see how much you improved just by slowing things down and visualising the roots, I will have to try that in my next session!
Ive been climbing for around 5-6 months and been stuck on progression on the past couple weeks and this video explained why. Now i realize why and what i have to do to progress more! Thank you so much and this helped so much 🙌
I think my favourite part of your content is just how genuine you are. Other channels tend to hide their mistakes, but watching your videos always feels like I'm just seeing my friend improve at climbing along side me.
This video was AWESOME, Mike! I'd love to see you do more with Mat - he's got a real skill in being able to keep everything chill while encouraging you out of your comfort zone. I need to try this approach. I've been climbing for a similar length of time to you but lack your strength - I've had no choice but to focus on footwork and body positioning simply to get anywhere! Now making an effort to get stronger through supplementary conditioning (still working towards my first pull-up 🥲.). But I'm certainly stronger than the stuff I'm climbing, and I've got a mental block about committing to the finishing holds on higher blocs, so the top-down approach looks like a game-changer 🎉. Keep up the good work, brother 👏
I love that idea of going top-down - so by the time you're climbing the whole boulder the bit you've rehearsed the most is the hardest, not just the first! Really cool
Looking good Mike! From what I've seen (before) this bit of coaching is really something you needed. Keep that technique up, climb light, let the body flow! Warmup is also something I really advice to always do, as it also reduces the risk of injury. I really feel the difference in perfomance myself when I barely warm up, or even not at all and trying harder climbs.
awesome insights man! this video really gave me a unique perspective into improving my climbs, im also around V4 climbeer and cannot wait to put these tips into practice! Thanks Mat and thanks Mike!
Oh my god Mike I’ve needed a video like this that’s this well done for a while, I’m stuck at the v4 area too! Hope I can apply some of this with my session tomorrow!
@@MikeBoydClimbswell here to let you know in the last few weeks I went from v4 to v6 myself thanks for the video, helped a lot with improving strength and session length!
This was a great watch, Mike explains things very well. Being someone who consistently decides a climb is too hard for me based on the first couple of moves I will definitely be approaching projecting differently using these tips!
Matt is a beast and from all the videos I’ve watched of him seems like such a nice guy. His partner Anna is a helluva climber too. Absolute power couple.
Great video Mike... Mat did such a good job of explaining the projecting process. Apply this to some long routes and you'll see massive gains there too, I'm psyched for Kalymnos in a couple of months! Yer gonna smash it.
LETZGO MIKE!! this is awesome to see I know the dreaded feeling of being stuck awesome to see you work through it and I'm sure you got it aswell but bouldering is at least 50% a mental sport you gotta get your head in the game... Awesome stuff :D
It's also great to have someone to talk you through it this is why I love climbing with friends that are at my level or higher projecting together is awesome
Couch coach from the other side of the world here, but the sequence from about 16:40 to 17:10 is interesting. Look at how much more Mat turns in his right leg. I'm not sure how much is flexibility, how much is oddball hip strength and how much is technique, but working on standing on your toe and rotating your knee in might be a good thing in your warm ups. Love that you've got the climbing bug, yell if you're ever in Oz and want to play.
Incredible work, fascinating to see how such straight forward advice makes a world of difference! In fact, it seems the hardest part is simply being disciplined enough to continuously keep up with long warmups and drills! Also, the V6/7 isn't necessarily 'soft' just because it's suited to your style, no need to be so hard on yourself - but if you can climb a few more blues then that'll really solidify your working grade.
This was super inspiring. I started climbing because we signed our daughter up for lessons, and I was bored of just sitting around waiting for her lessons to finish. Bouldring is definitely where i struggle the most. I am short and kind of heavy, and I lack the confidence to ask for help or guidance. I'll watch this video a couple of more times to get as much out of it as possible, and then I'll hopefully feel confident to try out some of the techniques the next time Im at the climbing gym. Ta.
absolutely excellent. I think what it gives me is confidence that the approach I've been using to improve has been the right one - in fact if I take on something that's going to take a few weeks I do what I can, learn something new, then rehearse that new part until I've got it down. usually its an energy thing that lets me down. working on that. What I haven't tried is decide on the crux and then work forwards and backwards on it. Cool stuff.
great vid! i can def apply these tactics too to my own climbing. a part 2 or follow-up would be cool to see your improvement, and see you get coached on harder grades !
Fantastic progress, tactics have such a huge impact on performance. Its going a step further and ironing out the little imperfections on these harder climbs even past the send. Make sure you learn to seat the heel more accurately with more tension through your body. Really own every move. That will help you level up real fast!
Absolutely loved this, especially since that's the yellow I am currently struggling on! I think I'm definitely the guy that goes on a climb, tries the first move and gives up, I'll try this next time.
Really cool video! Engaging and insanely educational. I couldn't help myself but cheer you on, when you were climbing the blue route :) you've got a new sub!
Bouldering is such a technical sport. People underestimate all the nuance and tatics in bouldering. Usually, sport climbing can feel a bit easier to progress because once you've done all the moves it is mostly about endurance, and traning it is mostly about doing more and more volume. While in bouldering you can't suddenly develop loads of power just by doing more of the same thing. You have to clean up your technique, find all the microbeta and rest a lot so you can give good burns. Obviously you must do all the physical training in the mean time but to unlock a new move you must learn how to climb better and spend a lot of time thinkg about body position, ways to grab the hold, ways to move from one position to another, etc... It can feel quite frustrating because in bouldering you don't get the sense of progress like sport climbing, since you wont climb 1 or 2 moves extra every session. You either do the new move or you don't.
Working the crux while fresh and adding moves before or after it is really useful advice. I need to start doing this more on routes near my limit even if they are indoors
Really like this coaching content! Although one thing I dislike a bit about pro/coach -content is that most of us aren't able to put in that much time and work. Maybe we're not even that motivated or interested in it. I really like bouldering as a sport, but it's just one of the many things in life I like, I'm not gonna commit 6+ hours to it in a week, even though I enjoy it deeply. All in all, I did really like this video. Some good tips I'll for sure try myself. Thanks Mike.
Niiice! So awesome to see you learning fundamentals and movement from Mat like this. Can't wait to see more of your progression.... I guess competition climbing/style climbing is next ;) Battle of Britain 2024 climbing comp? 👀
I'm convinced that 80% of climbing success is just getting over feeling like a dufus because other climbers saw you doing something "embarrassing." Whether that's visualizing something "easy" or falling off the wall or whatever. How much of our success is stunted because we're afraid of what other people might think? Great video and great tips. Thanks for putting this together, Mike-and thanks to Mat for his coaching!
You did so well Mike! Really looking forward to climbing with you again soon 😁👌
thanks Mat. These techniques have really changed my climbing. Feels like I've unlocked the next level! I can't thank you enough 💪
Hope to see more from you Mat as well! Gonna check out your vids next lol
Fantastic coaching in this video; I might soon get in contact to ask for some coaching myself (v7 and up) 😄
I will say that there is nothing quite like having someone talk you through the little things in bouldering. I had someone that was just an enthusiastic climber egging me on and giving me little hints in my last session, never have I pushed so hard or done so well, didn't crush anything above my current level, but I know that I definitely can next time.
It makes a huge difference. Especially on limit problems. The tiniest bit of beta changes everything!
Yup, I can attest to that tiny bit of beta!
Last week i was struggling tons on a v4 project and a friend pointed out that I should shift my weight left over my knee... and I pretty promptly got my first v4! That simple sentence somehow brought me a massive accomplishment.
should we do more coaching together? Let me know below what we should work on 👇
Yes please! Mat is cool, maybe do outdoor stuff together or try boardclimbing with him!
I'd love to see you work a hard slab together or something technical and dynamic like a peddal Dyno or running into a heel or toe hook... Maybe even set it yourself? Would be cool to set something you can't climb and than project it.
Outdoor Bouldering !!
Kilter board climbing with Mat would be a great video. I’m at a similar level to you and find board climbing very difficult would be awesome to see Matt coaching you on climbing on the board!
+1 for this, im a firm believer that people put too much on progression rather than enjoyment in bouldering especially around this sort of level ( i max out at a 6c as well) especially on youtube and i think this leads to people being a bit hard on themselves, but thats a whole other thing. but back to the original point it was great to see mat get you out of your comfort zone, get you thinking and making changes.
great video mike! loving this climbing channel, thank you.
Something so unique about your channel - its a small thing but its feel very unique and no one else is doing it - is the last 3 minutes of the video. Most channels just show the coaching session and end, but taking it that extra step and showing your session taking those things onboard is really great in my opinion
Such a nice comment. That means a lot. Thanks for watching.
agreeeed
I’m at around V7-8 and my girlfriend is climbing at around a v3. I’d absolutely love to see more content like this because it can sometimes be pretty difficult for me to try and coach her on some of these things. Thank you! God bless, my friend.
More to come! Thanks for watching
Yea, as a V15 climber that's how I feel too.
@@Aaron-xq6hv As a V30 climber i feel it too.
@@flynryan3053 v30 doesnt exist buddy
You should absolutely do more coaching with this guy. I feel like I learned a TONNE from this.
More to come! Glad you liked it!
Mike unlocked a new ability: Projecting!
But besides that I want to highlight the mental aspect shown in this video. Mike went from 11:52 full of disbelief to be able to send it to 20:18 . I think Magnus said it too but the thing that holds back most climbers is their mindset. It was very obvious that Mike won't become stronger after 1 coaching session, but that isn't the goal of single session videos like these. The goal and something the coach has to achieve is bringing out the best of the client. Mat did a wonderful job in that.
And a few site notes:
-Doing the "projecting dance" is very valid and won't be judged on except by newbies who don't know much yet.
-Doing no warm up still sounds so crazy to me. I'm just 21 years old and already got multiple pulley injuries and even a capsule rupture. I can't imagine climbing to my absolute max and beyond without warming up very intensively. (1 hour usually).
-Having a coach is good, but not necessary. Climbing with stronger people has a similiar effect as you will soak up all of their technique and skills like a sponge. I always try to go to the gym crushers and try to learn from them which helps me improve significantly.
Before that he unlocked: Footwork :)
1 hour warmup is very long. Respect.
Very insightful comment. Thanks for watching!
As a very keen climber, I can say with 90% certainty that Magnus is right.
Most climbers just don’t want to unlock that try hard mindset, whether it’s fear, or lack of experience, or just not feeling great.
I know that I’m guilty of it, I’ll frequently get to a hard or scary move and just give up. But I’m working on learning how to actually try hard
Those climbs are nowhere near your current limit!! You really have the fingers and strength for it, it's time to project a lot more!
definitely! I hope with the new approach I can start on limit boulders!
Always liked Mat, I had some coaching with him in my early days of climbing. Remember a coaching session where I went from struggling on my gyms v3-5 set to doing about 5 of them in an hour. Knows his stuff.
Definitely knows his stuff!
I'm currently on the edge of 6c(v5v6), looking for higher for a while now. I know I have enough strength for many of these higher boulders, but I've never done any drills, visualization, meditation, segmenting yet. This video is released at the right timing for me. I will try to apply all of these advice, take bouldering a little bit more seriously. Thank you
Good luck! I'm sure you'll see an improvement with these tips
Yes Mike, I’ve been waiting patiently for another one of these vids!!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
As soon as you said you were getting stronger and fitter but not climbing harder, I was certain a single coaching session would have a significant effect. That situation is usually mental, and a good coach can identify what’s going wrong upstairs.
Totally. I'm glad that 1 session had such an effect. Definitely doing more!
Was just watching your routesetting video and went back to my home page to see you posted another climbing video! So stoked! Perfect timing haha
thanks for watching!
What a great video! Need more content like that :) I am around V4, and I went to the gym yesterday and applied most of the techniques shown in the video: longer warm-up, ultra-light weight, stretches, and fingerboarding. Then I climbed V1 and V2 routes, using the 3-seconds rule before grabbing handholds, and being super cautious with my techniques, especially my hips. I immediately felt more confidence in my climbing, and my core strength was somehow much better than usual.
I then proceeded to some slabs and vertical routes at my current level; it went fine. I even tried to apply the 3-seconds rule when I could. I've always struggled with overhang climbs, so it felt natural to keep a V5 overhang route as a small project. I started climbing from the middle of the route, felt super strong, and managed to climb all the way up. Gave myself a good 5 minutes of rest and focused on my breathing. Started the climb from the beginning, and... I sent it! It felt easy too! Thanks for this great video and looking forward to the next one with Mat.
Absolutely brilliant that this works for you. I'm psyched that you tried it out!
Mike..this video is me all over, thank you for this I've been stuck at v3-v4 so really looking forward to trying this out! Thank you for sharing keep the good vids coming and yes more coaching sessions would be great to see 👍
That's awesome. I remember seeing your first video about climbing on your other channel. Amazing how far you've come!
Very good video, thanks for sharing the tips @Mat_Wright! Hearing tips and seeing them being done makes it very nice to learn from. Thanks both of you!
I’m at the v9 level and this video was very helpful. It’s good to go back to the basics and focus on technique. You can forget sometimes. So it’s helpful to revisit it. Thanks for the great video.
Glad it was helpful!
So easy to forget how much of bouldering is technique!
Living in Sheffield - you see some people who just flow up the walls 😍
I’m now thinking my 2 minute warm up isn’t really enough. I’ll definitely be trying the top down approach and visualisation next bouldering session too. Thanks Mike and Matt for the useful tips.
Cheers Tobs! 💪 Can't wait to see you crush it!
Great stuff. Love other stuff Mat has been in and felt his contributions here were pretty straightforward yet very important. Looking forward to trying to incorporate this in both my bouldering and wall climbing. Would love to see him back on the channel!
Very helpful video. Yes, please make more of these. The possibilities are endless and they really help the typical gym climber. 🙏
Hello! Amazing progress Mike, Glad to see you build Tension. He didn't mention it or showed it to you directly, but Mat often used a Drop Knee (You can see at 16:46), notice how he pushes down on the right foot, rotates the knee inside then down, forcing his right hip to almost touch the wall, while maintaining push force on his left foot. This right here, will save you from cutting loose many times!
This hip thing also applies for heel hooks! if the heel is semi good, instead of placing the "back" of your heel on the hold and pulling, what you could do is place the outer side of the heel! Once you place it, point your knee outwards, and pull in with your hamstring and glutes. (You can see Mat do it @12:11, he places his Left Heel on the outer side and @12:04 where places the heel hook on a very positive hold, points his left knee out, pulls in with his glutes) Notice how @22:35, you're pulling as hard as you can but due to your calf muscle you can't bring your hips closer. You can try and mess around with this on many climbs lower grade climbs. However, be careful of your knee as it does require mobility.
Best of luck!
Thanks Mike. Great video, and excellent sends. Hopefully we will see more videos with Matt Wright.
Wow, game changing video! Can't wait to use these techniques. I am exactly where you were, Mike.
That's brilliant that you got something with the video! Hopefully your grades shoot up!
great job, with the climbing and the video.. the whole package really came together 😎
Love these videos and seeing good tips for us lowly V4 climbers
Thanks for the wonderful coaching insights 😊
Awesome video Mike. I’m stuck at 6c/V5 at the moment. I’m looking forward to using the technique Matt has shown you for projecting the rest of the 6c climbs at my gym and some of the 7a’s!
Mat is clearly a fantastic coach. This video is a great advert for his services!
I look forward to hearing from you when you break through the plateau!
That was awesome! Of course, I would like to see more coaching videos. They are always interesting, and Mat is very good at explaining.
Hihi, I think you are right: When I started climbing with my friends, I was the "weakest", so from the beginning on, I watched videos, tried out some drills and worked very hard on route reading and warmup drills. So the gap wasn't that big anymore, and now, on slightly harder climbs, being patient is helping a lot (I just need more confidence)^^.
Ive been stuck around 6b+/6c for like a year now so i went out and tried this. Immediately sent 6c+. This works.
I've had the pleasure of running into Mat at a local crag and he is honestly one of the most sound guys around. Very lucky ! :).
Couldn't agree more!
Already follow Mat and know he's good. Was still surprised how effective his coaching was though and it's one of the best coaching videos I've seen ever probably. Nice work both of you.
Really happy you got something from the video. Thanks for watching!
Great video! The 'top down' approach is really useful - will defo bear that in mind next time I'm climbing.
This is super insipiring, keep climbing man! Please do make more vids with Matt as your coach. I learned a lot here
More to come!
Well done Mike, it was amazing to see how much you improved just by slowing things down and visualising the roots, I will have to try that in my next session!
Good luck. I'm sure it will work out for you too
huge vouch for matt , really opened my eyes to climbing better and harder
As always an excellent video Mike and excellent coaching from Mat! Keep em coming
More to come!
I learned so much! Great video
Appreciate you sharing this! Psyched to see how far this can go for ya
same here!
super awesome stuff, really cool to see you sticking with the climbing journey!!
No sign of me getting bored of it yet 💪😄
Inspiring.. still hanging around 5C and having a hard time getting better but this sounds like excellent advice! Thx 🙏🏼
Great video, gonna use all these tips!
Have fun!
Great video as always!
Thanks 🙏
Ive been climbing for around 5-6 months and been stuck on progression on the past couple weeks and this video explained why. Now i realize why and what i have to do to progress more! Thank you so much and this helped so much 🙌
Great! I'm glad this resonated with you
Really cool video. Congrats on the send 🎉 I'm psyched for my session tomorrow
Good luck!
I just started climbing and I was suprised to see that you have videos on it. Amazing
More to come!
What an amazing teacher and super chill guy Mat is
Absolutely 💪
Love watching your climbing videos Mike, Mat is a great coach. I've never used the visualizing with your eyes shut method, will have to try it out!
Hopefully it works for you too!
I think my favourite part of your content is just how genuine you are. Other channels tend to hide their mistakes, but watching your videos always feels like I'm just seeing my friend improve at climbing along side me.
Thanks a lot for the kind words. I strive to keep it as authentic as possible
This video was AWESOME, Mike! I'd love to see you do more with Mat - he's got a real skill in being able to keep everything chill while encouraging you out of your comfort zone.
I need to try this approach. I've been climbing for a similar length of time to you but lack your strength - I've had no choice but to focus on footwork and body positioning simply to get anywhere! Now making an effort to get stronger through supplementary conditioning (still working towards my first pull-up 🥲.). But I'm certainly stronger than the stuff I'm climbing, and I've got a mental block about committing to the finishing holds on higher blocs, so the top-down approach looks like a game-changer 🎉.
Keep up the good work, brother 👏
hopefully with this approach you unlock your potential! Glad you enjoyed this video
This was lowkey enlightening. Things I heard before but just put so well and simply together
I'm glad you found it enlightening. Thanks for watching
I love that idea of going top-down - so by the time you're climbing the whole boulder the bit you've rehearsed the most is the hardest, not just the first! Really cool
Looking good Mike! From what I've seen (before) this bit of coaching is really something you needed. Keep that technique up, climb light, let the body flow! Warmup is also something I really advice to always do, as it also reduces the risk of injury. I really feel the difference in perfomance myself when I barely warm up, or even not at all and trying harder climbs.
I feel i really benefitted from coaching. I'm definitely going to do more
awesome insights man! this video really gave me a unique perspective into improving my climbs, im also around V4 climbeer and cannot wait to put these tips into practice! Thanks Mat and thanks Mike!
can't wait to hear how you get on!
Oh my god Mike I’ve needed a video like this that’s this well done for a while, I’m stuck at the v4 area too! Hope I can apply some of this with my session tomorrow!
You can do it!
@@MikeBoydClimbswell here to let you know in the last few weeks I went from v4 to v6 myself thanks for the video, helped a lot with improving strength and session length!
Wow! There is so much value in this video 😮 I feel l can climb better after watching it. Thanks Mike and Mat. Incredible🙌🧘♂️
Nice one Artur! Thanks a lot
This was a great watch, Mike explains things very well. Being someone who consistently decides a climb is too hard for me based on the first couple of moves I will definitely be approaching projecting differently using these tips!
Brilliant! Good luck!
Inspirational stuff. You've got me stoked to get back out to the gym
Nice! Glad you enjoyed the video
Love your videos and Matt's videos! The tips are really helpful to me, thanks!
Glad you like them!
Loving these videos, got into climbing properly about a month ago and Im trying to get up past V3 so these will help!
You'll get past it soon enough! Thanks for watching!
mad respect on the climb it looked insane !
Was awesome to see you at the gym Mike, great job on sending the blue.
Cheers dude 🙏👍
Yes, definitely more of these please!
More on the way!
That was great! Mat is such a good coach, even watching this i took away points to work on, im sure in person it was even better. 😀
Great to hear!
Really enjoyed this one! Yes, more work with Mat please! 🤙🏻
It's in the works!
Matt is a beast and from all the videos I’ve watched of him seems like such a nice guy. His partner Anna is a helluva climber too. Absolute power couple.
Anna is a crusher too! Lovely couple
Great video Mike... Mat did such a good job of explaining the projecting process. Apply this to some long routes and you'll see massive gains there too, I'm psyched for Kalymnos in a couple of months! Yer gonna smash it.
Cheers Kieran. Can't wait 🙏
This was really inspiring. I'm going to try this routine tomorrow 💪
You got this!
Great watch, enjoying your content. Bar better tactic, I think self belief is also key. That blue probably wasn't soft, it suits you - you crushed it!
Good point!
Man, such great tips in here. Great video!
Really happy you got something from it!
LETZGO MIKE!! this is awesome to see I know the dreaded feeling of being stuck awesome to see you work through it and I'm sure you got it aswell but bouldering is at least 50% a mental sport you gotta get your head in the game... Awesome stuff :D
It's also great to have someone to talk you through it this is why I love climbing with friends that are at my level or higher projecting together is awesome
I'm glad other people feel the same way as I do. Thanks for watching!
Couch coach from the other side of the world here, but the sequence from about 16:40 to 17:10 is interesting. Look at how much more Mat turns in his right leg. I'm not sure how much is flexibility, how much is oddball hip strength and how much is technique, but working on standing on your toe and rotating your knee in might be a good thing in your warm ups.
Love that you've got the climbing bug, yell if you're ever in Oz and want to play.
Incredible work, fascinating to see how such straight forward advice makes a world of difference! In fact, it seems the hardest part is simply being disciplined enough to continuously keep up with long warmups and drills!
Also, the V6/7 isn't necessarily 'soft' just because it's suited to your style, no need to be so hard on yourself - but if you can climb a few more blues then that'll really solidify your working grade.
What an amazing climbing video. I learnt a lot and would love to watch more. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
This was super inspiring. I started climbing because we signed our daughter up for lessons, and I was bored of just sitting around waiting for her lessons to finish.
Bouldring is definitely where i struggle the most. I am short and kind of heavy, and I lack the confidence to ask for help or guidance. I'll watch this video a couple of more times to get as much out of it as possible, and then I'll hopefully feel confident to try out some of the techniques the next time Im at the climbing gym.
Ta.
Good luck! Glad you felt it was useful!
absolutely excellent. I think what it gives me is confidence that the approach I've been using to improve has been the right one - in fact if I take on something that's going to take a few weeks I do what I can, learn something new, then rehearse that new part until I've got it down. usually its an energy thing that lets me down. working on that. What I haven't tried is decide on the crux and then work forwards and backwards on it. Cool stuff.
Nice. Hopefully tweaking your approach with the top down method works for you. Thanks for watching!
@@MikeBoydClimbs I’ll be giving it a go for certain!
great vid! i can def apply these tactics too to my own climbing. a part 2 or follow-up would be cool to see your improvement, and see you get coached on harder grades !
Coming soon!
Fantastic progress, tactics have such a huge impact on performance. Its going a step further and ironing out the little imperfections on these harder climbs even past the send. Make sure you learn to seat the heel more accurately with more tension through your body. Really own every move. That will help you level up real fast!
Well said! I'm on it!
Absolutely loved this, especially since that's the yellow I am currently struggling on! I think I'm definitely the guy that goes on a climb, tries the first move and gives up, I'll try this next time.
Good luck!!!
banger vid. thanks for sharing
Class vid Mike! Good to see you and mat together 🎉
Great video! Instant subscription 👍👏👏👏
Thanks a lot 👍
Really cool video! Engaging and insanely educational. I couldn't help myself but cheer you on, when you were climbing the blue route :) you've got a new sub!
Welcome 😁 thanks for the support.
Bouldering is such a technical sport. People underestimate all the nuance and tatics in bouldering. Usually, sport climbing can feel a bit easier to progress because once you've done all the moves it is mostly about endurance, and traning it is mostly about doing more and more volume.
While in bouldering you can't suddenly develop loads of power just by doing more of the same thing. You have to clean up your technique, find all the microbeta and rest a lot so you can give good burns. Obviously you must do all the physical training in the mean time but to unlock a new move you must learn how to climb better and spend a lot of time thinkg about body position, ways to grab the hold, ways to move from one position to another, etc...
It can feel quite frustrating because in bouldering you don't get the sense of progress like sport climbing, since you wont climb 1 or 2 moves extra every session. You either do the new move or you don't.
Well said. This is inline with what I've experienced too
Working the crux while fresh and adding moves before or after it is really useful advice. I need to start doing this more on routes near my limit even if they are indoors
great. hopefully it works for you as well as it did for me!
was very cool, would definitely watch another one of these!
More to come!
9:36 hearing his tip of always get your hip perpendicular and seeing this climb after is crazy… Thanks mike
Glad you found it useful!
Mat is a brilliant coach!
Couldn't agree more!
Great video and some wounderful ideas that I want to add to my routine thanks for sharing!. I was yelling breath on that last climb hehe
Thanks a lot for cheering me on!
Such a useful video!
Mat is an amazing coach, helped me break through my plateau
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Great vid, keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
This guy is a natural talent in coaching.
Really helpful video, good work
Glad you think so!
Really like this coaching content! Although one thing I dislike a bit about pro/coach -content is that most of us aren't able to put in that much time and work. Maybe we're not even that motivated or interested in it. I really like bouldering as a sport, but it's just one of the many things in life I like, I'm not gonna commit 6+ hours to it in a week, even though I enjoy it deeply. All in all, I did really like this video. Some good tips I'll for sure try myself. Thanks Mike.
Hopefully you can incorporate these drills into your warmup and see results even if you only boulder a few hours a week. Thanks for watching!
Niiice!
So awesome to see you learning fundamentals and movement from Mat like this. Can't wait to see more of your progression.... I guess competition climbing/style climbing is next ;)
Battle of Britain 2024 climbing comp? 👀
I think comp style is something I have to address. It's a problem for me!
I'm convinced that 80% of climbing success is just getting over feeling like a dufus because other climbers saw you doing something "embarrassing." Whether that's visualizing something "easy" or falling off the wall or whatever. How much of our success is stunted because we're afraid of what other people might think? Great video and great tips. Thanks for putting this together, Mike-and thanks to Mat for his coaching!
Wise words here. I don't get embarrassed much at the gym anymore but it used to happen a lot! Thanks for watching!
Damn this is a great way to project
I had a plateau at v4 and recently got past it like a month ago did my first v6 yesterday and hope to improve like you did
awesome work 💪