51. How To Increase Climbing Capacity

An episode of the Modus Cafe: Conversations Beyond Climbing podcast, hosted by Mercedes Pollmeier & Katja Dove, titled "51. How To Increase Climbing Capacity" was published on October 15, 2024 and runs 37 minutes.

October 15, 2024 ·37m · Modus Cafe: Conversations Beyond Climbing

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Episode Description

Today we're talking about how to increase climbing capacity for longer days outside. This was a member question that we touched on in our Q&A episode, and here we are with more context. Learn what capacity means, specific examples, and what increasing capacity can mean to you as a climber. This is a great nugget of information for those wanting to identify where you need to work your capacity.

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00:01:03 Mercedes' outdoor "office" today & her outdoor goals this month

00:02:41 What "Capacity" means

00:03:59 How we like to prepare athletes

00:05:08 Examples of how Mercedes is increasing capacity in a specific way, explanation of "what is moderate?"

00:13:51 Let's talk intensity and volume

00:18:11 The importance of goals & a flexible mindset

00:19:55 "Hard" is relative & increasing conditioning

00:23:53 How Katja prepares for rope climbing season

00:29:31 How to identify where you need to work your capacity