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The Average Climber Podcast — 185 episodes
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Ep. 8: Supplement Speed Dating
Ep 7: Consistency's Best Friend
Ep. 6: How to make work capacity work for you
Ep 5: How to get off the energy rollercoaster
Ep 4: The top 10 ways you're wasting energy on the wall
Ep. 3: The top 10 ways climbers sabotage their recovery
Ep. 2: Why your mind is tiring your body
How to Become a More Energized Climber Episode 1: Are you energized?
ANNOUCEMENT: How to be an Energized Climber [NEW PODCAST SEASON!]
Signing Off for Our Holiday Deload
Top Three Holiday Nutrition Tips
Ep 85: Ski Training 101 with Coach Shannon Smith
Top 3 Holiday Training Tips
Ep. 84: The Rules you Can Break in your Training and Nutrition
Four Signs it's Time to Pivot
Ep 83: All things granite with Kris Hampton, "granite is a rental car"
Stop Bonking: Using Micro-fueling for Steady Energy
Ep 82: How to Solo Boulder Outside with Chelsea Murn
CASE STUDY: Climbing V9 through Chronic Illness
ep 81. Weekend Warrior Survival Guide - part 2.
Setting Outdoor Climbing Goals (No Grade Chasing Required)
ep. 80: The Weekend Warrior's Survival Guide - part 1
SENDTEMBER EP 4: "Hold the rope"
SENDTEMBER EP 3: "He'll start at his shoe for an hour"
SENDTEMBER EP 2: "Do not hang your heads"
SENDTEMBER EP 1: What it takes to win a game
Sends and Suffers: Ep 85 Coaching Youth Insights and Experience Sharing with Mario Stanley and Dru Stulb
SUMMER BREAK + CREW ANNOUNCEMENT
Battling the pump, combining physical and mental training
ep 79: SIX KILLER TIPS, how we've changed our minds about habit formation, behavior change and goal setting
What Climbers get wrong about core training with Evan Ingerson DPT
Ep 78: Should you climb with pain? How to do it and when to get help with DPT Evan Ingerson
How to rescue an off-track afternoon (and still get your training done)
Ep 77: Trail Running Race Week - how Caitlin got Lauren ready and fueled for her 16 mile trail race
Fontainebleau, France: Caitlin’s trip reflection and travel tips
Ep 76: Should you change your beta or try harder? 6 tips to help you decide
Our Top 10 Favorite Outdoor Snacks
Q&A: fall practice on "easy mode", burnout, the deal with caloric deficits, short but effective route sessions, pain with board climbing and more!
SOS! What to do about muscle soreness
Ep 75: Which one are you missing? Introducing the Forgotten Five
Three nutrition skills every climber needs
Ep 74: "How will my body change when I upgrade my training and nutrition?"
Make stretching a habit with these 5 tips
Ep 73: The top 6 hardest pills to swallow in your climbing and nutrition
Reviewing a Chat GPT Climbing Nutrition Plan
Ep 72: How to eat the rainbow (and why you should)
ChatGPT: Write Me a Training Plan
Ep 71: Finding the right partners, and building a community you want to be a part of
Caitlin's Big Reveal: Authenticity in a Social Media World
Ep 70: Audience Q&A, slab climbing, saturated fats, preventing elbow tendinitis + more!
HOLIDAY HIATUS: "We've got good news and bad news "
Ep 69: Our top 6 training + nutrition tips for indoor focused climbers
Three quick tips for climbing video review
Ep 68: The top 10 things our most successful clients do
Three signs your gut needs some TLC
Ep 67: What is maintenance and how do you do it? in training AND nutrition
Halloween: Fact or Fiction?
Ep 66: What you THINK is your problem vs. what actually is
Three ways to strengthen your immune system this fall (with food!)
Ep 65: The three types of outdoor climber: their struggles + what they need to work on
Sendtember Podcast Ep 1: "what it takes to win a game"
Ep 64: The difference between running + climbing nutrition, pre-race fueling
Three Send-tember Nutrition Reminders
Ep 63: The Atomic Elements of Climbing Movement with Kris Hampton
Using gamification to improve your outdoor climbing
Ep 62: 8 negative thought patterns that are stifling your training progress
How to train in a "quirky" climbing gym.
Body Composition for Climbers, Caitlin's feature on the Power Company Climbing Podcast
How to stress-proof your climbing trip, what Caitlin learned in Lander, WY
Ep 61: Should you count calories? Pros, cons and our thoughts on intuitive eating
How to do a Sunday training reset, "Planning is HOT"
Ep 60: How to crush at being a short climber with Juliet Hammer, CSCS
Three tips that will change the way you climb slopers
Ep 59: Mastering the art of crag snacking, nutrient timing for outdoor climbing
How to bust the V4 Plateau
Episode 58: Is salt bad for you? "tasty, magic crystals"
SB: the problem with "earning" your food ft. Caitlin making enemies
BONUS: What does a climbing coach do [behind the scenes]
Ep 57: Good vs. great training and nutrition, "from 'meh' to kickass!"
SB: Top 3 time management pitfalls of busy climbers
Training Q&A: tackling fear on lead, comp style climbing, and balancing multiple hobbies
Ep 55: What climbers get wrong about power
Ep 56: What to do when you aren't improving, "use facts not vibes"
Nutrition Q&A: Collagen, Creatine, and How long to "bulk"
Ep 54: Does your nutrition approach feel fuzzy? "It's time for a vibe check"
SNACK BREAK: How to *actually* help your friend who just started climbing
Episode 53: Know the difference between sports nutrition and basic nutrition, “carbs are king”
SNACK BREAK: Eat the rainbow! Our top three tips for eating more veggies
Episode 52: Overtraining vs. Under-recovering and physical therapy red flags, "not just a shark" with Dr. Parker Farabee
SNACK BREAK: How to deal with bad body image days
Episode 51: Six things to look for in a climbing partner + unbelievable venmo requests + listener submitted pet peeves
SNACK BREAK: How to keep your nutrition goals alive
Episode 50: Using pain to heal, highball bouldering, ego climbing, and dealing with fear. “Don’t tell my mom about this” with Dr. Davis Ngo
SNACK BREAK: Sneaky strategies for doing big moves (that you can start using RIGHT NOW)
Episode 49: training with your humanity in mind and coaching comprehensively, “more than a jiffy” with Dr. Lara Pence
SNACK BREAK: Mastering High Feet + Pistol Squat Moves
Episode 48: How to plan a year of climbing (without getting overwhelmed)
SNACK BREAK: Your essential year-end nutrition reflection
Episode 47: ”Merry Witchmas! Get your Yule log ready!”, what we want you to let go of in the new year
Episode 46: ”the 30 day rule”, acquiring new skills outside and in the gym with Karly Rager
SNACK BREAK: ”Happy Holidays! do you feel guilty enough yet?” the holiday pep talk you didn’t know you needed
INTRODUCING WRITTEN IN STONE: Lynn Hill reaches Critical Mass
SNACK BREAK: Lauren + Caitlin’s Black Friday Extravaganza
Episode 45: ”the feel bad yoyo”, ten signs you need to take your training + nutrition more seriously
SNACK BREAK: How to climb more dynamically (and stop climbing like a sloth all the time)
Episode 44: Six nutrition struggles you’ll face when starting a new training program, ”serial killers eat candy corn”
Plug Tone Presents: Written in Stone [TRAILER]
SNACK BREAK: Caitlin’s Big Reveal
Episode 43: ”Bangs are an adult haircut”, 10 things we wish we knew one year into climbing
SNACK BREAK: Solving 8 of your most frustrating footwork struggles
Episode 42: ”Do you need to go full wumbo?”, impacts on athletic performance, a climber’s take on intermittent fasting [pt. 2]
SNACK BREAK: Should climbers use creatine?
Episode 41: ”I’m not playing dodgeball on an empty stomach”, a climber’s take on intermittent fasting [pt. 1]
Snack Break: avoiding tick list overwhelm, a guided exercise for planning your next climbing trip
Episode 40: ”The red holds are universally hated”, our thoughts, tips, and strategies for climbing better on the Moonboard
SNACK BREAK: How to warm up at a crag that doesn’t have warm-ups
Episode 39: ”Take me to Kelsee Church”, the intersection of mental health and climbing with licensed therapist, Kelsee Keitel
SNACK BREAK: Five things you need for a minimal and effective at-home strength set-up
Episode 38: ”muscle building muggles”, the top three ways you’re hindering muscle growth with Emily Smith, CNS
Snack Break: Camp Cooking Listener Q&A
Episode 37: the ultimate camping and climbing guide, 8 tips to climb your best and fuel well on camping trips, ”I’m gonna laminate some checklists”
Snack Break: Good, better, best. A training strategy for chaos.
Episode 36: Top 8 travel struggles of nutrition and training, ”how to survive a continental breakfast”
SNACK BREAK: What you never learned about heel hooks
Episode 35: The trap of perfect nutrition, embracing food freedom, and ”nutrition nihilism”
Snack Break: Planning Your Nutrition around a Performance Objective
Episode 34: Flexible programming to fit your life, ”Non-linear means ’I love you’ in rock climbing”
Snack Break: The Skill Work Your Training is Missing
Episode 33: ”Wherever! Whenever!” How to approach your training and nutrition with a seasonal mentality
SNACK BREAK: 12 week endurance progressions for boulderers and sport climbers
Episode 32: ”endurance is the drama”, what every climber needs to know about endurance
SNACK BREAK: Nutrition methods to improve your seasonal allergies
Episode 31: Life, Stress, and Progress with Chelsea Murn, ”Business is the same as climbing”
Snack Break: Prepping for outdoor performance inside - crowds, fear, pressure, and tactics
Episode 30: Protein Listener Q&A, ”beef it up!”
Snack Break: Smoothies 101, How to make a delightful, well-balanced smoothie
Episode 29: Lessons in struggling with Ryan Devlin, The Struggle x Average Climber Crossover
SNACK BREAK: Cold Weather Climbing Tips (Submitted by YOU!)
Episode 28: Cold Weather Climbing, ”Dinos in snowy climates”
SNACK BREAK: Busting our top 3 snacking myths
SNACK BREAK: What we learned in Hueco Tanks
Episode 27: Six tips to crush your winter training cycle, ”peanut butter and don’t do that”
SNACK BREAK: The Training and Nutrition Combo, Breakthrough Group Coaching
Episode 26: 4 things we wish climbers knew about building muscle
Snack Break: Top 2 ways we’ve changed our minds about goal setting
Episode 25: Strength Training Listener Q&A, ”Do the Hokey Pokey”
SNACK BREAK: 4 Holiday Tips for Navigating Training & Nutrition
Episode 24: ”Asking for a friend”, fear management and performing under pressure with Karly Rager
SNACK BREAK: What nutrition pros wish you know about body composition
Episode 23: ”Breathe and focus, you b*tch”, Top 6 Lessons we learned in Bishop
SNACK BREAK: Celebrating our businesses + the Black Friday 411
Episode 22: ”Gloopy Goblin Caramels,” Do you really need a coach for that?
SNACK BREAK: Three tips for longevity in climbing
Episode 21: ”Throw the tiny stick,” do you have a fear of failure?
SNACK BREAK: A bouldering trick and a nutrition treat
Episode 20: ”Cal-Gary”, The Top Ways Climbers are Holding Themselves back
Episode 19: ”Peas in a line”, is this nutrition wagon right for you?
SNACK BREAK: Finger-TIPS, nutrition for better skin health
Episode 18: ”Maintain your schooner”, how to get back on the training wagon
SNACK BREAK: The pros and cons of projecting hard rock climbs
Episode 17: All aboard the struggle bus, Top 4 struggles you’ll face in your training and nutrition
SNACK BREAK: BIG DIY ENERGY, Why the Average Climber Intensive is a dream for the self-coached climber
Episode 16: Plant-based athletes part 2, ”Corn is the Ohio vegetable”, Complete Proteins & Listener Q&A
SNACK BREAK: Interpreting Plant-Based Nutrition Research. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Episode 15: Plant-based athletes part 1, ”Plant-based Shoobies”, the athletes’ approach to a plant-based diet
SNACK BREAK: Adjusting to a new climbing area, becoming more versatile, and nutrition tips for acclimating to higher altitudes
Episode 14: Hangboarding Part 2, ”The fun way to hang on the edge of a box”, programming, protocols, and how to get it done.
SNACK BREAKS: Getting what you want out of strength training, demystifying sets & reps
Episode 13: Hangboarding Part 1, ”50 shades of hangboarding”, where to start and what you should know
SNACK BREAKS: How to train with limited time, quick tips for the time-constrained athlete
Episode 12: ”Eat kale every day or you’ll die” How to form sustainable habits
Episode 11: ”There’s always a pizza shop”, Climbing Trip Listener Q&A
Episode 10: ”Calm down, crazy!”, Caitlin’s training consult for her return to sport climbing
Episode 9: Check yourself before you wreck yourself, how to be your best self-coach
Episode 8: Cool your jets, posture police! Healing climbing injuries with Kimmy Wiley and Drake Griggs
Episode 7.5: Apricots, dragons and some other $hit, taste testing ”healthy” alcohol
Episode 7: Don’t Drink Everclear, how alcohol impacts training and performance
Episode 6: PLASTIC AIN’T ROCK, our top 8 tips for transitioning into outdoor climbing season.
Episode 5: Special Average Snowflakes, adventures in individualized nutrition
Episode 4: Rude Myths, top 10 training & nutrition fallacies that need to go extinct
Episode 3: Sturdy Ice Cream & Dismantling Diet Culture
Episode 2: Basics B*tch,The Fundamentals of Climbing Training You Need to Understand
Episode 1: KISS KISS BANG BANG, our top 10 ways to simplify your training and nutrition
Episode 0: An Above Average Introduction