The Struggle Climbing Show

Expert Analysis: Mental Game with Lor Sabourin

Lor Sabourin joins the show to look back at this season's interviews with 10 of the biggest names in climbing, and helps us all to learn from where the pros have struggled and excelled in mental game. 
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Lor is an elite climber and coach with an expertise in the area of mindset, and they join the pod to look back at season 2 (featuring highlights from Jonathan Siegrist, Melina Costanza, Allison Vest, Peter Croft, and more) and shares actionable takeaways that we can all use to level up our own mental game and climbing. 
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Topics:
How to set motivating, healthy, and achievable goals
 
Working through performance anxiety   
 
Choosing (and being) a good partner
 
Ego, belonging, self worth, and community 
 
How to harness the send stoke when you’re not even climbing
 
Yes vs No Fall Zones 
 
How to turn falling into a relaxing process
 
What to note when you don’t send and when you DO send
 
Self advocacy and how to be welcoming to all at the climbs 
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This season is supported by PhysiVantage, the official climbing-nutrition sponsor of The Struggle. Created by climbers for climbers, their athlete roster includes Alex Megos, Natalia Grossman, Daniel Woods, Paige Classen, Matt Fultz, Jonathan Siegrist, Amity Warme and so many more! Visit www.physivantage.com/discount/STRUGGLE15 to receive 15% off your full priced nutrition order. 
 
This season is supported by Petzl, the official gear sponsor of The Struggle. Check out their Scirocco helmet, Djinn draws, Hirundos harness, and all of their bomber gear at your local shop! Access the inaccessible at Petzl.com.
 
The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world. 
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Want to be a podcast hero and score yourself some rad limited edition swag? Support the show and the climbers who make it by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow and @lor_sabourin
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plugtone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!
 
 

Expert Analysis: Tactics with Kris Hampton

Kris Hampton joins the show to look back at this season's interviews with 10 of the biggest names in climbing, and helps us all to learn from where the pros have struggled and excelled. 
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Kris has been a force in the climbing community for decades as a climber, coach, writer, and podcaster. He joins the pod to look back at season 2 (featuring highlights from Jonathan Siegrist, Melina Costanza, Matt Fultz, Allison Vest, Guy McNamee, and more) and shares actionable takeaways that we can all use to level up our own nutrition and climbing. 
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Topics:
Fixing it before it's broken
The power of the flash
YouTube for beta?
Benefits of junky condies
Redefining what grades mean
Refreshing body and mind between attempts
Why YOU should be training on parkour style comp problems
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This season is supported by PhysiVantage, the official climbing-nutrition sponsor of The Struggle. Try their EndureX for increased endurance and recovery between attempts! Visit www.physivantage.com/discount/STRUGGLE15 to receive 15% off your full priced nutrition order. 
 
This season is supported by Petzl, the official gear sponsor of The Struggle. Check out their Scirocco helmet whihc exceeds safety standards and is suuuuuper comfy! Access the inaccessible at Petzl.com.
 
The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world. 
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Want to be a podcast hero and score yourself some rad limited edition swag? Support the show and the climbers who make it by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow and @powercompanyclimbing
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plugtone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!
 
 

Expert Analysis: Nutrition with Amity Warme

Amity Warme joins the show to look back at this season's interviews with 10 of the biggest names in climbing, and helps us all to learn from where the pros have struggled and excelled. 
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Amity Warme is an elite climber, has her masters in sports nutrition, and is a registered dietician. She joins the pod to look back at season 2 (featuring highlights from Melina Costanza, Matt Fultz, Tommy Caldwell, Mo Beck, and more) and shares actionable takeaways that we can all use to level up our own nutrition and climbing. 
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Topics:
The impact of restricting calories
Responsible tapering for a performance phase
Fueling for different climbing objectives
Sugar: the good, the bad, and the tasty
An easy rule to strike balance in nutrition 
The impact of alcohol on recovery and performance
Most effective supplements for leveling up
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This season is supported by PhysiVantage, the official climbing-nutrition sponsor of The Struggle. Try their Supercharged Collagen for stronger tendons so you can train harder and recover faster! Visit www.physivantage.com/discount/STRUGGLE15 to receive 15% off your full priced nutrition order. 
 
This season is supported by Petzl, the official gear sponsor of The Struggle. Try their Djinn quickdraws, which are tested to perform at over 100,000 open/close cycles! They're the best. Access the inaccessible at Petzl.com.
 
The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world. 
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Want to be a podcast hero and score yourself some rad limited edition swag? Support the show and the climbers who make it by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow and @amity.warme
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plugtone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!
 
 

Expert Analysis: Training with Tom Randall

Tom Randall joins the show to look back at this season's interviews with 10 of the biggest names in climbing, and help us all to learn from where the pros have struggled and excelled. 
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Tom Randall is an elite climber, elite coach, co-founder of Lattice Training, and one of the most psyched guys on the planet when it comes to geeking out over data and all things climber training. He joins the pod to look back at season 2 (featuring highlights from Tommy Caldwell, Maiza Lima, Jonathan Siegrist, Mary Eden, Mo Beck and more) and deliver actionable takeaways that we can all use to level up our own training and climbing. 
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Topics:
How to begin training if you're totally new to it
Proper rest protocols
The magic trick of post activation potentiation 
When to train weaknesses vs doubling down on strengths
How to use systems boards (and when NOT to) for project training 
Finding joy in climbing and training 
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This season is supported by Petzl, the official gear sponsor of The Struggle. Try their Hirundos harness with fuse-frame technology. It's light, it's fast, and it's comfy enough to dog on your proj (like me). Access the inaccessible at Petzl.com.
 
This season is supported by PhysiVantage, the official climbing-nutrition sponsor of The Struggle. Try their amazing new Greens powder to level up your daily nutrition! Visit www.physivantage.com/discount/STRUGGLE15 to receive 15% off your full priced nutrition order. 
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The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world. 
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Want to be a podcast hero and score yourself some rad limited edition swag? Support the show and the climbers who make it by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow and @tompaulrandall.
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plugtone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!
 
 

Training Tip Tuesday: Eric Horst

It's Tuesday! Grab a taco and dig in to this bite sized beta from Eric Horst as he shares how to more effectively solve crux sequences. 
 
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The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world.
 
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This Training Tip Tuesday is brought to you by Physivantage. Check out their entire line of science-backed products at Physivantage.com, and level up your game with 15% off using code STRUGGLE15! 
 
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
 
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world.

Pro Clinic: Moonboard with Ravioli Biceps

Ravioli Biceps, one of the strongest MoonBoarders in the game, takes us to rock school with this Pro Clinic as he identifies common pitfalls and shares tips and tricks for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced climbers to level up their MoonBoard knowledge and tactics, whether you're brand new or a ranked pro.
 
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This episode is sponsored by Patrons of The Struggle. Enjoy the full Pro Clinic, early and ad-free episodes, and other perks by joining The Struggle patron community. There's a level for everyone 🙌. Learn more at Patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow. 
 
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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow and @raviolibiceps
 
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
 
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!

Training Tip Tuesday: Justin Salas

It's Tuesday! Grab a taco and dig in to this bite sized beta from Justin Salas as he shares how to quickly train fingers and arms so we can lock-off like a blind guy. 
 
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The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world.
 
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This Training Tip Tuesday is brought to you by Patrons of The Struggle (thanks, Patrons!) Pop by patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow to support the show, score cool swag, gain access to our library of Pro Clinics, and probably climb three letter grades harder just for being awesome :)
 
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
 
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world.

Training Tip Tuesday: Alex Megos

It's Tuesday! Grab a taco and dig in to this bite sized beta from Alex Megos as we focus on the power of rest as it pertains to injury prevention, recovery, and climbing stronger than ever (take it from one of the best in the game)!
 
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The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world.
 
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This Training Tip Tuesday is brought to you by Friction Labs. Use code STRUGGLE20 for 20% off your first order at frictionlabs.com
 
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
 
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world.

Peter Croft

Elite climber Peter Croft shares his struggles and breakthroughs in Training, Nutrition, Tactics, and Mental Game.
 
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It's hard to overstate the impact Peter Croft has had on the sport of rock climbing and on inspiring generations of climbers. He is an incredibly well rounded climber, though perhaps best known for his impressive free solos, many hundreds (maybe thousands of them at this point), including Astroman and The Rostrum in Yosemite. Amongst Peter’s other most notable climbs are the first free ascent of Moonlight Buttress in Zion, Venturi Effect in the high sierra, and Solar Flare on Incredible Hulk. Over a 40+ year career I could spend all day talking about what Peter has climbed so I’ll wrap it up with just a couple other mind-boggling accomplishments on big walls: He was the first to link up El Cap and Half dome in a day, which he did with his good friend John Bachar… and he was the first to onsight The Shadow in Squamish, which is a stunning 5.13 that went unrepeated as an onsight for more than 30 years (and some really big names tried it). Peter is an absolute master of endurance and efficiency, born from decades of soloing up and DOWN routes and linking up incredibly long traverses. There’s likely no other climber in the world as intimately familiar with movement over rock than Peter is, especially when it comes to multi-pitch granite and crack climbing. He is as impressive as he is humble, and this conversation is so full of wisdom and genuine stoke I just know it’s going to fill your heart.
 
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CHAPTERS:
Struggle: 0:16:02
Training: 0:22:47
Nutrition: 0:35:56
Tactics: 0:42:26
Mental Game: 0:55:13
Purpose: 1:11:44
Takeaways: 1:21:50
 
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Follow along on Instagram @thestruggleclimbingshow. Do you want to climb with the legend himself? You can hire Peter as a guide and enjoy the greatest day of climbing in your life -- simply drop him an email at petercroft100@gmail.com.
 
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PhysiVantage is the official climbing-nutrition sponsor of The Struggle. Visit www.physivantage.com/discount/STRUGGLE15 to receive 15% off your full priced nutrition order.
 
Petzl is the official gear sponsor of The Struggle. Check out their amazing products, including their Hirundos harness, at your local gear shop and learn more at petzl.com.
 
This episode is sponsored by FrictionLabs. No fillers, made in the US, and the best you can get. Chalk up less and climb more with FrictionLabs! Visit www.frictionlabs.com and enter code STRUGGLE20 at checkout for 20% off your first order.
 
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The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world.
 
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Want to be a podcast hero and score yourself some rad limited edition swag? Support the show and the climbers who make it by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
 
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
 
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world!

Training Tip Tuesday: Kevin Jorgeson

It's Tuesday! Grab a taco and dig in to this bite sized beta from Kevin Jorgeson as we recognize the 8th anniversary of one of the most impressive feats in climbing... and the mindset KJ implemented (that we can as well!) in order to take on the impossible. 
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The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to promote solar energy for a more equitable world. 
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Support the show and the climbers who make it by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. 
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The struggle makes us stronger. Let's climb hard and do good things in the world.