Podcast Episodes

TAPED TIPS | How To Climb Taller AND Smaller

Short climbers are good at getting scrunchy, and tall climbers are good at climbing extended, right?

Ummm, no. Not always.
Actually, not even most of…

1 year, 11 months ago

REWIND | Can We Accurately Measure the Movement Skills of Sport Climbers?

Today we rewind to an episode of Breaking Beta where Kris and Paul dig into a paper that presents and then tests a method for measuring movement skil…

1 year, 11 months ago

EVERY BODY CLIMBS | Ben Mayforth on Discipline, Paraclimbing World Championships, and Letting Go

Ben Mayforth is a decorated climber well known for dialing in his training regimen. He's a Paraclimbing World Cup multi-medalist. Since 2019, he hasn…

1 year, 11 months ago

Nate Drolet | A Consultation with The Struggle Climbing Show

Today's episode comes from The Struggle Climbing Show and features our very own coach Nate Drolet in consultation with the show's host Ryan Devlin, w…

1 year, 11 months ago

EXPERT | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing

Udo Neumann is a climber, performance coach, and motor-learning explorer. He’s the author of several books, including the cult classic Performance Ro…

2 years ago

TAPED TIPS | The Setup Mistake Climbers Make on Hard Moves

Where's the first place your mind goes when you don’t stick a move?

If you’re like most climbers, it’s probably your finger strength, or tension, or …

2 years ago

(BONUS) EXPERT | Will Anglin on Climbing All The Things, the Intersection of Strength and Movement, and the Ultimate Tool

Will Anglin is one of the founders of Tension Climbing, a company that not only makes training tools, but also is committed to innovation in a way th…

2 years ago

BUILDER | Lauren Abernathy is Building Better Climbing Movement Skills with In-Person Sessions

Lauren Abernathy works hard to be a better climber. In fact, it’s part of her job as owner of Good Spray Climbing to help other people become better …

2 years ago

TAPED TIPS | The Secret to Hard Moves that Most Climbers are Missing

For most of us, climbing looks like this:

Pull on, try the move, fall off. Stare at your hands and try to understand why you fell. 
Pull on, try the …

2 years ago

EXPERT | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching

Taylor Reed is a climber and coach who has worked with high-level athletes – both competitive and outdoor climbers – for many years. He’s the vice pr…

2 years, 1 month ago