Questions from my Patrons and clients for April 2025. Thanks to Ryan Frecka for joining me for the weight management questions. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jfireclimbing

In this solo episode, I do my best to explain the rules of bouldering: what some of them are, why they're arbitrary, how they're changing over time, and how we should all proceed.

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I sit down with Ethan Pringle to catch up with him and his cat Snowflake. We talk about:

• Balancing stability and freedom
• Crag development in South Africa (AKA how to pivot when things don’t go your way)
• Not training
• Much discussion of highball strategy
• Risk perception, risk tolerance and age
• Jumbo Love, Realization, and self-doubt
• Advice for his younger self

Questions from my Patrons and clients for March 2025. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jfireclimbing Questions: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37 Mackenzie - How's the podcast going? 0:01:30 Luke - Sling Blade update??? (with three question marks) 0:04:15 Jeffrey - Soft pause and gaze 0:11:32 Lu - Board climbing session duration 0:18:20 Ryan - Minimal methods for improving on slopers & pinches 0:29:46 eejayen - Dealing with DOMS from lifting 0:32:44 Sam - Climbing philosophy 0:34:36 William - Developing highballs 0:38:35 Leone - Finger curls with weight 0:40:48 - Outro

In this episode, my guest Zoe Sayetta & I discuss:

• Differences in mental strategies for outdoor & competition climbing
• Execution pressure
• Awareness & mindfulness
• Visualization / motor imagery
• Optimal zone of performance
• Focusing on the right thing at the right time
• Basic mindset advice

Questions from my Patrons and clients for February 2025.

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Questions:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:31 Kerwin: Concept/idea where I've shifted since coaching

00:04:50 Kerwin: Non-climbing book that's impacted my coaching

00:11:34 Olga: How to get more good tries on your project

00:15:59 Jack: Maximum recoverable volume

00:20:41 Luke: How language impacts performance and safety

00:26:38 Olga: Frustration when you're close to sending but not having fun

00:29:08 Jeffrey: Tips for switching to RPE

00:33:59 Jeffrey: Is there a time to stop progressing basic lifts?

00:37:01 Cursed Climbing: Awe-inspiring experiences