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About\xa0Mercedes Pollmeier\n

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This is an interview with Mercedes Pollmeier, a Strength and Conditioning coach out of Seattle, Washington. She has a Master's degree in Human Movement and started working with climbers of all abilities, including elite level/competition climbers, in Colorado. Currently she works at the Seattle Bouldering Project with climbers and other athletes of all ability levels.\xa0I wanted to ask Mercedes about her training philosophies, and how she trains intermediate climbers in particular.\xa0

Also, if you detect an accent, it's Australian. She came to the States in the early 2000's and promptly got rid of her accent, which I find amazing, seeing as how I can't even\xa0lose my Wisconsin accent...

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• 5.10 and 5.11 training
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• What ARCing is and how to use it
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• How to break into 5.11 or 5.12
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• Training for 5.11 vs 5.13
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• The most important\xa0lifts\xa0for a climber
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• Her book on training,\xa0Simple Strength
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• Mercedes Pollmeier's\xa0website
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• Mercedes' article on Quadrupedal Movements for Climbers
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• Mercedes' book, Simple Strength,\xa0on Amazon
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• Training videos by Mercedes
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• Check out our\xa0Route Climbing Training Program for route climbers of all abilities.
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• Our other training programs: Training Programs Page.
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