TBP 200 :: Coach Alex Stiger's Training Plan to Climb Her First 5.14a

Published: April 6, 2022, 7:03 p.m.

6-Week Team Training Program Starts April 18th

On April 18th, Coach Alex Stiger\u2019s 4th cohort of her Team program will begin!

This is a group training program that ALSO provides you with a training program built just for you. You\u2019ll be getting to know a small group of no more than 12 people, talking with them every week. You\u2019ll get a lot of one-on-one time with Alex, and you\u2019ll also get everything below\u2026

  • More one-on-one time\xa0\u2013 2.5 hours instead of 1.75 hours over the 6 weeks (that\u2019s more one-on-one time than any other coaching option)
  • Team zoom meetings\xa0every week that will be recorded \u2013 get climbing video analyzed, ask questions, go over specific topics
  • Completely individualized 6-week training program\xa0for just you
  • Intensive 6-week online course\xa0\u2013 video tutorials, deep dives into important training and mental topics to help you improve quickly
  • Anytime Q&A\xa0via individual messaging or group chat
  • Weekly feedback\xa0on climbing and training videos you take during the course
  • Direction on how to continue\xa0with your training after the course
  • Full access to Alex\u2019s past workshops\xa0during the program (Hangboarding, TRX, Rings, and Skills & Drills Workshops)
  • Learn and grow with a team!\xa0This is an underrated way of reaching your potential. Teammates can be the difference between you doing the work and you keeping the status quo.

Early bird pricing lasts until the 13th, so if you want to get this at the best price, go get your spot now.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SKILLS & DRILLS WORKSHOP \xa0 Coach Alex Stiger\u2019s Training Plan to Climb Her First 5.14a

In this episode, I talk with Coach Alex Stiger about how she\u2019s training to prepare to send her first 5.14a this summer/fall. This is a rare exploration of an experienced coach/climber\u2019s process around building their own training program.

Alex has asked for the help of a couple trainers, a PT, and she\u2019s doing work on her mental game as well in order to achieve this big goal. She\u2019s taken everything she knows about training to build out an objective plan for herself for 8 weeks before she begins going to her project.

We talk about how she assessed her strengths and weaknesses in order to prioritize what she\u2019s doing to train. We talk about how she\u2019s cultivating a beginner\u2019s mindset, why she incorporated running into her program, and how she uses journaling and video of herself climbing to take a more objective view of things.

She also shares her schedule from Monday to Sunday every day so you can see exactly what she\u2019s doing.

This program is specifically built for Alex, and you should not copy it. But we go through how she KNEW what was appropriate for her, and you can take that knowledge to help build your own program.

\xa0 Episode Details
  • Why this climb is so important for her, and why she\u2019s ok with walking away empty-handed
  • Why chilling and doing what she wants has been an important part of this training
  • How she uses journaling, tracking, and vieo analysis
  • How she assessed her strengths and weaknesses to build her program
  • Importance of guidance on training, even for a coach
  • Why she used to hate assessments and why she loves them now
  • Her Monday through Sunday training schedule for 8 weeks before the season
  • How/if she\u2019ll train while she\u2019s trying to send
  • How to use video analysis in your own training
\xa0 Show Links \xa0 Photo Credit

Photo of Alex competing in the Cookie Jar Competition at Movement Boulder by Michael Emery Hecker\xa0@sayless.meanmore

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