EP 57: Dave MacLeod (Part 2)
Mar 1, 2021
This is part 2 of my conversation with Dave MacLeod. We talked about key points from Dave’s book 9 Out of 10 Climbers, how he uses flexible programming to train around the weather in Scotland, his current carnivore diet experiment, and listener questions about aging, piles of eggs, disordered eating, fatherhood, Scottish climbing, and more.
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Listen to Part 1 here.
Check out other episodes with Dave:
Follow-Up: Dave MacLeod (Jul 15, 2023)
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Other Podcasts Mentioned:
The Curious Climber Podcast - Dave MacLeod
Books:
9 out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes by Dave MacLeod
Against the Grain by James Scott
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
Videos:
‘Catalan Witness the Fitness’ V14
Documentaries:
Blog Posts:
Routes Mentioned:
‘Catalan Witness the Fitness’ V14
Dave’s Links:
Nuggets:
4:10 – Why Dave wrote ‘9 out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes’
11:09 – Using ‘9 out of 10’ to discover your own individual pitfalls, and why Dave has become more and more interested in lifestyle
15:28 – Using your climbing partners as mirrors, changing your circumstances, and the shortcut to sending your project
21:00 – Dave’s common pitfall—quality recovery
22:25 – Productivity and the value of having a home wall
26:30 – “Bouldering is king”, and how Dave fits indoor bouldering sessions around outdoor climbing
31:47 – How Dave uses flexible programing for his training
37:01 – Periodization as a tool for introducing variety
38:52 – Fingerboarding on the same day as bouldering and Dave’s thoughts on which to do first
40:33 – The “one-minute-per-move” rule
42:40 – Patron Question from Adriel: Any advice for maintaining a positive growth curve as you age? What does Dave think the upper age limit is for hitting peak performance?
48:23 – Dave’s take on how much protein to eat per day
49:39 – Dave’s current carnivore diet experiment
57:10 – Sport climbing on a ketogenic diet
1:07:20 – Patron Question from Charizze: How many eggs make a pile of eggs?
1:10:17 – Patron Question from Maria: How do manage the strength to weight ratio through diet, while avoiding falling down the rabbit hole of energy deficiency and/or disordered eating?
1:16:42 – Patron Question from Mike: Dave, you’re a hero, but I’ll be honest, much of the climbing in Scottland looks chossy and overgrown. What crag should a climber from the US visit to correct that misconception?
1:19:07 – What time of year is best to visit Scottland to climb, and the “24/8”
1:22:23 – Patron Question from Laurent: How do you balance fatherhood and climbing? Any secret beta for a new father who’d like to keep improving at climbing while being present in his daughter’s life?
1:25:59 – Patron Question from Eric: Any recommendations for injury-prone climbers?
1:30:50 – Favorite discipline of climbing
1:32:05 – Last meal
1:32:39 – Recommended books
1:36:24 – Advice for his 20-year-old self
1:37:26 – Advice for his 30-year-old self
1:39:52 – Defining climbing moments
1:42:14 – One of the best decisions Dave has ever made
1:42:54 – Gratitude
1:44:21 – Excited to focus on climbing