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EP 191: Jesse Firestone Returns
Top Mobility/Rehab, Top Bouldering, Top Dark Horses, Top Mind/Mindset Steven Dimmitt Top Mobility/Rehab, Top Bouldering, Top Dark Horses, Top Mind/Mindset Steven Dimmitt

EP 191: Jesse Firestone Returns

Jesse Firestone is back on the podcast! We talked about his injury this spring and finding silver linings, why he focused more on weight training than climbing this summer, shifting his priorities to spending more time on projects, biggest lessons from the past three years of coaching, Adam Ondra’s hip flexibility, how to become more flexible through climbing, why visualization is an excellent use of your time, and much more!

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EP 66: Mercedes Pollmeier
Climbing, Strength Training, Mobility, Flexibility, Top Mobility/Rehab Steven Dimmitt Climbing, Strength Training, Mobility, Flexibility, Top Mobility/Rehab Steven Dimmitt

EP 66: Mercedes Pollmeier

Mercedes Pollmeier is a climbing coach with a master’s in human movement. We discussed key stretches for climbers, how to warm up for a limit session, whether or not static stretching reduces power, how to improve your flexibility in 6 minutes per day, and “food rules” from her recent book, Peak Nutrition.

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EP 55: Kai Lightner
Climbing, Gratitude, Sport Climbing, Business, Nonprofit, Drop knees, Training, Competitions, Flexibility, Eating Disorders, Top Business, Top Real Talk, Top Competitors Steven Dimmitt Climbing, Gratitude, Sport Climbing, Business, Nonprofit, Drop knees, Training, Competitions, Flexibility, Eating Disorders, Top Business, Top Real Talk, Top Competitors Steven Dimmitt

EP 55: Kai Lightner

Kai Lightner is a professional climber and the founder of Climbing for Change. We talked about how Kai discovered climbing, his reflections on an eating disorder, the importance of flexibility for tall climbers, early racist encounters, starting a non-profit to help open doors for other people, and some of Kai’s favorite training music.

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