EP 284: Jeremy Kiner (Patron Spotlight)
July 15, 2025
Jeremy Kiner is a Kentucky-based boulderer and sport climber. We talked about his journey to V10 and 5.13b, how he uses a board circuit as a training benchmark, his experience with the GRINDS finger training program, embracing double rest days, his diet and dealing with autoimmune issues, what he learned from working on two different regenerative farms, being a conscious consumer, and much more.
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Related Podcast Episodes:
EP 70: Steve Maisch (May 2021)
Follow-Up: Steve Maisch (Sept 2021)
EP 52-53: Jon Glassberg (Jan 2021)
EP 266: Connor Bodin (Patron Spotlight) (Mar 2025)
EP 275: Steven Bergey (Patron Spotlight) (May 2025)
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:01 – Jeremy’s background
00:03:47 – Regenerative farming
00:05:46 – Resting a lot
00:11:39 – Abrahangs & weight room
00:13:06 – Jeremy’s climbing progression
00:23:58 – The thief of joy
00:27:55 – Never enough time
00:35:54 – Training circuit (strength boulder pyramid)
00:43:52 – Fun board climbing
00:45:40 – Different training chapters
00:51:29 – The GRINDS Program
00:58:50 – Breaking down finger training terms
01:05:35 – Unlevel edges
01:08:05 – Tweaky fingers
01:20:22 – There is no “best” way
01:26:43 – Things that work
01:28:58 – Things that don’t work
01:33:58 – Boards
01:40:02 – Jeremy’s diet & autoimmunity
01:47:28 – Where is your food coming from
01:54:03 – Regenerative farming continued
02:08:16 – Food subsidies & waste
02:13:01 – The other pillars of health
02:17:22 – Conscious consumer
02:20:53 – Wrap up