Hosted by Neely Quinn, The TrainingBeta Podcast is a weekly conversation with rock climbing's best and brightest. Pro rock climbers, climbing trainers, and other insightful members of the climbing community offer their experiences with training for climbing, the best diet for climbing, and their personal stories with climbing. Whether you're a beginner climber or a seasoned pro, you'll learn something new from these conversations.
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TBP 034 :: Justen Sjong on Improving Your Mental Game
About Justen Sjong
Justen Sjong is a prolific climbing coach out of Colorado, who's also had a successful climbing career, having established up to 5.14a big walls with none other than Tommy Caldwell, and crushing 5.14 sport climbs across the globe. He currently works out of Movement Climbing and Fitness in Boulder and does online coaching via www.climbingsensei.com. He has a thing or two to say about climbers improving their mental game and becoming better climbers overall.
What We Talked About- The difference between a climbing coach and a climbing trainer
- When to say "take" on routes
- How he coaches Alex Puccio
- How to increase confidence, and why it's important
- How your body language can influence your climbing performance
- Lots more
- Justen's online climbing services: www.climbingsensei.com
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