Tyler Thompson: How to Get More Out of Every Session, Building Capacity, and Tricking Yourself into Sending

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Elite climber Tyler Thompson explores:

• The process of becoming a pro climber
• Struggling with training consistency
• Preparing for La Rambla (5.15a)
• His Spain sending spree
• How to make climb days worth more
• Struggling with performance anxiety
• An epic last-day-last-go send of Era Vella
• How to trick yourself into sending

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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 Endurance Mindset Teaser 00:28 Meet Tyler Thompson 03:28 Vegas Base And Background 06:09 From Summer Camp To Youth Team 08:10 Going Full Time Climbing 11:31 What Struggle Means 16:20 Training Balance Outdoors Vs Gym 20:35 Spain Prep And La Rambla 25:39 Endurance Work And Self Assessment 33:11 Nutrition And Recovery Habits 37:23 Tactics Learning And Repetition 41:02 Finding Efficiency And Energy Leaks 42:49 Fresh Beta Experiments 43:19 More Tries More Learning 44:55 Evolving Beta Near Send 45:41 Inventing a New Sequence 49:40 Choose Moves You Love 50:27 Favorite Move Spotlight 51:52 Southern Smoke Send Story 53:59 Remembering Projects Past 54:50 Scarpa Shoe Shoutout 56:15 Performance Anxiety on Redpoints 57:22 Resting and Switching Gears 01:00:42 Era Vella Injury Miracle Send 01:06:10 Trying When Tired Works 01:08:59 Next Projects and Finn Cave 01:10:52 Trips and Dreamcatcher Goals 01:13:59 Finger Rehab Reality Check 01:15:06 Wrap Up and Bonus Episode 01:18:18 Host Training Update 01:22:08 Final Thoughts and Signoff

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