Don't think I've ever had climbing efficiently broken down so well or clearly before. Really helpful and immediately impactful! Thanks for the great video.
Thank you so much for the kinds words, we really appreciate it!! When I coach, this is one of the key aspects we cover (if necessary). Most of us climb inefficiently, so are guilty of pulling far too much.
I think for a lot of these tips, it's only after you've experienced the energy-wasting method of climbing, then you can truly feel and appreciate how valuable and golden these tips are. Thank you so much for this video!! Keep up the good work!!
Thanks Alex for these great tips and demos on how to move more efficiently! 00:31 For each move, set up a good neutral base from which you can drive pressure through your toes up through your legs to your hips and core for a better reach. 2:28 As you move, position feet, hips, and then hands. Try as much as possible to keep your hip close to the wall and your arms straight. 6:36 Gain momentum for every move by initially shifting your hips in the opposite direction of the hold you are reaching for. Then, as you reach for the hold, swing your hips in the hold’s direction. 9:05 Example of inefficient climb 10:47 Example of efficient climb 12:02 Kilter Board 19:54 Repeat boulders to improve your performance with better technique until the climb feels like it is one grade easier than the listed one.
What helps in applying this at the wall, is to do leg exercises to make them strong. Then you are really aware there is a lot power to get from those. Feels almost like somebody is pushing you up the route. Very nice video.
7:55 that specific movement pattern probably just improved my climbing an entire grade - FANTASTIC detail and demonstration. Thank y'all so much for making this content available.
this is honestly a fantastic breakdown of climbing movement! obviously the more you advance in difficulty the more nuanced efficient movement becomes, but the principle and in general the frame in which to view movement remains the same. great stuff!!
Excellent, thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!!! Exactly agree with the nuances movement. Sometimes an angle change of 2-5 degrees in an ankle for example makes all the difference
I watched so many videos on technique, but this is honestly one of the very best and most useful. After few years of climbing I know good technique is the most important factor and my limit. I'm gonna practice these tip a lot. Thanks.
Wow, thank you, high praise indeed! Glad it was useful. Yes, refer to it in your session and let us know how you get on. Remember, you often go one step backward before taking two forward when implementing new methodology.
Every time I watch this video I learn something new, and them apply it in the gym, and them I come back to the video, and so on. I have been doing it for a month or so. Learned and evolved a lot. Thank you! 🙂
This video is a gem. I'm always trying to improve my movement on the easy climbs and tried to focus on things like "drop knee" etc. but never deeply thought of momentum. Thank you so much, Alex, this video is super helpful!
Wow, I really needed this! Its going to be hard to retrain my brain to move more like this but it definitely looks worth it. Thanks for the great video! The comparison makes it a lot easier to wrap my head around vs just showing the right way only
Before I watched this video I could barely complete a 5.10A. After watching it, I got 90% of the way through a 5.10D! I kept thinking I wouldn’t be able to reach the next hold, and then I grabbed it. It felt like the holds were closer! Amazing. Thank you. Who knew hips would make such a big difference!
I have been doing gym bouldering for many years and have watched quite a few videos. However this is the first time I've seen the specific "build up" of momentum explained and demonstrated. So helpful. And the quality of the instruction was top notch as well! Thank you Alex.
An excellent instructional video - Alex demonstrates an inefficient technique v an efficient technique and this contrast really illustrates how it is possible to use the feet and hips to generate momentum in order to execute the arm reach to the to the target hold. The explanation of using straight arm and leveraging the axial skeleton during movement and resting is clearly explained and demonstrated - of the numerous climbing technique videos I have watched this is the finest! thank you Alex for sharing your expertise and very obvious passion for climbing!
Thank you so much! A lifetime of climbing has made her pretty damn good at it, but it’s her “know-how” and analytical side we are looking forward to tapping into and sharing with you. :)
You guys put out amazing content. This is so basic, yet I have not seen anything online similar to this. I immediately put this in practice in my session yesterday and noticed a difference straight away. I did notice it is hard to apply while climbing at my max though and I'm needing to use my arms a lot more.
Thank you! Yes, far better to start making it a learned move/practice in your comfort zone. Over time it’ll become autonomous and you’ll do it on limit climbs without thinking.
Agreed! I wonder if one still has to deliberately practice this on progressively harder climbs, though. Maybe I'm just impatient, but I often forget to practice this at my limit and haven't found it to automatically "bleed over" into harder climbs, so to speak. Thanks too for a great video. @@roapcoaching917
Thanks so much! I tried focusing on this on a boulder I had been defeated by a few times and sent it first go today! Will try to make these tips a habit going forward
As someone who literally just started climbing last week, this is super helpful and extremely valuable!! Thank you!! No wonder my arms were killing me…
Good for you. Keep it up 'cause it's a great sport for core, back and shoulder muscles. As someone who's been climbing for 3 years now, I did not learn anything new here, but for beginners this is the basic stuff you should be focusing on.
This was such a great video! They always say feet and hips are important, but your breakdown and comparisons really helped show why and how that's true. Thank you :)
Thank you for the super detailed explanation and demonstration! I am a beginner who just started climbing recently, and my biggest concern is I use my forearm too much so I always end up hurting them. What you did made climbing look so much more enjoyable instead of painful. Can't wait to try this technique once I recover!
Yes!!! This will definitely help you from over-gripping and your fingers and arms from doing too much. Looking forward to hearing how you get on! Have fun and thanks for watching!
I feel very lucky that I found your channel on the first month I started climbing! This video made my body movement so much more efficient that I can spend good enough time at the gym trying multiple problems without exhausting my arms. I love your other videos, too. Please keep up the good work and thank you for the thorough and in detail walk through and demonstration!
Thanks so much for this Video, I am just watching it the second time to prepare myself for the Boulderseission tomorrow. You explain everything so incredible and I love the beauty and "fluidity" of efficient technic, like an energywave going through the body - wich reminds me of certain aspects in the martial arts! I think you are a great teacher! Also I really appreciate your overall attitude, you seem like a really nice person. :)
Awwww, thank you for the kind words ☺️ Good luck today and let us know how you get on! The beauty of UA-cam is that you can always reference it! Thanks for watching and your support!
Thank you so much for this video. I've been climbing for 6 months and watch a lot of climbing videos. But this has been by far the most helpful. I love you explained AND demonstrated both the most efficient as well as the least efficient techniques. And then isolated the moves to explain it further.
Excellent news - glad it has been helpful. Yes, there are a lot of drill videos out there (which we will also address shortly), but this looks at practical movement. Hips are discussed a lot - "keep them close" etc, but never about generating momentum. Let us know how you get on with applying this one! Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for this video. I'm a very new climber, in an area without great coaching or gym option, I've spent a tonne of time on UA-cam trying to figure out how to use my body better than just pulling myself up the wall. This explained the technique so much better than anything else I've seen.
Glad it was helpful, for sure - it is designed for all levels though. We often coach V11+ climbers with the same issues. Strong, doesn't always mean good! Thanks for watching!
One of the most educational videos! Love all the detail breakdowns and different movements. Please film more! And really related to the end speech about trying the same route efficiently.
I practice straight arms and side hip to wall regularly, but when I'm on a overhang [tr/lead] I revert back to pulling with the arms. The momentum aspect was really well explained, can't wait to practice it at the gym! Thanks!
Yes, super common - it's fascinating, as it's so counter-intuitive. As we pull more, we unweight the feet and therefore are more likely to cut. Stay low, weight the feet and use that momentum! It will be a game-changer for you. Thanks for watching!
This is by far the most helpful video for a beginner like myself. The momentum movement is just key and pretty much a game changer. Thank you so much Alex and team! Looking forward to more content!
Fantastic information, and video, including the audio, which was clear and concise, without bumps or wind noise, etc. Back to the lesson. I must admit, i could see myself (on my good days) being the before (inefficient) climber. This was one of the best videos of instruction on how to improve movement forms on most climbs, so long as ones body fits in the box. Learning how to do this style, while keeping my upper body and rear chain engaged seem like a long term challenge. Thanks Alex.
You bet, so important when warming-up. Most do so mindlessly, but if everything has a purpose and there is intention behind it, it can be invaluable! Thanks for watching
Thank you so much!! Well, try, refer back to the video. Watch and video yourself and see how you can improve. Often you take one step back when implementing new techniques, before they click and make sense and you make two steps forward as a result. Good luck!
Truly helpful and very easy to follow. What an awesome tutor you are Alex 👍 I'm sure it's beneficial to rewatch after trying to apply all these tips. Subscribed ASAP 🙌
Thanks a lot, Alex, for this brilliant training session!! You are obvously not only a tremendous climber, you are also an excellent trainer!! Please, keep on showing us how to excel above our own self-perceived limitations, achieve more and remain injury free ... With the most humble greetings from good old Europe!!
Thank you so much! I’ve been climbing professionally just as long as I’ve been coaching professionally (since I was 16! 😳), so I like to think I’m both a coach and climber, but I am so excited to share more and more content with you this year! Thank you for watching and your support
i hadn't thought about using hips as a way to generate momentum, just that i gotta keep em glued to the wall. thanks for the tip - your form is like insanely good!!!!!!!
Ahhh, thank you! I’ve been a professional climber and coach since I was 16, so I pride myself on both, but thank you for the kind words and for watching!
The first time I climbed I was doing a lot of pulling and certainly felt that afterwards lol. Regrouped and realized what I was doing wrong so the next time I went, I used more hip and boy was that a huge difference, and I was able to do more climbing because I and much more energy. However after that round I realized I wasn't using great technique after I got home and that was frustrating. I just started reliving all the moves I couldn't do and now am like why didn't I drop knee, why didn't I heel hook! It's so obvious afterwards. But now I know for next time what I need to be focusing on. The nearest climbing gym is pretty far for me, so I have to make the most out of each trip I do by learning and training as much as possible at home.
awesome video! really liked the breakdown of the kilter board problems and comparison between more efficient/less efficient. could make that it's own video series lol!
Definitely some board session videos coming with some friends and well known climbers too. Obviously with the focus being on analysis and comparison (coaching). Thanks for the feedback.
Great advices, put in a very understandable way! I really liked the energy pod analogy and the upper body assisting the leggs. Thanks Alex! (and the video crew ;-)
11:20 goes against what I have learned. Her first move is foot and hand simultaneously, but I thought it was ideal to only move one limb at a time where possible, and to do it controlled, not with a swing. The first move is basically a dyno, is that wasted energy to catch yourself? And then there is a dyno that ends up with her feet off the wall, but the instructions are to maximize the use of your feet? The last move is basically a dyno also. I was hoping she would address those points after the climb.
Yes, great question(s). When we are first starting out, we are taught slow and controlled movements are key. In part, this is true. Drills, warming-up and on the whole you’ll be safer and feel more confident. But… Slow and controlled is not always the most efficient. We see beginner and intermediate climbers (even advanced climbers) climbing in this defensive way and throwing away a load of energy. Controlled, yes, efficient, no! So like everything, there’s a time and a place. Even cutting loose. When running clinics we often show this World Cup super-final between Ramon Julian, Jakob Schubert and Adam Ondra (I think from 2011). Ramon is cutting loose on almost every move (he’s 5”2), but he’s the only one to top. Sometimes, fluid movement is the most efficient.
Great video. I am a relative beginner and this is exactly what I need to practice the most to improve my climbing. Footwork and climbing with my legs more instead of pulling hard with my arms.
Thank you Alex. First time seeing someone explaining / showing the tiny differences of good and not so good technique. Will try to improve my climbing 😊
Hi Alex, thanks for the video, very informative, full of good tips. I am new to climbing and I will try to learn thoses moves. On a funny note, I can't imagine the slap power you could deliver with those arms😅. Thanks again for the content 🤩
Omg, I knew that I was doing something wrong but I couldn't figure out what that was exactly. 🤦🏼♀️ I'm a rookie (obviously) and this is super helpful! Thank you!
Hola muy buen video, es bacán que cada vez haya más información sobre la escalada, saludos desde Chile. Hi this was a great video, it’s amazing to have more information about climbing, greeting from Chile ☺️
Thank you so much for this tip. I tend to try to use mostly upper body for climbing. Going to really climb more with my hips as opposed to fingers and upper body.
Very interesting how Alex shows the difference between static climbing and dynamic climbing. It's great to see the differences. But one thing that kind of surprised me is how she cut her feet so much more while climbing dynamically. For example at 11:34, she cut her feet, while in the previous static climb she didn't. I was always told to not cut my feet, that is used up too much energy. Is this an exception here?
Great question/observation. It is something coaches tell climbers all the time. As a rule, yes, it is more efficient to take the weight on your feet. However, sometimes, on steeper angles, you may have to make 3 or 4 foot moves and really tense with your hands and upper body/core to make these movements, so it can be more efficient to use momentum and swing your feet. This comes with experience and is something we are planning to film. Sometimes it comes down to height too. A taller climber can span/reach different footholds and a shorter climber may have to swing their feet across. If it is done correctly and on the skeleton (shoulders engaged) it can be far more effective and efficient.
Don't think I've ever had climbing efficiently broken down so well or clearly before. Really helpful and immediately impactful! Thanks for the great video.
Thank you so much for the kinds words, we really appreciate it!! When I coach, this is one of the key aspects we cover (if necessary). Most of us climb inefficiently, so are guilty of pulling far too much.
Phenomenal to have access to give-away coaching from an athlete of Alex's pedigree. This is brilliant, thank you!
Awww, thank you! Lots to share over the last 20 years of being a professional 🫢
A video like this is one I need to rewatch since there’s so much information and gems packed into it. Thank you for the great video ❤
Ahh, so glad it’s helpful! It’ll always be there!!!
I think for a lot of these tips, it's only after you've experienced the energy-wasting method of climbing, then you can truly feel and appreciate how valuable and golden these tips are.
Thank you so much for this video!! Keep up the good work!!
Ah, thank you so much!! Agreed. Only once you know how different it feels, you appreciate it even more
Thanks Alex for these great tips and demos on how to move more efficiently!
00:31 For each move, set up a good neutral base from which you can drive pressure through your toes up through your legs to your hips and core for a better reach.
2:28 As you move, position feet, hips, and then hands. Try as much as possible to keep your hip close to the wall and your arms straight.
6:36 Gain momentum for every move by initially shifting your hips in the opposite direction of the hold you are reaching for. Then, as you reach for the hold, swing your hips in the hold’s direction.
9:05 Example of inefficient climb
10:47 Example of efficient climb
12:02 Kilter Board
19:54 Repeat boulders to improve your performance with better technique until the climb feels like it is one grade easier than the listed one.
Thank you so much for doing these key points too! Glad it was helpful! Thanks
What helps in applying this at the wall, is to do leg exercises to make them strong. Then you are really aware there is a lot power to get from those. Feels almost like somebody is pushing you up the route. Very nice video.
Absolutely agree! Legs are powerful, arms are weak in comparison!
7:55 that specific movement pattern probably just improved my climbing an entire grade - FANTASTIC detail and demonstration. Thank y'all so much for making this content available.
Ahhh, thank YOU so much for watching and we are glad it helped. Keep it up as this subtle movement pattern WILL continue to help
this is honestly a fantastic breakdown of climbing movement! obviously the more you advance in difficulty the more nuanced efficient movement becomes, but the principle and in general the frame in which to view movement remains the same. great stuff!!
Excellent, thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!!! Exactly agree with the nuances movement. Sometimes an angle change of 2-5 degrees in an ankle for example makes all the difference
I watched so many videos on technique, but this is honestly one of the very best and most useful. After few years of climbing I know good technique is the most important factor and my limit. I'm gonna practice these tip a lot. Thanks.
Wow, thank you, high praise indeed! Glad it was useful. Yes, refer to it in your session and let us know how you get on. Remember, you often go one step backward before taking two forward when implementing new methodology.
Every time I watch this video I learn something new, and them apply it in the gym, and them I come back to the video, and so on. I have been doing it for a month or so. Learned and evolved a lot. Thank you! 🙂
And we are so glad that's the case. Thank you for your support and glad these videos are helping you on your journey. It's literally why we do it!
This video is a gem. I'm always trying to improve my movement on the easy climbs and tried to focus on things like "drop knee" etc. but never deeply thought of momentum. Thank you so much, Alex, this video is super helpful!
Yes!! We tend to focus on drills and techniques that are more “common”, but this can be an aid to all of these too. Thanks for watching!
Wow, I really needed this! Its going to be hard to retrain my brain to move more like this but it definitely looks worth it. Thanks for the great video! The comparison makes it a lot easier to wrap my head around vs just showing the right way only
Excellent, glad it was useful! Thanks for watching
Before I watched this video I could barely complete a 5.10A. After watching it, I got 90% of the way through a 5.10D! I kept thinking I wouldn’t be able to reach the next hold, and then I grabbed it. It felt like the holds were closer! Amazing. Thank you.
Who knew hips would make such a big difference!
Wow, that’s what we like to hear! So glad it helped you! Keep the mantra throughout your journey! Thanks for watching and your support!
I have been doing gym bouldering for many years and have watched quite a few videos. However this is the first time I've seen the specific "build up" of momentum explained and demonstrated. So helpful. And the quality of the instruction was top notch as well! Thank you Alex.
Ahh, so glad you liked it! There’ll be more coming your way soon. Thanks for watching and your support! A
I have been watching climbing videos for 2 months now and never found such a great tips as this video showed, guess I now what to train next
Ahhh, thank you so much, glad you liked it! We appreciate your comment, watch and support!
An excellent instructional video - Alex demonstrates an inefficient technique v an efficient technique and this contrast really illustrates how it is possible to use the feet and hips to generate momentum in order to execute the arm reach to the to the target hold. The explanation of using straight arm and leveraging the axial skeleton during movement and resting is clearly explained and demonstrated - of the numerous climbing technique videos I have watched this is the finest! thank you Alex for sharing your expertise and very obvious passion for climbing!
Thank you so much! A lifetime of climbing has made her pretty damn good at it, but it’s her “know-how” and analytical side we are looking forward to tapping into and sharing with you. :)
I've been doing it wrong all the time... my arms end up completely bruised and with back pain! I loved their videos and the way they teach!loved
Wow! Sorry to hear! Yes, follow the steps here and move with momentum! Thanks for watching!
6:55 Very good explanation with the opposite movement/pressure first. It's similar in skiing.
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Exactly! Hip control! Thank you so much for watching
Thank you, Alex. This is 5th time I am watching your video. One of the best climbing channels out there! Your fans from Austria... :)
Thank you so much, means so much! ❤️
Robin & I are really enjoying creating the content and looking forward to sharing more with you!!
This is pure gold for a beginner like me! Thank you Puccio!! 🤙
We are so glad you found it helpful!! Thank you so much for watching 🙏
This is one of the most helpful technique videos I’ve ever watched! Can’t wait to try to apply it at the gym.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We’re so happy you found it useful and good luck at the gym! Let us know how you get on!!
This video improved dramatically my climbing, thank you so much Alex.
☺️ I’m so glad it has!! Thanks for watching and showing your support! 🙏
A video like this is one I need to rewatch since there’s so much information and gems packed into it. Thank you for the great video
Absolutely, the beauty of UA-cam is it’s always going to be there for you/us! Thanks for watching and your support!
Hope this channel blows up. Incredible content.
Ahh, thank you!!
You guys put out amazing content. This is so basic, yet I have not seen anything online similar to this.
I immediately put this in practice in my session yesterday and noticed a difference straight away. I did notice it is hard to apply while climbing at my max though and I'm needing to use my arms a lot more.
Thank you! Yes, far better to start making it a learned move/practice in your comfort zone. Over time it’ll become autonomous and you’ll do it on limit climbs without thinking.
Agreed! I wonder if one still has to deliberately practice this on progressively harder climbs, though. Maybe I'm just impatient, but I often forget to practice this at my limit and haven't found it to automatically "bleed over" into harder climbs, so to speak. Thanks too for a great video. @@roapcoaching917
Thanks for sharing some of your world class climbing techniques! Can't wait for the next one.
More to come. The next one is released in an hour and may be our favourite video yet! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks so much! I tried focusing on this on a boulder I had been defeated by a few times and sent it first go today! Will try to make these tips a habit going forward
Wow! Excellent to hear, it’s all in the hips! 👏
Thank you so much for watching and returning to tell us! 🙏
As someone who literally just started climbing last week, this is super helpful and extremely valuable!! Thank you!! No wonder my arms were killing me…
Excellent, well make sure you check out the other videos too! Thanks for watching!!
Good for you. Keep it up 'cause it's a great sport for core, back and shoulder muscles. As someone who's been climbing for 3 years now, I did not learn anything new here, but for beginners this is the basic stuff you should be focusing on.
This was such a great video! They always say feet and hips are important, but your breakdown and comparisons really helped show why and how that's true. Thank you :)
Excellent, glad you found it useful! Apply it to your sessions and let us know how you get on! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the super detailed explanation and demonstration! I am a beginner who just started climbing recently, and my biggest concern is I use my forearm too much so I always end up hurting them. What you did made climbing look so much more enjoyable instead of painful. Can't wait to try this technique once I recover!
Yes!!! This will definitely help you from over-gripping and your fingers and arms from doing too much. Looking forward to hearing how you get on! Have fun and thanks for watching!
Awesome video, will keep it and try to pay attention to all you said on my next sessions ! Thank you
Excellent news, glad it was useful. Let us know how you get on and thanks for watching!
Cool to see Alex with her own channel. Subscribed right away. Happy late birthday, too.
Awww, thank you 😊
Glad to have you onboard! More vids on the way!
That hip move at 17:24 is blowing my mind. I can't wait to try that on the wall! It really blurs the static/dynamic boundary. Fascinating.
Such intricate movement, which 99% of us initiate from the arms. Hips, hips, hips :)
Thanks for watching and the comment!
Wow, amazing tips, I'm a beginner and this is super helpful, I'll do my best to recreate these moves next time i'm in the gym
Glad they are helpful! Let us know if you have any questions and refer back to it as and when you need to! Thanks for watching
I feel very lucky that I found your channel on the first month I started climbing! This video made my body movement so much more efficient that I can spend good enough time at the gym trying multiple problems without exhausting my arms.
I love your other videos, too. Please keep up the good work and thank you for the thorough and in detail walk through and demonstration!
Thank you so much, glad you found us too. More videos coming your way. Keep Alex in your mind when you climb, thinking "it's all in the hips" ;)
Thanks so much for this Video, I am just watching it the second time to prepare myself for the Boulderseission tomorrow. You explain everything so incredible and I love the beauty and "fluidity" of efficient technic, like an energywave going through the body - wich reminds me of certain aspects in the martial arts! I think you are a great teacher! Also I really appreciate your overall attitude, you seem like a really nice person. :)
Awwww, thank you for the kind words ☺️
Good luck today and let us know how you get on! The beauty of UA-cam is that you can always reference it! Thanks for watching and your support!
Alex! This is awesome! Thank you so much for breaking down the nuances of technique. 👏🏼
Thank you so much!! Glad you liked it! More coming soon :)
Thank you so much for this video. I've been climbing for 6 months and watch a lot of climbing videos. But this has been by far the most helpful. I love you explained AND demonstrated both the most efficient as well as the least efficient techniques. And then isolated the moves to explain it further.
Excellent news - glad it has been helpful. Yes, there are a lot of drill videos out there (which we will also address shortly), but this looks at practical movement. Hips are discussed a lot - "keep them close" etc, but never about generating momentum. Let us know how you get on with applying this one! Thanks for watching!
Great video. I love the swinging motion explained. It makes so much more sense for me now.
Excellent, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Keep it up, one of the best couching videos I've seen!
Appreciate it, thank you!!
Thank you so much for the in-depth comparison between good and bad technique ᵕ̈
Excellent, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching
WoW! So necessary for my improved climbing !! i in love with Alex , thank you so much!
Thank you so much ❤️ appreciate it!!!
Thank you very much for this video. I'm a very new climber, in an area without great coaching or gym option, I've spent a tonne of time on UA-cam trying to figure out how to use my body better than just pulling myself up the wall. This explained the technique so much better than anything else I've seen.
Ahhh, sorry to hear you’re in an area lacking coaches. This is exactly why we want to share content. Thanks for watching!
@@roapcoaching917 Cheers! I dropped you a message via the website re remote coaching :)
Will be checking the submissions shortly, thanks!
Awesome. So useful for beginners. Well filmed, very well explained. Will spend some time on the easier grades practising technique. Thank-you 👍
Glad it was helpful, for sure - it is designed for all levels though. We often coach V11+ climbers with the same issues. Strong, doesn't always mean good! Thanks for watching!
One of the most educational videos! Love all the detail breakdowns and different movements. Please film more! And really related to the end speech about trying the same route efficiently.
Thank you so much!! Yep, currently filming two more videos, one we hope to release on Sunday!
I practice straight arms and side hip to wall regularly, but when I'm on a overhang [tr/lead] I revert back to pulling with the arms. The momentum aspect was really well explained, can't wait to practice it at the gym! Thanks!
Yes, super common - it's fascinating, as it's so counter-intuitive. As we pull more, we unweight the feet and therefore are more likely to cut. Stay low, weight the feet and use that momentum! It will be a game-changer for you. Thanks for watching!
Outstanding explanation and demonstration of these foundational concepts! Great job!
Thanks for the lovely comment and watching!
This is by far the most helpful video for a beginner like myself. The momentum movement is just key and pretty much a game changer. Thank you so much Alex and team! Looking forward to more content!
Thank you so much. Avoiding the temptation to be defensive and locking-off is key. Good luck and thank you for watching
Fantastic video explaining such complex concept in very clear way! Subscribed!
Thank you so much for watching and joining us! Psyched that you enjoyed it!
Fantastic information, and video, including the audio, which was clear and concise, without bumps or wind noise, etc.
Back to the lesson. I must admit, i could see myself (on my good days) being the before (inefficient) climber. This was one of the best videos of instruction on how to improve movement forms on most climbs, so long as ones body fits in the box. Learning how to do this style, while keeping my upper body and rear chain engaged seem like a long term challenge. Thanks Alex.
Ahh, thank you for the lovely feedback and message. We will be doing videos about y’all vs small and “fitting the box” soon
Informative, concise and extremely valuable. Good stuff, thanks Alex! I'm excited to implement these concepts into my climbing.
Great to hear, thank you so much for the comment and for watching. Looking forward to sharing more with you.
I love the way you explaining things with questions
Thank you so much!! It helps people relate as they ask questions themselves.
I got so much value from this video! Thank you from a new climber.
Thank you so much!
You have explained this so well, it’s inspiring. Thank you 😊
You are so welcome, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for your inspiration and the hint, doing movement warm ups to practise the way of efficiently climbing.
You bet, so important when warming-up. Most do so mindlessly, but if everything has a purpose and there is intention behind it, it can be invaluable! Thanks for watching
amazing to see every little muscle doing something useful during different movements
Absolutely, it really is! Thanks for noticing and watching!!
That was a good and structured lesson, thanks!
Thank you so much, glad you liked it. Will be here for you to always refer to as well. Thanks for your support!
This is so helpful than any other climbing videos I have watched! Though I know it would be hard to actually do it...
Thank you so much!! Well, try, refer back to the video. Watch and video yourself and see how you can improve. Often you take one step back when implementing new techniques, before they click and make sense and you make two steps forward as a result. Good luck!
Very high quality video and explain in details way
Ah, thank you! Thanks for watching
Excellent video, very clear demos. Very, very useful!!! (I'm a novice climber and learnt loads watching this on repeat!!!!) Thank you!!!!!
Excellent, thanks for watching and glad it was useful!
Truly helpful and very easy to follow. What an awesome tutor you are Alex 👍
I'm sure it's beneficial to rewatch after trying to apply all these tips. Subscribed ASAP 🙌
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Thanks a lot, Alex, for this brilliant training session!! You are obvously not only a tremendous climber, you are also an excellent trainer!! Please, keep on showing us how to excel above our own self-perceived limitations, achieve more and remain injury free ... With the most humble greetings from good old Europe!!
Thank you so much! I’ve been climbing professionally just as long as I’ve been coaching professionally (since I was 16! 😳), so I like to think I’m both a coach and climber, but I am so excited to share more and more content with you this year! Thank you for watching and your support
Great video and tips!
Thank you so much for watching and your support
i hadn't thought about using hips as a way to generate momentum, just that i gotta keep em glued to the wall. thanks for the tip - your form is like insanely good!!!!!!!
Thank you so much and we are glad you found it useful! Keep this one hips in!! Good luck and keep us posted! Thanks for watching and your support
I love this video! A big shout out from South Korea. Thanks !!!👍
Ah! Thanks for watching! Did you check out the youth world champs over there?
Incredible tips, thanks so much!
Alex is such a great climber, and seems a very talented and natural teacher too.
Ahhh, thank you! I’ve been a professional climber and coach since I was 16, so I pride myself on both, but thank you for the kind words and for watching!
not a great feeling to realize the inefficient climbs look like how you climb :/
:( sorry! But think how strong you’ll feel with all that extra energy!!
Think of all the strength you’ve built up climbing inefficiently, that will be unlocked when you improve your technique!
@maduc, sorry, but you're off the team. Find flaws and improve
The first time I climbed I was doing a lot of pulling and certainly felt that afterwards lol. Regrouped and realized what I was doing wrong so the next time I went, I used more hip and boy was that a huge difference, and I was able to do more climbing because I and much more energy. However after that round I realized I wasn't using great technique after I got home and that was frustrating. I just started reliving all the moves I couldn't do and now am like why didn't I drop knee, why didn't I heel hook! It's so obvious afterwards. But now I know for next time what I need to be focusing on. The nearest climbing gym is pretty far for me, so I have to make the most out of each trip I do by learning and training as much as possible at home.
I think you should actually feel great because now you know specifically how you can improve.
wow, best coaching video on youtube so far.
Thank you so much, means a lot!
As a brain injury survivor I am happy to have been introduced into doing climbing. Great physical therapy and endurance training. Happily subscribed.
Sorry to hear about your injury, but glad you’ve been introduced to climbing. Thanks god subscribing and watching!
You bet! I’ll definitely keep it up, it’s my great new physical therapy!
awesome video! really liked the breakdown of the kilter board problems and comparison between more efficient/less efficient. could make that it's own video series lol!
Definitely some board session videos coming with some friends and well known climbers too. Obviously with the focus being on analysis and comparison (coaching). Thanks for the feedback.
Great advices, put in a very understandable way! I really liked the energy pod analogy and the upper body assisting the leggs. Thanks Alex! (and the video crew ;-)
Glad you enjoyed it and that it helped you with these analogies. Thanks for watching and your comment.
one of the best comprehensive vid Thank you
Thank you for the kind words!!
Hard to focus when your star struck 🤩 great tips loved this!!
Haha, you'll get used to seeing Alex far more often on this channel! Thanks for watching and your comment!
This was awesome. Thank you Alex.
Thank you so much for watching and your support
11:20 goes against what I have learned. Her first move is foot and hand simultaneously, but I thought it was ideal to only move one limb at a time where possible, and to do it controlled, not with a swing. The first move is basically a dyno, is that wasted energy to catch yourself? And then there is a dyno that ends up with her feet off the wall, but the instructions are to maximize the use of your feet? The last move is basically a dyno also. I was hoping she would address those points after the climb.
Yes, great question(s).
When we are first starting out, we are taught slow and controlled movements are key.
In part, this is true. Drills, warming-up and on the whole you’ll be safer and feel more confident. But…
Slow and controlled is not always the most efficient. We see beginner and intermediate climbers (even advanced climbers) climbing in this defensive way and throwing away a load of energy. Controlled, yes, efficient, no!
So like everything, there’s a time and a place. Even cutting loose.
When running clinics we often show this World Cup super-final between Ramon Julian, Jakob Schubert and Adam Ondra (I think from 2011). Ramon is cutting loose on almost every move (he’s 5”2), but he’s the only one to top.
Sometimes, fluid movement is the most efficient.
Great video. I am a relative beginner and this is exactly what I need to practice the most to improve my climbing. Footwork and climbing with my legs more instead of pulling hard with my arms.
Perfect!! It’s exactly the thing for relative beginners! If you master this now, you’ll have a huge head start!!!
I like the analogy of every foot being an energy pod! That’s a good visualization technique to cue.
Glad you found it helpful for visualization. Thanks for watching
Wow i’ve been stuck on a same problem for 3days and then i found this! Super helpful. I’ll try it tmr😊
Awesome! Let us know how it goes! 🤞
You Climb daily?
Normally either 1 on 1 off or 2 on, 1 off
Thank you Alex. First time seeing someone explaining / showing the tiny differences of good and not so good technique. Will try to improve my climbing 😊
My pleasure, glad it was helpful. Lot's more coming soon. Thanks for watching.
Dealing with slopes and small wholes would be great 😊
Can do that for sure
Climb tomorrow, can't wait to try out this new knowledge
Excellent! How did it go? Thanks for watching!
Hi Alex, thanks for the video, very informative, full of good tips. I am new to climbing and I will try to learn thoses moves.
On a funny note, I can't imagine the slap power you could deliver with those arms😅.
Thanks again for the content 🤩
Haha, one of my stronger points (power)! Thank you so much, glad you found it helpful!
Omg, I knew that I was doing something wrong but I couldn't figure out what that was exactly. 🤦🏼♀️ I'm a rookie (obviously) and this is super helpful! Thank you!
Ah, excellent, glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Excellent tips! Thank you!
You’re more than welcome, thanks for watching!
Hola muy buen video, es bacán que cada vez haya más información sobre la escalada, saludos desde Chile.
Hi this was a great video, it’s amazing to have more information about climbing, greeting from Chile ☺️
Ahhh! So glad you liked it! More coming your way soon. Thanks for watching!!!
Thanks for the tips, very useful !!!
Of course, you’re more than welcome!!
Definitely one of the best foundational skills videos
Wow, thank you!
love the energy pod wording. it sticks and thereby offering a lot of impact on learners, I suppose.
Thank you so much! Glad you found it useful and it’s something you can always think about when training/climbing
Thank you so much for this tip. I tend to try to use mostly upper body for climbing. Going to really climb more with my hips as opposed to fingers and upper body.
Awesome, glad you liked it - YES! use the legs and hips! Let us know how you get on!
This is such a good video! Thank you
Thank you so much, it really means a lot!
Very informative. I would love to see these two climbs (inefficient vs efficient) played side by side so you can discern the subtle differences.
Yes, great idea. Thank you
Great video. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching it!
Great lesson! Thank you so much!
Excellent, we are glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
So many fabulous tips! I'm a beginner climber with bad knees so i find it extremely hard to bend as much😢
Ah yes! Then momentum will be your friend! Thanks for watching!
Great video ! thanks !
Glad you liked it, thank you for watching!
Perfect, I'm so grateful.
Thank you! You are very welcome
Very interesting how Alex shows the difference between static climbing and dynamic climbing. It's great to see the differences. But one thing that kind of surprised me is how she cut her feet so much more while climbing dynamically. For example at 11:34, she cut her feet, while in the previous static climb she didn't. I was always told to not cut my feet, that is used up too much energy. Is this an exception here?
Great question/observation. It is something coaches tell climbers all the time. As a rule, yes, it is more efficient to take the weight on your feet. However, sometimes, on steeper angles, you may have to make 3 or 4 foot moves and really tense with your hands and upper body/core to make these movements, so it can be more efficient to use momentum and swing your feet. This comes with experience and is something we are planning to film. Sometimes it comes down to height too. A taller climber can span/reach different footholds and a shorter climber may have to swing their feet across. If it is done correctly and on the skeleton (shoulders engaged) it can be far more effective and efficient.
This was one of the best how tos, in that it actually stuck and I easily applied it the next time I went climbing
Awesome news!!! So glad it helped you. Keep it up and thanks for watching!!
thank you, this is so helpful
You’re more than welcome, glad you found it helpful! Stay tuned for more!
Hey thanks for the tips and instruction! ✌
Absolutely, you’re more than welcome. Thanks for watching
I rewatch this video after every climb session ❤
Ahhh, that’s awesome news! Glad it’s helpful! Thanks for watching!