The TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast TBP 132: 5 Common Training Mistakes Climbers Make - Alex Bridgewater and Charlie Manganiello
Sep 9, 2019
Charlie Manganiello, strength coach at Elemental Performance and habit-based climber trainer, and Alex Bridgewater, ClimbStrong coach and program developer, chat about common climbing training pitfalls. They cover lifestyle limits like sleep and nutrition. They discuss over-planning versus simple consistency, doing too much, objective self-testing, intensity distribution, tapering and realistic goal setting.
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Steve Forces Responsibility To Create Coaches
- Anecdote: Steve Bechtel assigns responsibilities and models habits to accelerate staff growth.
- Charlie recounts being handed a high-level athlete early in his career and learning by doing under Steve's guidance.
Lifestyle Habits Often Override Training Details
- Insight: Lifestyle habits often trump perfect set/rep schemes for performance.
- Charlie and Alex explain sleep, alcohol, and diet issues frequently negate even well‑designed strength sessions.
Measure Progress With Simple Tests
- Test progress with simple measurable numbers rather than feelings.
- Use a crane scale, 20mm edge hang time, or a jump app to objectively track improvements across a training cycle.
