Back-to-back releases on the month, can you believe it? In Episode 7 Alex and I chat about climbing and gym etiquette, geology, recovery, sleep, nutrition, stress, HRV, RPE, Objective vs subjective measures of stress, fatigue, or performance, ice baths, the last 6 months of my climbing, the infamous V10, Alex's future and the Little Cottonwood Gauntlet. All that and more, because I probably forgot some stuff. Unedited/Unrehearsed per usual.

Alex Burlison is a strength and conditioning coach, stone lifter, rock climber, and all-around badass. You can find him on IG: @stone.daddi

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In this episode of Mountain Talk Alex and I talk about new life updates, stone lifting, strength training, progressive overloading, general guidelines, rep range, intensity, RPE, what we think about diets, supplementation, nutrition, "Crag Snacks" or intra-session eating for climbing, running, and skiing, energy drink hacks, and what matters, really matters ;).

Alex Burlison is a strength and conditioning coach, stone lifter, rock climber, and all around badass. You can find him on IG: @stone.daddi

Please reach out, subscribe, and rate to let me know what you think about or want to hear about on the Mountain Talk Podcast.

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This episode starts with a reading of my essay "Mountains: A Journey of Struggles & Stars" followed by some life updates for winter 2023. We dive into the training philosophy of blocks, what they are and when they are applicable/appropriate along with tips and tricks/ examples of what I might do in said blocks.

00:00 "Mountains: A Journey of Struggles and Stars"

06:25 Life Updates Winter/Spring 2023

08:50 Mindfulness / Meditation

11:36 April & May

12:15 Intro to Training Blocks

23:20 Partnership Shoutouts

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Cover Photo: Alec and I in the Bugaboos on assignment for Patagonia, Thermarest, Clif Bar, and for FUN, shot by Ben Matthews.

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Episode 4 of Mountain Talk is all about climbing! Recruitment Pulls on the fingers, Isometrics, eccentric vs concentric movements, we get into a little bit of the science. We talk a lot about mindset and how to cultivate "turning it on" or "flipping the switch", we dive down the rabbit hole of training vs exercise, along with some of our recent training protocols and more. The episode has subpar audio quality and will be the last full-length of its kind. Alex and I agreed to record some better audio on the next segment so please reach out with further questions, follow-ups, training advice, or whatever.

Tyler Nelson (C4HP)

Alex Burlison

Chelsea Murn

Recruitment Pull Media: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AdVqGrNr1rcr2xdXA

4:00 Recruitment pulls

5:45 Injury Prevention

7:00 Eccentric Vs Concentric Movement

8:00 Isometrics

9:00 Hangboarding

10:00 Transferability of RP instead of HB

13:15 - Isolation of Finger Flexors

15:00 - Standing Isolated RP

17:30 - Tindek Link

18:00 - Alex's Finger Strength Rant

19:30 Improvement in Finger Strength

21:30 George's Workout Plan

24:45 - Mental barrier / weak links and the mind game of bouldering

26:00 - Trying Hard and Bouldering

27:00 - Flipping the Switch

28:00 - Growth Mindset

28:45 - Fuck around and find out!

30:00 - Training and Periodization

31:00 - What is Training vs Exercise?

32:45 - How do I start Training?

33:00 - George's Training Regime

34:30 - Progression as a Mountain Athlete

36:45 - Pitfalls in Training

38:00 - Introduction to Training Structures

40:00 - Behaviour Modification / Lifestyle Changes

44:00 - Unearthing Your Truth Potential

45:00 - Isometrics

48:00 - Alex's Version of ISO

49:00 - Strength and Power

51:00 - Weaknesses as Climbers

54:00 - Pushing Boundaries

56:30 - Traps in Self-Perception in Climbing

59:00 - Asking for help and consistency

62:00 - Making it easy - in your own way

64:30 - How to actually turn It on, unearthing the try-hard

67:00 - Setting intention, Rituals

69:00 - Thoughts going from nowhere and coming from nowhere, encouragement

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In this episode of Mountain Talk George and Alex chat during a road trip from Salt Lake City to Red Rocks, Vegas. We chatted about our personal experiences with relationship styles (nonmonogamy/monogamy), communication between partners, what we should and shouldn't expect from a partner, jealousy, friendship, psychedelics, vasectomies, and more.

This episode is unedited, unrehearsed, and unfiltered. Apologies for the road noise.

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In Episode 2, George discusses his philosophy behind training for the mountain environment, "The Integral Approach to Mountain Athletics". This approach revolves around a holistic view of the athlete or individual and develops training programs based on their specific needs and just as importantly the needs of the context in which they are training for. This podcast discusses strength training, aerobic fitness, mind, sport-specific fitness, base building, behavior modification, and more. If you are interested in Summation Athletics or their programming find them on Training Peaks or head over to summationathletics.com for more information.

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This episode is a rebroadcast (stripped of ads) of a conversation that Chelsea and George had in the fall of 2021. It will give listeners a good idea of who George is, where his climbing began and how it shaped him as a person and a mountain professional. They talk about Alaska, living genuinely and authentically, how George approaches life in the mountains and his background.

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Borvo Bone Broth: All natural ingredients, compostable packaging, "BringBorvo10" at checkout for 10% off.

Livsn Designs: The best pants on the planet, period. Lifetime warranty and bomb proof.

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