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Bill Ramsey discusses his climbing achievements and training strategies as an elite climber in his 60s.

Join the email list to get a FREE private finger training clinic with Dr. Tyler Nelson(normally $10) www.thestruggleclimbingshow.com/strong Support the Show on PatreonGet access to all Pro Clinics, bonus episodes, and more.https://www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow - Elite Climber, weekend warrior, and Philosophy Professor, Bill Ramsey, explores: His early days with Alan Watts Moving to Vegas for year-round climbing Climbing 30 5.14s after age 40 Climbing three 5.14s (so far) in his 60s Customizing training for specific projects Developing the try hard part of the brain The benefit of doing a very big training day How to train on a Treadwall Most common mistakes he sees climbers make Having no F’s to give The Pain Box Here's Bill's article on the Pain Box: https://www.trainingbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pain-box1.pdf Here's Bill's article on how to set up a Treadwall: https://www.trainingbeta.com/bill-ramsey-treadwall-training/ - BIG THANKS TO THE AMAZING SPONSORS OF THE STRUGGLE WHO LOVE ROCK CLIMBING AS MUCH AS YOU DO: PhysiVantage: the official climbing-nutrition sponsor of The Struggle. Train harder, recover faster, and feel better than ever. I love all their…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Devlin

Guest: Bill Ramsey

Topics covered

• climbing
• training
• fitness
• age
• performance
• nutrition

Keywords

• 5.14
• climbing training
• Treadwall
• nutrition
• age in sports
• performance
• try hard

Sponsors

PhysiVantage, ForceBoard

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pain Box, how to set up a Treadwall

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