The May Plog: My Endurance Training Plan, Critical Force Assessment, and Realizing I'm a Bad Climber

About this episode

Ryan Devlin reflects on his endurance training plan and performance for May, discussing goals, techniques, and listener questions.

Reflecting on my training, performance, and experimentation for the month, including: Recap of May goals (hits and misses) Finding flow and fun outdoors Breaking down my endurance training plan Results from my critical force test How I'm going to maintain strength and power A smack in the face regarding my technique Listener questions June goals Shoutout to Aiden Schlatter, Michael Martin, and Kent Olmstead for supporting at the Hero level on Patreon. So mega! Download Intentional Climber on Google Play or the App Store and use code LAUNCHCREW to unlock $300 of free coaching plans, plus a secret discount (ends June 5th). Have an awesome month!

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Devlin

Topics covered

• endurance training
• climbing technique
• performance assessment
• outdoor activities
• listener engagement

Keywords

• endurance training
• climbing
• performance
• strength
• technique
• listener questions
• Patreon

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Products: Intentional Climber

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