TBP 232: A Roadmap and a Checklist for Sending Route Projects Faster

In this episode, I sat down with Coach Matt Pincus to talk about his infamous "checklist" that he uses when he's projecting a route (or a boulder – but usually routes). As a coach, often Matt's job is less about creating strength training programs and more about using tactics to get people up their projects in an efficient way. He's found that he's been having a lot of conversations with clients lately about how to approach their route projects, now that it's climbing season in a lot of places. This episode is dedicated to helping people approach hard projects (and sometimes even not-so-hard projects) to help keep yourself motivated and on the trajectory to a send. Matt uses a checklist of links and accomplishments he wants to make on a route before the final checkbox of sending. He shares how he creates that list, depending on what kind of route it is. He also talks about the following: A couple examples of his own project checklists 3 things he sees people do wrong while projecting Planning your climbing day efficiently Top down vs ground-up When to start being tactical on a route When to start giving redpoint burns Show Links Train with Coach Matt Pincus How to Approach Routes Systematically: Top Down or Ground Up – Article by Matt Podcast Episode 134: The Principles of Projecting with Matt Article on Projecting Principles by Matt Train with Matt Pincus If you want Matt to help you with your own goals, whether they're with bouldering or route climbing, he's available for month-long commitments where he'll talk with you over zoom and create a program for you and keep in touch with you via the TrueCoach app throughout the month. He'll help you get stronger overall and cater to your specific goals so the timing is right for you to send when it's time to send. Learn More about Working with Matt

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TBP 232: A Roadmap and a Checklist for Sending Route Projects Faster is an episode from The TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast by Neely Quinn.

This episode is 01:12:23 long.

This episode was published on May 24, 2023.

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