Me vs Kilter - Pain, Discomfort and Trying Hard

[@Wijkert]

Toby's father "no remorse". Me: "wow, tough coaching..." Turns out, that's the name of the boulder that was up next 😂

[@TobyClimbing]

But he also does have no remorse 🤣🤣

[@Wijkert]

@@TobyClimbing😂

[@OFFTH3topic]

@@TobyClimbingwas your dad a climber growing up? That how you got into it?

[@LemonLimeFlavoured]

i cannot comprehend the sheer volume of climbing you are capable of

[@TobyClimbing]

It’s a lot of training 🥵

[@LeonardoYoshimitsu]

These pure climbing, try hard videos are the best

[@TobyClimbing]

Probably my favourite videos to make too - basically forget about everything and try hard 👍

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

Wow, looked like a very painful sesh but you pushed through and were still sending hard. Thanks for the inspiration

[@TobyClimbing]

It was a hard session… glad you enjoyed 👊

[@PaulCoxC]

Thanks for sharing the less "glamorous" side of things, and the grit that goes into training. A good reminder to see

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you, it’s a big part of it and I think it’s important to show it’s not always easy!

[@nathankelly2934]

This video ironically makes you look both human, in your frustration and hopping straight back on the wall after you fall off (because my sessions are full of this), yet completely inhuman, sending and even flashing 8a after 8a back to back (I can only dream of a session like that lmao). Your stength and intensity are monstrous, a pleasure to watch so thank you

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks 👊Love a few rage sends 🤣

[@theflaggeddragon9472]

Couldn't of said it better myself. That's an inhuman number of back to back V11

[@katun1994]

simply outstanding athletic performance! it’s a pleasure to see someone giving 110% on training. super hyped to see how this is going to transfer on Olympic’s result!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you. It didn’t feel like that at the time. It felt like more of a fight 😅

[@wizardinthecave]

It definitely transferred...

[@Jchongsends]

watching toby walk through all of my kilter V11 and V12 projects was incredibly humbling 🤣

[@DonatRC]

lol yep I felt that too

[@TobyClimbing]

Sorry 🤣😂

[@danschmidt5189]

Possibly the most brutal training session ever filmed…? Loved it! Can't wait for Paris.

[@TobyClimbing]

Haha thank you, I love showing my training! Yes me too 🤩

[@Ayoutubehandleishere]

Watching Toby try hard is how everyone else knows that they do not try hard 😂 would be cool to see a video about how you go about recovery

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :) yes maybe in the future!!

[@mathiasdrien2848]

It was super fun watching this session! You mentioned you were doing a lot of weighted training, I don't know what others think, but I'd also be interested in seeing one of those training sessions.

[@TobyClimbing]

Honestly they are not exciting - it’s pretty basic stuff and my numbers aren’t impressive. Hopefully they’ll be something coming out later in the year about my overall Olympic prep/plan

[@channel1reno]

100%

[@channel1reno]

I would personally still love to see it, even a quick breakdown. Also I sure you're busy as hell so do what's best for you. But I would love some pointer for weight training that's based around strong climbing. Regardless, thanks for the inspo! @@TobyClimbing

[@mattparkerav]

Thanks for sharing the process of this really hard session Toby. It was amazing to see you trying so hard. It was pure grit and a great insight into what you do to be where you are.

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you, I love training, so I’m happy to show some insight into what my training looks like :)

[@Fallofu]

Holy shit! that's insane.. Beyond believe. need to rewatch this

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks 😆

[@Fallofu]

Watching it again for motivation :O

[@MrTdahlen]

absolutely loved the video. More videos of your training, please. Also; this is very relatable as many of us have access to the Kilterboard and have climbed on the same holds. Keep up the hard training and good luck towards the big goal of the season!

[@TobyClimbing]

Psyched to hear it. Have enjoyed some sessions on the Kilter recently - is really nice to try the same projects on Kilter boards at different gyms

[@KilterClimbingGrips]

That's what we're here for!

[@brendanacord]

It was very poetic (and I thought intentional to call out the sufferfest of this session) when your dad said "30 seconds ... no remorse". Then of course I saw that it was the name of the climb. Great editing!

[@TobyClimbing]

He also has no remorse 🤣😉

[@ubbychubbs4238]

These videos inspire me so much. I'm 17 and I have been climbing since I was 10 but I've only truly wanted to improve within the last year and watching you do all these amazing things inspires me to one day be able to scrape the surface of your climbing ability. Seeing you get frustrated on the board and (I assume) being okay with that and being able to smile later on is just brilliant to see. Can't wait for my next session and your next video!

[@TobyClimbing]

Psyched to hear it. I definitely get frustrated during training and climbing sessions - but for me it's part of the process and I'm only frustrated with myself. I also love the process at the same time. It does take effort and psyche to get better - but it's worth every bit of it. Try hard 👊

[@fubbalo_]

I'm super curious, if you never really put significant effort in the first 6ish years, how much did you end up improving (as in, before you started training/focusing on improvement)? As in what grades did you work up to, or maybe what are some strength benchmarks that you reached sort of "passively"? Good luck with training!

[@ubbychubbs4238]

@@fubbalo_ ​ TLDR: After a 2 year long break due to moving and covid and a year and a half of climbing once a week I made it to a 7a+ lead indoors in 2023 and about 10-12 bodyweight pullups (with good form). I spent the first few years in the US until covid just climbing at my local gym twice a week (I think?) and I don't really know what kind of improvements I made because it was a different grading system than what is used in Ireland. I do remember some decent improvements of overall strength and mainly technique as that is what I liked about climbing. Then I moved to Ireland during covid and did virtually no climbing for about 2 years. I got back into it after a while and felt a massive decline in strength and I had put on some weight which didn't help. I think I started climbing 6a and maybe 6b routes (I'm not good with bouldering grades). I also naturally have a drive to improve at whatever I enjoy so perhaps my standard of low effort is a bit higher than some but probably not much within the context within climbing. Due to my lack of strength I mainly focused on technique and body position. This took me to a 7a+ lead route around early to mid 2023. All of this was indoors since I don't have people to go outside with and a lack of crash pads for bouldering was an issue. I never really measured my strength so the only think I can tell you is I could do about 10-12 bodyweight pullups. I have since built a home wall and I just got a hang board so I'll edit this to note what I was able to do on it (hangs, pull ups, etc.). I remained relatively weak until the home wall which now allows me to train more often and my max pull ups has reached 16 and near the end of last year I sent a 7b on lead on my third attempt. So strength wise I have not improved massively so the numbers shouldn't be way off what they were last year. The main difference in my climbing was technique as I spent ages watching people like Toby climb and taking note of how they positioned themselves and the differences between when they fell and when they didn't (can you tell I like technique?). Fin!

[@fubbalo_]

@@ubbychubbs4238 Sick! Having a home gym must be great, I'd imagine setting on it would be super fun. Thanks for the detailed response!

[@ubbychubbs4238]

@@fubbalo_ TLDR: I climbed 4-5 times a week (once in gym rest at home) for 3 months and managed two reps of 140% bodyweight pull-ups and almost flashing 7b+ (I actually haven't done a 7b+ yet but the 7bs have felt nowhere near my limit) The home wall is sick and I also finally got the hangboard up yesterday! I tried some two rep max pullups and I managed 140% of bodyweight (I weigh 61.1kg). I will be doing some other stuff to set a baseline of strength if you want to hear about it but it won't really be "beginner" strength. I've been climbing on the home wall a lot so I have been able to climb about 4-5 times a week depending on how I feel. My strength has increased a lot but idk how much. Before the home wall I was able to project the easiest climb on the second hardest boulder circuit in my gym over about two sessions. Now I am flashing 2 and getting one within 2-3 attempts then doing another 3 across 2 sessions. My biggest achievement, however, was being 2 moves away from flashing a 7b+ lead route (my foot slipped on a tiny no tex foot). I asked people if they thought if it was sandbagged and they all said it was a solid 7b+ so that's how far I've managed to go by only climbing (and very inconsistently doing some pulls ups and dead hangs on my flimsy doorway mounted pull-up bar). So this is all technically without training but being able to walk 3 seconds from my desk and start climbing whenever I want is a massive help.

[@mo5934]

Holy hecka that was wicked. I really enjoyed this style of content. The type and duration of training exercise you carry out is really interesting to watch. Something I’m always curious about with pro climbers. But honestly just happy to watch you climb some hard stuff, training or not👍. Thank you for sharing insight into your training session Toby!!! You’re a legend.

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks - glad you enjoyed 😊

[@moeypace]

You have great tenacity Toby! You kept striving to grow and learn even through bruised skin and frustration. It’s inspiring! Keep it up! Cheering you on.

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :) 🙏🏼

[@sknot08]

I just really appreciate These are great presence on KZbin. Just good stuff..

[@TobyClimbing]

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you :)

[@scottwangkl8882]

Love the content, thanks for the sneak peek at how hard an Olympian trains!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you!! Hopefully more content coming in the future 😎

[@JanNowak-ss1fq]

Unbelievable performance! Really enjoyed it and looking forward to more content. Cheers

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you, more on the way!

[@babsds0]

Really cool to see the training process. Definitely keen to try some of this at some point.

[@TobyClimbing]

Go get it 😎

[@ChatkritPertSinsomboon]

Love your try hard and effort. A super underappreciated skill!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :)) 😆

[@carevy1962]

One of your best videos. So fucking raw. Keep it up Tony.

[@TobyClimbing]

This was definitely the aim ✌

[@brendanacord]

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing!

[@TobyClimbing]

you're welcome 🙂

[@VladVlad-wq7oj]

It's the best climbing video I have ever watched! It motivates me to train harder than ever 💪 thanks, Toby and the team!

[@TobyClimbing]

wow, hopefully you've watched more than 1 🤣 it was an amazing edit (Sol 🙌)

[@KilterClimbingGrips]

❤‍🔥

[@Noah-wr7od]

I cannot wait for your next video. I love watching you climb dude!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks 👊

[@start4980]

Super cool video! As a young climber, you're really an inspiration to me and seeing how a training session for someone on your level works helps me to structure my own. Keep doing this and keep sharing it with us pleae!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you! That’s great to hear. Keep trying hard 😎 I’ll try keep the content coming!

[@saxongoold7832]

That was just mind blowing...

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you 🤩

[@FranzHerbelburg]

such a good vid man, keep them coming! love these pure rage, tryhard sessions... super motivating

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks, my favourite type of session 👍

[@Nyitemare]

Loved seeing you get absolutely wrecked I. The first half, super nice to see all the tried and effort. What a beast!

[@TobyClimbing]

Some sessions are for just getting wrecked 😂 character building 🤣😤

[@haragusvlad3220]

great content 👍I apprectiate the honesty of your training insight

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :)

[@ar_d2__]

14:41 a good dragon roar 🤣 My fingers ached just watching the tape soaked in your blood🥲🥲🥲

[@TobyClimbing]

Power scream 😤 My fingers ached too 🤣

[@KilterClimbingGrips]

Awesome session. Alex does know a thing or two. You don't have a career like she does without a serious understanding of movement and tactics. Very cool to see you crushing Toby!

[@michaelmeinhardt210]

Insane workout Toby! Respect for trying hard and pushing through!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks. Psyched for the fight 😅

[@pablolorenzosanchez5183]

Amazing video man, thx for the motivation!!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you!

[@HowNoahSeesIt]

I cannot COMPREHEND how any body can train this hard for this long. Absolute craziness!!!! You're a beast toby!

[@bragoss4290]

you did 21 boulders between 7c and 8a in a single session, you can be proud i think!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks, my skin hurts 😅

[@abdhcudjahshriw]

Outstanding video. Love the effort

[@sean6387]

I'd love to see a livestream of such a session, including the rest times (I'll grab more popcorn during those.)

[@TobyClimbing]

Maybe one day :)

[@julesdubi4312]

my mind is blown.. Awesome video, you are amazing

[@TobyClimbing]

👊

[@diiidell7608]

absolutely love your videos. Greetings from switzerland

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks 👋

[@lnstr99]

Thank you for sanctifying our gym's new Kilterboard!

[@TobyClimbing]

🤣

[@hugopeniche2276]

Absolutely inspiring

[@TobyClimbing]

🙏🏼🤩

[@filippecha7909]

Damn you are a beast....when i attempt 7a i got like 30min and then im done you were going crazy on these 8a's and above...world class really🎉 hats down

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :) keep trying hard 🔥

[@VDB420]

Actually super refreshing seeing a pro climber like you having a hard sesh like this. Makes me realize that KZbin actually distorted my view of what a hard climbing sesh should actually look like

[@sylvaingilbert6296]

"Im just gonna do a small bit of a warmup... 8a or something." 😅😅😅 oh boy you are strong! 1:34

[@Davicperes1999]

Beast!!! So inspiring…

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :)

[@benkim996]

Classic arm under the leg scrolling 😂

[@TobyClimbing]

It’s the best way, words can’t describe how natural it feels 🤣

[@pedalinpete]

Dad's quite a task master. Good stuff!

[@TobyClimbing]

Mastermind 🤣

[@Alex-vf6lx]

Love this type of video. That was an insane workout!

[@TobyClimbing]

It was a fun session - I think 😂 glad you enjoyed

[@TheAznsin12]

The session with another high level competitor is a banger. Loved the beta discussion and tips.

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you! Great to climb with strong people :D

[@maxwhiteley7667]

That try hard spirit will serve you well this year. keep working, you've got the competition scared

[@TobyClimbing]

Haha - I'm psyched for this year whatever happens... hopefully includes lots of hard training 👊

[@SadjadBoss]

the amount of try hard you have is insane, immense willpower

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you :)

[@wouterveeninga6899]

Really impressive and inspiring video man, enjoyed it a lot

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks, psyched you enjoyed 👊

[@willmabe1918]

I was waiting for this video after watching Alex's video and now its here!!!

[@TobyClimbing]

Hope you enjoy 👊

[@gabriellatpwk]

This is an incredible video! My gym just got a small kilter board, and I have been working some projects on it. The big board is very impressive though, keep up the good work! 💪💪

[@TobyClimbing]

The kilter is great! You are probably talking about the kilter home setup which is also a great board, in some ways it’s better as the holds are smaller

[@channel1reno]

Dam! That was some inspiring try hard and metal toughness. You're an absolute beast

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks, was a good session 🤜

[@kngsaj3570]

Love the videos. I have no true critique besides to only go into more detail about your training. But that might bore others and I would be the one person in your comment section happy you gave a video essay on your training session.

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks 👊 Hopefully I'll get a chance to go into more detail in the future

[@_sparkydan]

Quality mate, super strong 👍😊

[@rohanvanklinken3029]

Such inspirational try-harding 🔥 Currently working through finger injuries and these kinds of videos give me the inspiration to trust the process and get back to trying hard again! Loved it

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks for the support, hope the finger gets back to full strength soon 🤞🏼

[@barrmalec]

I'm putting this in my board training tryhard prep playlist -- very inspiring.

[@TobyClimbing]

Nice, enjoy 👊

[@louisleclercq9372]

Sick effort as always mate. The pure tryhard is very inspiring 🔥👏

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks Louis - appreciate it 💥👊

[@mikkelmortensen9622]

Great video would love to see more!

[@TobyClimbing]

They'll be more coming 👊

[@zoevie486]

wow🥺this is almost painful to watch i got tears in my eyes hearing you groan and seeing those finger bruises but it is sososo motivational and inspiring🥹🥹🥹saving it to rewatch when i’m feeling tired of revision!

[@matteopelliciari8069]

Insane training. More content like this plz 😉😉

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks, I'm trying 😅

[@alexbog3004]

Really engaging video to watch actually, can always get behind some try harding vids

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks for watching 👊

[@dillonliew5370]

absolutely inspirational bro. you're a beast

[@TobyClimbing]

💥

[@Chalkdust81]

I'm amazed you had any skin left after ripping off hard dynos so much. Beastly sesh!

[@TobyClimbing]

I didn’t 🤣

[@iacobbarbu5128]

Loved this video. It really showed how you always try freaking hard 🦍🦍.

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you 🔥🙏🏼

[@averageandrew82]

Great video! The content was insightful. Not sure how much of your training/diet you can indulge in your KZbin videos. But the more the merrier.

[@TobyClimbing]

More content to come! Thanks for the feedback 👌🏼

[@GabrielBrisebois]

Super cool session! Keep it up! 😁 Im sad all the spectator tickets for climbing Paris are taken 😢

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks - hope you find tickets 👍

[@oMalie85]

Insane session! I see a Toby video and i click immediately. Love what you've been putting out lately dude! For sessions this long how do you stay fueled? Especially for a 5+ hour session i'm curious to see how you keep up the energy

[@TobyClimbing]

I make sure I've eaten well before starting, stop for lunch and snack regularly through the session followed by a big dinner to help recovery 👍

[@oMalie85]

@@TobyClimbing Thanks for the reply! I'm sure me and everyone else would be interested in a youtube short or something of what you eat in a day

[@huffy123]

That was awesome Toby

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks Gilbert 😊

[@phant0m-_-.]

Great Video Toby💪💪

[@TobyClimbing]

👊

[@MikasanLi]

You can just tell how powerful some of the moves had to be and how tough it was. Some insane training but it does look a lot of fun

[@TobyClimbing]

Definitely a very tough fun session 😅

[@yeahilovebread]

this session is basically what my friend does when he says "one more climb" (except on V5's instead of this madness)

[@chadclark8069]

looking like a human anatomy chart! cant wait to see your final form come the olympics! keep up the hard work and it will pay off in time.....very motivational Toby!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you, so psyched for this year 👊

[@user-ih3jl9um6e]

This aged quite well

[@dextersantos9752]

Love the videos, makes me want to try harder! I was wondering what your diet looks like during your training periods, and if you make certain considerations about your diet on hard training days like this. Thanks, keep the training sesh videos coming!

[@TobyClimbing]

Nothing too specific - just eating well before and after, stopping for lunch and snacks in between. Basically making sure there is enough fuel for a long session 👍

[@zyxwl2015]

And now you are an Olympics Champion!!

[@dreadcoil]

keep working hard toby it will all pay out!

[@TobyClimbing]

Pscyhed to give it everything 👊

[@jamesdazhongcook]

Super cool to see what top climbers can do on the kilterboard!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you! I love the kilter :)

[@williamreig3834]

LETS GOOOO TOBYYYYY

[@TobyClimbing]

🔥🫡

[@utribal5258]

"I'm going to do a bit of a warm-up, 8A or something?" Lol

[@TobyClimbing]

🤣👌🏼

[@TesterAnimal1]

Awesome! Bring on the Olympics!

[@levdavies5811]

smashing it toby 💪

[@TobyClimbing]

Cheers Lev 🫡

[@neowittmann5354]

Bro is now Olympic champion

[@stephenbyrne7547]

Nice work man 👏🏻👏🏻

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you 🙌

[@ryanilic9984]

Fantastic video! The effort you put in to the last kilter session is crazy and with your skin so bad. How do you look after your skin in between training sessions?

[@TobyClimbing]

I use a lot of strong moisturiser as my skin is very dry. Sometimes it feels like fighting a losing battle though 🤣

[@princeplatypus7593]

Seen you at white spider a few times recently, are you planning on doing any spider videos? (Would love some beta on the 8a+ in the cave😂)

[@indigobasile3883]

What a crazy training session! Hope you got some good recovery after that! Also, how do you keep your skin up after sessions like this? Any chance you'll make a skin routine video?

[@reighnaut]

This video made me realize I have to push way harder every session if I want to improve. Let's go

[@TobyClimbing]

It’s the way forward 👊

[@V2inyourjim]

The try hard is amazing! Best of luck in the Olympics mate 🙌

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks. I really enjoy those sessions - even if it didn't look like it 😅

[@0r31tspace]

Extremely nice Vid. Gives good psych for my next Kiltersesh. But for the next time; please film more upfront and not so much from the side, so you can see the moves better. Iam looking forward to more training vids:).

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks - this video was definitely trialing some different styles 🤘

[@landingstar284]

Awesome video, Toby! Would be awesome to get a video fully focused on the weighted exercises

[@TobyClimbing]

they are nothing special - and loads of those videos around. Hopefully some more detail on that in the future 👊

[@tomc8790]

Hey @Toby Climbing, amazing content! Could I ask, how many rest days do you take each week vs. how many days do you train like this? And how do you prevent over use injuries/injuries in general when you are training with this much volume? Its absolutely mind blowing how hard you train!

[@TobyClimbing]

During the winter I’m often not taking many rest days, currently 15 days on 🤣 it’s important to listen to your body. I’m never doing 2 days of the same thing and am constantly switching up what training I’m doing for the day depending how my body feels. It’s better to skip/ change a session than get injured

[@tomc8790]

@@TobyClimbing Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. 15 days on though 🤯 you're a mutant!!! When you say you never do 2 days of the same thing, does that mean you have "active recovery days"/"easy days" between the hard days? If so, it would be amazing to see what you do on a "easy" day? Would be great to understand how you actively recover from your insanely hard training sessions!

[@harryc8594]

This is insane!

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks :)

[@ukaszhenryk596]

Great Job ! :D

[@TobyClimbing]

Thanks :)

[@muhammad3165]

How do you have that much endurance still after the projecting session!? Your endurance amazes me. Would die for such endurance and power

[@dasnklas1164]

Inspiring to See you try so hard on each Boulder. So was this an ancap or aerocap Session? Or what is the Adaptation you are trying to achieve? Would Like to try it Out 💪

[@TobyClimbing]

Thank you! I guess a bit of both, the frequency of reps is hard enough to where your are progressively getting more tired but not enough to where it exhausts you really quickly. As the session slowly goes on you get more and more tired so it’s really good for training the duration at which you can operate with a lot of power 💥

[@dasnklas1164]

@@TobyClimbing thanks for the quick answer! Did you start with 90 Minutes or did you extend the Session length over time? Doing this for the First time i will probably Start with 60 Minutes and extend 5 Minutes every Week to ease Into it.