This Test Tells You Why You Suck At Climbing ft.

[@LatticeTraining]

Awesome to have been able to support you on this one, Nate! Thanks for the honest review-your final points are definitely something we'll keep in mind going forward.

[@makl2719]

Do i have to buy the romote Assessment again after 6 month when i want to test again?

[@Natemitka]

Thanks so much for the inside scoop on the Remote Assessment! It was so fun to take!

[@cwehden]

Indeed and all of this like you say only covers 1/3rd of getting better, technique and the mind are the other 2/3rds of the puzzle, understanding where your weaknesses and strengths are is very challenging even with all the data, particularly because many people will naturally avoid areas of weakness in their climbing because it impacts their ego and sense of self worth, improving as a climber is definatly hard.

[@Natemitka]

Totally, the mental and technique sides of climbing are definitely hard to extrapolate with data or a test

[@billy44talent]

I got a 12 week lattice plan to improve my lead climbing with a specific route in mind. The test identified that my aerobic capacity was trash. I got a video from one of their coaches who gave me a more in depth analysis of the results and justified/explained the upcoming training plan. The coach talked specifically about the type of moves in the climb and how my training will address it. I’m 8 weeks in and stronger than ever. Looking like I’ll be putting my project down soon.

[@Natemitka]

That is so awesome to hear. Definitely makes me want to look more into a lattice plan!!

[@Natemitka]

What were some exercises or techniques that you did to improve your aerobic capacity?

[@billy44talent]

@@Natemitka there’s all sorts of drills but they all boil down to trying to get a pump and then spending more time on the wall. For example climb half of a 7/10 RPE then half of a 3/10 RPE. Or climb the same 8/10 RPE boulder 3 times resting at the top for 20s then 6mins of 3/10 RPE climbing. Another is 8mins on 5mins off. The effort recommendations and app have helped the most I think. I always had a plan but never this detail

[@Natemitka]

@@billy44talent Sounds really cool. I gotta check it out!

[@GloriaMitka-nu5zo]

Great content and suggestions on improving your climbing!

[@Natemitka]

Thank you!

[@philipbrocklehurst3745]

From a low starting point I feel flexibility can offer big gains to performance especially in certain styles of climbing. That at least was my experience - was very inflexible according to my lattice assessment, did some focused stretching work after breaking my ankle falling off a trad route and found it made a real difference to how I could climb. The more modern recommendations around weighted stretching also make it a lot less boring to implement than trying to do 3x60 second passive stretches on each muscle group!

[@Natemitka]

That's awesome to hear about the stretching gains. Sorry about your ankle!

[@jrwhisky]

Lattice is the academia of climbing

[@Natemitka]

@@jrwhisky so detailed from them!

[@SCOclimbing]

Was this the "Remote Climbing Assessment"? I was actually interested in testing.

[@Natemitka]

Yeah It's the Remote Climbing Assessment! I did the "advanced" and there is also an "elite" which I think is for climbers stronger than me :)

[@SCOclimbing]

@@Natemitka I just checked and since I need to climb 6b+ more than 5 times I dont think I can do it… too bad

[@sauzefilms]

i thought it's just some drills and not a whole PT evaluation test lmao but it's expected from the bros at Lattice Training. will try out the test after maybe 6-12 months of climbing (i already know i still suck at climbing lol).

[@Natemitka]

It was so much more in depth than I thought!