Pro Climber Paul Robinson Trained Me for 6 Weeks and Here Are My Results

I had the opportunity to be trained by @paulrobinson87 for 6 weeks. It was intense but rewarding!
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[@paulrobinson87]

Amazing work geek climber! It was awesome to watch your try hard and determination over the past 6 weeks. You have come a long way since I met you over a year ago. Keep crushing amigo!

[@GeekClimber]

Thank you so much, Paul!! You are such a huge inspiration to me!

[@felixbamrounsavath2536]

Hello Paul, what's the best way to reach you for coaching services?

[@paulrobinson87]

@@felixbamrounsavath2536 you can email me at [e-mail]

[@12cyberninja]

Amazing bro! Good job! Thanks for sharing and showing tips!

[@brandonwhitmore1983]

Looking STRONG man!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@FearlessTofu]

Awesome job! It’s hard finding motivation to train after work. Loved the insight on your swimming routine. I think cross-training is very useful and important too! I recently started barre workouts to hopefully improve my climbing footwork and ability to keep tension through the toes.

[@johnboling]

This seems like a cool program! Thanks for sharing!

[@csommer4492]

Absolutely agree with the point about swimming. I was a competitive swimmer in high school and I've never experienced shoulder issues from climbing.

[@Kaalokalawaia]

I agree with your assessment of swimming helping you recover. I'm a swimmer and I've never had joint issues. Good job improving!

[@GeekClimber]

High five!!

[@alexgalays910]

Same. Autofix as a sport.

[@brrrrharrr]

great video thanks Geek Climber and Paul

[@GeekClimber]

You're welcome and glad you like it!

[@glebfirstov1988]

Now just do that 100 more times and you'll be able to do Assassin's Creed irl

[@lucabrito]

You are becoming a monster!! Good job dude !

[@GeekClimber]

Haha, slowly getting stronger!

[@dagnabbitwabbit]

Duuuude hella inspirational!

[@basilaldwin]

Amazing video! I actually just got done watching this and went to a gym while traveling in San Diego, walked over to the bouldering area and had to do a double take... I was at this same gym!! Same hold sets and everthing.

[@redbrows3225]

6 weeks with the man Paul Robinson! That's so awesome!

[@GeekClimber]

Super awesome indeed!

[@mountainman4135]

Really awesome video dude!

[@MattVentures]

Great work man! You should enter the Crush by the Coast comp at the end of February!

[@thomaswilkinson6101]

Awesome man!

[@GeekClimber]

👍👍

[@frictitiousclimbing4991]

Nice to see you working on a problem multiple days in a row! Most people underestimate their ability and often (myself included) fall into the trap of only climbing boulders they can finish in one session!

[@GeekClimber]

Usually, I have 5 good tries a day haha. Anything more than that is diminishing return and undermining recovery for the next day!

[@frictitiousclimbing4991]

@@GeekClimber haha you need to teach me how to be better at not overdoing it, it's working for you!

[@jonkrause6714]

Congrats! So cool to see progression results. Saw that V7 Saturday and that’s no joke. 😳 I am adding core exercises to my routine this month so will try TRX variation when possible as well as hang boarding. Great inspiration and motivation for training with rest. 🤘Swimming is an untapped all around fitness gainer. 👍

[@GeekClimber]

The TRX variation makes it a lot harder! You should definitely try it out!

[@jonkrause6714]

Geek Climber I will this Saturday when down at Mesa Rim. 🤘

[@rockentry]

Huge progress! Only 5 sessions on an overhang V7. Next up, a V7 in a single session, you’ve got this! Great work amigo.

[@GeekClimber]

Haha, I gotta get that outdoor V7 first!

[@deez_gainz]

Cool stuff geek climber!

[@GeekClimber]

Glad you like it!

[@palehorseathletics1794]

Train smart, consistent, and hard - get results. Well done!

[@brenttsuji3031]

That pink had a ton of lock-offs once you left the cave, you got them biceps now :)

[@GeekClimber]

Yo Brent! Those last few holds are actually terrible haha. It took me a while to figure out the beta.

[@brenttsuji3031]

Geek Climber hahaha nothing you can’t handle, good job dude!

[@VissGamer]

Lol the pink one in the corner (v15 in my gym, v19 in ur gym)

[@kierkegaard907]

Geek climber, I love your videos. I noticed when you did you shoulder lifts (side lateral raises) you could really improve your form to prevent rotator cuff injury and isolate the delts. I’d recommend keeping your shoulders back and focusing on lifting exclusively with your delts. Don’t use any momentum or you don’t get the same results. Also, make sure to decline slowly to gain strength with time under tension, which I personally think is very important for climbing.

[@GeekClimber]

Thank you very much for the advice! I appreciate it! I will definitely correct it in the future.

[@Luke-te2ez]

I LOVE PAUL!

[@TheValinov]

good job man, try more lead in the future! this boulder seems to be more of an endurance problem then everything else =)

[@GeekClimber]

The bottom part is not that hard but it's there to tire you out in order to make the top portion harder!

[@chris.vitae95]

Doing shoulder lifts only to the height of your shoulder and sitting straight while doing is decreasing the risk of injurys :)

[@KaosSaBotazs]

the way he did the shouldrs lifts made me laugh so much, idk why,

[@docholliday8238]

I clicked your fave flip flops link and it takes you to women’s flip flops. Those the right ones? I’m always on the hunt for a solid pair of floppy floppies.

[@jackalak83]

Are you continuing the program for the rest of the year? I'm actually starting the non beta version tmr. I'm in the same age range and bouldering level so Im hoping you keep doing videos for this so we can compare training tips!

[@koo1859]

I like the rest day pictures

[@PavelMezentsev]

Great job! I'm curious though why there are no flexibility workouts. These can be added on rest/core days and there is no need to make any sacrifices.

[@GeekClimber]

Great question and I don't know haha. Let me try to get Paul to answer your question.

[@rachrbonez1335]

@@GeekClimber any update?

[@pokemonguider9211]

What??!?! My boi James in the video?!?!

[@RA-lh9uh]

you are amateur climber but infos you give are much better, complete and on place than infos given by pro climbers. very good channel

[@thorhyde]

You know what’s crazy that orange V7 @5:24 is a replica of the boulder problem from free solo. The exact same holds Alex used to recreated it

[@Bodoczky]

Yep, he even did a video about it :)

[@frictitiousclimbing4991]

@@Bodoczky Yeah that video was dope! Inspiring for sure.

[@GeekClimber]

I actually did a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3PMeWVmocyEhNU.

[@elfriederich]

Thanks for your review. Weighted hangs after endurance training? Seems like this is a good advice to get injured

[@GeekClimber]

I don't think Paul wanted me to go "all out try hard" mode on endurance day. I kinda messed up there myself.

[@elfriederich]

@@GeekClimber maybe just switch both? First max hangs and after that some endurance. I'm no expert but other coaches tell you to do max hangs and campus board only when fresh to avoid injuries

[@aviadglove7]

Awesome Progress man! would you say this program would work for someone that has been climbing for less than a year? is there a different program maybe? thanks and keep up the awesome work, really inspiring to see someone who's life doesnt revolve around climbing still make progress!

[@theonlytate]

Far too early for most of this, your tendons definitely wont like it. You'd likely benefit more from simply climbing, having fun, and focusing on your technique.

[@GeekClimber]

This program is what Paul designed for me based on his assessment so it's not applicable to everyone! You should definitely focus on climbing itself if you only have been climbing less than a year!

[@35nacl]

What was your max grade and flash grade before you started doing Paul's 6 weeks training?

[@CrispyCrimpsClimbing]

Do you have a document or something with the whole routine? would love to try it out

[@xinyijiang3183]

hi geek climber, would it be possible to share the link of paul's online coaching program? thanks

[@adonut4u]

"Lateral Raises" amigo ^_^

[@AEClimbingTV]

second v7 is that the free solo problem at vauxwall? :D

[@GeekClimber]

Yes!

[@charliehodgson7222]

You have a swimming style that only comes with a lot of practice - impressive!

[@riccokane]

0:27 oh shit, thats... thats... my gym.

[@joefondu]

Bruh, give a shout out to TrueCoach!

[@marsbar368]

I am confused as to what 3-5-6 and 3-4-6 means because it doesn't appear to correspond to the rungs you are hanging off of.

[@daviddavid999999]

Hello! :) How long have you been climbing now? I have now climbed for short 1.5 years and I have few 7B boulders (V7-8 I guess), but have a lot of problems with elbows and fingers. I don't think I could do this, even tho I would love to. Have you got any help for people who climb for short time how to get stong and better, but not hurt themselfs? Thanks for the videos, love them! David

[@sftd9703]

The general "problem" with climbing is that it heavily depends not only on muscle strength but also on the tendon strength. The thing is that tendons (in your fingers and trailers in your elbows) strengthen about 3 times slower then muscles and in a different way. When you are building muscle strength you are basically tearing them apart and they grow stronger on the rest days. On contrary to strengthen tendons you just gradually strain them a little bit more and more (they do not "rebuild" like muscles). When relatively fit and strong people get into climbing they learn technique and build muscle strength much faster then tendon strength. The only way (for the first +/- 2 years) is just to take it slow and do more volume then max. It is also important to do "antagonist training". The basic idea is to strengthen and stretch your body parts that are not used so much when climbing to keep kind of body balance (push ups, rectifiers in your fingers, etc.)

[@GeekClimber]

That's incredible progress! Are you a teenager? 😆 You must have really good technique and overall really strong muscles, but just like what Jakub said, tendons take time to strengthen and 1.5 years is relatively short, so definitely don't do this workout now! If I were you, I would focus on climbing itself to build up the tendons!

[@daviddavid999999]

@@sftd9703 Thank you for explaining!

[@daviddavid999999]

@@GeekClimber Haha thank you, I fell in love and focused mainly on climbing. I Am 22yo. Yeah, just started to do pilates and stretching a lot. Also trying to do more rope climbing which should help according to my trainer. The problem is that I Am very competitive and there are many competitions in my town, and I can't help myself, so I go there and destroy myself... Gotta calm down I know :)

[@Jagknorr]

Core exercises are no joke. Makes me sweat more than any amount of climbing or weight training lol.

[@user-vs1pr2wl5z]

Nice haircut

[@elafenna]

Hello Geek Climber, nice video! You said that you are "not young" anymore but you seem to be climbing very well. I will be 28 this year and I wonder if it is too late for me to start climbing. Will I be able to become a good climber even though I am starting so late? Thanks for reading.

[@GeekClimber]

It’s definitely not too late to start! You just need to make sure you warm up properly before you climb. You should definitely check out a climbing gym and see how it goes!

[@lindsaynewell6319]

Ha ha. I just started climbing. I’m 55 🤔

[@Lycian17]

It seems quite odd to be that on power day you are moonboarding and then doing some campus board exercises and that on your endurance day you are fingerboarding after doing 4x4. A general rule is that you start with the most intense exercises like fingerboarding and campusing, which also have the highest risk of injury. Fingerboarding after a power-endurance exercise like 4x4 seems risky to me, considering that you are doing weighted hangs on a 20mm hold. What is the idea behind this?

[@Mylada]

I mainly agree with you. I think that fingerboarding if done properly has the lowest injury risk because you have the ability to 100% control the position and load the tendons slowly. Depensing on how much you are pushing it, campusing can also be pretty safe since it is so controlled. It is more about the intensity of the training not the actual exercises.

[@sftd9703]

Fingerboarding after bouldering is generally not considered very dangerous as it is very controlled and your fingers have not been used for longer periods of time (like when climbing longer routes). As of campusing when it is done on large holds (depends on climber what is considered "large") is more of an "arm strength" exercise then "finger contact strength" exercise.

[@Lycian17]

@@Mylada True, you can use fingerboarding to train endurance and low-end power-endurance, which would have low injury risk. However, it seemed to me like he was training on a fairly small hold and loading a few extra pounds, therefore probably focusing more on finger strength or high-end power-endurance. Even if he's not training max hangs, I do not think it is a good idea as, injury risk aside, he will probably be quite fatigued after doing a 4x4 to really get all the benefits of that training exercise. More than risky, it seems to me like you are not getting all the benefits you can get if you would do these two exercises on different days.

[@Lycian17]

@@sftd9703 I agree on fingerboarding if it is not done at high intensity. To train, for example, max hangs, you need to be fresh. Doing it after a highly taxing exercise like 4x4 means that a) you are going to be fatigued and you are not going to get all the benefits out of the exercise and b) you increase the risk of injury (even if it is still low). As for campusing, it seems like he's doing it on fairly small holds considering his level. It would be very different if he was a V15 climber though.

[@sftd9703]

​@@Lycian17 Well to be completely honest I am not a big fun of training program or exercises suggested by Paul Robinson on this channel (also in previous videos). For me it generally feels like "high risk, high gain" that might have worked for him (exceptional climber) but might not necessarily work for others (but that obviously is only my opinion that I am entitled to have :) ). If you want to "depend" on the internet knowledge much more reliable (for me) is what Eric Horst have to offer or Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker from Lattice Training. Though! 1. If Geek Climber is doing 4x4 in the roof (on relatively big holds) as we see in the video then there is minimal finger fatigue after that exercise and max hangs shouldn't be a problem. 2. I have no idea what is Geeks Climber finger strength / contact strength level. He is climbing for very long so his tendons are probably used to some stress (despite lets say relatively "average" level). We also have no idea what "45 minute moonboard training" is. 9 boulders with 5 minute break? Non stop climbing? 3. Climbing training was not researched enough yet to be able to say "definitely" what works and what does not or what is safe and what is not. For now what it does are mostly adaptations from other sports that are being implemented and tested. I generally see it like that: train as hard as you can without getting injured. If you are not a pro climber why risk at all as every injury takes away months from your climbing time.

[@TOmaynardOL]

Mesa rim in SD?

[@rrrlasse2]

45 seconds sauce, 30 seconds rest

[@imbaguitar]

What's the point of lateral raises for climbing?

[@imbaguitar]

@@anthonytongorigami6182 what are side delts antagonist to?

[@1993ianb]

Are you in the medical field? I kept hearing that guy shouting distal and it got me thinking.

[@GeekClimber]

He was actually shouting "pistol" haha because that move is like doing a pistol squat.

[@brosephproseph1741]

How old are you?

[@GeekClimber]

I am older than 30 years old.

[@brosephproseph1741]

@@GeekClimber really?! You look alot younger than that.

[@tasdude3227]

@@brosephproseph1741 true ,thought was 25 or something

[@oliversvibes]

@@GeekClimber I love how mysterious this answer is 😅

[@radimm5936]

Advice to your swimming, close your fingers, water is literally slipping between them, as if were for example kayaking with pitchfork instead of paddle, which is the exaggeration of course, but just to get the idea..

[@trexbattle]

But you’re already so strong

[@GeekClimber]

I think any climber that has been climbing for 12 years will be stronger than me haha.

[@trexbattle]

Geek Climber you have ordinary man strength be grateful for your limbs for all the places they take you

[@Jsoccer1999]

The best way to climb harder is just moonboard. Do it 3-4 times a week. There’s no faster way to get strong. Nothing even close really, except other boards

[@imxd9698]

lol

[@GeekClimber]

Moonboard is good for training crimps and overhangs, but there is still a lot more in climbing.

[@Jsoccer1999]

Geek Climber it builds finger strength better than anything. And finger strength will always be the number one limiting factor in climbing harder. Hence it is the best training tool

[@imxd9698]

@@Jsoccer1999 incorrect my dude.

[@Jsoccer1999]

Im XD in what way

[@definitionz]

first? :O

[@eddiedonttrip2676]

definitionz no i was

[@GeekClimber]

Glad you tuned in so promptly!

[@LongBoy.0]

Obvious improvement? You could already climb a V7, and you climbed another one. Your theoretical max grade hasn’t gotten better which is the metric I would be looking for...

[@eddiedonttrip2676]

Im gay

[@GeekClimber]

😆🤣😆

[@donovandownes5064]

2:33 aged badly

[@keiko3781]

At least not a rock climber because its useless, earth already have a huge rock inside.

[@brosephproseph1741]

It's fun though

[@GeekClimber]

😆🤣😆

[@Jsoccer1999]

Lowkey this program is burgers. No disrespect to Paul but none of this makes sense. Max hangs with a weird set of repeaters after? After endurance? Endurance is useless anyway. Build max strength, endurance will rise, but not vice versa. Don’t campus board, it’s less useful than moo boarding. Lateral raises don’t do anything for injury prevention or performance. Replace them with some external rotation based exercises

[@GeekClimber]

Some of what you said makes sense to me but I am not the expert so I can really only try things out myself and see what works. I will try to get Paul to explain to you so we can all learn from the discussion.

[@samuellewis3991]

This program makes no sense