The Strength you need to Climb Hardest Grades

[@WideBoyz]

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[@asonei3531]

would be cool to see a personalized lattice training program for pete that he really sticks to for a couple of months and then do a re-test...

[@LatticeTraining]

We're keen if Pete is... 😉

[@dalmirogranas9990]

Would love this

[@raphaelmardinli9921]

And then share said program!

[@Tomfoolery1980]

Pete, come on the gautlet has be been thrown down!

[@chrisw4392]

Please!

[@galaxy_brain]

Tom, a man who built an adult maze in his crawlspace, is an actual, full blown data scientist 😮

[@WideBoyz]

What a legend!

[@shawnington]

complete with a scientist coat!

[@bsbpi4656]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 Tom is back 🎉🎉🎉

[@RMJ1984]

Link?

[@ashleybrookes86]

Yeah he's a huge data nerd :-) and I mean that in the most positive way

[@notmychannel8602]

Love how Tom is happy when Pete gets a good score on any of the tests.

[@jimbotweedie]

This wasn't the video of the planned 4 I was most looking forward to, but I REALLY enjoyed that! I love that the dynamic changed when Tom is in Lattice mode, can't help but be really professional :)

[@WideBoyz]

Tom has amazing knowledge and great insights in the lab coat

[@Tomfoolery1980]

@@WideBoyz It's hard not to trust him, i'd suggest to him that he updates the Lattice uniform. Imagine that front and centre on the Lattice website

[@ryonmerrick3112]

All I want for christmas is more Tom and Pete!

[@WideBoyz]

Got some cracking vids on their way through Nov/Dec/Jan

[@dalmirogranas9990]

Pete is just my favourite climber in all of KZbin. He’s a beast AND a nice person. Never get tired of seeing him grinding

[@colemanhambleton9464]

As much as Tom said he hated the lab coat, he's really enjoying the pockets by the end of the video.

[@Zraknul]

Loved the lab coat.

[@mattybullen3904]

Rumour has it, lattice tests have now adopted the lab coat as their company uniform...

[@randoprior4130]

You get used to having labcoat pockets so fast lol. I bought one for home use, (I don't like wearing pants and my housecoat is too hot in the summer) and I swear I find myself walking around hands in pockets all day long.

[@deetoher]

Its giving me vibes the equivalent of when someone complements a nice skirt/ dress and the response is: "thanks, it has pockets" (accompanied by a demonstration of said pockets!)

[@JT-tz5hp]

38 minutes to tell us Pete is an absolute beast. We knew that already! Love this technical break down of such a complex thing

[@Mylada]

Tom looking like a jedi master

[@sessionmediaa]

Or a butcher? 😂

[@theoneandonlyandi8279]

tom IS a jedi master!

[@equinox2345]

THE COLLAB WE'VE ALWAYS NEEDED

[@PaulBakker]

This test has some glaring gaps. What about max cycling distance on a tandem. Or running in climbing shoes. Clearly more important than a bit of finger strength 😂 Also, really great video 👌

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

I just love how Tom has this double personality

[@WideBoyz]

So professional and knowledgeable in this video🥸

[@paulgomez-tejedormendia3671]

I would actually really like to see Pete projecting hard routes like 9a! Keep it up boyz💪🏽

[@jesbates8611]

Really interesting, thanks. Conclusion: Pete is a beast!! The way he was relishing all the pain to come!

[@IYCB]

The science here is amazing, the years/decades of research he's clearly put into these tests is next level!

[@markofthemitch]

I'd seen some of the other pro climbers do this and it was great to see Pete on this. Looking forward to seeing the reverse fixture. Would also like to see a split screen of Latice Tom testing Wideboyz Tom 🤔

[@LatticeTraining]

Would need to be carefully managed. Lattice Tom and Wideboyz Tom are never to be seen in the same room...

[@markofthemitch]

@@LatticeTraining it's not just the coat then...

[@HirogenCD]

Pete is a beast of a climber, amazing and inspiring!

[@DekarNL]

Would love to see the 9a trad completion. That would be one hell of an achievement.

[@WideBoyz]

It's not easy finding a 9a Trad route which is safe enough 😅

[@njakol]

@@WideBoyz Tribe or Empath on gear?

[@DenisHoste]

I love how tom is socially ackward about putting on the mab coat but then has a laptop with a huge pink unicorn on it

[@WideBoyz]

😂

[@LatticeTraining]

Standards Denis. Standards. Unicorns rise above all... 🦄

[@aracanthe7251]

Can't wait for Tom tests as well! And Pete is crazy strong, but we knew that :p

[@WideBoyz]

I'm looking forward to Tom's test as well

[@TillFastnacht]

Let’s go! So impressive strong and humble at the same time. You are an inspiring person Pete!

[@seoleaders]

24 pullups wow, super impressive tests. Awesome video chaps.. Love this channel keep the content coming!

[@RideBikes_Walkplaces]

I did 20 last night! Form was bad on the last 4 though. 😳

[@НиколайТобиас]

Thats actually surprisingly bad for somebody of Pete's level imo. Perhaps thats because i assume better climbers should be better in pull ups than me (or much better), but my limiting factors are actually weak af fingers and lack of technique. P.S. i climb v7s in different gyms as comfortable one session projects (climbed V8, but doubt it was real V8), flash v6s in different gyms, so i guess should be around v6 outdoors at least and do 26 pull ups in somewhat consistent temp and form even on a bad day, so i assume i could score close to Pete at them even after other tests, but im not even remotely close to him at my climbing level nor fingerstrength nor technique for that matter

[@slbaaron]

@@НиколайТобиас As you can see Pete scored well on pull ups for 8b+ climbers and he wasn't fresh. Pull up strength and endurance simply doesn't relate to climbing well. You have gym bros who can do 20 pulls up come into climbing and not able to do a properly graded V4 (not the soft modern popular gyms). Then you have some casual long term climbers who have perfected their techniques and have good fingers, but never bothered training strength seriously (mostly females) that can cruise through many V4s without being able to do a SINGLE body weight pull up - I personally know 3 of them. But they are limited in style of climbing as well as pushing higher grades. Even at V8 level which is the upper tiers of my climbing group, we have people that can do anywhere between sub 10 to 25 pull ups. If you want to climb harder, def don't spend too much time doing pull ups.

[@khakicam5400]

After max pull-ups and 30 odd rows on each arm and the suffer fest......

[@davidbecker54]

This testing really shows you that strength isn't everything. Application of that strength is soooo sooo important! What does it matter if you can hang a bunch of weight if you don't know how to use it.

[@steghiso]

I'm taking notes

[@MiguelClimbs]

Damn, everyone stepping up their thumbnail game these days. This is gonna be a sick vid! 🔥

[@rolandkan3468]

"Let's see if I pass out." ... "I was slipping on my own blood." - Just an ordinary training session 😉

[@50yrOldTennisImprover]

Pete has the best attitude, love watching his content.

[@andrewseburn]

Very Informative! Still blows my mind about how strong Pete and other climbers are! I can't do a pull-up with my 22kg child on me, yet Pete does two with 45kg (aka both my children) on him...

[@Ensification]

Love, love, love this video! Tom is an excellent scientist and coach, brilliant laptop sticker 🤣. Pete is just a BEAST! I am not into climbing at all (living in The Netherlands, flatt as F 😉), but I find your videos so much fun to watch, feels like I'm there with you guys! 🥰 Keep m coming!

[@Dave1507]

There's always climbing gyms, you should give it a go, it's super fun!

[@Ensification]

@@Dave1507 I know 😉. I've climbed once or twice as a teenager, really liked it! Was a bit stronger back then though, due to swimming. I don't think my arms and shoulders can keep up the hard work 🥵. But maybe I'll try it, just for fun!

[@Dave1507]

@@Ensification Hey, I just started five months ago with bouldering, and I'm 42 years old now, my fitness was nonexistent, but I still managed to get up those walls (the easiest ones, obviously) and met so many cool friendly people there, made progress, and now am a regular at the gym. It's never too late to get back into shape ;) Leg work is more important than pulling strength anyway ;)

[@Ensification]

@@Dave1507 Ah, great to hear! I'm 41, so that shouldn't be a problem then ;). Who knows, maybe a nice goal for 2023 :).

[@MB-co6qj]

@@Ensification genoeg 40+-ers in de hallen hier!

[@Nick-B78]

Pete is a confirmed BEAST! 🦁

[@andrewwmitchell]

All those different elements and their contribution to different climbing disciplines is fascinating!

[@stephenmcdonald7385]

Amazing video, love wide Boyz. I'm projecting my first 6b outdoors now 😂 . Gonna have to work on all of the above!

[@JasonOgasian]

Finally, the collab we've all been waiting for!

[@kf6948]

Pete, noticed you holding your hand during the scoring.... You good? That full crimp destructive testing looked brutal! Great video, as always!

[@WideBoyz]

Love the crimp, all good 😎

[@Ptitviaud1337]

Just ordered the test. I've been doing my own test for 5 years now, curious to see another method ! Thanks lattice !

[@vapofusion]

Awesome vid. Pete is a superhero, get him a cape for his next climb!

[@Elagus85]

I understand your point pete! there is a lot of subjetivity in the whole grade thing! awesome video!

[@unityoc]

8:10 Macbook for show, Thinkpad doing the real work as usual :D

[@ole7282]

Tom in a lab coat pointing at data on a screen that's bolted to a climbing wall - with the screen's feet still on. That has everything - with Pete next to him, of course.

[@sylviaclimbing7217]

Tom you better do this next!!! We need to see this.

[@WideBoyz]

We'll get Tom only this at some point when his finger has fully healed

[@leokavanagh3425]

And now here he is, climbing a (proposed) 9a crack! Hell yeah Pete.

[@ThunderChunky101]

This is why Pete hammered all the Storror guys! He's preternaturally good at this aspect of climbing! I'd love to see Adam Ondra after this video. We know how competitive he is, though he's too bloody lovely to make a big deal of it! 😂 Haha.

[@mf2652]

Not sure how this came up on my feed as Im at a fitness level where i struggle to put on socks and also have never bouldered... but now.... must try!

[@danielredgate]

Super interesting video. Really want to see those 8c+ and 9a attempts! Would also be awesome to see how Alex Honnold and Adam Ondra would do in the lattice test to get some more reference points and see how Pete compares.

[@WideBoyz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHbSmJ-Lr8h6jas 8c+ trad route here

[@sessionmediaa]

Yes!!!!!!! Finally Pete’s scores are going public!!!!!

[@ukclimbingofficial]

Holy smokingtons Pete 🔥 If I was you I'd be dining out on those critical force scores for the rest of my life 😅

[@WideBoyz]

😂😂 that's what I do, I just can't move between the dining spots

[@LoveAndClimbing]

I'm super happy you said that the low row is more applicable for some climbing than pull-ups. I've been saying that about the Pendlay row (basically the barbell version of the same thing) for a while now.

[@charliexoxox]

i love the pendlay too, but i think the low row is great because of the asymmetrical nature of it; the full scapular extension and retraction, driving through that other hand. it feels closer to climbing i think

[@LoveAndClimbing]

@@charliexoxox Agreed, but I think there's enough transfer between the exercises that if you just train either consistently, you'll be able to do the other pretty well, which shows similar adaptation. For context, I never train low row, and can pretty easily low row the heaviest dumbbell in my gym (50lbs) which comes from Pendlay row training. Maybe I'd get something out of maxing out low rows but I don't have heavy enough dumbbells to do it. :) Doing symmetrical training is also less time consuming because you can do both sides at once.

[@Wish4Fish]

Congrats Pete! BEAST! I think I had a flash back watching the results 😵

[@rsrs7880]

Love u Guys! For me, both of u, count to the best climbers! And all know Pete is a beast!

[@ClimateAdam]

aaaah the mathematician in me has to mention that at 1:51 you're using 'greater than' symbols. otherwise, this was such a fun vid!

[@andersfugelli2764]

Love Professor Tom! Well done, Pete 🙂

[@dreadiedude]

Pete is such a beast!

[@KenWAnderson]

You are amazing Pete. Stay safe please.❤

[@strctlykilz]

Pete! It was great meeting you at Miguel's in the Red!! I doubt you got any footage while you were out there but if you did I'm sure we'd love to see it!

[@WideBoyz]

No footage from the red, sorry. Just a climbing trip, no filming 🙂

[@atlashoneyboy]

A follow up video would be awesome that shows exercises to improve at each performance metric. Specifically I am thinking about the ankle mobility test, its something I have tried before and would love to get better at but not sure what exercises best target it.

[@voxcalamitas]

Calimove has a free mobility routine that they just released that includes some ankle mobility exercises. I'd recommend their programs for flexibility and calisthenics 110%

[@Jagknorr]

I feel like the answer to how to climb harder is ALWAYS finger strength 😂. I can be absolutely jacked and flexible like crazy but if my fingers (or toes really) can’t grip the rock, then i can’t put any power down. Its definitely my limiting factor right now and its very apparent 😢

[@WideBoyz]

They are what attached you to the rock, so it makes sense. Apart from in crack climbing, that uses different muscles in the hand

[@someoneelse1904]

That was super interesting! Just a bit of constructive feedback in terms of the video, but in the results reveal portion a tripod would have been amazing. The slight camera shake coupled with whatever digital image stabilisation being used was causing a lot of screen wobble and ‘wave’. Still an amazing video though 😁

[@othmangani3831]

the fact that pete did this all in one day is crazy!

[@bazwax77]

Great upload, really enjoy the banter.👏🏻🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧗🏻‍♂️

[@muumarlin1731]

This is comprehensive, super interesting and edifying - thank you!

[@mark.mazzarella]

I would absolutely love to see a powerlifter or other non-climbing athlete try this test (with some training first to avoid injury of course). Those athletes might not have the specific strength required, but they absolutely have the commitment to trying hard and using 100% of their power

[@clown5911]

In the tests measured in percentage of body weight, a power lifter would not do so well despite being super strong.

[@jaggederest]

@@clown5911 The best would be a small powerlifter, in they 66kg or 74kg classes might be fun. They'll have crazy strength for their size, that's why wilks score effectively penalizes smaller lifters - more oomph per pound at that size.

[@Zraknul]

Looking at Olympic lifters, the 61 kg records are over 5x body weight combined Snatch + Clean and Jerk. The 109 kg (last capped class) are just under 4x. The uncapped weight class guys aren't close to double the 61 kg record, but the record holder is himself list at about 3x their body weight at 182.9 kg

[@ThunderChunky101]

We need to see some arm wrestlers do these videos! Reckon they'll be amazingly surprising.

[@popcorny007]

Such an awesome video! It's so interesting to see quantitative measures for something as fluid as climbing

[@loupbab3132]

AMAZING VIDEO GUYS ! How would this scale in the O grade ? We got to see the one and only on this test !!!! Keep up the good work!

[@alertsquirrel]

This was awesome! I'd love to see Caldwell, Honnold, and Ondra, Garnbret It would also be really cool to see pros that either use their skills and strength to allow the to do their job like Jimmy or older climbers who have passed the torch on cutting edge climbing but are still beasts like Conrad. (Felt weird using just their last names for some reason).

[@marc5279]

ye i did several intense years of olympic rowing and seeing pete do these 47kg reps was pretty surprising

[@michaelcheon5866]

That thumbnail 😂 I love it, you can see Pete’s other hand holding on from the other side, but it looks like he’s doing a one-finger pull up

[@dunklermendel]

Nice job Doc Tom and Machine Pete!

[@gregoryoutdoors]

Not surprised at all, Pete is crazy beast. The only person that could beat him would be Adam Ondra! Would be fun to see him here doing this test ;D

[@shokland]

I was wondering - what type of boulder would suit Pete best? I wouldn't imagine something with tiny, thin crimps because Pete's hands and fingers are absolutely massive!

[@WideBoyz]

Heel hooks, and something long. No hard moves 😂

[@shokland]

@@WideBoyz What I'm hearing is Alphane. Go nuts. It seems like the thing to do for strong british climbers :)

[@shrodingersgat2754]

We saw this endurance strength during the hanging comp with Storror! Still insane to think about

[@marticecchini2147]

Amazing video as always, super entertaining!

[@WideBoyz]

Thanks for tuning in 🤙

[@creatamax16]

Awesome video, Pete is a beast! haha. Can you get Tommy Caldwell on please!. That would be interesting to see.

[@kar0x]

pete has such a high score in critical force, seems like the curve is really flat, does that mean that he has a lower start force than the other contestants but he can maintain it better? would've been nice if you had said what scores the others had on there compared to bodyweight.

[@WideBoyz]

Yes what you say is right. Lower max force, but able to sustain it for longer. Other people's scores couldn't be said for data protection

[@kar0x]

@@WideBoyz ahh, that makes sense, thank you for the answer! however, do people usually have around 35, 40, 45, 50 or 55% bodyweight as their critical force score? what would be a normal good score and what would be a "bad" score?

[@88Spint]

Hell, it's about time! ;)

[@joytee4967]

I wonder what grade you could actually climb if you had no idea what the desingnatsd grade is. Another great Magnus/Pete comparison video! Yay!!

[@jansenkosasih]

Very fun to watch and learn from the best!

[@fabiopalma4429]

The whole internet speaking about the dangers of full crimping and Pete in here going all in on it for 4 minutes straight, blood and everything 😅

[@lawrawwill]

Super interesting look into the strengths of climbing and the lattice testing and very informative! I’m intrigued given that Pete has done crack for so long, how does it correlate with finger strength and crack routes in this? Can you do the same kind of hanging fongner strength things with crack holds?

[@LatticeTraining]

We've done quite a lot of testing with crack climbers and big wall climbers over the years and unfortunately due to the specificity nature of grip types there's a pretty poor correlation between crack and face. The best match up is between finger crack climbing and face climbing... Basically you can be very elite in face and weak in cracks and vice versa!

[@pabletedona]

Pete you're a beast man! Also, aren't you farting at 17:00 man? I just LMAO when using headphones hahaha

[@topf_toepfer]

Totally fell for the thumbnail :D

[@cconnon1912]

For the Imperial unit people… 157 lbs body weight and did 2 pull-ups with 99.2lbs. 😅 impressive!

[@theoutsider6191]

Now you need to get Honnold on and see how he gets on with the critical force test 🙂

[@chrishill5511]

It wold be really interesting to see how AO would score on this test.

[@LatticeTraining]

Oh we would love the chance to test him! Hopefully soon 🤞

[@biltongandboba]

His ability to try hard gotta be high!

[@nerfitdude]

this was dope to watch

[@felixbrown8634]

could of guessed Pete would smash the critical force test, the man is a grinder!

[@4eyesinthecorner399]

I must say, though I do not know much about climbing at all, I was just surprised that there weren’t more tests for the legs and feet besides from the ankle fluency, though I do understand how important the arms and grips are to climbing in general.

[@3pacz]

i have always enjoyed petes sock collection

[@leonardcourapied2732]

"I want to be taken seriously"... and the man has a unicorn on his laptop :D

[@atomic7680]

Awesome! Surprised that Pete has "weak" fingers when doing crazy single finger jams

[@mathiasvollmann2405]

Super strong pete!

[@SnowmansApartment]

man that makes me feel good about my pull ups.. started training them recently and am at 5 reps with 58kg(+72kg bodyweight).. i guess no need training this anymore.. at least not for climbing

[@WideBoyz]

That's alot for sure 💪

[@kavali6320]

So that's what scientific torture looks like. And Pete seemed to like it... a lot ;) Results confirmed his 'beastiness'. Appreciated Tom's expertise and professionalism (no coat needed for that). Can't wait for his test.

[@WideBoyz]

Loved it 😎

[@thecutthroatcowboy]

rewatching this after seeing Pete crush Crown Royale (9a) is awesome

[@1981stonemonkey]

30:40 I´m not surprised he´s got the try-hard high-score... Tom himself has told us Pete puts in gut-wrenching efforts as his standard 7:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3WonYmXi7d9mdE Pete himself: "You never really know how hard you can try, until you tried really hard on an off-width" 15:20 He can pretty much suffer really hard, endlessly. Props.

[@TheNitram8]

I think you need a certain degree of pain tolerance to be a good climber. Im always worried im going to hurt my fingers when i have to pull too hard. That was a great watch

[@Dave1507]

But are you worrying while climbing, or is it more before and after? Because from my experience it's always the latter ;)

[@itszaque]

As a heavier guy who’s gotten into climbing this last year I love the content but often can’t really relate to the grades/difficulty. But seeing Pete do 46 max press-ups gives me some hope as I managed 40 last week, I’m close 😅

[@culture-nature-mobility7867]

The feeling comfortable at 90+ percent thing reminds me of my armwrestling training... In certain lifts you feel really good until you add one lousy kilo to it... From there on everything falls apart 😂

[@Jayden-dl4tl]

I love his Mac book 😆 6:16