Magnus Midtbø on Climbing with Adam Ondra and Will Bosi

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

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[@paulisacrazyfreak101]

I really enjoyed this podcast with Magnus, he is very self-depricating throughout and very honest. You can hear it in his voice that he has moments of regret in his climbing but then equally he sounds psyched on KZbin success. He looks to be having a blast, travelling the world and meeting famous athletes, so what if he could have climbed a few grades harder. He's honest and passionate and that's why I believe he is so successfu

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

I appreciate that you listened to the full interview. Totally agree with your thoughts here. Magnus is a great guy.

[@paulisacrazyfreak101]

@@thestruggleclimbingshow yes it was a good one. I listen to a lot of podcasts, I'm a postman so have time to listen to lots, yours is great always really informative. I'm currently psyched for Scottish winter conditions (especially after your Dave macleod podcast) soon coming and some mountaineering routes, can't wait Scotland is beautiful in very brief moments. I also have a 7 month old son and I always enjoy hearing podcasts from parents, like yourself, who give a realistic perspective on how to get the most from climbing, 'later' on in life as I have. Thanks for all your hard work Ryan

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

⁠@@paulisacrazyfreak101 thanks so much, Paul! Happy you’re enjoying the show. Have a blast in the winter conditions, and good luck striking a balance with work, family, and climbing. Often a struggle in its own right 😅

[@paulgaras2606]

What I’ve always found impressive about ondra is the massive strength he has closer to his core, a lot of his funky weird heely beta is facilitated by massively strong glutes, quads and highly mobile hips.

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

Agreed! That mobility is next level, and underrated. Tom Randall shared that perspective, along with some of his fave stretches, in a video earlier this year and on the podcast. 💪💪

[@obscurelines]

Climbing is such an enigma. After 10 years and even countless videos I still couldn't fully name what it is that makes a great climber.

[@sebastianmitchell4776]

there are a lot of different aspects one could tap into to be better as a climber, finger strength, raw endurance, pulling strength, but what matters most is that you fully utilise the tools you have at your disposal. Adam is tall and his diligence to training is second to none. I suppose the short answer is he just works harder

[@08Shade80]

Different things make a great climber. There are a lot of things great climbers have in common, but I think it's pretty obvious what sets Ondra apart. He is better than anyone at minimizing the pure strength required to make moves; flexibility, mobility, and precision with body positioning. The flexibility and mobility are his best physical traits. His climbing skill and his other mental attributes (focus, determination, passion) are second to none. He's not the strongest climber, but he's the BEST climber

[@balintgg]

Great snippet. I haven't heard the show without any specific reason for a while and this reminded me to come back. Your talks are just always interesting and somehow always psyche up for climbing ❤

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

Welcome back! Some great stuff to catch up on - and some bangers coming in the new year. Grateful for your support 🙌🙏🏼

[@RockClimberAlex]

4:00 Sheer will and doggedness. It's not a coincidence he screams and shouts like a madman, when he's doing the hard stuff while not being extraordinarily strong in anything and the most painful thing for him is not the finger pain or foot pain, it's failing. The drive some people have is unmatched and will chew through their own foot in a heartbeat to be the best. Most people don't have that to that extent and considering that very high grades have a high degree of pain accepted as the price to pay for it, it's something that very much matters at the highest level. When he gave up on Excalibur, it wasn't because of pain or being too hard, it was because he didn't want to get injured and I suspect he probably started feeling that he was stressing something too much and probably didn't want to risk it.

[@Fred-oz3tw]

Your Pic should say Stress more and climb on then

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

I wish I could tap into an ounce of his try hard! Magnus actually shared his perspective on this in the full podcast interview as well as a bonus video on Patreon where he breaks down one of Adams climbs. 💪💪

[@RockClimberAlex]

@@Fred-oz3tw I probably wouldn't be climbing if I thought that. I like getting in the flow of either figuring a project out or climbing something new. It feels very zen when I'm doing it right. I also enjoy pushing my limits. Getting stressed about it is quite the opposite of why I like climbing. The profile pic is more about fear of falling and not letting it get to you. It creeps up if I let it.

[@minime453]

👏Climbing is a skill sport 👏

[@FIAlex93]

Loving the videos and podcast! The music is sometimes super loud relative to the recorded audio though. I think it needs to be normalized

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

Thanks for the support, and the constructive feedback! I’ll be mindful of that in future edits. Hope your climbing is going great!

[@francoisbm6785]

Ondra climbs fast, he may be best at saving energy

[@timmynastics]

It’s better to be a 6/10 in all areas of climbing than a 10/10 in just one area. Climbing as a sport also seems to be missing the taper. All other sports people train everyday, then when the event gets closer they back off to the point they don’t really do anything for a week before the event. Climbing seems to be struggle daily and suffer until you finally send it. It’d be cool to see a very high level climber train for a project, get as close as possible to it, then taper down. Have a week off. Then come back and try it again.

[@Ptitviaud1337]

It's not better to be 6/10 on every aspect. being 6/10 at pistol squats won't help you much except on some dynos. being 8/10 at finger strength and 2/10 at pistol squats will be way better for climbing.

[@timmynastics]

@@Ptitviaud1337 yeah you’re right, a pistol squat is only good for dynamic movement 😂 rocking over on a high heel will be massively helped by finger strength.

[@Ptitviaud1337]

@@timmynastics rocking over a heelhook does not require you to make a pistol squat. It's way more dependent on your flexibility than anything else. Training pistol squats won't help you on your ability to recruit your strength at the top end of your range of motion. You're right : finger strength wont help you rocking over this heel. Now, be honest : how much movements are done in climbing with you rocking over a high heel, and how many movements do you do on holds that require finger strength ? That's the sense of my answer : in general, nothing is useless for climbing. Now, some stuff are definitely way more useful than others. Finger strength is the most useful of all. Hence, to be 6/10 in "all aspects" doesn't make you such a great climber. A lot of those aspects, if broad enough, are a complete waste of time for amateurs.

[@enricokohler475]

Great how you all look like prisoners in the thumbnail)

[@Sytsn_]

Modern KZbin is god awful