EP 266: The 100-Day Climbing Experiment — Connor Bodin (Patron Spotlight)

Connor Bodin climbed 30 minutes per day for 100 consecutive days to boost his endurance, and it worked. His critical force went from 30% of bodyweight to an impressive 44% of bodyweight, and his climbing standard went from 5.11+ to 5.12+. In this Patron Spotlight, Connor shares exactly what he did during the 100-day experiment, what he learned, what he plans to do next time, Dave MacLeod’s original experiment that inspired him, and more. Think you’ll try it out?

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Show Notes:

thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/connor-bodin

Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:03:11) – The 100-Day Experiment

(00:11:14) – The results (Critical Force & climbing)

(00:20:07) – High-Low training

(00:24:11) – The benefit of simplicity

(The following topics are available for Patrons only)

(00:29:17) – Junk mileage vs. movement practice

(00:35:33) – Plans for future experiments

(00:38:11) – The power of the pull-up

(00:44:35) – Building your own board

(00:48:46) – The benefits of an adjustable wall

(00:52:05) – Climbing shoes

(00:58:56) – Connor’s next experiment

(01:03:36) – Dave MacLeod’s experiment

(01:10:34) – Chris Sommer’s interview with Tim Ferriss

(01:13:22) – One-arm vs. two-arm hanging

(01:19:30) – Patron Spotlights

(01:21:09) – Tough to be a pro

(01:24:19) – Rekindled psych