Eric Hörst's Training For Climbing Podcast10 Juli 2023

#89. How Often Should You "Rest Day" While on a Climbing Roadtrip

For many of us, Summer is the season of climbing roadtrips. Whether you're venturing across North America, Europe, or Asia, visiting new climbing areas is a wonderful skill- and experience-building endeavor...and it will likely enrich your life and expand your brain in a number of other ways as well.

In terms of climbing performance, however, one of the most challenging matters while on a roadtrip is managing fatigue. Specifically, you will awake each day and be faced with the decision of whether you should climb...or take a rest day.

In this T4C episode, I'll detail the primary factors you should consider in determining how often you should take a rest day from climbing. The optimal climbing-to-rest-day ratio can differ greatly depending on your climbing goals, training history, age, and recovery ability, among other things.

RUNDOWN

0:14 - Welcome message.

1:30 - The value of climbing roadtrips

2:36 - Intro to optimizing your climbing day to rest day ratio while on a roadtrip.

The 4 primary factors that come into play in getting it right.

6:12 - Factor #1: The length of your climbing trip.

13:28 - Factor #2: The type of climbing you're engaging in.

17:34 - Factor #3: Your age and recovery ability.

25:50 - Factor #4: The weather!

30:10 - Eric's wrap-up and closing comments.

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30:50 - Horst Out!

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