PHILOSOPHIES.
Fitness is a fad word more than ever today. With social media flooding your feed with 'transformations', models wearing the latest 'fitness fashion' and generally people jacked out of their minds! Health and performance on the other hand, are far less superficial. Real world capability is necessary to do anything other than sit on the couch.
Lets get real and first address the basics, then we can find out what you really want.
Injury prevention-Don't get hurt.
"Hard and fast", "Go hard or go home", "No pain no gain" These mantras seem to be synonymous with any exercise or training practice. Woven into our culture. How many people do you know who use any one of these taglines? and how many of them have been injured? The body is a precision instrument. Capable of amazing feats of power and endurance - when used correctly.
Before we begin to explore our personal capabilities, we need to prepare our body for the work ahead and allow it to make any adaptations at a controlled rate. Herein lies the foundation to any diligent practice. Build a solid foundation by increasing range of motion, creating functional stability and learning to use your instrument to perform in your chosen discipline.
performance Longevity- Do it for a long time.
The 'Now' culture prevalent today is the antithesis of human performance. Yes the body is capable of great things, but adaptation takes time. But if you are willing to allow the time to make these adaptations, you will in turn, allow yourself to continue to perform (and progress) well into the future. There is no need to reside yourself to the premise that you have a limited time in which to achieve whatever it is you want to achieve. Train with patients and discipline -and do it for a long time.
Improved Aerobic base- Killing it with the kids or Kilian Jornet
It doesn't matter if your looking to become an ultra distance athlete or if you want to just not get out of breath trying to keep up with energetic toddlers. Improving your endurance is a benefit to us all. Increased aerobic capacity is not attained by a quick interval session. Again, we have been lead down the garden path in thinking that harder must be better. The secrets lie with diligence, paired with a measured approach, tailored to your performance goal and your individual ability. Producing measurable improvements, without injury and well into the future.
Lee, In Moab after climbing 52 pitches for "fun" on his birthday
Lee
REPs Registered. Strength & conditioning practitioner
We draw on over twenty years of climbing experience in order to ensure you have the best chance of developing your potential.
Having climbed all over the world, from Hard gritstone boulders, to endless Californian granite and six thousand meter Peruvian alpine peaks. We know how to train for any vertical objective.
We have completed countless Ultra endurance efforts, ranging from Multiday winter ascents to 70km trail runs. Over the past five years we have successfully trained athletes for a range of objectives from running their first Trail race, to completing their lifelong climbing goals. All without injury. All without overtraining.
If we're not in the gym, we're most likely out there. At the crags, in the mountains or on the trail. This is what we do.
Our ongoing education in strength and conditioning allows us to be working at the forefront of physical performance.
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Whether you're just getting into indoor bouldering or you have hard Alpine winter objective, we'll make sure you understand how to maximise your potential and minimise your risk of injury.