Bill Ramsey: 5.14 at 65, Peaking in His 40's, BIG Training Days, and Giving No F's
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Elite Climber, weekend warrior, and Philosophy Professor, Bill Ramsey, explores:
His early days with Alan Watts
Moving to Vegas for year-round climbing
Climbing 30 5.14s after age 40
Climbing three 5.14s (so far) in his 60s
Customizing training for specific projects
Developing the try hard part of the brain
The benefit of doing a very big training day
How to train on a Treadwall
Most common mistakes he sees climbers make
Having no F’s to give
The Pain Box
Here's Bill's article on the Pain Box: https://www.trainingbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pain-box1.pdf
Here's Bill's article on how to set up a Treadwall: https://www.trainingbeta.com/bill-ramsey-treadwall-training/
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)
00:00 Am I Too Old00:47 Meet Bill Ramsey03:54 Early Days With Watts05:28 Eugene Training Era07:27 Smith Rock Revolution08:51 Red River Return10:50 Move To Vegas12:04 Decades Of 51416:19 Two Very Different 14a18:20 What Struggle Means21:12 Sponsor Break Collagen23:28 Back To Training Talk26:49 Try Hard Over Minutiae31:25 Training On Climbing Days36:35 Big Days More Rest37:55 Injury Risk Overtraining Myth40:35 Treadwall Setup Linkups43:50 Protocols for Red River46:22 Training Rests Recovery48:50 Dark Side Stories50:23 Sponsor Break Ads53:10 Nutrition Recovery Basics57:55 Project Tactics Staging01:02:40 Micro Beta Puzzle Mindset01:06:04 Warm Up on Project01:07:54 Rope Solo Projecting01:08:14 Garage Crux Replicas01:11:03 DIY Holds And Measurements01:11:40 Warmup And Rewarmup Plan01:14:31 Attempts And Rest Timing01:15:57 Cold Hands Pain Tactics01:18:10 Aging And Mental Freedom01:21:24 Arrival Fallacy And Next Goals01:24:39 Process Over Metrics01:28:14 Pain Box Explained01:35:04 Risk And Modern Comfort01:36:20 Wrap Up And Bonus Tease01:40:07 Host Training Update01:42:37 YouTube And Farewell
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