Pro Coach Takes V5 Climber to V8 in One Session?

I think the lesson we've learnt is that if we want to improve 3 grades then we need an emotional support cat

i think i'd pay for an app where louis just speaks encouraging words to me

Louis just casually completely changing Sam's climbing mindset like it's no big deal. Really powerful demonstration on confidence. it's like the heaviest thing we bring on the wall is our doubts maaaannn

I think if holding a cat is a reward for trying hard I would be an expert climber at this point 😂

Big thumbs up for Louis being an incredibly precious teacher. His positive mindset and overall optimistic attitude make his training sessions as educational as enjoyable to watch. Well done Sam.

As someone who studied psychology in college, I find this video super interesting. Louis is so good at nudging people towards reframing situations where they doubt themselves and get in their own ways into ones where they can challenge themselves and appreciate the small improvements. Gonna work on incorporating this into my own climbing and the rest of my life, thanks Louis!

Take aways are: - People think they are not strong enough, so they stop trying after a few times or not even starting a higher project --> technic, body awareness and mindset are key. - Don’t retry all the time from the beginning. You can skip parts and work on the move after the one you have trouble with --> it can be very motivating. - Minor step goals can make a huge difference. There are more successful ways of ending a session as topping a boulder. - Work on your weaknesses. + Sam is a really strong person and a better climber than he thinks he is ;)

Please do more of these coaching videos maybe as a long term series were we can follow the progress (and understand why). It's super relatable especially the mindset required for hard projecting. 👍

In my opinion this is one of the best videos you've put out. Such good advice on reframing negative thoughts and having a positive outlook!

I always climbed alone but I noticed that when I started to ask people for advice and when we are supporting each other, it bumped my climbing 1 or 2 grade easy. Confidence, support and an outside point of view are the best tools to enjoy and improve climbing.

Really cool seeing his confidence build. It’s fun to watch someone who doesn’t really know how strong they are discover that. Great video

Honsestly, my main takeaways, some of which I need reminders of despite knowing quite often: - Positive self-talk plays a significant role in performance. - You can do more than you think and be mindful of attributing physical strength as your primary limitation, chances are there are other things that you can focus on that matter equally! - Don't get "stuck" on the first move. Divide your climb into segments to make the overall goal of completion feel more manageable. Doing those segments individually, not always feeling the need to start from the beginning. - Set short-term and long-term goals. Have your goals be S.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-based. - Celebrate mastery and improvement, even if it seems too small. Acknowledge success based on adjustments or perserverance.

Constantly see people in my gym that are loads stronger than me but live on grades well below me. Once people learn to try harder problems and understand why they are falling and fix it their max grade will just shoot up. Also being optimistic is huge, sends and new grades are few and far between but doing just a single hard move is already huge progress to be happy with

Having a emotional support cat is clearly an aid. Jokes aside, that's great coaching, it's very educational and entertaining to watch.

This is why it's important to climb with people who are better than you. They give you good beta and make you realize you're a lot better than you may have thought. Very impressive climbing on that first one, it looked so smooth in the 2 days later clip!

Sometimes people that are great athletes aren't the best teachers, but Louis got it both! Always a pleasure to see his coaching sessions

I went from V6 to V9 in two months and it was a similar process to what I'm seeing here. I was actually strong enough for some* V8s out of the gate, but I psyched myself out that I wasn't because I never had. Once I actually tried V7 in earnest, I found I could do about 20% of them after a few go's. Then I tried a V8 that my friends were working on and got it after about 5 attempts. That gave me a huge confidence boost to keep hammering away at all the other V7s and V8s in the gym. I added some more challenging training on top of my climbing and hit a V9 in my style shortly after. I'd say it was 80% mental and 20% training since I was pretty close to strong enough the entire time but I never knew it.

I really wish it was standard to have gyms hide the grades, like put them on the backs of the tags. That way you could genuinely try the climb without having grades affect you're thinking.

I was originally interested because it's over a new interest that I love, but seeing this genuinely wholesome and kind interaction is hitting different. In a wonderful way. I keep telling people a big reason I'm drawn to bouldering is the mentality and the people. In a normal gym, it's almost taboo to see another person's eyes. In gyms like this, it's almost nothing but support and love. Sure there'll be exceptions, but this is a pure example of why I'm loving the community.

No joke, this was the best video I've seen from you! Makes me wanna go try all the 6s and 7s in my gym, haha. I've got a friend who struggles a lot with self confidence, and he gets in his head a lot about different grades. He'll look at one and never even attempt it because of how difficult it's labeled. He's very much like Sam's mindset where it's hard to see progress if he doesn't do the entire boulder and might get stuck on one move and think that he just can't do any of it. I loved your analogy that doubt is like weights on your feet, because I really think there's a lot of truth to that.