Most of the time when we talk about training for climbing we are talking about improving our physical abilities.  However, when it comes to actually putting forth a good climbing performance whether outside on your project or in a competition, it’s not just about physical strength, but about our mental abilities as well.

Climbing is an extremely challenging sport mentally.  While we all could use stronger fingers, being able to better leverage our current physical abilities by improving our mental approach can have just as big an impact on climbing performance as another training cycle.

To highlight the importance of the mind in climbing as well as give you a resource to help guide you through your mental training, here are three videos from EpicTV that feature legendary climber Jerry Moffatt and his new mental training book Mastermind.

Mastermind Mental Training Videos:

The first video in the series features the book’s authors, Jerry Moffatt and Hannes Huch of Cafe Kraft.  Jerry and Hannes outline exactly why they wrote the book, what they included, and why they think mental training is so important:

The second video in the series features Jerry and Bouldering World Champion Petra Klinger as they explore techniques for handling the pressure of climbing:

The final video in the series Jerry and professional climber talk about the mental side of goal specific training:

If you like what you saw in these videos, get a copy of Mastermind yourself by clicking through below.  Mental training can be a bit difficult to wrap your head around at first, but it’s critical if you want to reach your full potential in climbing.

Purchase Mastermind: Mastermind Mental Training

(video still courtesy of EpicTV)

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