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Ashley Thomas
2 August 2021
Progress, Training

Busting The More Time = More Results Myth

Ashley Thomas
2 August 2021
Progress, Training

Over the first few years of climbing the process can be pretty simple, spend more time climbing and eventually you will progress, there comes a point where this curve flattens and we reach a plateau, a breaking point or a shortage of available time to continue to increase time at the wall. So what now? 

Ashley Thomas
2 August 2021
Progress, Mindset, Training

The Best Way To Stop Plateau's

Ashley Thomas
2 August 2021
Progress, Mindset, Training

Imagine 2 climbers with equal strengths and abilities. Which one will make the most long-term progress?

Ashley Thomas
31 May 2021
Mindset, Progress

Language, Mindset, and Self-Belief

Ashley Thomas
31 May 2021
Mindset, Progress

I want you to imagine two climbers, and see if I can put an idea in your head about how they will perform on the wall. They are of equal strength and technical skill. We are considering their language and body language to predict their performance. 

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Practical tips

Does Your Shoe Fit?

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Practical tips

What should we consider when buying a shoe? Here are 3 points for you.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Practical tips, Training, Progress

Reduce Pump by Using These Tips

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Practical tips, Training, Progress

Pumping out on a project is caused by the level of fatigue in your forearms surpassing the level of your work capacity.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Progress, Mindset, Training

Why You Should Stick to Your Projects

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Progress, Mindset, Training

A serial climb hopper is someone who has numerous projects on the go, they often get to 1 sticky point on a climb and they get frustrated, after a few more attempts they move on to another climb, rinse and repeat.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Technique tips, Practical tips, Progress

The Beginner's Guide to Trusting Volumes

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Technique tips, Practical tips, Progress

Step one…. Brush the Volumes! And 5 technique tips.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Injury prevention, Mindset, Recovery, Training

Lessons Behind Injury and Training

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Injury prevention, Mindset, Recovery, Training

A vicious cycle this one and it's fuelled by 1 thing: ego.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Mindset, Progress, Training

Competition Is Worth It. Find Out Why

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Mindset, Progress, Training

Am I good enough to compete? People who fear this question get stuck in a cycle: train harder until something goes wrong > don’t compete > comp announced > train harder…

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021

Training With Friends: Doing It Right

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021

The quickest ways to reduce the enjoyment of anything you do is to compare yourself to others.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Progress, Training, Recovery

The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Training and Progress

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Progress, Training, Recovery

Overtraining is one of the biggest reasons that climbers don’t progress! You get stronger while you rest, you do not get stronger while you are training.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Mindset, Practical tips, Technique tips, Progress

Removing Roadblocks: How to Commit to Moves.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Mindset, Practical tips, Technique tips, Progress

Committing to certain moves on the wall can be challenging, when you hit that point of fear or feeling stuck. We are going to offer a bit of perspective on this and some tips to work through it.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Technique tips, Practical tips, Progress

Epic Techniques on How to Crush Sloper Climbs

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Technique tips, Practical tips, Progress

At some point during our climbing we start to be introduced to holds that are not positive, they don’t have an in-cut section for your fingers to grip onto. Slopers are all about body position and even tension being applied between hands and feet.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Training, Recovery, Mindset

Solutions to "Not Being Strong Enough" for Your Project.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Training, Recovery, Mindset

Sometimes you may be strong enough to finish your projects but can’t quite make it. If you have good projecting principles in place and you get to the point of doing all the moves then what is the issue?

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Progress, Training

The Ultimate DIY Guide to Progress in Climbing

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Progress, Training

It is a tricky thing to choose what you should be spending your time on.

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Technique tips, Practical tips

Stuck on One Move? Find Out How to Progress

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Technique tips, Practical tips

Often times we can do most of the moves on a climb but there are 1 or 2 moves that elude us. So how do we approach these?

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Injury prevention, Practical tips

Ash's Ultimate Guide to Knee Pain in Bouldering

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Injury prevention, Practical tips

When bouldering, knee pain can arise specifically from incorrect falling technique and uneven weighting between feet. 

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Injury prevention, Practical tips

5 Steps to Reduce Lower Back Pain for Boulderers

Ashley Thomas
17 May 2021
Injury prevention, Practical tips

Lower back pain in 9/10 people we work with is caused by: a lack of core stability, core dysfunction, hip tightness, or hip dysfunction.

Ashley Thomas
16 April 2021
Mindset, Progress, Technique tips

The Secrets of Fearless Slab Climbing

Ashley Thomas
16 April 2021
Mindset, Progress, Technique tips

Slab climbing can be some of the scariest climbing out there in terms of solely looking at the wall structure. One look at a slab climb and the brain goes “CHEESEGRATER!” It’s this alert system of self preservation that makes slab climbing so scary.

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Ashley Thomas
16 April 2021
Progress, Mindset

How to Break a Plateau by Changing Your Approach to Climbing

Ashley Thomas
16 April 2021
Progress, Mindset

Being stuck in a plateau comes from 2 main causes: your skillset isn’t broad enough to progress, or your approach to climbing is wrong.

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