The Nugget Climbing Podcast

Steven Dimmitt
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Welcome to a podcast about performance climbing, self-improvement, and being a human being. 4M+ downloads. "One of the best long-form interview podcasts in the outdoor space." - Climbing Magazine

  1. EP 256: Stian Christophersen Returns — Training Smarter, Pulley Rehab, & Japanese Precision: Secrets to Climbing Stronger & Healthier

    1 DAY AGO

    EP 256: Stian Christophersen Returns — Training Smarter, Pulley Rehab, & Japanese Precision: Secrets to Climbing Stronger & Healthier

    Stian Christophersen is a physiotherapist, coach, author, and world-class climber. He returns to the podcast to discuss his new book about managing injuries. We talked about why only two days of hard climbing per week is enough to get stronger, the Japanese method for building technique, load management, how to rehab a ruptured pulley, why optimist is important for recovery, training for tweaky holds and moves, growth plate injuries, mindset tips, and much more.

    2h 23m
  2. EP 255: Dave MacLeod Returns — Moving the Needle on Your Climbing, the Value of Daydreaming, & How to Thrive in Your 40s

    JAN 13

    EP 255: Dave MacLeod Returns — Moving the Needle on Your Climbing, the Value of Daydreaming, & How to Thrive in Your 40s

    Dave MacLeod is one of the best all-around climbers in the world. He returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, Moving the Needle. We discuss the simple decisions that led to his success, getting the basics right, how to climb harder in your 40s, the value of daydreaming, writing books, how diet affects mood, Paul Saladino’s meat and fruit approach, how to thrive on a keto diet, metabolic health, LCL cholesterol, seed oils, alcohol, the state of scientific research, and much more.

    3h 55m
  3. EP 254: Best of 2024 (Including the Best of Patreon)

    12/23/2024

    EP 254: Best of 2024 (Including the Best of Patreon)

    This is a collection of my favorite moments of the podcast from 2024, including some of the best Patreon segments. Enjoy!

    2h 32m
  4. EXTRA: April Davidson — Coffee, Crag Dogs, Fashion, Dealing With Haters, and More

    12/17/2024 · BONUS

    EXTRA: April Davidson — Coffee, Crag Dogs, Fashion, Dealing With Haters, and More

    April talks about crag dogs, fashion, her favorite way to make coffee, health, and dealing with haters online. She also shares more thoughts on living your fullest and best life. Nuggets: (00:00:00) – Rocky (00:01:29) – Crag fashion (00:03:24) – Crag dogs (00:07:53) – A leap of leopards (00:09:04) – Approaching (00:11:02) – Northeast climbing (00:12:12) – Chalk (00:13:50) – First 5.12 (00:16:29) – Coffee (00:21:56) – Health (00:23:00) – Haters gonna hate (00:26:32) – Live your best life

    29 min
  5. EP 253: April Davidson (yeahapril) — Living With a Blind Man, a Decade of Addiction, and Seeking Your Fullest Life

    12/16/2024

    EP 253: April Davidson (yeahapril) — Living With a Blind Man, a Decade of Addiction, and Seeking Your Fullest Life

    April Davidson (yeahapril) is a rock climber and content creator. We talked about what it is like living with her blind fiance Justin Salas, growing up and moving to LA, losing her mom, opiate addiction, finding climbing, her Instagram career, health issues and adrenal fatigue, her experiment with the carnivore diet, responsible meat eating, chocolate cake, and much more.

    2h 12m
  6. EP 252: Justin Salas — Life As a Legally Blind Climber, Building Mental Maps, and Being a Changemaker

    12/09/2024

    EP 252: Justin Salas — Life As a Legally Blind Climber, Building Mental Maps, and Being a Changemaker

    Justin Salas is a legally blind climber who is a 6x National Champion and the 2018 World Champion. He’s also climbed up to V11 outside. We talked about what his visual experience is like, the psychology of an invisible disability, assistive technology, how he climbs, sight guides, projecting tactics, building out a van, the Olympics and paraclimbing competitions, visualization, being a changemaker, and much more.

    3h 14m
  7. EXTRA: Eric Jerome — Training Staples & How He Reached V15

    12/03/2024 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    EXTRA: Eric Jerome — Training Staples & How He Reached V15

    Eric talks about how he got so strong, and what training staples he plans to keep with his new simplified approach. We talk about finger strength, staple off-the-wall exercises, board climbing, and more. Nuggets: (00:00:00) – How Eric got so strong (00:02:00) – Training staples (00:07:35) – Functional Range Conditioning (00:10:51) – Less is more (00:15:02) – Bringing it back to climbing (00:18:08) – Takin’ it easy

    20 min
  8. EP 251: Eric Jerome — The Benefits of Caring Less, Seeking the Minimal Effective Dose, and Developing New Boulders

    12/02/2024

    EP 251: Eric Jerome — The Benefits of Caring Less, Seeking the Minimal Effective Dose, and Developing New Boulders

    Eric Jerome is a V15 climber and prolific bouldering developer. We talked about getting hit by a drunk driver, how his injury led to a paradigm shift, why he is actively caring less about climbing, seeking the minimal effective dose, developing new boulders in the Flaming Gorge and The New, buying a house, his career with KAYA, the gamification of climbing, and much more.

    2h 25m
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Welcome to a podcast about performance climbing, self-improvement, and being a human being. 4M+ downloads. "One of the best long-form interview podcasts in the outdoor space." - Climbing Magazine

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  • Creator
    Steven Dimmitt
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    478
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2020 The Nugget Climbing, LLC
  • Show Website
    The Nugget Climbing Podcast
  • Provider
    The Nugget Climbing LLC

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