Becoming a Speed Climbing OLYMPIAN | Sam Watson | EP 10 That's Not Real Climbing Podcast скачать в хорошем качестве

Becoming a Speed Climbing OLYMPIAN | Sam Watson | EP 10 That's Not Real Climbing Podcast

Welcome to the finale of That's Not Real Climbing Podcast Season 1! Sam is only 17 years old, yet he has already won gold at a world cup, holds the speed climbing record in the US, and recently secured his Paris 2024 Olympic ticket at the PanAm Qualifiers. In this episode, we’ll get more insight into speed climbing at the highest level, his experience at the PanAm Games, how he juggles personal life, school, and climbing, and we need your help in figuring out how he can up his social media game! Guest links: Instagram:   / samuelwatson__   Reference links: IFSC Ones to Watch Interview:    • Samuel Watson 🇺🇸 | Ones to Watch   For more information on the podcast, check out the website: www.thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast.com Join the FREE community on Discord:   / discord   To help support the podcast, you can buy me a "chalk bag": www.buymeacoffee.com/compclimbing ___ Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 3:53 - When Sam started climbing 7:21 - Is there an advantage to starting speed climbing younger? 8:56 - Does speed climbing come naturally 10:15 - Surprise! Speed Climbing is an endurance sport 12:06 - PanAm Games experience 19:39 - PanAm Village experience 22:52 - World Cup season in relation to the Olympics 25:14 - Do speed climbers get injuries? 28:34 - Technical false start explanation 37:17 - Breaking sub-5 and having a “clean” run 41:51 - Strength cycle jail 47:33 - Interest in doing non-speed climbing competitions? 51:17 - Figuring out the social media game 55:10 - Juggling high school and world cups 58:22 - Non-climbing hobbies 1:03:13 - Discord Q: Does speed relays have a future? 1:05:37 - How to upload athlete info into the IFSC website 1:07:29 - Discord Q: Who are your heroes? 1:10:26 - Discord Q: Any weird speed ideas/formats to try out? 1:12:04 - Discord Q: Do you do anything weird/unique in training? 1:13:21 - Discord: How do you handle shoe selection for speed? 1:17:15 - Memeing during an IFSC interview 1:18:57 - Where to find Sam + Outro