Builder | Lauren Abernathy is Building Better Climbing Movement Skills

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Written By Kris Hampton
 
 

Lauren Abernathy works hard to be a better climber. In fact, it’s part of her job as owner of Good Spray Climbing to help other people become better climbers, and she walks the walk. For several years she’s worked with our coach Blake Cash, and has recently been supplementing that training with private movement sessions with Nate Drolet. 

In this episode, we discuss why she chose to also do in-person sessions alongside her remote coaching with Blake, what’s going well, how she fits the training and sessions into her busy life, and how the movement skills are showing up in her climbing.

Builder: Lauren Abernathy

Age: 28
Occupation: Climbing Coach and Business Owner
Height: 5’4”
Ape Index: +1
Years Climbing: 9
Top Climbing Grade: 5.12d
Climbing Superpower: Deadpoints
Climbing Kryptonite: Deadpoints from Scrunchy Boxes
Plan, Product, or Service Used: Custom Training with Blake, In-Person Movement Sessions with Nate

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CHAPTERS

(0:00) Intro and BUILDER Description

(0:36) Guest Introduction and Details

(2:45) Why Lauren Added In-Person Sessions

(8:17) Was There a Specific Goal?

(9:39) An Example of What Nate Noticed In Lauren’s Movement

(18:43) Lauren Rants About Muggle Gyms

(25:58) Fitting Sessions and Training Into Work and Life

(33:09) Adjusting Skill Session Intensity to Fit Life Stressors

(38:34) Kris Explains His Own Recent Skill Wins

(41:39) How Lauren’s Skill Practice Is Showing Up In Her Climbing

(50:14) The Complexities of Tension 

(1:00:19) Nate’s Monologues

(1:01:43) Wrap Up

(1:04:00) Theme


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Kris Hampton

A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering.  Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11. 

Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks.  He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.

http://www.powercompanyclimbing.com
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