Eric Hörst's Training For Climbing Podcast
1) #126 - 15 Quick (Powerful) Tips to Climb Your Best This Season!
Spring climbing season is here—and it's time to translate all those winter training gains into real performance on the rock. In this episode, Eric Hörst shares 15 practical mindset and strategy tips t...Show More
2) #125 - EXPERT: The Great Nutrition Reset - Unlocking the New Real Food Pyramid
In this episode, Eric Hörst and nutrition science graduate student Jonathan Hörst discuss the newly updated U.S. dietary guidance and the concept of a "flipped" or re-prioritized food pyramid that emp...Show More
3) #124 - 15 Concepts That Changed My Life
If there's one podcast you listen to this week, I hope it's this one! I'm genuinely proud of this episode, as it distills some of the most powerful concepts I've learned, refined, and applied over the...Show More
4) #123 - Effective Training - Part 2 - Applying a Systems Approach to Program Design
In this second installment of a two-part series, Coach Eric Hörst takes the high-level systems philosophy introduced in Episode #122 and brings it down to earth with practical, actionable guidance. T...Show More
#123 - Effective Training - Part 2 - Applying a Systems Approach to Program Design
32:50 | Dec 15th, 2025
5) #122 - Train More Effectively: The Systems Approach That Will Transform Your Climbing
This episode is the first in a two-part deep dive into designing a comprehensive, long-term systems approach to training. Coach Eric Hörst unpacks—in rich detail—how systems actually function, and he ...Show More
6) #121 - Connective Tissue Training for Strength, Resilience, and Performance
Modern athletes know that strength and endurance alone aren't enough. The ability to generate power efficiently, resist injury, and recover quickly depends just as much on the health of connective tis...Show More
#121 - Connective Tissue Training for Strength, Resilience, and Performance
55:22 | Nov 11th, 2025
7) #120 - Conquer the Pump! Training and Tactics to Climb Your Best at the Red River Gorge (and elsewhere)
If you’re a connoisseur of steep routes, this episode is for you! We’ve assembled a “Red River Pump” roundtable that reveals the training methods, tactics, and insider strategies for climbing your bes...Show More
8) #119 - 5 Powerful Lessons from Emily Harrington's "Girl Climber" Movie
Learn five powerful lessons for achieving big, difficult goals that I took away from watching Girl Climber -- the new film that chronicles Emily Harrington’s incredible, multi-year journey to free-cli...Show More
9) #118 - Wes Schweitzer - Training to Boulder V10 (Pro Football Player Turned Climber!)
After nine years as an NFL offensive lineman for the Falcons, Commanders, and Jets, Wes Schweitzer has traded 330-pound trench battles for crimps, slopers, and steep boulders! In this inspiring conve...Show More
10) #117: Manage Fear Like A Pro - 18 Tips for Winning the Climbing Head Games!
Nothing is more elemental to climbing than fear. The fear of falling, getting hurt, failing, looking foolish, or simply facing the unknown can feel torturous—and even paralyzing. To climb efficiently ...Show More
#117: Manage Fear Like A Pro - 18 Tips for Winning the Climbing Head Games!
1:36:42 | Jul 9th, 2025