Emil Abrahamsson: Sending his Hardest Route, Training Breakthroughs, and Being Told He'd Have to Quit Climbing
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Elite climber, Emil Abrahamsson, is back on the show to discuss:- His journey to sending 9a (5.14d)
- Managing a string of mystery injuries
- Being told he needed to quit climbing forever
- The route Adam Ondra recommended to him
- His off-the-wall training to build endurance
- Why pull-ups are pointless
- Finger training he did to get better at sport climbing
- YouTube projects (and struggles)
- His secret reality tv project
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)
00:00 Shoulder Scare Cold Open
00:23 Welcome Back Emil Returns
03:14 Swedish Place Names Banter
03:56 Dad Portrait No Eyebrows
05:35 First 9A Goal Talk
09:50 Injury Streak And Misdiagnosis
13:30 Why We Climb Soul Searching
17:36 Rehab Trench No Pullups
19:35 Straight Arm Board Lessons
29:14 Arco Project Picked With Ondra
31:37 First Sessions Reality Check
34:13 Off Route Endurance Training
39:23 Resting Skills Kneebars Mastery
41:58 Sport Skills Boost Bouldering
43:25 Training Timeline and Shoulder
44:17 Pullups Versus Climbing Skill
46:37 Cardio Base for Climbers
48:15 App Break Intentional Climber
50:17 Finger Training and Hangboard
52:58 Personal Strengths and Superpowers
54:47 Fear of Falling Mindset
57:57 Next Goals and Injury Risk
01:03:59 YouTube Workload and Big Island
01:10:08 Research Projects and Physical 100
01:12:39 Fantasy Climbing League Explained
01:17:43 Wrap Up and Host Training Update
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, and edited by Glen Walker. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger! I hope your training and climbing are going great.
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And now here are some buzzwords to help the almighty algorithm get this show in front of people who love to climb: rock climbing, rock climber, climbing, climber, bouldering, sport climbing, gym climbing, how to rock climb, donuts are amazing. Okay, whew, that’s done. But hey, if you’re a human that’s actually reading this, and if you love this show (and love to climb) would you think about sharing this episode with a climber friend of yours? And shout it out on your socials? I’ll send you a sticker for doing it. Just shoot me a message on IG – thanks so much!
