May 20, 2026

Tyler Thompson: How to Get More Out of Every Session, Building Capacity, and Tricking Yourself into Sending

Tyler Thompson: How to Get More Out of Every Session, Building Capacity, and Tricking Yourself into Sending
Tyler Thompson: How to Get More Out of Every Session, Building Capacity, and Tricking Yourself into Sending
The Struggle Climbing Show
Tyler Thompson: How to Get More Out of Every Session, Building Capacity, and Tricking Yourself into Sending
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Elite climber Tyler Thompson explores:

  • The process of becoming a pro climber
  • Struggling with training consistency
  • Preparing for La Rambla (5.15a)
  • His Spain sending spree
  • How to make climb days worth more
  • Struggling with performance anxiety
  • An epic last-day-last-go send of Era Vella
  • How to trick yourself into sending

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Shoutout to Aiden Schlatter, Michael Martin, and Kent Olmstead for supporting at the Hero level on Patreon. So mega!

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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 Endurance Mindset Teaser
00:28 Meet Tyler Thompson
03:28 Vegas Base And Background
06:09 From Summer Camp To Youth Team
08:10 Going Full Time Climbing
11:31 What Struggle Means
16:20 Training Balance Outdoors Vs Gym
20:35 Spain Prep And La Rambla
25:39 Endurance Work And Self Assessment
33:11 Nutrition And Recovery Habits
37:23 Tactics Learning And Repetition
41:02 Finding Efficiency And Energy Leaks
42:49 Fresh Beta Experiments
43:19 More Tries More Learning
44:55 Evolving Beta Near Send
45:41 Inventing a New Sequence
49:40 Choose Moves You Love
50:27 Favorite Move Spotlight
51:52 Southern Smoke Send Story
53:59 Remembering Projects Past
54:50 Scarpa Shoe Shoutout
56:15 Performance Anxiety on Redpoints
57:22 Resting and Switching Gears
01:00:42 Era Vella Injury Miracle Send
01:06:10 Trying When Tired Works
01:08:59 Next Projects and Finn Cave
01:10:52 Trips and Dreamcatcher Goals
01:13:59 Finger Rehab Reality Check
01:15:06 Wrap Up and Bonus Episode
01:18:18 Host Training Update
01:22:08 Final Thoughts and Signoff

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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!

00:00 - Tyler Thompson: How to Get More Out of Every Session, Building Capacity, and Tricking Yourself into Sending

11:29 - STRUGGLE

16:20 - TRAINING

33:32 - NUTRITION

37:44 - TACTICS

56:54 - MENTAL GAME

01:09:38 - PURPOSE