Dear Maddie. You placed 7th in China, just out of finals and potentially a podium. Considering the strength of the field, this is bananas. Use this memory as an anchor, to remember that you *can* do it. Just like moments before sending a big project, nerves disappear, everything connects. When this feeling invades us, anything is possible. Climbing is a beautiful sport, training is a wonderful way to live. I didn't enjoy team sports, let alone competitions when I was younger due to the immense artificial pressure of _expecting_ results it puts on us. I can barely fathom how tremendously difficult it must be but, if you could manage to completely let go and just enjoy the moment, I strongly believe you guys have the skills to podium. Every and any World Cup? Maybe not, but with boulders that fit you, 100%. Very, very few can bring their A game all the time and even the likes of Janja crack up in tears after an 'expected' win. What you guys do is worthy of praise, independent of any result. The essence of living, of being, is the journey, not the goal. And sharing that journey with us is a gift that we cherish very much. Thanks again for everything and see you in the next one!
I was watching semis live and thought how all 4 boulders would have suited you so well. Would have loved to see you on them! And after finally seeing footage of you on that stage, you definitely belong there Zach.
Really nice video, I love hearing athletes thought process. I have so many questions though (don't bother answering all of it if I ramble for eternity) For Zach : - Nice that your mindset seems to have held up, you definitely don't seem out of place in these comps, I'm sure with a bit of rhythm/habit growing you'd make semis ; is there a chance you get to do a few WC next season as well to get into the groove ? Also very nice tactical zone on M3, loved it ! - Do you plan on working specifically on crack climing (like one/two dedicated session, a one-time bootcamp if you will) given the fistjam in qualis AND in semis (amazing run from Tomoa I thought) ? Or do you think it's not worth it ? - Do you do video analysis of other competitors' runs on boulders you didn't top ? If so, is it more to identify misreads or to pinpoint micro-betas that might make "that move was beyond me" into "maybe if" ? I personnally have a few moves I have identified that I always misread, until a friend points out "you should try that other way" so was wondering if video analysis may help noticing these - Do you also watch finals/semis to identify new moves/holds that might trickle down to qualis/local comps next year, so you can train them at home in advance ? (I'm thinking the jump into a double palm-press facing out that we saw a few times last year ; also the no-tex holds we are starting to see much more often, etc) - Looking forward for the Seoul analysis, if there is one ; don't think I ever saw a WC qualis THAT HARD ; where 3rd place got 2 tops... (well, 2nd in his group anyway) For Maddie : - On the "looking at your neighbour's beta" part, how much do you take into account the other athlete's height/specialties ? I guess it might me harder for Ai Mori to observe Oceania Makenzie's beta ? - Also, do you look at the next boulder when walking away ? Especially if you get an early top and someone is currently trying your next boulder? I see Sam Avezou doing it almost ostensibly every comp, cracks me up everytime. - The mindset talk during W3 (?) is super interesting to me ; while the "meta" of trying to know if 2 tops gets you semis, if you need to top THIS one or THAT one depending on the field, seems very humane/natural, isn't it super intrusive as well (sometimes preventing you from try harding a boulder, as it seems to have happened here) ? On that note, would it even be good to just try hard all 5 boulders or would you be dead on arrival in semis if you made it in ? - I know there are a few female routesetters in WC nowadays, I know Maelys Agrapart (who sets semi-regularly in my gyms) was in the routesetting team for Prague ; do you feel an evolution in setting for women's bouldering rounds ? (We have a female head setter in one of my gyms, and I do think that gym's sets have a quite specific feel about them. I couldn't pinpoint exactly what is different (other than morpho/reachy boulders being much less frequent)) - Was happy to see you made semis in Seoul, looking forward to that analysis ! Anyway, love this series, you guys are super awesome and it's always fascinating to get a window into how really strong people fonction/think/train ; it's super inspiring (while also showing how far I live from that world)
Zach: - yep the plan is to do more WCs next year and get into a flow! - Definitely will practice fist and ham jams since they seem to be more relevant these days - I’ll definitely watch footage of other climbers on social media and see what they do - Yes Seoul was extremely hard and there will be an analysis video for sure!! Maddie - Haha not enough! - Yeah I definitely need to get rid of that mindset and just attack each boulder separately. I only make about 50% of semi rounds right now so I have to give it my all! - I’m not sure I notice the female presence in routesetting. I think if you’re a skilled setter you can set for anyone at any level! - Thank you :)
i've been watching your videos since summer started and its super awesome to watch your progress and see how you compete. I remember seeing that the video for the prague cup was out and going to your channel! I love how you explain your thought process, I think you should be really proud of what you've accomplished! keep up the awesome work, take it easy on yourself and congrats!!
Been patiently waiting for this vid to drop!😅 So stoked to see you and Maddie both back competing at the world cups, and love hearing the in-depth commentary on what this experience has been like for you guys so far. It’s sounds like you went into this with a good balance of soaking up the experience, as well as, getting best results possible and from my armchair point of view I’d say you did great with both! You guys got a ton of supporters rooting ya on for the next comp in Seoul🧗🏻♂️💪 Cheers and best of luck to you both!
I have no idea if it's related to your legs in iso, but when I competed at Track I remember my legs would feel "tingly" ahead of a race. I think it was adrenaline, but I felt like I didn't have as much fine motor control of my legs cuz the macro muscles were so fired up. Whenever I felt like that I would do a few explosive jumps to get my legs going? I feel like we always see 100m sprinters do that before settling into the blocks too. May be a completely different feeling/purpose.
awesome as always to see your introspection on the process and the individual boulders, wishing you well in Seoul I hope you can feel good in your round!
Dear Maddie.
You placed 7th in China, just out of finals and potentially a podium.
Considering the strength of the field, this is bananas.
Use this memory as an anchor, to remember that you *can* do it.
Just like moments before sending a big project, nerves disappear, everything connects.
When this feeling invades us, anything is possible.
Climbing is a beautiful sport, training is a wonderful way to live.
I didn't enjoy team sports, let alone competitions when I was younger due to the immense artificial pressure of _expecting_ results it puts on us.
I can barely fathom how tremendously difficult it must be but, if you could manage to completely let go and just enjoy the moment, I strongly believe you guys have the skills to podium.
Every and any World Cup? Maybe not, but with boulders that fit you, 100%.
Very, very few can bring their A game all the time and even the likes of Janja crack up in tears after an 'expected' win.
What you guys do is worthy of praise, independent of any result.
The essence of living, of being, is the journey, not the goal.
And sharing that journey with us is a gift that we cherish very much.
Thanks again for everything and see you in the next one!
This comment was a very good read 🙂
Thanks as always 🙏❤️
Filming WC's must be extremely difficult for spectators but ty for doing it because videos like these are really interesting
Yep but we’re gonna get the hang of it! Hopefully we’ll cover the whole next season!
@@richardsonsclimbingthat’s why your channel is one of the best climbing channel. Way to go Zach 🫡
41 out ouf 83? You definitely, belong, Zach.🙂
Instant click
So interesting to see the differences as adam ondra also just uploaded his review. B-Pump boulder videos are always good so psyched for that already.
12:07 is like a epic wallpaper. Jessica Buckley, Natalia Grossman and Maddie
Jennifer Buckley. When I saw that I thought, "what an intimidating pair of athletes to start a qualifier round between"
@@sonjaquan5775 also based off the video they sent those boulders pretty quick 😅
I was watching semis live and thought how all 4 boulders would have suited you so well. Would have loved to see you on them! And after finally seeing footage of you on that stage, you definitely belong there Zach.
Really nice video, I love hearing athletes thought process. I have so many questions though (don't bother answering all of it if I ramble for eternity)
For Zach :
- Nice that your mindset seems to have held up, you definitely don't seem out of place in these comps, I'm sure with a bit of rhythm/habit growing you'd make semis ; is there a chance you get to do a few WC next season as well to get into the groove ? Also very nice tactical zone on M3, loved it !
- Do you plan on working specifically on crack climing (like one/two dedicated session, a one-time bootcamp if you will) given the fistjam in qualis AND in semis (amazing run from Tomoa I thought) ? Or do you think it's not worth it ?
- Do you do video analysis of other competitors' runs on boulders you didn't top ? If so, is it more to identify misreads or to pinpoint micro-betas that might make "that move was beyond me" into "maybe if" ?
I personnally have a few moves I have identified that I always misread, until a friend points out "you should try that other way" so was wondering if video analysis may help noticing these
- Do you also watch finals/semis to identify new moves/holds that might trickle down to qualis/local comps next year, so you can train them at home in advance ? (I'm thinking the jump into a double palm-press facing out that we saw a few times last year ; also the no-tex holds we are starting to see much more often, etc)
- Looking forward for the Seoul analysis, if there is one ; don't think I ever saw a WC qualis THAT HARD ; where 3rd place got 2 tops... (well, 2nd in his group anyway)
For Maddie :
- On the "looking at your neighbour's beta" part, how much do you take into account the other athlete's height/specialties ? I guess it might me harder for Ai Mori to observe Oceania Makenzie's beta ?
- Also, do you look at the next boulder when walking away ? Especially if you get an early top and someone is currently trying your next boulder? I see Sam Avezou doing it almost ostensibly every comp, cracks me up everytime.
- The mindset talk during W3 (?) is super interesting to me ; while the "meta" of trying to know if 2 tops gets you semis, if you need to top THIS one or THAT one depending on the field, seems very humane/natural, isn't it super intrusive as well (sometimes preventing you from try harding a boulder, as it seems to have happened here) ? On that note, would it even be good to just try hard all 5 boulders or would you be dead on arrival in semis if you made it in ?
- I know there are a few female routesetters in WC nowadays, I know Maelys Agrapart (who sets semi-regularly in my gyms) was in the routesetting team for Prague ; do you feel an evolution in setting for women's bouldering rounds ? (We have a female head setter in one of my gyms, and I do think that gym's sets have a quite specific feel about them. I couldn't pinpoint exactly what is different (other than morpho/reachy boulders being much less frequent))
- Was happy to see you made semis in Seoul, looking forward to that analysis !
Anyway, love this series, you guys are super awesome and it's always fascinating to get a window into how really strong people fonction/think/train ; it's super inspiring (while also showing how far I live from that world)
Zach:
- yep the plan is to do more WCs next year and get into a flow!
- Definitely will practice fist and ham jams since they seem to be more relevant these days
- I’ll definitely watch footage of other climbers on social media and see what they do
- Yes Seoul was extremely hard and there will be an analysis video for sure!!
Maddie
- Haha not enough!
- Yeah I definitely need to get rid of that mindset and just attack each boulder separately. I only make about 50% of semi rounds right now so I have to give it my all!
- I’m not sure I notice the female presence in routesetting. I think if you’re a skilled setter you can set for anyone at any level!
- Thank you :)
i've been watching your videos since summer started and its super awesome to watch your progress and see how you compete. I remember seeing that the video for the prague cup was out and going to your channel! I love how you explain your thought process, I think you should be really proud of what you've accomplished! keep up the awesome work, take it easy on yourself and congrats!!
Never give up zach!! Amazing video as always :), next up Seoul!!
Thank you for filming this! Nice to see you climb here since IFSC does not stream qulifying round .
Very cool to watch back to back with ondras recap. And very cool to see the women’s side!
Been patiently waiting for this vid to drop!😅 So stoked to see you and Maddie both back competing at the world cups, and love hearing the in-depth commentary on what this experience has been like for you guys so far. It’s sounds like you went into this with a good balance of soaking up the experience, as well as, getting best results possible and from my armchair point of view I’d say you did great with both! You guys got a ton of supporters rooting ya on for the next comp in Seoul🧗🏻♂️💪 Cheers and best of luck to you both!
Thank you that means a lot 😁🙏
I have no idea if it's related to your legs in iso, but when I competed at Track I remember my legs would feel "tingly" ahead of a race. I think it was adrenaline, but I felt like I didn't have as much fine motor control of my legs cuz the macro muscles were so fired up.
Whenever I felt like that I would do a few explosive jumps to get my legs going? I feel like we always see 100m sprinters do that before settling into the blocks too. May be a completely different feeling/purpose.
Ok that makes sense! I’ll give that a go and see if it helps 👍
awesome as always to see your introspection on the process and the individual boulders, wishing you well in Seoul I hope you can feel good in your round!
Thanks for sharing the experience! You guys did great, cheer up
Super excited to see how you guys do in qualification in Seoul!! Good luck 🤞
Really interesting insight!
Good luck for next comps man, just saw you didn’t make semis on seoul :(
Rooting for Maddie tho!
next time podium !
I wish i could leave 2 likes, one for each of you