Charlie Manganiello has been coaching with Climb Strong for seven years and now heads the Elemental Strength program in Lander, WY. We talked about focusing all of your energy on one thing, misconceptions about deadlifting, maintenance strength training, Charlie’s go-to hangboard protocol, why climbing is important, and keeping things in perspective. Support on Patreon:patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing Show Notes: http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/charlie-manganiello Nuggets: 1:28 – Breakfast 2:32 – Early strength training, transitioning from multisport athlete to focused climber, and taking things “all the way” 10:07 – Outliers, and asking ourselves “how good could I be if I focused all my energy on one thing” 11:24 – stated goals vs. action, and the coaches role 12:24 – Cushy sport climbing 14:02 – How Charlie’s early strength training translated to climbing 15:49 – Cross pollinated athletes, the 75/25 rule, and being “strong enough” 18:24 – The benefits of going deep into strength training, “it’s not bodybuilding”, and the myth of gaining mass 20:37 – Connective tissue adaptation, motor recruitment, and becoming a more functional human 21:26 – Balancing the pull with the push 23:07 – Deadlifting, running, and learning through experience 27:05 – Treating your recovery like a workout, and watching climbing videos 29:00 – Deadlifting 400 lbs 32:40 – Charlie’s strength maintenance routine 34:08 – Misconceptions about the deadlift, magic bullets, and the posterior chain 38:17 – Deadlift numbers to shoot for, and the line between strength training for climbing vs. becoming a strength athlete 42:13 – Using the weight room to stay in the game 44:40 – Low hanging fruit: a few simple ways to climb harder (and why strength isn’t everything) 47:45 – “Train general to improve specific.” 49:15 – Increasing the push for healthy shoulders and a stronger pull 50:50 – Mobility 51:34 – Lower body explosiveness, and foot-on campus doubles 54:43 – Unilateral lower-body training 55:35 – The Bottoms-up Turkish Getup (with a glass of water balanced on top) 58:52 – The ideal vs. working with what you have 1:00:40 – Carryover from crushing grip strength to climbing? 1:03:01 – Charlie’s go-to hangboard protocol 1:06:20 – Charlie’s thoughts on 7:13 repeaters and when to do them 1:07:21 – “You’re either training or you’re performing. You can’t do both.” 1:08:47 – Strength maintenance at the end of a performance day 1:09:33 – “Climbing is really important to people.” 1:10:59 – Keeping climbing in perspective, but not letting go of it completely 1:15:33 – Self-talk, lessons from golf, and putting our negativity away 1:17:38 – “This is where I’m at.”

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