Improve Your Climbing Progression With Better BODY POSITIONING

There were three moments in the video where everything just clicked for me, one for each tip - thank you Louis for walking everyone and myself through these body positioning fixes.

“It was too army and not enough hippy” -Louis reflecting on the Vietnam war

Louis analyzes and explains stuff in a way that I understand better than any other YT coach.

Ive been a teacher for twenty odd years and louis is an amazing coach/educator. So much of what he does matches educational theory, its like hes been trained. Ive even used clips of him to show student teachers what they need to be doing... I got such a lot from this video...anything with louis in leaves me desperate to get on the wall and try it, especially as the rockover advice is directly applicable to one of my current projects...

On the red V5, when jumping into the position, you're also able to grab the hold with the shoulder already engaged, which is massively helpful for control.

It was such a great combination to have Louis coach Nathan, they were both so good in communicating the tips and having the 'student' perspective really makes this video great!

For the cut loose portion it’s important to note that the best beta is usually keeping the foot on but the worst thing you can do is try to keep the foot and then lose it in which case you’d have been better off intentionally cutting to end up in the better position. Have to be intentional in your climbing and practice both ways (or just accidentally cut all the time and eventually get monstrously strong like Louis to hold any swing you get haha)

The other thing I noticed specifically in the cutting loose section is how much committing to the ‘bit’ matters. In the first example it’s almost like you don’t want to cut loose, and so end up flying off the wall from the swing. But by actually intending to end up in a position with your legs off the wall the motion becomes far more stable.

The editing has improved so much recently, loving the voice-over style explanations. It was hard to picture the climbs when we just got a straight shot of Louis talking on the ground without any climb shots.

Louis' tip for how to fix the swing while cutting loose blew my mind! As a short climber this is so helpful. I'm definitely gonna try this out in the bouldering gym tomorrow.

Interesting moment at 11:30ish when Nathan says something like "you're not using a different beta but there's still a big difference". They don't say it here explicitly, but seem to strongly imply that beta is more than just which holds are you using and in what sequence. I think it is useful to think about beta as how your body moves as you move through the climb. What is the path your hips take throughout, how are you pushing and pulling and weighting yourself throughout, not just the sequence of hand and foot placement. Excited to use this frame of mind when route-reading! Also, I wish that whenever I finished a project, I could just hear Louis saying "wooow!!"

Haven't watched the channel for a while , really impressed with Nathan' s confidence in front of the camera !

Awesome video guys! I always love picking up tips from Louis, he's so smart and agile on the wall as well as super strong, a serious inspiration. I find myself telling a lot of the people at my local gym the same tips and it does really feel good to watch people just nail a move they were struggling on a little bit ago. Its a great time for sure. Thanks for the amazing content!

The timing of this video is perfect. I am projecting a boulder which has a rockover move like this that I struggled a lot with. Definitely trying these tips next time I get to the gym

Thanks for having us along! Going to be a great year of learning and unlocking 🔥

I need Louis in Vienna! With the jumping into position tip I finally managed to do a move on Kilterboard I was trying forever now. Best coach

Nathan has gotten so comfortable in front of the camera! It is great seeing his personality bloom.

Something that I would add on the cut loose is to actively bend the legs backwards while catching the holds. Making the legs move further is compensated by the hips moving less, which in my experience makes it even easier to catch the holds. This helps me on really bad holds or if I have to do a jump like that in a roof. It's like deliberately overpronouncing the swing of the legs, which takes momentum away from the hips. I swear this makes it easier on the hands and shoulders.

What a great video!! Awesome tips and very helpful! A FREE coaching session 👊😆

I can't believe I didn't knew you before, great editing, camera quality, music choice and overall great video!! Keep up the good work.