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On her injury, the frustration of slow healing, and finding the strength to come back with a vengeance…
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***Thanks to Aicacia Young from www.ClimbHealthy.com for doing the intro to this episode! Check out her website on climbing nutrition and lifestyle…***
Show Notes for episode with Alex Puccio:
- Dealing with the frustration of slow healing
- Her recent ascents of Memoirs of an Invisible Climber (V12) and Euro Trash (V12)
- How more success in competition leads to more pressure and poor performance
- The pressures of competing, burnout, and how climbing outside helped Alex re-invent her mindset
- How training with Justen Sjong from Team of 2 helped her be more aware of her mental blocks before and during competitions
- Where her new found determination for training and fitness came from
- How the injury happened in isolation and what emotions were running through her head as she was pulled from iso
- Her road to recovery from tearing her ACL, MCL and Meniscus, to sending Euro Trash (V12) only 8 weeks after surgery and again with Memoirs of the Invisible Climber (V12) 11 weeks after surgery
- The hardest parts of her injury emotionally and physically
- The frustration of the waiting game while healing and how she stays motivated
- The response from the climbing community on her injury considering she crowdfunded for this season’s World Cup Circuit
- Has her injury made her stronger or weaker in any way
- Getting over the mental hurdles that hold us back post-injury
- Injury prevention: how much she was doing before her accident and why its important
- Has being injured given her a new outlook on climbing or competing
- How she will prioritize the next year or so of climbing
- Social media, self-promotion, and the trouble with making a career as a pro climber
- Her future plans for training, competing and getting outdoors
Related Links for Alex Puccio:
- Alex Puccio’s Athlete page on Facebook
- Alex Puccio’s Instagram
- Check out Aicacia’s website | www.ClimbHealthy.com
Related Chalk Talk Podcast Episodes for Alex Puccio:
- Ep.42 w/ Katie Hetrick “Finding That Niche”
- Ep.39 w/ Nathaniel Coleman “Moments of Success”
- 2015 World Cup Roundup in Toronto and Vail
- Ep.11 w/ Mina Leslie-Wujastyk “A Healthy Perspective”
- Ep.5 w/ Justen Sjong “Training Your Mind, Breath and Finding Success”
- ***Aicacia’s Chalk Talk Episode*** | Ep.30 w/ Aicacia Young of ClimbHealthy.com
Videos featuring Alex Puccio:
Photo Gallery of Alex Puccio:
- Alex Puccio qualifying in Toronto 2015 | Photo: TheCircuitClimbing.com
- Alex Puccio in Toronto Finals 2 | Photo: TheCircuitClimbing.com
- Alex Puccio in Toronto Finals 2015 | photo: TheCircuitClimbing.com
- Alex Puccio getting in some plank training
- Alex Puccio working with the Training Band
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