Ep.43 w/ Alex Puccio "Road to Recovery"

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