Training/ambitions (update)

I haven't posted in a while so I thought I would update a bit on my training, hopes, ambitions and goals for the future, something I haven't talked about yet. 

So lets begin with my training. 

I have been lucky in the sense that I have never been severely injured. My wrist was slightly sore for a few months and hindered me on certain moves such as presses and mantles, but the pain has vanished and my hands are strong again. My back tweaked slightly a few weeks ago. I took it easy, climbed static routes, consulted a sports physio, and everything is back to normal again! 

I have been trying the train more on overhanging boulders, as that's one of my weak points. I'm not seeing significant improvements so far, but training hard will bring that! I don't get frustrated if I don't finish a boulder, I see it as a new project to work towards, and the feeling of sending a project is so much more satisfying than that of flashing one. 

One domain where I can see improvement is slabs. I've always been a fan of slabs and verticals, balancey moves, minuscule holds, big slopey volumes, the lot! I was having a slab session the other day and was sending every single one of my projects, one after the other as if I was warming up. I am so pleased, I can now focus on other sections of the wall!  

Moving on to my hopes, goals, and ambitions.

2012. I spent the whole year training for one thing. Team GB. My climbing lifetime goal has always been making the British team, and when the team trials came, all my training , all my hard work, blood and sweat (literally!), was put to the test. Climbing and competing against the best of the country was amazing, but the best part was finding out that I ended up being one of the best in the country. I had been selected, everything had paid off, it was the happiest moment of my life. 

But there was one problem. Now that my lifetime goal was completed,  what was I training for? 

Of course there are the short term hopes, making finals in a comp, podiuming .. etc and then there are the long term ones...

 Seeing a few members of the GB bouldering team compete (And crush!!!) in Switzerland for their first EYC was so inspirational. It set me a new goal, something to work for, which is always a great motivation. 

So there it is. International competition. Ambition for 2013/14. 

Till next time!! 

Next posts:  

Summer Youth Open, lead, Leeds. 

Summer Youth Open, boulder, Leeds (BBC round 3 and recap on the series) 

-  end of July