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EP 282: Alex Bridgewater — Sports Psychology Tools to Elevate Your Climbing Performance
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Alex Bridgewater (M.S. in Sports Psychology) returns to the podcast to discuss tools that can help elevate your climbing performance. We talked about finding your values, the dark side of expectations, a framework for working toward goals, how to develop confidence, building awareness, whether climbing is separate from life, the cost of masochism, acceptance, unhooking, mindfulness practice, and much more.
You can work with Alex at innersourceperformancepsychology.com
Mad Rock:
Use code “NUGGET10” at checkout for 10% off your next order.
Rúngne:
Use code “NUGGET” for 10% off storewide, and use code “SHIPPINGNUGGETS” for free shipping.
YouTube Videos:
youtube.com/@thenuggetclimbing
Check out my latest training tip videos and be sure to subscribe!
The NUG:
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Show Notes:
thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/alex-bridgewater-returns
Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:01:38) – Graduate school
(00:10:21) – Psychology for climbers
(00:18:54) – Finding your values
(00:28:52) – Expectations
(00:38:27) – WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan)
(01:07:07) – Manifesting flexibility
(01:16:24) – Confidence
(01:20:37) – Building awareness
(01:32:43) – Is climbing separate from life?
(01:43:32) – What is the cost?
(01:54:37) – We’re not professional athletes
(02:00:36) – Many different selves
(02:08:32) – Acceptance
(02:14:57) – Unhooking
(02:18:38) – Mindfulness practice
(02:35:53) – Alex’s practices
(02:43:06) – Alex’s coaching offerings
368 episodes
Manage episode 493051078 series 2638497
Alex Bridgewater (M.S. in Sports Psychology) returns to the podcast to discuss tools that can help elevate your climbing performance. We talked about finding your values, the dark side of expectations, a framework for working toward goals, how to develop confidence, building awareness, whether climbing is separate from life, the cost of masochism, acceptance, unhooking, mindfulness practice, and much more.
You can work with Alex at innersourceperformancepsychology.com
Mad Rock:
Use code “NUGGET10” at checkout for 10% off your next order.
Rúngne:
Use code “NUGGET” for 10% off storewide, and use code “SHIPPINGNUGGETS” for free shipping.
YouTube Videos:
youtube.com/@thenuggetclimbing
Check out my latest training tip videos and be sure to subscribe!
The NUG:
frictitiousclimbing.com/products/the-nug
Become a Patron:
Show Notes:
thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/alex-bridgewater-returns
Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:01:38) – Graduate school
(00:10:21) – Psychology for climbers
(00:18:54) – Finding your values
(00:28:52) – Expectations
(00:38:27) – WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan)
(01:07:07) – Manifesting flexibility
(01:16:24) – Confidence
(01:20:37) – Building awareness
(01:32:43) – Is climbing separate from life?
(01:43:32) – What is the cost?
(01:54:37) – We’re not professional athletes
(02:00:36) – Many different selves
(02:08:32) – Acceptance
(02:14:57) – Unhooking
(02:18:38) – Mindfulness practice
(02:35:53) – Alex’s practices
(02:43:06) – Alex’s coaching offerings
368 episodes
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