Modus Cafe: Conversations Beyond Climbing
Mercedes Pollmeier & Katja Dove
Welcome to Modus Cafe. Join us for fun, light-hearted, and educational conversations around training, athletic longevity, and the human side of climbing. Hosted by Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, Mercedes Pollmeier, and Mindset Coach, Katja Dove. Mercedes has over 15 years of coaching experience in the climbing industry. She was a competitive climber and, in another life, a semi-pro tennis player. She has an M.S. in Human Movement and has helped thousands of climbers feel and perform...
Episodes (182)
83. Strength Training Principles Every Climber Should Use
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82. Simplify Your Diet: Insights From Intermittent Fasting Studies
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81. How Power Can Help You Climb V0 to V4 Easier!
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80. Mastering Training Consistency With These Two Strategies
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79. The Best Method Of Cardio For Climbing
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78. Single vs. Double Climbing Sessions For Better Performance
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77. How Injuries Made Me A Better Climber
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76. I Wore A Glucose Monitor For A Month: Here's 5 Things I learned
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75. How Many Tries Should You Give a Climb?
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74. Not Just Pull-Ups: The Exercises Climbers Should Train First
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73. How Many Times Should You REALLY Train Climbing Per Week?
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72. Breaking Down Research: Improve Your Pull-Up With Instability Training
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71. Avoiding the Nutritional Pitfalls That Hold Climbers Back
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70. Old Time Strongman Secrets: Flexibility & Lifting
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69. Avoid the 6-Week Program Trap: The Real Length of Effective Climbing Trainin...
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68. Mastering Climbing Movement: Insights from Coach Juliet Hammer
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67. What Do I Need to Work On? Building Consistency in Movement Practice with Ry...
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66. How Hard Should Hangbaording Feel?
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65. Why RPE Training Makes You a Better Climber?
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64. Auto-Regulation & RPE - Training Smarter, Not Harder
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63. How I had my best climbing season in Joshua Tree and other updates!
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62. Plan Your Year Of Climbing Training For Peak Performance
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61. What's Holding You Back? Self-Assessments for Climbing Success
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60. The 2025 Blueprint For Your Best Year Of Climbing
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59. Fear Of Falling - Why You Don't Need Mindset Work
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58. How To Build Finger Strength
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57. Indoor Climbing Training Adventures, Making The Most of Your Winter Season
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56. Recovery Rituals: How to Bounce Back Faster After Climbing Sessions
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55. Aging and Climbing
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54. One Year Podcast Anniversary
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53. 5 Time Saving Tips for Projecting Sport Climbs
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52. 5 Tips for Projecting Boulders
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51. How To Increase Climbing Capacity
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50. Climbing Training Member Interview: Comps, Training, Everyday Climbing Hero
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49. Listener Q&A + Climbing Training Membership
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48. How To Create A Climbing Training Plan with Steve Bechtel
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47. What do smoothies and good climbing training programs have in common?
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46. What to Expect from Climbing Coaching
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45. Climbing Training Board Tips For Beginners
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44. How To Optimize Performance Climbing with Steve Bechtel
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43. Gym Climbing vs. Training Boards
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42. Injury, Recovery, and the In-Between
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41. Use Climbing Pyramids To Optimize Your Training
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40. Why recovery should be part of your training plans | Steve Bechtel
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39. Which Rep Range To Use For Strength Training
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38. Deadlifting: Why It's The Most Efficient Exercise
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37. How To Train Power Endurance | Steve Bechtel
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36. Climbing Nutrition Misconceptions | Amanda Fitt
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35. Aging And The Joys Of Climbing Coaching | It's Mercedes' Birthday!
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34. Is Outdoor Climbing Harder Than Indoors?
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