Improve Your Climbing Progression With Better BODY POSITIONING

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• NA

  @NathanBetts · 2 years ago · pinned

  There were three moments in the video where everything just clicked for me, one for each tip - thank you Louis for walking everyone and myself through these body positioning fixes.

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• RO

  @royroyking3397 · 2 years ago

  “It was too army and not enough hippy”<br>-Louis reflecting on the Vietnam war

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• DE

  @deslomator · 2 years ago

  Louis analyzes and explains stuff in a way that I understand better than any other YT coach.

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• KE

  @kevinwinter7050 · 2 years ago

  Ive been a teacher for twenty odd years and louis is an amazing coach/educator. So much of what he does matches educational theory, its like hes been trained. Ive even used clips of him to show student teachers what they need to be doing...<br>I got such a lot from this video...anything with louis in leaves me desperate to get on the wall and try it, especially as the rockover advice is directly applicable to one of my current projects...

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• DJ

  @djordisoet386 · 2 years ago

  It was such a great combination to have Louis coach Nathan, &nbsp;they were both so good in communicating the tips and having the &apos;student&apos; perspective really makes this video great!

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• BI

  @billking8843 · 2 years ago

  Less army, more hippy&apos; is an instruction for the ages!

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• BA

  @barbedwire9975 · 2 years ago

  The other thing I noticed specifically in the cutting loose section is how much committing to the ‘bit’ matters. In the first example it’s almost like you don’t want to cut loose, and so end up flying off the wall from the swing. But by actually intending to end up in a position with your legs off the wall the motion becomes far more stable.

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• SL

  @slapthesloper · 2 years ago

  For the cut loose portion it’s important to note that the best beta is usually keeping the foot on but the worst thing you can do is try to keep the foot and then lose it in which case you’d have been better off intentionally cutting to end up in the better position. <br><br>Have to be intentional in your climbing and practice both ways (or just accidentally cut all the time and eventually get monstrously strong like Louis to hold any swing you get haha)

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• JM

  @jmb9701 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Love watching Louis teach people - there are many, many talented people who are also great coaches, but he&apos;s also got the personality and approach to climbing that is both serious and silly

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• BE

  @bentoomey15 · 2 years ago

  On the red V5, when jumping into the position, you&apos;re also able to grab the hold with the shoulder already engaged, which is massively helpful for control.

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• SW

  @swinj · 2 years ago

  The editing has improved so much recently, loving the voice-over style explanations. It was hard to picture the climbs when we just got a straight shot of Louis talking on the ground without any climb shots.

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• MA

  @manicantsettleonausername6789 · 2 years ago

  Louis&apos; tip for how to fix the swing while cutting loose blew my mind! As a short climber this is so helpful. I&apos;m definitely gonna try this out in the bouldering gym tomorrow.

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