Systems thinking is a holistic approach that views performance not as a collection of individual parts but as a complex, dynamic, and interconnected system. Read More

My own path in coaching is as unique as yours, so allow me to introduce you to my journey in coaching. I was born in the early sixties in Cologne, Germany. As a baby, doctors hoped to improve my sc... Read More

Nicolai Alexandrovich Bernstein (1896–1966) was a pioneering Soviet neurophysiologist and biomechanist, best known for his groundbreaking work in motor control and the coordination of movement. His... Read More

I walk over to the athlete’s breakfast table, do a graceful spin and say “Look, I’m wearing my pants of success!” Jule pulls up her sweater and says: “Cool, and I’m wearing my sports bra of success... Read More

Route-setting is central for inclusive, fair and sustainable climbing competitions. Inclusive means that across a broad spectrum of body types people can participate. Sustainable means that athlete... Read More

Survivorship Bias is the mental error of only concentrating on the projects or people that have been successful, and overlooking those that failed when analyzing what made something a success. Read More

Often so called compensatory or adjunct exercises are prescribed to balance out the load of climbing. The idea is, that our locomotor system is trained by a wide variety of vectors — in angle, temp... Read More

Biomechanist Jasmin Honegger and I are looking into climbing movement and hopefully will create useful terminology in the process. We start today with an Olympic climbing analysis of the mens bould... Read More

First and foremost, the purpose of these videos is to provide a record of international bouldering competitions. The 2020 season was fractured with only few truly international comps happening, the... Read More