working through FRUSTRATION 😅

As I climb through a tough slab set in this week's vlog, I discuss working through frustration.

We talk: why feeling frustrated is normal, how to move through the feeling, and finding the right amount of challenge for yourself.

Give it a watch!

Here are 3 tips for working through frustration:

1. Adjust your expectations while maintaining the goal of your session

Frustration often comes from a mismatch between how you expect to be performing vs what’s actually happening. Take a deep breath and meet yourself where you’re at for the day: you can’t always be performing at your top level.

Remind yourself of your goal for the session and adjust the level of the climbs you’re getting on to still have a productive practice.

2. Identify and challenge the source of your frustration

Are you feeling frustrated because a voice in your head is telling you that you “should” be able to flash every V3 of the new set?

Now challenge yourself: why should you? You’ve never climbed on this new set, how do you know how you’re “supposed” to perform on it?

Take what’s in front of you for what it is and call out your ego-driven thoughts when they come up.

3. Measure climbs by their challenge level rather than their grade

Sometimes a grade that would typically give you lots of difficulty ends up going down easily. Sometimes that same grade puts up more of a fight than you’d expect.

By reframing to the challenge you’re looking for (ex: “I’m looking for a boulder I can send in 30 minutes”, or “I’m looking for a long-term project”), you can better choose climbs for your sessions.