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TBP 021:: Alex Puccio on Training, Bodyweight, and Crowdfunding
TBP 021:: Alex Puccio on Training, Bodyweight, and Crowdfunding
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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
About Alex Puccio
Alex "The Pucc" Puccio is the strongest female American boulderer, and the most accomplished female American bouldering competitor. She's won ABS Nationals 9 times, and has medaled 13 times in Bouldering World Cup events since 2009. Her goal this year is to be the overall IFSC World Cup Bouldering champ and to climb V15.
She was the 4th woman to climb V14 (Jade and then Wheel of Chaos in Rocky Mountain), she's climbed 7 V13's, and she's done all of this in the past year. Naturally, I wanted to know how she went from climbing V12 to crushing V14 in such a short amount of time, so we talked all about how her training, diet, and mental game have changed recently.
What We Talked About
Exactly how she trains on a weekly basis
Exactly how Justen Sjong is helping her improve her mental game
Why she doesn't have enough sponsor money, and what she's doing about it
How she lost weight, and whether or not she's anorexic
What she thinks about performance enhancing drugs
Lots more - she's very honest and open
Links We Mentioned
Alex's RallyMe crowdfunding campaign: Support Her
Alex's Facebook page
She often posts training videos on Instagram @alex_puccio89
New short film of her taking a break from comp climbing and doing V13's outside, "Switching Gears"
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Music
Intro and outro song: Yesterday by Build Buildings
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Released:
May 20, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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