Pro Clinic: Dr. Tyler Nelson on How to Maintain and GAIN Strength Beyond Age 35 (FREE)

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In this Pro Clinic, Dr. Tyler Nelson digs into recent scientific studies to explore:

• What 'masters athletes' can do to maintain or build strength

• Why losing strength with age is not inevitable

• How to maintain strong tendons with age

• How to get strong without getting big

• What younger climbers can do to prep for their older years

• Specific protocols for strength, power, and hypertrophy

• Sets and reps schemes for a 5-day program

• How to keep strength and power up during a climbing season

• The fallacy of fatigue

• Large vs small muscle group programming

• When to focus on power vs strength in season

• Winter programming

• Should we lift before or after climbing?

• How to build power as part of a climbing warmup

• Hang board protocols for strength and health

• Nutrition, supplements, and sleep guidelines for aging athletes

HERE (camp4humanperformance.com/research/2025/12/10/…) is a fantastic article Tyler wrote about the subject, to support what was covered in this interview

Other episodes about strength and power to check out:

Dr. Tyler Nelson on Finger Strength (thestruggleclimbingshow.com/dr-tyler-nelson-on…)

Dr. Tyler Nelson on Power (thestruggleclimbingshow.com/pro-clinic-power-w…)

Dr. Tyler Nelson Q&A (thestruggleclimbingshow.com/pro-clinic-dr-tyle…)

Dr. Natasha Barnes on Strength Training (thestruggleclimbingshow.com/pro-clinic-weight-…)

Colin and Jesse of C4HP on Strength Training (thestruggleclimbingshow.com/c4hp-pro-clinic-on…)

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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 Introduction: Stronger at 43
00:27 Welcome to the Struggle Climbing Show
00:38 Defying Aging: Science and Strength
02:09 Understanding Aging Athletes
02:32 Specific Training Programs for Older Climbers
18:46 The Importance of Tendon Health
25:59 Programming for Aging Athletes
26:21 Conclusion and Membership Information
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