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A Shaky Start
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“Clean Like You Climb”: Brushing Holds with the Hips
Crystal Ding 6/27/25 Crystal Ding 6/27/25

“Clean Like You Climb”: Brushing Holds with the Hips

A small, simple yet powerful habit change to help you ingrain hip-led climbing, for good.

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The Slipping Point: Calf Raises, Counting, and Clarity at the Point of “Failure”
Crystal Ding 6/26/25 Crystal Ding 6/26/25

The Slipping Point: Calf Raises, Counting, and Clarity at the Point of “Failure”

What if your mind could be at its sharpest - at the literal point your foot slips? This down-to-earth yet demanding micro-drill asks no more and no less of you - than full focus at failure.

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Unlearning the Jug Bias: A Micro-Practice for Rewiring Your Climbing Instincts
Crystal Ding 6/25/25 Crystal Ding 6/25/25

Unlearning the Jug Bias: A Micro-Practice for Rewiring Your Climbing Instincts

Deeply comprehend the power of a tiny crevice in stone to move you - from an abundant sense of balance.

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The Five-Finger Piano Drill for Climbers: Anytime, Anywhere
Crystal Ding 6/24/25 Crystal Ding 6/24/25

The Five-Finger Piano Drill for Climbers: Anytime, Anywhere

With feet bearing the brunt of holding you up on the wall, the fingers are finally free to train and express their true technical limits: a piano matching drill you can do literally anywhere.

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Stop Span-icking: Finding Feet while Bridging at Full Breadth
Crystal Ding 6/23/25 Crystal Ding 6/23/25

Stop Span-icking: Finding Feet while Bridging at Full Breadth

An off-the-wall practice to help you step smoothly and solidly while stretched out in both mind and body.

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Listen to the Sound… of Slipping: Auditory Habituation for Foot Slip Anxiety
Crystal Ding 6/22/25 Crystal Ding 6/22/25

Listen to the Sound… of Slipping: Auditory Habituation for Foot Slip Anxiety

Using hand slips to model the sound of foot slips in a stress-free zone.

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Fear-Journalling with Full-Foot Activation
Crystal Ding 6/21/25 Crystal Ding 6/21/25

Fear-Journalling with Full-Foot Activation

An at-the-wall writing practice for climbers who want to face fear without losing footing—physically or mentally.

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Turn Plastic Waste Into Climbing Skill: A 5-Minute Dynamic Vision Drill
Crystal Ding 6/20/25 Crystal Ding 6/20/25

Turn Plastic Waste Into Climbing Skill: A 5-Minute Dynamic Vision Drill

Prime your mind to prefer dynamic climbing with this zero strength, zero fear, full-on visual attention and balance drill: while unpacking your kitchen roll!

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Line Tracing on Glass: Teaching Your Body the 90 Degree Rule
Crystal Ding 6/19/25 Crystal Ding 6/19/25

Line Tracing on Glass: Teaching Your Body the 90 Degree Rule

Connect your vision, touch and propriceptive sensing skills to improve route reading en route to the crag or gym.

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“At the Wall” Route Reading or Rest Drill: Teaching the Hips to Read in 3D
Crystal Ding 6/18/25 Crystal Ding 6/18/25

“At the Wall” Route Reading or Rest Drill: Teaching the Hips to Read in 3D

Route reading, glute activation, wiring hip-led movement in the brain, while resting? This one drill’s got it all.

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Writing With Your Feet: Dynamic Footwork Warm-up
Crystal Ding 6/17/25 Crystal Ding 6/17/25

Writing With Your Feet: Dynamic Footwork Warm-up

A crayon-free, no-mess mental and physical footwork warmup you can do anytime, anywhere.

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Coffee Visualization Drill: From Overgripping to Footwork
Crystal Ding 6/16/25 Crystal Ding 6/16/25

Coffee Visualization Drill: From Overgripping to Footwork

How a trip back from the coffee shop can solidify and demonstrate your climb IQ to yourself.

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Drawing with the Hips: Driving Hands-free Fine Motor Skills
Crystal Ding 6/15/25 Crystal Ding 6/15/25

Drawing with the Hips: Driving Hands-free Fine Motor Skills

Teaching hips to be as dexterous as hands - by creating an experience to show that they can.

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“Body Attention” Practice for Locomotive Coordination
Crystal Ding 6/14/25 Crystal Ding 6/14/25

“Body Attention” Practice for Locomotive Coordination

Hand-Foot-Mind-Eye Coordination and Sequence Training off-the-wall meditation for warm up, cool down, or rest day.

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Predict Performance Precisely: Journalling Drill
Crystal Ding 6/13/25 Crystal Ding 6/13/25

Predict Performance Precisely: Journalling Drill

AttentionWOD250613 Cultivate alignment between expectations and reality in your climbing sessions for heightened route reading and execution.

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Coffee Focused Visual Field Training
Crystal Ding 6/12/25 Crystal Ding 6/12/25

Coffee Focused Visual Field Training

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Peripheral Vision Stress Response Reprogramming
Crystal Ding 6/11/25 Crystal Ding 6/11/25

Peripheral Vision Stress Response Reprogramming

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Pivot and Footslip Trust Training
Crystal Ding 6/10/25 Crystal Ding 6/10/25

Pivot and Footslip Trust Training

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Hey there! Just so you know: everything here is for learning and inspiration only—not one-size-fits-all instructions or medical advice. The drills and ideas are creative suggestions to play with (not commands from on high!). Images might be artsy or exaggerated to make a point—don’t take them too literally. Please use your own good judgment, listen to your body, and check with a pro if you’ve got health stuff going on. Basically: try things mindfully, at your own risk—and have fun out there!