Skip short cut progress training for a while

It is natural for the human being to eager for progress and the media is just full of short cut magic recipes. The problem is that if you get to obsessed with progress you forget about exploring climbing. Instead you will only be happy when you make progress on your training board or on your project. This means also that you will develop more anxiety and in the end you will forget how fun climbing is. Instead of making climbing your great lifestyle, travelling and meeting nice people you might even stop. The easiest way to see if you are at risk is by checking how pointed your grade pyramid is. The general rule is that the base should be built up by a factor four. Another way is to ask yourself if you are looking forward to the following structured training sessions. Skip your short cut training for a while and just enjoy to make your pyramid wider and you just might become a better and more enjoyable climber in the long run.