#149 Emil Abrahamsson — Avoiding Audience Capture, Winning The Arnold Classic, Why He’s A “Lunatic”, and Gaining The Right Kind Of Weight
Emil Abrahamsson is one of the most famous climbers today because of his incredibly popular YouTube channel. Some of his videos have been viewed over 10 million times!
Emil also is an incredibly strong climber with sends as hard as V15.
Find out how Emil balance YouTube with his love of climbing and how he responds to those that say he’s just a ‘YouTuber’ and not a ‘real climber’.
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00:00 - Intro
02:42 - BTS On Making YouTube Videos
04:31 - Being Famous
07:09 - How Emil Got Started On YouTube
13:05 - How Emil Chooses What Content To Make
20:37 - Why Emil Loves The Big Island (V15)
26:05 - Emil’s Love Of Training Vs Rock Climbing
30:36 - Winning The Arnold Classic!
36:04 - How Training For The Arnold Affected Emil’s Climbing
41:48 - What Emil Learned About Training From The Arnold Classic
49:07 - Applying Those Learnings To The Big Island
52:56 - Emil’s Experiment With Gaining Weight
01:07:13 - What Exercises Emil Did That Lead To Weight Gain
01:12:20 - Bringing Up Weaknesses Vs Focusing On Strengths
01:14:38 - What Emil Has Learned Climbing With The Best In The World
01:28:24 - Emil’s Favorite Piece Of Climbing Gear
01:31:08 - How Do You Go From Good To Great?
