March 31, 2025

#151 Shauna Coxsey — The One Thing You Can’t Train, Olympics Are Harder Than Parenting, and The Difference Between Motivation and Commitment

#151 Shauna Coxsey — The One Thing You Can’t Train, Olympics Are Harder Than Parenting, and The Difference Between Motivation and Commitment

Shauna Coxsey is an 2x All Around Bouldering World Cup Winner, an 11x Gold Medalist, An Olympian, The First British Woman to do V12, V13, V14, and she’s a Mom. Since becoming a Mom, Shauna is back in top form and quickly sending multiple V14’s this past year.

Shauna is an incredible athlete in every sense of the word and in this episode she shows exactly what makes her so incredible.

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro

07:56 - Performing Is The Easy Part

10:52 - The One Thing You Can’t Train

19:28 - Shauna’s Favorite Thing To Watch In Comp Climbing

31:02 - Training For The Olympics Is Harder Than Being A Parent

38:11 - Motivation Vs Commitment

51:17 - Having A Baseline From Years Hard Training

54:01 - The State Of Comp Climbing Today

01:03:50 - Inspiration Vs Aspiration

01:07:20 - Dealing With Injuries

01:19:16 - Handling Becoming A Mom As An Athlete

01:30:46 - Shauna’s Two New Companies

01:39:43 - How Do You Go From Good To Great?