#174 Paul Houghoughi — The Gold Medal Physio, Preparing The Elite For Comps, How Pro’s Heal, and Climbing When You’re 100
Paul Houghoughi is the official physio for the GB Climbing team and accompanied them to both Olympics. He’s supported some of the best in our sport, such as Olympic gold medalist, Toby Roberts.
Paul is also an extremely accomplished climber. He’s FA’d double digit boulders on almost every continent in the world and climbed up V13 (so far…)!
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- All things wrists!
- Does pain always mean that you are injured? How do you know when pain is “just” pain?
Find Paul on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theclimbingphysio/ or on his website: www.theclimbingphysio.co.uk
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00:00 - Intro
13:31 - How Injury Affects Flow State
24:01 - The Injuries that Stay with You Forever
29:13 - How to Catch Injuries Before They Become Catastrophic
36:25 - Preventing Injury When Gaining Mobility
52:10 - What Do Pros Have in Common
53:25 - Support From Patreon
01:05:32 - Preparing For The Unexpected
01:18:30 - Climbing Well with Age
01:30:40 - How to Go from Good to Great
