Elite Performance Climbing

@christophertdecker is one of our newest athletes working with us in person and on our app! @brandonboulders is coaching him on the wall and he’s activating using our freshly updated app process (more on that soon)! Chris had a pretty common response to his experience working with us and I’m stoked to share it with you! After our initial assessment we got to put some of his fires out while he was in our office. The video is his immediate response and it’s worth a listen! He sent us this text shortly after: “Dude. I had to scoot the drivers seat back because all of a sudden I’m taller??? I can feel my glutes when I walk. Range of motion in my neck is better. I have even pressure on my feet. What the WHAT??? ” This kind of text is common but never fails to bless our hearts. A few days later Chris went through his first session on our app and had this to say: “Dude. DUDE. Just had my first session since Saturday and I can’t believe the difference in how I feel. I left the gym feeling totally exhausted from the workout that Brandon gave me but I felt almost no pain. Like for the first time in a long time my climbing wasn’t limited by pain. Tired but not in pain. Crazyyyyyyy.” If you’re ready to experience the same thing as Chris, comment “Cowabunga” to get 20% off of your first purchase!! #WeBuildSavages #cruxpowerclimbing #eliteperformingclimbing #rockclimbing #rockclimb #bouldering #boulderinglife #climbingphotography #climbinglife #climbingworldwide #climbingcommunity #climbing_is_my_passion #climb #climber #passion #fyp

On Black Friday 2019, I entered my first climbing gym looking for an alternative exercise. Thirty years of competitive sports and sixteen years of full-time personal training had left me burnt out with my own fitness and the sign outside said this would be different. When I left that gym four hours later, the stoke of knowing I had found what I had been looking for all my life was uncontainable. I felt an undeniable connection which awoke the climber that has been living inside of me. This physical expression is now the very fabric of my being. The next weekend I climbed real rock and immediately became a climbing evangelist. The gym where I began did not have much of a formal community, so some of us started a climbing group that we sarcastically and lovingly called "Crush Crew" (@CrushCrewAssemble ). It quickly grew from 6 OG's to over 300 members. Everyone was welcome and the more the merrier! This is where I fell in love with the climbing community. Weekend trips to our home crag, the Red River Gorge, became spiritual experiences with Ride-or-Dies. No matter who I welcome into my climbing family, they seem to always possess that common vibration flowing through each of us. It's hard to define but it's unmistakably there, driving us to dance with - and be disciples of - timeless, unforgiving stone. The unbridled love I have for the climbing community started to tilt my professional compass. I was already working with pro athletes by providing mobility and performance training, but I wanted to pour into the tribe of people that had changed my life! My employer hated climbing and climbers and wasn't bashful about making that known. So, I left to start my own company, Elite Performance Climbing. We help everyone from the weekend crusher to Olympic Team Member, Piper Kelly. It's absurdly rewarding and never feels like work...except during "Send Season" when all I want to do is be in the embrace of the Red and its siren song. But even then, I'm satiated by the stories my athletes share about their accomplishments on projects or applying tools we've developed together! The pure, unadulterated euphoria of sending........ (Continue reading in comments bellow.)

Back in January, we got to have EPC Pro and Olympic Speed Climbing Team member Piper Kelly ( @piper.climbs ) in from her home base in SLC where she trains full time! During this visit, we focused on correcting all of the joint dysfunction that she picked up during last season leading up to PanAms, where she took gold! 🥇 Once we had her muscles activated, her joints were free and stable, and her muscle tightness was gone as we addressed the root of why it was there in the first place. Now her anatomy was a peak state to amplify any additional recovery efforts - so she hit our Infrared Sauna, Ice Bath and Halo Salt Room. After a few days of intense performance and recovery training, she was back to SLC to train hard for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris. This was part of the email I got back from her: “It was great to be there! Body is feeling great, I hit a PR on deadlift and bench (140!) and a PR with my new beta on the speed wall!” It’s been an honor to work with Piper over the last year to keep her muscles activated and body ready to perform at its peak! #WeBuildSavages

We have lots to offer climbers of all skill levels! And if you’re a @rockquestclimbing eft or annual member, it’s all part of your membership!!! Come see what all the fuss is about!! #WeBuildSavages #StopHurtingMoveBetterClimbStronger #climbingtraining #performancecenter

A NEW ERA HAS BEGUN! We are beyond stoked to announce our partnership with @rockquestclimbing All RQ monthly eft and yearly members will have full access to our facilities, performance training and climbing coaching FOR FREE, all of which are now 24 HOUR ACCESS!!!! Swing by and see what all the fuss is about! #WeBuildSavages #StopHurtingMoveBetterClimbStronger #ClimbingGym

Starting in May, all eft and annual members will have access to @eliteperformanceclimbing and their facilities, FOR FREE!!! EPC is hosting an open house Saturday, May 2 from 11-2 to showcase their facilities. Come meet the crew, ask questions, and hang! Every Friday in May, EPC will be at @rockquestclimbing from 6-9 offering free mobility sessions and @grasshopperclimbing board training.

April kicked off the local adult competition scene here in Cincinnati. It's been an absolute privilege to climb alongside some of Cincy's strong climbers. Definitely both a humbling and motivating experience. Happy to sneak onto my first podium in years! Thanks to the setters at @climbcincy for putting on their inaugural @kilterboard comp and huge shout out to @eliteperformanceclimbing for a successful second year of Fam Jam! As always, I couldn't do it without the love, support, and camera work from @sjg_life . I appreciate the hell out of you.

6 months in. Tomorrow is my first meet at the Texas Parasport Games and I couldn’t be more pumped. We got some big goals to chase this season and beyond. I am so thankful for the amazing support on this wild new journey from my family and friends. Special thanks to my incredible coach @adrisue and to @eliteperformanceclimbing for always sticking by me. #adaptiveathlete #parasport #seatedthrows #paratrackandfield

🚨HUGE NEWS DROPPING SOON!!!!!🚨 Let’s just say if you’re a @rockquestclimbing member you’re gonna wanna stay tuned!! #WeBuildSavages #climbingtraining #fitnessforclimbers #StopHurtingMoveBetterClimbStronger

Huge congratulations to these ducks that competed at ropes divisionals! These kids fought hard and gave it their all. @lauren_boulders had a fantastic last competition with this team and we are so proud of athlete she has become. @hayes_climbs had a terrific first divisional competition with only missing day 2 by a 0.02 of a point. Jude made day 2 and gave it his all! As always a huge thank you to @sender.pics for capturing all of these moments. These brick ducks are getting better every year. Next up Boulder divisionals. @eliteperformanceclimbing @brandonboulders @sam_kenneweg

Your Fam Jam 2 champions are @sam_kenneweg and @rawhidetaughtmeinsta !!! More photos from the comp coming soon!!!

THE HOUR DRAWS NIGH!!! Less than 24hrs until the #FamJam 2!!! Will YOUR name be added to the trophy!? MASSIVE shoutout to all of our generous sponsors: @rockquestclimbing @climbcincy @climbtimeo @mosaicclimbing @cruxforgedclimbing @cruxpowerclimbing @physivantage