Hey everyone!

My name is Robbie Phillips. I am 19 years old and live in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the moment I am a full-time climberand part-time climbing coach at the EICA (Edinburgh International Climbing Arena), the largest indoor climbing wall in the world! I am also the newest member to the Current Body team. I first received my MI Sport late last year and have been using it ever since solidly, seeing some amazing gains since.

At the moment, I am training hard for upcoming competitions and climbing trips. My periodised training plan built by Neil Mcgeachy (British Team Coach) has been keeping me “off” my feet and on my hands lots over the past couple of months. I have finished my first block (Preperation Physique Generale PPG1: Anatomical Adaptation) and am now onto my second block (Preperation Physique Generale PPG2: Anatomical Adaptation). In my first block I was using my MI Sport largely on endurance and recovery programs, but now as the training is progressing I am moving onto shorter endurance programs and power.

My training is based around what I want to peak for in the year. As I am both a competetive climber and outdoor sport climber, I want to peak for both competitions and trips. So this year, I am hoping to peak for a trip to Austria with Natalie (Current Body Team Member) where I’ll be doing some totally outrageous sport climbs, again for the British Senior Championships and then once more for a climbing trip to Ceuse, France. Last year I had both a succesful competition year and outdoor climbing season, competing for my country in three European Championships and World Cup. Outdoors I onsighted a few 8a’s and almost did my first 8b+! I would be one of very few Scottish climbers to climb this level outside! This year I am hoping to achieve this and break into the next grade 8c, which only 3 scottish climbers have ever achieved!

Anyway, I’m hooking in right now to some sweet Compex action before bed and tomorrow I’m up early for another hardcore training session at the EICA!

ROBZ OUT