{"id":795483,"date":"2019-05-05T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/its-about-finding-new-limits\/"},"modified":"2019-05-05T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T23:04:00","slug":"its-about-finding-new-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/its-about-finding-new-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s about finding new limits\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.7030995106036\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365459-659\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/GoatGym-VDN-050119-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/GoatGym-VDN-050119.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Rachael Zimmerman \/ Special to The Daily | John Mark Seelig works with an athlete seeking strength training at the new Goat Training center in Eagle Climbing + Fitness in Eagle. Seelig, a national champion whitewater rafter, says his gym has made the difference in helping him reach the top level of his sport, and hopes to apply what he has learned to those who use the Eagle Climbing + Fitness gym for training.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/GoatGym-VDN-050119.jpg\" alt=\"John Mark Seelig works with an athlete seeking strength training at the new Goat Training center in Eagle Climbing + Fitness in Eagle. Seelig, a national champion whitewater rafter, says his gym has made the difference in helping him reach the top level of his sport, and hopes to apply what he has learned to those who use the Eagle Climbing + Fitness gym for training.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>John Mark Seelig works with an athlete seeking strength training at the new Goat Training center in Eagle Climbing + Fitness in Eagle. Seelig, a national champion whitewater rafter, says his gym has made the difference in helping him reach the top level of his sport, and hopes to apply what he has learned to those who use the Eagle Climbing + Fitness gym for training.<\/strong><br \/>Rachael Zimmerman \/ Special to The Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/GoatGym-VDN-050119-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/GoatGym-VDN-050119-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com | Eagle Climbing + Fitness, a 10,500 square foot gym with 8,500 square feet dedicated to climbing, is located on Chambers Avenue in Eagle.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/GoatGym-VDN-050119-1.jpg\" alt=\"Eagle Climbing + Fitness, a 10,500 square foot gym with 8,500 square feet dedicated to climbing, is located on Chambers Avenue in Eagle.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Eagle Climbing + Fitness, a 10,500 square foot gym with 8,500 square feet dedicated to climbing, is located on Chambers Avenue in Eagle.<\/strong><br \/>John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/its-about-finding-new-limits\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/its-about-finding-new-limits\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The top athletes in the Vail Valley have a way of finding one another, so to see John Mark Seelig and Larry Moore collaborating is no surprise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">What you might not have guessed, however, is that a 4-year-old brought them together in a meeting that would lead to the expansion of Seelig\u2019s successful Goat Training facility, a strength building center in Edwards that has helped get Seelig\u2019s rafting team to the Whitewater World Championships on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Moore, a longtime climbing coach in Eagle County, recently opened a new 10,500-square-foot gym in Eagle, which has quickly become the premier climbing facility on the Western Slope. Eagle Climbing + Fitness has 8,500 square feet dedicated to climbing, and Moore has been looking to offer other fitness options in the building\u2019s remaining space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">When Seelig\u2019s daughter started showing an interest in climbing, the two were introduced, and they soon saw how beneficial Seelig\u2019s approach to strength training could be in Moore\u2019s climbing gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">\u2018You get weaker\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Seelig discovered strength training en route to his goals of competing at the top level of the whitewater-rafting circuit. In helping other athletes apply strength training to other outdoor recreational activities, Seelig has realized the benefit of the gym as a compliment to outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe started to apply strength training to endurance athletes, hikers, bikers, climbers, and figure out how to not pull them away from their sport, but add to their sport and what they like to do outside,\u201d Seelig said. \u201cThe hardest part is realizing that as you get older, you get weaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While Moore is a climber first and foremost, he too has realized that the gym can be the missing link that can help his athletes reach the next level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cA lot of times, in the climbing world, people use climbing as their only source of fitness,\u201d he said. \u201cThey may to some pull-ups in our training area upstairs, but primarily their focus is on grip strength. But if your legs are stronger, your dynos, your jumps are going to be bigger. If your core and the rest of your body is stronger, your endurance is going to be better, and it will enhance your ability to enjoy climbing more, and other sports more, as well. It\u2019s not just going to enhance one facet of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Natural fit<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In talking with Seelig about the need for conditioning and strength training in his sport, Moore realized Seelig had an understanding of this concept which few others can match due to his experience as a champion whitewater rafter and gym owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Seelig could also see that Moore\u2019s gym was a place where his brand of strength training would be a natural fit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And there was space available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI wasn\u2019t looking to open a gym or anything like that, but it just fits so well with what we love to do,\u201d Seelig said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now fully open with classes and programs available, Goat Training has been able to add a perfect compliment to the climbing facility, Moore said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe beauty of their model is you get personal insight in a group setting,\u201d Moore said. \u201cIt\u2019s almost as though it\u2019s personal training, in a classroom with other people\u2026 They really take that wholesome, personalized approach to address the individual needs of the athletes, and that\u2019s absolutely on par with how we approach all of our climbing instruction workshops and classes. It\u2019s not about pushing people beyond their limits \u2014 it\u2019s about finding new limits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Seelig said for a lot of people, the benefit is something as simple as keeping up with the up-and-comers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe have so many people in this valley who are recreational athletes, trying to keep up with kids who are phenomenal athletes,\u201d Seelig said. \u201cWe want to apply what we\u2019ve learned to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/its-about-finding-new-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Mark Seelig works with an athlete seeking strength training at the new Goat Training center in Eagle Climbing + Fitness in Eagle. Seelig, a national champion whitewater rafter, says his gym has made the difference in helping him reach the top level of his sport, and hopes to apply what he has learned to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-795483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 06:28:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}