Sofya Yokoyama
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How much does a weight vest affect my climbing?
Did a fun little challenge in this sesh and it was to climb with an extra 10% of my bodyweight! It doesn't seem like much but it does make quite a difference... Hope you enjoy the video!
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A day with me
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This video was filmed last winter... lol it's been a while but finally bringing you guys along with me to see how i eat and train. Hope you enjooyyy! Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
Analysis of my finals at nationals
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Part 2 of my nationals with the final boulders! I try to give some insights of my thoughts and methods on each boulder. Hope you enjoooyyy :))) Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
Come along with me to my National Cup
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Bringing you guys along with me to my second National Cup! Tried to talk a bit more about mindset and what I'm thinking whilst climbing. Hope you enjoyyyy! Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
Our favourite campus exercises ft. Chloé Caulier
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My dear Belgium friend Chloé Caulier who I met on the international circuit was in Switzerland for a couple of days and we were able to do a few sessions together! Here's some of our favourite campusing exercises, hope you enjoy! Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Chloe Caulier's instagram: chloe_caulier Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
A classic bouldering sesh
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Fun little bouldering sesh on some cool boulders I thought would be nice to share! Hope you enjooyy :) Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
My go to exercises for warming up in bouldering
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First comp of the season part 2
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Here's the second part of my comp: finaaalsss! Hope you enjoyyyy :)) Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
The start of my 2024 comp season
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I tried bringing you along with me during my first national comp! It's in two parts, this one being qualis. Hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think! Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam
Climbing a €20k route
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This gym burned down over a year ago and i had the pleasure of being able to try some of their routes including a €20k top rope before their opening. It's been a long time since i last did lead, i got pumped faaast but hope you enjoy! Follow me on instagram: sofya_yokoyama Video by Theo Benjamin: theobenjam 0:00 Intro 0:38 Warm-up route 3:48 Harder slabby route 7:37 ...
How to climb harder without being stronger (for beginners)
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Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/yokoyama to get a huge discount 4 months an extra gift for FREE! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Here are a few tips on perfecting your technique and some exercises to try to put them into place :) These are some of the basics but more educational kind of videos are also on the way! Hope you enjoy the vi...
Topping the gym ranking in one session
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Topping the gym ranking in one session
Swedish crew (and me) vs hard boulder
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Swedish crew (and me) vs hard boulder
Can I get a one arm pull-up back in a month?
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Can I get a one arm pull-up back in a month?
How to become a slab god
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How to become a slab god
Coming back after a break onto comp style boulders
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Coming back after a break onto comp style boulders
Do you prefer Moonboard or Kilterboard?
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Do you prefer Moonboard or Kilterboard?
Limited Attempts in Boulders
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Limited Attempts in Boulders
Working on that flash mindset
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Working on that flash mindset
Projecting hard boulders
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Projecting hard boulders
Preparing for the comp season
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Preparing for the comp season
Same Boulder From 0° to 70° on the Kilter Board
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Same Boulder From 0° to 70° on the Kilter Board
New gym means new boulders!
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New gym means new boulders!
Flash Challenge with Louis Parkinson, Hannah Morris and Josh Rundle
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Flash Challenge with Louis Parkinson, Hannah Morris and Josh Rundle
Getting crushed on hard comp boulders
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Getting crushed on hard comp boulders
We set boulders on the Olympic Wall replica with Hannah Morris and Josh Rundle
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We set boulders on the Olympic Wall replica with Hannah Morris and Josh Rundle
How hard can we climb in rental shoes
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How hard can we climb in rental shoes
Climbing on the hardest boulder circuit in the gym
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Climbing on the hardest boulder circuit in the gym
Climbing in competition style boulders
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Climbing in competition style boulders
Route Setting Challenge
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Route Setting Challenge

Komentáře

  • @firefirefire8
    @firefirefire8 Před 5 dny

    wew!

  • @Renate_poool
    @Renate_poool Před 6 dny

    I some times do some weight vest training on some circuits on a spraywall. And knowing how hard that already is gives me so much respect to you! Holyshit

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      ahah thankss but i find it even more intense for circuits! I used to train a lot with the weight vest but only short boulders

  • @Andreaviden1557
    @Andreaviden1557 Před 6 dny

    How old were you when you started climbing? And how many climbing sessions do you have per week? 😊

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      I started when I was around 7 years old and climb 4 - 5 sessions per week!

  • @mairsilpretner6119
    @mairsilpretner6119 Před 6 dny

    Honestly it feels like the weight isn't really the issue with most of the moves, but more climbing in a large awkward vest, feeling it move around, having a different center of gravity, and just not being used to the balance. I suspect that if you gained the same 5kg in body weight over a longer period you wouldn't notice anywhere near as much. Especially if some of that weight was muscle too.

    • @kft4764
      @kft4764 Před 6 dny

      I was 150lb and gained 20lbs/ 10kg slowly over the course of two years. I feel like I climb about the same as my lighter self and can even climb slightly harder grades now from the training. I do sometimes wonder if I suddenly lost the 20lbs if I would magically move up a few climbing grades though. Also agree I think Sofya was more having an issue of confidence/ hesitation than actually the extra 5g.

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      Oh for sure! The weight vest made things much more awkward and as I said in the video, made me hesitate a bit more in my movements. I also put on 6kg in the span of a couple of years, i'm the heaviest i've ever been now whilst competing and i've never felt stronger!

  • @Synthysizer
    @Synthysizer Před 7 dny

    that's a sick topout feature on the purple cool gym setup

  • @daveatutube
    @daveatutube Před 7 dny

    Rqndom question, feel free to ignore, but at 5:39 you sound really Aussie. Did you hang around a bunch of Aussies at some stage, or is it just an oddity of being a global person? Anyway the main thing is that you look like you were having fun.

    • @Helen-vi8br
      @Helen-vi8br Před 5 dny

      I believe she hangs out a lot with Oceana Mackenzie whos from Australia :)

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      Yeah my accent changes a bit depending on who i'm talking to... Oceania Mackenzie and my coach are both Australian and I feel like that has affected me a bit too ahaha

  • @TonyFisherPuzzles
    @TonyFisherPuzzles Před 7 dny

    I have a permanent built in weight vest. It was easily made by eating vast quantities of junk food.

  • @Lisa-wm6et
    @Lisa-wm6et Před 7 dny

    What's the point of this video? Climbing is easier when you're lighter? Great, thanks...

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 2 dny

      I don’t get it, am I losing weight in this video? I said this two comments down but this idea that climbing is easier when lighter needs to die. Since I started competing at a high level, I've gained around 6kg and I've never felt stronger!! Losing weight to climb stronger is complete bulls***. You NEED food to fuel your body, so that you have energy to train harder and more often. You NEED food if you want to gain muscle. You NEED food for your muscles to recuperate from all the training AND avoid injuries,... the list goes on. Can we please stop bringing up losing weight as THE way to climb better when it's actually training and fuelling your body that does that.

  • @stevethach3340
    @stevethach3340 Před 7 dny

    +5kg would basically be me climbing after dinner 😂

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      ahaha but it's normal to have some weight variation throughout the day, especially in the evening. But since the weight from eating is more or less distributed proportionally in the body, it doesn't affect your climbing as much! Or at least that's how it feels for me compared to the not so stable 5kg weight vest

  • @anpal419
    @anpal419 Před 7 dny

    Em, so what, for good climbing we should lose weight? Kinda feel Rogoras wibes..

    • @Hopesfallout
      @Hopesfallout Před 7 dny

      That's a bit of an overreaction, no? Discussing the role of weight in climbing is not an automatism that leads to disordered eating. In fact, in order to tackle disordered eating in climbing we should be honest about the role of weight in the sport. People will automatically find the advantages of lower bodyweight, while the disadvantages are often overlooked because of some dumb taboo.

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 2 dny

      No, for good climbing, you need to train... why jump to the conclusion that you need to lose weight? Especially when this video isn't about me losing weight and climbing better but actually putting on weight and climbing almost EXACTLY THE SAME! Since I started competing at a high level, I've put on around 6kg and I've never felt stronger!! This idea of needing to lose weight to climb stronger is complete bulls***. You NEED food to fuel your body, so that you have energy to train harder and more often. You NEED food if you want to gain muscle. You NEED food for your muscles to recuperate from all the training AND avoid injuries,... the list goes on. Can we please stop bringing up losing weight as THE way to climb better when it's actually training and fuelling your body that does that.

  • @andrewkim9503
    @andrewkim9503 Před 7 dny

    Damn that purple climb looked gnarrrrrrly

  • @jawsrocks7509
    @jawsrocks7509 Před 7 dny

    Siik video I think this would be cool to do again but climb normal first then add weight so you have the same confidence in the moves you had in this video

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      Yeess, i was also thinking of doing another video but the other way round and see how it goes!

  • @KateRipley
    @KateRipley Před 8 dny

    Cool video! I liked the comparison before and after. Your training videos are fun to watch!!

  • @recit0
    @recit0 Před 8 dny

    j'adore tes vidéos, merci encore !!

  • @klttypitman3820
    @klttypitman3820 Před 8 dny

    Those who want see more videos like this 👇 Not forcing

  • @klttypitman3820
    @klttypitman3820 Před 8 dny

    Cool video idea hope to see more videos like this❤

  • @aidanuy
    @aidanuy Před 8 dny

    Cool idea and great video!

  • @justapenoindex
    @justapenoindex Před 8 dny

    really interesting! for the next experiment: attach balloons to @EmilAbrahamsson to see what he can do at 50kg :D but seriously, i weigh 85kg and kind of wonder, how i even get up any wall. you are x times stronger and better than me in any possible way but already notice 5kg. what do you think, would happen, if you tried to climb with +35kg? i assume you can do plenty of pullups with this, so the issue lies somehwere else?

  • @agario5161
    @agario5161 Před 8 dny

    Great video but i defenetly wont be trying this sice i already weigh 100kg

  • @walterlotte4215
    @walterlotte4215 Před 8 dny

    Cool idea! Looking forward to watching this. I use the natural weight vest method - every christmas I gain about 5 kgs of weight on sweets alone. :D

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 3 dny

      ahaha don't worry, happens to me too, got to enjoy the holidays :P

  • @PunyDragon2
    @PunyDragon2 Před 10 dny

    Really interesting and fun to see the kind of exercises that pros do, nice video.

  • @JoseAntonioOU4
    @JoseAntonioOU4 Před 11 dny

    Sofía, investing in a larger knife will improve your "miss en place" for cooking. A 6'" Santoko will do the job. It works great for me. I found the 8 or 10" to large for my cooking. Cheers.

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 11 dny

      I’ll have a look into it! But anything that cuts properly is usually fine for me 🥲

  • @sp_danger1729
    @sp_danger1729 Před 11 dny

    13:38 That’s a great reason not to stretch! So great, in fact, that I’ll use it too😊 Thanks for the video Sofya!

  • @ciarandaly3342
    @ciarandaly3342 Před 11 dny

    Do you take any supplements? If not, are there any very common among other climbers?

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 11 dny

      It depends on how i feel and what my blood tests say when i have my medical check-ups! So maybe see if you can do one and check if you’re low on anything! Right now i take b12 and a supplement that has a bit of everything. Otherwise spiruline, magnesium and omega 3s are quite common to help with tiredness and muscle/ tendon recuperation and general body health :)

  • @cirrustan
    @cirrustan Před 11 dny

    For someone who doesn't like pepper, that's a pretty committing pepper shaker 😂

  • @iAmUzaar
    @iAmUzaar Před 11 dny

    hi sofya, je me demandais si vous pourriez aussi faire plus de vidéos en français :). Je me souviens que vous avez fait quelques-uns il ya quelque temps. J'apprends le français depuis environ un an maintenant, et je peux enfin comprendre certains contenus "natifs"- c'est très motivant. merci pour cette vidéo 🫡

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 11 dny

      Je vais malheureusement faire tout en anglais mais il y aura parfois des commentaires par ci par là en français!

  • @arachnid4910
    @arachnid4910 Před 13 dny

    Your training facility looked so dope, I’m envious.

  • @deminmax
    @deminmax Před 13 dny

    I thought I'd share the video. We have a nice series of long videos about common climbing injuries and how to prevent them. The videos are unique in a sence that a physio himself is a climber. So he knows common issues and even tells what kind of training to avoid if smth hurts. The main cons are - its in russian :) and it is pretty long. Links in the comments are not alowed, so I'll post a video id 2QCEgeHVs8c, you can swap it in the url. The main point of the videos there are just a couple of simple exercises you can add into your routine that will reduce a lot of injuries. If you don't want to watch long videos, the short idea of the series - is to train antagonist muscles. Main shoulder problems are caused by strong delts, that raise the joint and a muscle is pinched between the bones. The same thing with fingers, we climb and train fingers to bend and not to extend.

  • @SkarnDeBrax
    @SkarnDeBrax Před 14 dny

    I have a complete stupid question, but, it trully interest me. Do you realize sometimes "how strong" you're, compare to "normal people" ? I mean, in your daily life. Not to compare you, but, just realizing what your body is able to do (due to your hard work). Wish a lot of fun and success !!!! Hop suisse 😛

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 12 dny

      Ahahah it’s not a thought that i think of often but i do realize sometimes

    • @SkarnDeBrax
      @SkarnDeBrax Před 12 dny

      @@sofya_yokoyama Merci pour la réponse, et continu d'être génie !!

  • @JoseAntonioOU4
    @JoseAntonioOU4 Před 14 dny

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @tylerjordan8043
    @tylerjordan8043 Před 14 dny

    ive always thought you have a slight australian twang and now i see youre spending time with Oceana, have you spent time in Aus?

  • @juju_climb
    @juju_climb Před 14 dny

    sofya’s cooking channel coming soon?🤩

  • @arrowblast6
    @arrowblast6 Před 14 dny

    When david goggins is asking whos carrying the logs. Hes talking about 12:30

  • @DunklerVater
    @DunklerVater Před 14 dny

    WTF THAT PEPPER GRINDER CAN BE USED TO KILL PEOPLE

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 14 dny

      Ahhaha haven’t needed it yet in that way 😂

  • @stefanthebrain
    @stefanthebrain Před 15 dny

    SPOILER: Swiss team training seems to pretty good considering Oceana made it to the Olympic finals!

  • @deminmax
    @deminmax Před 15 dny

    You're an awesome cook! Thats surprising :) Do you do finger extensions? Good for finger health.

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 14 dny

      I really enjoy cooking! And yess i do, for warm up!

  • @highonakaya7644
    @highonakaya7644 Před 15 dny

    love the videos sofya!

  • @DailyBouldering
    @DailyBouldering Před 15 dny

    Random cooking recommendation: put the zucchini and mushrooms in first, and when they are done, put the shrimp in, they need very little time to cook and not be hard. I love these types of videos!

  • @justapenoindex
    @justapenoindex Před 15 dny

    for not liking pepper that's quite a grinder u got there! also more cooking pls, its motivating to eat healther :>

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 14 dny

      Ahahaha it’s because of how cool the pepper grinder is, that i use it 😝 and yeess will try to, i really enjoy cooking!

  • @tankberserkererer
    @tankberserkererer Před 15 dny

    Is this your normal climbing gym? 1.5 hours away is crazy considering it’s a big part of your life! Are you considering moving closer, or is this just a one-off location to see friends, etc?

    • @ViewerGaunt
      @ViewerGaunt Před 15 dny

      She said it's a Swiss team training facility.

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 14 dny

      Yeah it’s quite far… but i’m usually at this gym only 2x/week. Otherwise i’m in gyms around my place!

  • @matthes422
    @matthes422 Před 15 dny

    Is "shitty hold" official climbing language?

  • @asterixzm
    @asterixzm Před 15 dny

    U should open additional channel with cooking 😊

  • @sofya_yokoyama
    @sofya_yokoyama Před 15 dny

    Took some time to finally post this video but filmed this last winter, also why I'm wearing long sleeves and pants ahaha

  • @jaaki94
    @jaaki94 Před 16 dny

    Those top matches are pretty illegal xD

  • @garronfish8227
    @garronfish8227 Před 20 dny

    Please do some analysis of IFSC bouldering comps

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 20 dny

      i don't think i can use the boulders from ifsc comps anymore due to tv rights :(

  • @nieziemskim
    @nieziemskim Před 21 dnem

    'A wild Father appeared' xD

  • @MusclesfromB
    @MusclesfromB Před 21 dnem

    Great job Sofya! Nice comp.

  • @snellerdan
    @snellerdan Před 21 dnem

    Congrats, nice video!

  • @ciarandaly3342
    @ciarandaly3342 Před 21 dnem

    Aromat is full of MSG. That stuff should be avoided at all costs. I know it tastes great, but it is slowly taking minutes off the end of your life each time you eat it. Regular sea salt + some dried garlic granules or something is a good substitute

    • @evi6629
      @evi6629 Před 21 dnem

      MSG is perfectly fine for the vast majority of people and the moral panic around "chinese restaurant syndrome" from several decades ago has been thorpughly scientifically debunked. If you react negatively to it, you probably have an MSG sensitivity, and should avoid it. That advice doesn't transfer to the rest of the population, though.

    • @sofya_yokoyama
      @sofya_yokoyama Před 20 dny

      I rarely use aromat, only if i'm ever having plain pasta or eggs for extra taste (which isn't often) and otherwise use salt for cooking :)

    • @ciarandaly3342
      @ciarandaly3342 Před 19 dny

      Ah cool. And yeah, the single ingredient spices certainly do have a lot less taste, so it is definitely practical. Thanks for the response and good luck with future competitions 🤘

  • @matthes422
    @matthes422 Před 21 dnem

    Aromat FTW