Alex Megos' darkest nightmare: Leg Day

It's a fear that haunts Alex Megos in his worst nightmares and that hovers over him like the sword of Damocles: leg day. Here you can see how the climbing pro overcomes his aversion to leg training and prepares for his next tough project.

Squats, endurance runs, pulling loads - it's forms of training like this that do Alex Megos wake up from sleep. The idea of ​​having to do leg training for life is difficult for the professional climber to bear. Luckily it was all just a bad dream and Megos' foray into acting was an amusing clip in his recent training video. There, the 29-year-old is preparing for his next tough project.

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Credits: Cover picture Alex Megos, Christopher Hanke and Max robber

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