Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

How do hormonal contraceptives affect your training?

We often post about the menstrual cycle to help people figure out how it might affect their training. However, how does this information change with…

By Ella Russell

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Mindset & Mental Training | Training

How to Build Confidence for Climbing

Confidence can transform pre-climb nerves into a super power; channelling the nervous energy into additional effort rather than a distraction and hindrance! Going into your…

By Flo Tilley

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Training

How to Train on Replicas Like a World-Class Climber!

Some climbers set replicas of specific problems so they can practice the climb without needing the real thing. They may recreate the climb on a…

By Tom Randall

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Training

Onsight Myths & Mistakes: How to onsight harder this year!

Onsighting is the jewel in the crown of ‘style points’. It’s one of the hardest aspects of climbing to achieve mastery in; and an aspect…

By Tom Randall

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

Your Period Is A Marker of Health: RED-S & Energy Availability

Have you heard the phase: “your period is a marker of health”? As research into RED-S and energy availability in climbing has developed, this phrase…

By Maddy Cope

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Training

Tips to Improve Your Sleep for Climbing Training

Constantly tired, drained or low-energy? It’s normal to feel tired from time-to-time. The cause is usually obvious: for example, if you’ve stayed up late, been…

By Rhoslyn Frugtniet

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News | Pregnancy & Post-Pregnancy | Women's Training Series

Climbing Training with Diastasis Recti | Pregnancy & Postpartum

What is Diastasis Recti? The two sides of your rectus abdominis (the ‘six-pack’ muscles) in your abdomen are held together by connective tissue, called the…

By Joy Callie Black & Maddy Cope

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Finger Strength | Training

How to Break A Finger Strength Plateau

Hit a finger strength plateau? This is the post for you… Why are my fingers not getting stronger anymore?! Have you hit a wall with…

By Jon Procter

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Training

Are you Over or Under-Training?

Overload and underload is such a frequent topic that comes up when we talk to climbers about performance and training.  Why? Because it’s possible to…

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Flexibility | Lattice Plans

Why is flexibility important in climbing?

It’s not a groundbreaking revelation that being flexible is really useful when it comes to climbing. You only have to watch a short clip of…

By Jemma Powell

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