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Optimising Strength Training and The Menstrual Cycle (Part 1)
Endurance

Optimising Strength Training and The Menstrual Cycle (Part 1)

In this article, Coach Maddy Cope look at the theory behind optimising the training we do during each phase of the menstrual cycle. Hormones fluctuate…

Maddy Cope

March 30, 2022

Female Climber Series: Training around the Menstrual Cycle – The Luteal Phase
Menstrual Cycle

Female Climber Series: Training around the Menstrual Cycle – The Luteal Phase

There is a growing body of information out there about training around the menstrual cycle. Particularly, concerning the high and low hormone phase and the…

Maddy Cope

February 16, 2022

Female Climber Series: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Nutrition

Female Climber Series: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

“Your period is a marker of health” – now a well know phrase, in part thanks to conversations around Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (or…

Maddy Cope

January 26, 2022

Pregnancy, Postpartum, Peri & Postmenopause | In Climbing
Menopause

Pregnancy, Postpartum, Peri & Postmenopause | In Climbing

Here at Lattice, we are passionate about all areas of training for climbing. One area that we know is seriously lacking in advice, support and…

Lattice Training

December 29, 2021

Female Climber Series: Managing Water Retention, During Your Cycle
Menstrual Cycle

Female Climber Series: Managing Water Retention, During Your Cycle

Personally, I (coach Madeleine Cope) don’t suffer too greatly from PMS, but something I do suffer from is water retention. This is really common and…

Maddy Cope

December 15, 2021

Postpartum Climbing | Ask Lattice
Podcast

Postpartum Climbing | Ask Lattice

In this episode, Maddy Cope (Lattice coach and climber) and Joy Black (coach/mentor for pregnant and postpartum women), talk about climbing and training during pregnancy…

Lattice Training

December 11, 2021

Female Climber Series: The Menopause, Part 2
Menopause

Female Climber Series: The Menopause, Part 2

In this weeks Female Climber Series, we discuss how to handle longer recovery times during the menopause. As we age, one of the most common…

Ella Russell

November 24, 2021

Female Climber Series: The Menopause, Part 1
Menopause

Female Climber Series: The Menopause, Part 1

In this weeks Female Climber Series, we discuss how to adapt your training at the Peri-menopause stage. For many of us, climbing is a sport…

Ella Russell

November 17, 2021

Female Climber Series: Training around your cycle, is there a magic time?
Menstrual Cycle

Female Climber Series: Training around your cycle, is there a magic time?

Is there a magic phase in our menstrual cycle where athletic performance is at it’s best? In some ways it might be nice if there…

Ella Russell

November 10, 2021