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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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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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Menstrual Cycle | 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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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

Low Intensity Training: Syncing Menstrual Cycles & Training Cycles

If you menstruate, you might be able to use low intensity training to your advantage and use your menstrual cycle to guide your training plan….

By Maddy Cope

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

Nutrition for Menopausal Climbers

Last week, we explored how menopause and ageing affect muscle mass and strength. This week, coach Mina gives us some nutrition advice to help promote…

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

Menopause & Strength: Muscle Mass in Older Climbers

Effects of Menopause: Declining Levels of Estrogen As female athletes get older, developing strength may become harder. As women and people reach the menopause, the…

By Mina Leslie-Wujastyk

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

The Effect of Poor Sleep on Your Training

Sleep allows our bodies to recover and our minds to reset. In sport, poor sleep may lead to increased RPE, impaired coordination and may reduce your…

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

3 Strategies for Reducing Frustration on the Wall

Feelings of frustration and irritability are commonly experienced in climbing; when we challenge ourselves, we can’t expect everything to go smoothly all the time. We…

By Maddy Cope

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

I Don’t Feel Like Training: What do I do?

“Training hard doesn’t feel accessible today…” We walk into the gym, ready to do the training session that we’ve planned… but… we just don’t feel…

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series  

Improve Your Training by Tracking Your Menstrual Cycle

How can tracking your menstrual cycle improve your training outcomes? In last week’s post, we talked about how to track your menstrual cycle with training…

By Maddy Cope

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