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Menstrual Cycle | Mindset & Mental Training | Women's Training Series

6 Tips for Climbing Your Best in the Late Luteal Phase

Advice from coaches Maddy and Ella, based on their experiences! What is the late luteal phase? The luteal phase is the portion of our cycle…

By Maddy Cope & Ella Russell

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

Climbing on your period: How to use the toilet at the crag!

A personal insight from coach Ella! Climbing on your period… I often find that the logistics of going for a wee or being on my…

By Ella Russell

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

Dietary Iron for Climbers who Menstruate

Dietary iron recommendations are higher for women and people who menstruate due to blood loss during our period. Iron levels affect our health, as well…

By Mina Leslie-Wujastyk

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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

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 | Training Tips | 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 | Mindset & Mental Training | Training Tips | 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 | Mindset & Mental Training | Training Tips | 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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