Women's Training Series
Sports Bras for Rock Climbers
Sports bras for climbing? Why are they so important and what do we need to consider? Sports bras decrease breast bounce Breast motion was first…
January 30th, 2023
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Should Climbers Train Endurance in the High-Hormone Phase?
Something we are seeing more and more is the headline: ‘focus on training endurance in the high-hormone phase’. But why is this, and what does…
January 25th, 2023
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Syncing Your Deload Week with Your Menstrual Cycle to Optimise Training
Syncing your deload week with your period can improve the consistency and success of your training, as well as your mindset. Coach Maddy explains how…
January 18th, 2023
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Diastasis Recti and Postpartum Exercises with Joy Black
In this podcast, coach Maddy Cope talks to Joy Black who you may know as @calliejoyblack, who returns for another insightful episode. Joy is a…
January 14th, 2023
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Training & Your Menstrual Cycle
Everyone’s menstrual cycle is different. Different lengths, different hormone levels, different experiences. Your menstrual cycle can affect your performance and may inform how you schedule…
January 11th, 2023
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Pelvic Health: Pregnancy & Postpartum with Emily Elgar
In this podcast, Maddy talked to Emily Elgar, who is a pelvic health physiotherapist based at Katie Bell Physio in Sheffield. They talk about topics…
May 4th, 2022
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Optimising Strength Training and The Menstrual Cycle (Part 2)
Previously we talked about the Gain and Maintain approach to strength training around the menstrual cycle. Gain the strength during follicular phase, maintain during the…
April 6th, 2022
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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…
March 30th, 2022
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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…
February 16th, 2022
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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…
January 26th, 2022
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