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

4 Tips for Fear: Anxiety & The Menstrual Cycle for Climbers

Our anxiety fluctuates with our menstrual cycle. This week, Coach Maddy gives us her 4 top tips for managing fear and anxiety throughout your cycle….

By Maddy Cope

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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…

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

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…

By Maddy Cope

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

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…

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

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…

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

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…

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

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…

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Menstrual Cycle | Strength & Power | Women's Training Series

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…

By Maddy Cope

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Endurance | Menstrual Cycle | Research & Data | Strength & Power | Women's Training Series

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…

By Maddy Cope

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Menstrual Cycle | Women's Training Series

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…

By Maddy Cope

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