One Climber’s Success with Climber’s Elbow
How One Climber Healed His Climber's Elbow I have been climbing for a couple of years. After a short period of sporadic climbing, I fell completely in love with the sport. The stoke was high, and 1.5 years in I upped my cadence considerably. One session after completing an [...]
4 Common Fueling Pitfalls Climbers Make
By Shaina Savoy We climbers love to push our limits. Whether that’s pushing a new grade, waking up at 3 AM to sprint up an alpine route before afternoon thunderstorms, or spending hours training in the gym. We all do these things “just for fun.” This desire that we have [...]
Transcript Highlight Episode 143: Dr. Chris Heilman on Mental Performance Coaching
For those of you who would rather read than listen, today we have an excerpt from the transcript of the TrainingBeta Podcast Episode 143: Sports Psychologist Dr. Chris Heilman Does A Session with Neely. You can find the entire transcript and audio on the episode page. In the interview, Neely [...]
Transcript Highlight Episode 142: Zahan Billimoria on Core Training for Climbers
For those of you who would rather read than listen, today we have an excerpt from the transcript of the TrainingBeta Podcast Episode 142: Zahan Billimoria on Core Training for Climbers. You can find the entire transcript and audio on the episode page. In the interview, Neely talks to Zahan [...]
Developing Mindful Eating Habits for Climbers
By Shaina Savoy Do you ever feel stressed out about all of the messages we are bombarded with concerning nutrition? Whether it’s calories, macronutrients, nutrient timing, collagen, BCAAs, trendy supplements, recovery nutrition, hydration, various fad diets, diet culture, ANTI-diet culture… The list can go on forever. We are overloaded and [...]
Tips for the Short Climber
By Alex Stiger As a 5’0" person on a tall day, I definitely get asked for short climber tips. It is also one of my favorite questions to geek out about, so I wanted to share a few tips from a mental, physical, and skill perspective. Mindset: Being Too [...]
Saying No to The Demons and Yes to Self-Respect: How to Work With Our Inner Critic
By Josie Nickum There I was, untying my knot at the bottom of my first project on gear. Partly, I was wrestling with the knot after so many whips. Mostly, I was wrestling with overwhelming anger and a familiar inner critic. We knew each other too well, but here she [...]
A Simple Practice to Improve Your Mental Fitness in Climbing
By Bryan Dalpes There you are, 2/3 of the way up your project, shaking out on the good jug before the crux sequence. You’ve tried it what, a dozen times now? It all comes down to that terrible, smeary nothing that masquerades as a right foot. “I wish that foot [...]
Rock-Life Balance: The Climbing Wheel of Life
This article was written by Remy Franklin of ClimbWell.co. ClimbWell is a new organization founded by Remy Franklin, Gaby Colletta, and Blake Cason whose mission is to provide resources for climbers to help them grow in their climbing and in life in general. Remy is a life coach, Gaby is [...]
Alex Stiger: 5 Tips to Increase Motivation
By Alex Stiger Do you find motivation to be a fleeting feeling that you are constantly chasing after? Do you see high end athletes trying hard and think, “If only I was that motivated?” Motivation is an aspect of sport that I feel is often misunderstood. The definition of the [...]