Nutrition Posts
How to Sleep Better So You Can Climb Better
In my nutrition sessions with climbers, I ask a lot of very personal questions: when do you eat, when do you poop every day, DO you poop every day, how much do you sleep? Through all of this questioning, I've [...]
3 Ways to Stay Sane When You’re Injured and Can’t Climb
Most climbers get injured at some point, and most climbers go through some mental and emotional turmoil when that happens. We lament the fact that we somehow did this to ourselves and that our bodies aren't strong enough to withstand [...]
3 Ways to Naturally Increase Your Energy Levels
Note: We recently created a training program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all about how to train at home with minimal equipment. We hope it helps you stay motivated and strong! Learn more about the program. I (Neely [...]
Gnarly Nutrition Product Review
Athletes in almost all major sports use supplements to help them meet their nutritional needs. However, many climbers look at supplements with skepticism. We worry that supplements will either make us bulk up like bodybuilders or that they are simply a [...]
Rock and Ice: Recovery Nutrition
Rock and Ice has been running a three-part series on climbing nutrition. Installment one was all about crag snacks we can use for quick energy. Part two covered eating for all-day energy. Today, we have the third installment in the series [...]
Climbing Nutrition: Sugar Guidelines for Climbers
As climbers, we often try to both improve the quality of our diet and restrict our caloric intake in an effort to either lose or maintain our body weight. There's nothing wrong with these goals as long as they are [...]
Rock and Ice: Climbing Fuel and Hydration
Rock and Ice is running a climbing nutrition series featuring sports dietitian and personal trainer Marisa Michael. We recently shared the first article in the series which covered snacks that you can use for quick energy at the crag. While [...]
Rock and Ice: Crag Snacks
We all know that we need to eat to properly fuel our bodies. Despite this knowledge, many of us still drastically under fuel ourselves on climbing days. Not having enough crag snacks can quickly sabotage performance, lead to much shorter climbing [...]
3 Diet Changes to Improve Your Climbing (and Overall Health)
It's Neely here, and today I'm going to talk to you about how nutrition can affect climbers and how to improve your diet starting right now. If you feel like you need help in this department, I'm taking new clients [...]
Climbing Nutrition – Intermittent Fasting
If you've made your way to TrainingBeta, then chances are you're looking to improve your climbing performance. As climbers, we can be pretty maniacal in our pursuit of higher and higher grades. For many of us, manipulating our diet in an [...]