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 [...]
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 [...]
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… [...]
Nate Pierce: A Climber’s Pursuit of a Positive Relationship with Food
ANNOUNCEMENT! I recently created a program all about Nutrition for Climbers. It's a month-long program led by me, Neely Quinn, ICNT to help you gain energy, lean out in a healthy way, fuel and recover properly from exercise, and [...]
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 [...]