Most climbers worry about their weight. Whether they are trying to loose weight or simply maintain a certain weight, concerns about staying light often dictate how much and what climbers eat. While one’s strength to weight ratio is definitely important, giving your body enough fuel to perform for and recover from hard training is even more important.
Here’s an article by Brian Rigby of Climbing Nutrition that cautions against under fueling your training and urges climbers to eat more when going through hard training cycles.
“It takes a lot of energy to train, and I can almost guarantee that you’re not meeting those energy requirements. Why? Because I know you climb, and I’ve met only a handful of climbers who eat as if they’re doing a rigorous, full-body activity for multiple hours a day and not just a casual stroll. And those climbers are strong.” – Brian Rigby
Brian goes on to describe that when working with his clients during a hard training cycle he actually adjust their diet so that they put on about half a pound a week or two pounds per month. While this might confuse some climbers, Brian’s rational is that by seeing this slight weight gain during training cycles he knows for sure that his clients are eating enough to fuel and recover from their training.
Click through bellow to read the complete article. Making sure you are properly fueling your training may just be what you need to move your climbing performance to the next level.
Also, if you are looking for more information about how to eat healthy and fuel your climbing, check out our Nutrition Guide by Aicacia Young of climbhealthy.com.
Click Here: Nutrition Tip for Breaking Plateaus: Eat More!
(photo courtesy of climbingnutrition.com)
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