Dear Readers, It’s officially been a year since I started Climbing Nutrition, and in this time it’s grown a lot. I’ve written sixty posts and over 100,000 words, and covered a myriad of climbing- and sports nutrition-related topics. I hope that through my articles, I’ve helped you become a better, healthier, stronger climber. Now, I’m asking for your help. […]
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Understanding the Balance of Your Metabolism
Your metabolism is a complicated subject, and frequently misunderstood. Yet understanding how it works—at least basically—can make you feel tremendously more comfortable with your diet, because your metabolism is at the heart of whether you gain, lose, or maintain weight. Most people think of the relationship between weight loss and weight gain as dichotomous, with only a […]
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Case Study #1: Simon (20-Year-Old Athletic Male)
Since I started this blog almost a year ago, I’ve written many articles on good practices in sports nutrition, eating for climbing performance, and also on popular myths that ought to be debunked. I hope that through these articles you have been able to make healthy changes to your diet, and as a result have seen […]
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Clarifying Protein Intake
Protein is the hardest macronutrient to understand, and questions routinely crop up surrounding it and its intake. I’ve tried to answer every big question in my protein series (which is a great place to start if you’re clueless about how protein works!), but there are still some aspects that I routinely get queried about. If you’ve […]
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No, Magnesium Does Not Help You Poop
A bit of an odd topic this week, but one I often hear about from fellow climbers. While the question of magnesium and poop quality isn’t directly relevant to climbing, one of the bigger purposes of this site is to dispel the misinformation flooding the internet and provide a credible source for accurate information. So does magnesium help […]
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A Primer On Losing Weight (Part 2)
Last week, I posted Part I of this two-part article series on losing weight. Most of what I covered in the previous article dealt with misconceptions and scientific realities of weight loss, because it’s my view that the best way to approach any diet is from a standpoint firmly rooted in scientific evidence. This week, I’m […]
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A Primer on Losing Weight for Climbing (Part 1)
Rock climbing is a weight-intensive sport. Every gram or ounce that makes up our being, we must drag up the wall, and thus many climbers seek to be as light as possible. Unfortunately, weight loss is not a gimme for most people. While some can stay effortlessly lean, many struggle to change their habits to a […]
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Do You Need to Buy Organic Produce?
For many, buying organic is a pillar of healthy eating. Even more impressive, it’s a pillar shared amongst radically different diets—vegans and paleolites alike, who normally have nothing but contempt for one another, are equally likely to praise the benefits of eating organic. In fact, eating organic has become so entrenched in the ethos of healthy […]
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A Complete Overview of Energy Pools in Climbing
I had a request awhile back to thoroughly go over the various places energy can come from for a climb. I’ve referenced many of the pools several times, but never really diagrammed them out to the point you can see how they interplay. Actually, this is a post I’ve wanted to write for awhile, but didn’t really […]
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New Year’s Resolutions 2016
Well, it’s two weeks into the New Year already and I’ve been terrible—absolutely terrible—about getting new content out there! I really apologize for this, my sister has been in town all the way until just two days ago, and I haven’t been good about managing my time. But, she’s gone now, and it’s time to […]
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