ClimbSci Episode 6 is out! In this episode, Tom and I begin discussing recovery and why it’s important for a climber. We go over some of the key concepts in recovery—essentially, the acute physiological changes that occur during exercise that must be resolved—to set the stage for our next episode (to be released June 29, […]
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Does Carbohydrate Backloading Work?
I see carbohydrate backloading pop into my news feed from time to time. Usually, it’s being promoted as an easy dietary trick either to improve weight loss or to build more muscle—everyone loves these outcomes, of course, so the topic has persistent (if somewhat phasic) popularity. The basic idea behind carb backloading is simple: for […]
Read the full article...Bad Statistics in Sports Science Called Out
I just read an article in FiveThirtyEight entitled “How Shoddy Statistics Found A Home In Sports Research” (by Christie Aschwanden and Mai Nguyen)—it’s an interesting read, though perhaps more so to people interested in the bones of statistical analysis than to someone more interested in sports nutrition or sports science. The article discusses a statistical technique known […]
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ClimbSci Episode 5: Best Supplements
Hey Everyone! Here’s the new episode, on the best supplements for climbing. The notes for the episode can be found on the ClimbSci website. As announced last month (and subsequently failed, har :\ ), Tom and I are going to be releasing one episode every month from here on out. Each episode will be scheduled […]
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Do We Have Limited Storage Capacity for Water-Soluble Vitamins?
We’ve been talking about micronutrients recently, a topic I’ve written quite a deal about—just not on this site! Since most of you have probably never seen the articles I’ve written on earlier blogs, and since they’re relevant to our current discussion, I figured it made sense to repost them here (with some light editing). This […]
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ClimbSci Episode 4: Cardio & Climbing
Hey Everyone! A new episode of ClimbSci is out, this time on cardio exercise and its effects (good and bad) on climbing! As always, you can find the notes on the ClimbSci website; the episode itself can be watched or listened to below. Also, Tom and I are excited to announce that moving into the […]
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All About RDAs and DVs
I was going to write an article this week about the difference between official, science-based, and government-set RDAs (Recommended Dietary Allowances) and the (once) often inaccurate DVs (Daily Values) set by the FDA and used on labels throughout the United States. I wrote about this topic in a book a few years back, and I […]
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Sugar Guidelines for Climbers
Sugar is hotly debated. Even discounting carbophobic groups (like keto dieters), sugar is often considered unhealthy and not “worth” putting in your body compared to other sources of calories. Sugar is also demonized as being the foremost cause of poor health outcomes, with entire books written attempting to link sugar intake alone to diseases like […]
Read the full article...Chondrosarcoma: Radiation Side Effects
I’ve officially finished three weeks of radiation out of the seven total I’ll receive. In the past week and half or so, side effects have begun to creep up, which I’m going to unload here. So far, they’re all pretty minor, or at least seem pretty minor. There are a lot of them, though, and […]
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Five Interesting Books
I wanted to do something a little different this week. As the writer for this site, everything you read here was written by me. That means when I want to read things, I must go elsewhere. There are numerous internet resources I use, which I’ll cover at another time (and in my upcoming “Other Resources” […]
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