A few months back, I received a question about how fasting affects climbing. I promised to write an article on the topic, but unfortunately it’s taken awhile to get to! Now that I’ve finished an entire series on weight loss, though, it seems like an ideal time. When we’re talking about diets, “fasting” usually means […]
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Genotypes and Weight Loss
Relevant to the Weight Loss Series I just published, a new study has found no significant difference in weight lost across 12 months in a low-carb vs. low-fat group. By itself, this adds to our understanding of weight loss, but it’s not revolutionary—we’ve known for awhile that it doesn’t matter whether your calories come from […]
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Losing Weight III: The Rules Are Arbitrary
This is the third installment in the Weight Loss series. Prior to this entry, we discussed the role of exercise in losing weight and attitudes towards food and dieting in general. If you haven’t read those yet, be sure to check them out! Today, we’re discussing what some people might call the backbone of any […]
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Patreon Goal: Fund an Original Survey on Nutrition and Climbing
Hey Everyone, The third article on weight loss will drop later this week, but in the meantime I wanted to catch everyone up on some background work I’ve been doing on Patreon. Some of you may know that I use Patreon as a modest means of support for this website. I never really invested a […]
Read the full article...Chondro Update: Radiation Edition
Now that both surgeries are done, it’s finally time to move on to the next phase of treatment: radiation. I met with the radiation oncologist yesterday for the first time and he discussed what the plan will be, which I’ll share with you here. First, I’ll need to get another MRI (is this the 8th? […]
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Losing Weight II: Food & Diet Attitudes
Last week I kicked off this series on weight loss with a look at the role exercise plays. This week, we’re switching gears and examining attitudes towards both food itself and the process of dieting in general. This might seem like an odd topic to cover, but in my opinion it’s probably the most important topic […]
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Losing Weight I: The Role of Exercise
If you hang around here at Climbing Nutrition, you know I don’t often write about weight loss. A big reason why is that I don’t think weight loss should be a priority for most climbers (who are interested in improving performance), and I don’t want those climbers who visit this site in pursuit of performance […]
Read the full article...ClimbSci-ing into 2018!
Hey Everyone! If you’ve been following ClimbSci, you know that Tom and I have finished our over-ambitious triptych start to the webcast with our episodes on Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat. That means we’re ready to move onto new, different, and (hopefully) more compact topics—and we’d love to get some feedback from you about what you want […]
Read the full article...Post Second Surgery Update
My second surgery this part Thursday went well. The surgeons were able to remove almost all of the remaining tumor, with only a little bit left on the carotid artery, which will need to be irradiated. That’ll be discussed further in the coming months. In the meantime, I have another recovery period, which feels both […]
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New Year 2018: Reflections & Goals
Here we are once again: another trip around the sun, another thirteen orbits of the moon, another year. Last year went by fast. I suppose that just happens as you get older, but having half of any year dominated by appointments vis-a-vis your health doesn’t do much to slow it down! At any rate, 2017 […]
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