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Sleep: the cheapest performance enhancer
Better sleep improves recovery, mood, focus and skill learning, and it costs nothing. Practical sleep habits for climbers of every age.
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Periodisation, effort and load, recovery, movement, safety and the climbing life. Practical, and honest about what the evidence says.
Women in climbing: training and the menstrual cycle
What the research actually says about the menstrual cycle and performance, why tracking how you feel beats rigid phase-based plans, and when to see a doctor.
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Eating enough to climb: energy availability and RED-S
Climbing rewards strength-to-weight, but under-fuelling harms health and performance. What relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) is, its signs, and why it affects everyone.
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