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Improve Your Training by Tracking Your Menstrual Cycle

How can tracking your menstrual cycle improve your training outcomes? In last week’s post, we talked about how to track your menstrual cycle with training…

By Maddy Cope

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Training Tips | Women's Training Series

How to Track Your Menstrual Cycle for Training for Climbing

Coach Maddy explains how to track your menstrual cycle with training for climbing in mind! How much does the menstrual cycle affect performance? The answer…

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Blog | Training Tips | Women's Training Series

Training for Bone Health

If you’ve never trained before, when you think of training, you probably think of strengthening your muscles. Getting gains. As you start your training journey,…

By Mina Leslie-Wujastyk

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Women's Training Series

Water Retention: Modifying Training During The Menstrual Cycle

What is water retention? Some people experience water retention premenstruation. This is because of an increase in progesterone in the luteal phase which causes the…

By Maddy Cope

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Blog | Mindset and Mental Training | Women's Training Series

Body Positivity for Climbers: 5 Tips to Improve Body Image

Today, coach Maddy talks body-positivity for climbers… Weight has always been a point of discussion and debate in climbing. In recent years, we’ve moved away…

By Maddy Cope

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Mindset and Mental Training | Women's Training Series

4 Tips for Fear: Anxiety & The Menstrual Cycle for Climbers

Our anxiety fluctuates with our menstrual cycle. This week, Coach Maddy gives us her 4 top tips for managing fear and anxiety throughout your cycle….

By Maddy Cope

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Women's Training Series

Should Climbers Train Endurance in the High-Hormone Phase?

Something we are seeing more and more is the headline: ‘focus on training endurance in the high-hormone phase’. But why is this, and what does…

By Maddy Cope

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Women's Training Series

Syncing Your Deload Week with Your Menstrual Cycle to Optimise Training

Syncing your deload week with your period can improve the consistency and success of your training, as well as your mindset. Coach Maddy explains how…

By Maddy Cope

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Women's Training Series

Training & Your Menstrual Cycle

Everyone’s menstrual cycle is different. Different lengths, different hormone levels, different experiences. Your menstrual cycle can affect your performance and may inform how you schedule…

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Blog | Menstruation, Pregnancy & Menopause | Strength & Power | Women's Training Series

Optimising Strength Training and The Menstrual Cycle Part 2

Previously we talked about the Gain and Maintain approach to strength training around the menstrual cycle. Gain the strength during follicular phase, maintain during the…

By Maddy Cope

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