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...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 […]
Read the full article...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 […]
Read the full article...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 […]
Read the full article...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 […]
Read the full article...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...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” […]
Read the full article...Is Intermittent Fasting a Good Fit for Climbing?
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 […]
Read the full article...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 […]
Read the full article...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 […]
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