Diet

Some love a nice cold beer after a long day's crimping. Others worry it will limit their strength gains. Who's right?

Balancing hydration with the six essential minerals is critical for athletic performance.

Does gluten cause inflammation in everyone, or just those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivities? Should athletes avoid gluten?

Sugar gets a bad rap, but your body has to have to it. Questions are: How much is too much, and how much it too little? Sorting out what you need can give you just the boost you need to send.

Chronic inflammation may be holding you back from reaching your climbing potential.

Climbing can be sweaty business, and that may have you wondering if you are getting enough salt. An expert nutritionist weighs in on whether you should supplement.

Giving up meat and fueling yourself on a plant-based diet doesn't mean you have to suffer.

Giving up meat and fueling yourself on a plant-based diet doesn't mean you have to suffer.

A 5.9 climber recruits the best climbing coaches in America to see if he can jump two number grades in two months. Here’s what he learned.

How skinny do we really need to be to crush? Where do you draw the line between strategic dieting and an unhealthy eating disorder?

Climbing your best requires finding alignment between what you eat, when you eat, and what you're trying to do.

Climbers often try to increase their strength-to-weight ratios by simply cutting calories. But not all calories were created equal.