Diet

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

The world's best all-around climber shares his philosophy on diet and nutrition, the stuff that's powered him behind and in front of the scenes.

Other factors are more important than body weight determining how well you climb. But you should still count calories—to make sure you are getting enough food.

Restricting the times you eat is trendy, and evidence points to potential benefits in sleep, weight management, and generating a faster metabolism, as well as better liver health and a reduction in inflammatory and metabolic disorders. But is it for you?

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.

If you match your nutrition to your training, you’re all but guaranteed to benefit.

Even if you're mindful about how you fuel your days at the crag, a diet heavy on local, seasonal produce can have an unexpected impact.

Even if you're already eating healthy, a diet heavy on local, seasonal produce can boost your body in unexpected ways.

What you should know about relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S)

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Eating disorders, dangerous dieting, and bad body images run rampant in the climbing community. We’re all playing a game with gravity, but what happens when we push our bodies and minds into unhealthy territory—and how do we stop it?

Are they messing with your performance?

Is there a superior way to change our bodies for climbing performance?

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Most climbers are not actively pursuing weight loss, but their diets passively reflect the desire to be light, which can hold them back.

Advanced female athletes are most at risk for eating disorders, a new survey reveals

Eat smart to fill your belly and send your hardest

Heather Weidner shares 5 ways to stay healthy on a meat-free diet.

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Regulate water Intake to save weight

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Give your favorite climber improved performance with this eating plan

Eat properly for climbing performance.

Get all-day energy with these super-tasty bars

Supplement nitrate to climb faster, harder, and longer

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Fuel up with this customizable, portable snack to eat any time

Weight loss and weight gain are not so narrowly divided, however; it’s not as much a balancing act as you may believe.

Thinking about weight loss? Begin here