Monthly Archives: April 2012

A Guide to Warming Up

A student from Bangor University Sports Science course with Outdoor activities has posted this as part of his course on YouTube. I really liked it and it give a good overview of warming up for either individuals or coaches looking … Continue reading

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May Rock Climbing and Coaching

Well, April is nearly over and work has remained slow. Hopefully it will pick up next month. As such if anyone wants to come on a coaching course that is either programmed or some private guiding or climbing coaching then … Continue reading

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iCoach problem sorted

Well, if you have been trying to use the iCoach facility on my Snowdonia Mountain Guides website, I must apologise, as there has been a problem with the code, that stopped you re-assessing you performance profile and your climbing profile … Continue reading

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How to detect overtraining?

During my MSc this was a major question posed to researchers, as much of the characteristics of overtraining or over-reaching, would if left unchecked lead to Over Trainign Syndrome. The difference between overtraining and the over training syndrome, is that … Continue reading

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Early Season Shakedown

If like most climbers in the UK (if not further afield) then there is a seasonality to our climbing that if we want to make the most out of our cragging year, then we need to learn to tame and … Continue reading

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