The Outdoor Athlete Podcast

In the third episode of The Outdoor Athlete Podcast, we speak with Dr Gareth Jones, course director for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Leeds Beckett University and one of the leaders in climbing injury research. In this Podcast, we discuss some common patterns of injury, how these are changing with the sport and the possible pitfalls of some of the existing climbing research. We get some advice on the intricacies of diagnosing finger injuries using ultrasound and growth plate injury in young climbers. We also talk a little bit about monitoring training load and the future of the sport. If you’re a climbing coach and want to improve some of your understanding of training load and consider how to monitor it in your athletes, or if you’re a medical professional or athlete who wants to know a bit more about diagnosing climbing injuries – have a listen. For the most recent collaborative paper from Gareth and the Team at Leeds Beckett University, have a look here: https://bit.ly/2UXqQKP  Or to find Gareth on Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gareth_Jones14

Our first episode! Today we're in conversation with Rebecca Dent - High Performance Dietitian on nutritional strategies for fuelling and recovering from training sessions. This is a great episode for climbers, coaches and others with some solid practical advice from a qualified expert.Rebecca is a respected expert in the field, having previously worked at the Scottish Institute of Sport through two Olympic cycles, the British Climbing Team and a host of other athletes from outdoor sports.For more information, or for a consultation with Rebecca take a look at https://www.rebeccadent.co.uk/about/For the Informed Sport website - see www.informed-sport.comIt's been a bit of a learning curve, so we hope you find the information useful and please excuse the sketchy editing and bit of background noise in this one.We hope you enjoy listening!