useful. provides comprehensive climbing nutrition and cognitive behavioural coaching, tailored for sport and boulder rock climbers. Applied sports nutrition, supplementation, somatic and mental strategies to support: climbing performance, strength and conditioning cycles, injury recovery, sleep quality, body composition, project preparation, and competition readiness.
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Online coaching available internationally, for any level of climber. Unlimited video calls and messaging included.
Coaching Packages
3-month + unlimited support
Coaching with unlimited calls and text support. Save £100 by paying upfront.
6-month + unlimited support
Coaching with unlimited calls and text support. Save £150 by paying upfront.
Many choose 6-week, and extend monthly. Extentions from £100 to £200 based on support needs, and can be switched every month. Choose your package above to complete your profile.
Support and Resources
- Cognitive Behavioural Nutrition
- Unlimited video calls, we meet as much as you want!
- Direct text messaging for weekly correspondence and collaboration
- Google sheet for nutrition programming, training, event, and weight journaling
- Over 25,000 words of online coaching documentation
- Cronometer Gold Subscription, the most accurate nutrition tracking app
- Sequence Training Subscription (optional), climbing and training scheduling platform
- Discord channel membership
- Free access to membership articles and resources
- Free seats to upcoming online events, workshops, and AMAs
Questions about whether coaching is right for you? contact@useful.coach
Why work with Tom Herbert?
Since 2019 Tom Herbert has supported over 400 sport and boulder rock climbers and multi-sport athletes across 24 countries climbing from V4 to V17. Hobbyists, adventurers, international competitors, and some of the most accomplished rock climbers in the world.
Tom has worked with a number of professional IFSC ranked competition climbers and paraclimbers representing the UK, USA, Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia national teams. Outside the competition circuit, he continues to support climbers pushing the highest limits of their sport.
useful. coaching has supported athletes working with: Camp4 Human Performance, Jesse Firestone, Kaizen Climbing Coaching, Lattice Training, Natasha Barnes, Power Company Climbing, Precision Climbing, ROAP coaching, and many more independent coaching providers.
An outlier amongst his peers, contrasting the standard consultation model, Tom’s conversation-led “long-form coaching” provides unlimited video calls rather than limited check-ins. This allows time for ongoing, open conversation and space for deeper discussion. Over 3000 hours of conversation so far!
Tom has supported climbers with disordered eating backgrounds. However, coaching is not suitable for those with existing eating disorders, as this requires a specialist and is outside Tom’s current scope of practice.
In furthering his support development, Tom is studying Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
Notable climbers
- Kyle Long – USA Paraclimbing Team, LA28 Paralympic Games preparation
- Rowaida Alerwi - Silver Medalist, Saudi Games 2023
- Abdulrahman Abughazala – Finalist, Saudi Games 2023
- Jo Neame – Great Britain team
- Harveer Singh Selkham – Great Britain Junior team
- Paloma Slowik – USA Climbing Youth team selection
- Hazel Findlay – Esclatamasters (9a / 5.14d) at Perles, Spain
- Robbie Phillips – Longhope Direct (E10 / 7a) at St John Head, Scotland
- Aidan Roberts – Ongoing projects
- Hamish McArthur – 2022 World Championship Season
- Maximillian Milne – 2022 World Championship Season
- Fedir Samoilov – 2021 World Championship Season
- Anoushe Husain – Guinness World Record
What is Cognitive Behavioural Nutrition?
useful. coaching draws on cognitive behavioural theory—that our physiology, thoughts, emotions, and behaviour are interconnected, each influencing the other. Positive change can be made to the whole system by changing individual components. Read more about the Cognitive Behavioural Nutrition coaching approach.