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Welp, back in to bouldering for 2019 after a 5 year break where I got fat as poo poo. Upside I can still flash the occasional V3 and I’m working a V4 Also a bouldering gym opened up 6 blocks from my house Mezzanon fucked around with this message at 10:42 on Feb 19, 2019 |
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tortilla_chip posted:Comedy answer: MEC Why is MEC a comedy answer?
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Feb 22, 2019 05:01
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spwrozek posted:They would have to drive to Canada for starters. There’s a MEC two hours from me. Because I live in Canada.
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Feb 22, 2019 05:26
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Local bouldering gym has a “yoga for climbers” class once a week that’s free. Think I might check it out and climb after.
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Feb 25, 2019 23:37
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BlancoNino posted:Yoga really helped with my breathing while climbing, If you find yourself holding your breath through moves I highly recommend it. spwrozek posted:It is good for strength and for flexibility as well. Yoga class was tonight, it absolutely destroyed me in a good way (my flexibility is terrible). Then bouldered for a couple hours after. A plus would highly recommend
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Feb 27, 2019 08:02
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One month until I can start bouldering outdoors again. Woo
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Mar 6, 2019 23:53
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What does it mean when you can do 15 pull ups but only 2 dips?
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Mar 11, 2019 01:37
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All great advice thank you!
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Mar 11, 2019 05:11
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gently caress I didn’t warm up sufficiently today and I had my ring finger pop while on a side pull. RICE it is 
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Mar 17, 2019 02:07
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Ubiquitus posted:Make sure you're not gaining leg mass in the process. Maintaining strength is good, but any added leg mass is detrimental. Counterpoint: squats rule (just not for climbing) Does anyone have the link handy for the theraflex bar elbow exercises? ShaneB posted:*Looks at aging, late 30s body* *looks at aging, mid 30’s body*
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May 13, 2019 04:30
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Hot Diggity! posted:hosed up my finger ughhhh I’m just finishing a finger rehab. Take time and slowly rehabilitate it
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May 15, 2019 07:42
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What’s the go-to option for getting shoes re-soled? I have some exceptionally beaten up and comfortable madrocks that I would like to get redone for casual climbing while I break in my new shoes. Do I just mail my shoes off or????? Edit: Mezzanon posted:What does it mean when you can do 15 pull ups but only 2 dips? Follow up to this, I’ve been working my triceps more and now I can do 5 sets of 7 for dips. Mezzanon fucked around with this message at 10:13 on Jun 4, 2019 |
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Jun 4, 2019 09:03
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gamera009 posted:
This is how I feel but at the v5 level. At least until I lose 20 pounds
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Jun 18, 2019 09:11
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Zephro posted:Thanks. If there's a way to do it without gear, even better. The jumping muscle-ups sound like a good idea, I might try them. My local gym has a bunch of boxes that would be perfect for that. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6v6IsZcvqCA
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Jun 25, 2019 09:00
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armorer posted:There are a few mobile apps (rakkup and gunks app, maybe others) that have gps locations for individual problems. It may be worth checking if the area you're bouldering in has a guide on one of those apps. We use 27 crags locally.
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Jul 31, 2019 11:52
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Verviticus posted:i went outside to squamish (which is apparently a great place for bouldering) and i just didn't like it. felt like a long way to do stuff that's less fun just because its outdoors Climbing outdoors is great because you can just chirp at your friends for being better/worse than you and then after you can go camping/eat/drink. Also the outdoors is majestic as gently caress. ShaneB posted:Climbing indoors is fun because colors Climbing indoors is fun because the problems are curated and obvious, plus you can chirp your friends. And there’s music.
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Oct 10, 2019 08:46
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bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:I went to a 'mentor/mentee' night at my gym and the guy who I got paired up with said my technique was just as good as his but I'm just fat. Which, true, but rude. Hell, same.
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Feb 9, 2020 10:38
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Managed to sneak out for a quick bouldering session on some real rocks, and uhh, rocks are sharp
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May 1, 2021 22:36
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Slimy Hog posted:Went to the gym on Friday and didn't suck as bad as I thought I would, but I'm super sore even two days later! I’ve been easing two friends into bouldering outside (because all the guns are closed) and it’s a slow and steady process. One trip down. One in a couple weeks.
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May 9, 2021 21:57
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Slimy Hog posted:I went on a hike with my family today and stumbled upon some people do a sport climb (living in Boulder rocks); it convinced me to finally try some outdoor stuff! The bouldering area about an hour away from me is famous for having terrible landings so it's taking a bit of work (and a lot of crashpad/spotting training) to get them comfortable with outdoor climbs. That, and a lack of practice from gyms being closed
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May 9, 2021 22:52
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Climbing walls open again this week and I’ve lost 30 pounds since the last time they were open let’s loving gooooooooooooooo. Plus I’m gonna buy a third crash pad next week to hopefully get a few more outdoor bouldering days over tue summer
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Jun 10, 2021 02:27
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Any climbers have good advice about tennis elbow?
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Jun 24, 2021 02:17
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armorer posted:YES. I've dealt with it on and off over the years. You're training too hard for your current tendon strength, it is 100% an overuse injury and you need to learn to recognize the warning signs before it gets bad. I’m lucky enough that I’m not going through it right now, but I do remember it from the last time I was climbing and I wanted to take some preventative steps if I could. Using the therabar is a great plan, thanks for reminding me!
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Jun 24, 2021 08:36
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I have been increasing the number of dips and other tricep exercises, so I’m glad to hear that’s a step in the right direction (I also lost 35 pounds, which has honestly been great for climbing)
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Jun 25, 2021 03:32
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RabidWeasel posted:I've known a couple of fairly hefty climbers and it's safe to say that it's certainly easier to get injured when you're carrying more weight, even if you're strong; but if you enjoy climbing it's also a good motivator to help you to lose weight. Unfortunately, climbing isn't a very effective way to lose weight unless you're already in good enough shape to spend a lot of time on the wall in a single session, so if you want to lose weight to climb better you do really need to do supplementary exercise (since I moved late last year I cycle most days I don't climb which seems to be a good combination for me) Yeah I’ve lost over 30 pounds since mid March and it’s been through cycling, climbing, and most importantly monitoring what I put in my body.
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Jul 6, 2021 23:15
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Climbed on real rocks for 3 hours before getting rained out today. gently caress yeah
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Aug 2, 2021 23:23
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Feeling strong lately
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Sep 4, 2021 06:33
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bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:I'm watching this video about coordination dynos My problem with coordination dynos is that I have no coordination
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Sep 19, 2021 06:08
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Finally moved up a tape grade at the bouldering gym (sent my first red tape, which is a gym v5/6, so like an outdoor 3 lmao) but it feels good to achieve one of my goals for the last several months.
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Jan 18, 2022 06:55
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Sab669 posted:It really really depends on the specific climb / crag. Some have great flat clean landings, otherwise slide down a short hill. And yea some very sketchy top outs can be very unnerving, even if the climb itself was easy. (Trying not to doxx myself) the crag I usually climb on has just heinous landings so you need an abundance of pads AND spotters: https://27crags.com/crags/frank-slide But also, if anyone else climbs in this area, dm me.
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Jan 19, 2022 01:51
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Good news: Gonna try and sneak a couple hours of outdoor climbing tomorrow Bad news: it's immediately after an involuntary two weeks off due to covid so I'm not expecting a lot of strength on the rocks. But we'll see!
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Apr 3, 2022 04:21
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Sab669 posted:Looks like Canada no longer requires a test before entry, so I'm hoping to get back to my crag soon. But it's been an incredibly wet Spring, so I think it would not be a good time if I went this weekend. Where in Canada?
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Apr 24, 2022 00:09
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Finally made some outdoor climbing sessions for the season. At big rock:
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Jun 2, 2022 00:30
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And bonsai:
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Jun 2, 2022 00:30
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Verviticus posted:its cool but that rock really isnt that big. ive seen like at least ten bigger than that. I make that joke everytime I’m at the rock. But it IS the worlds largest glacial erratic
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Jun 2, 2022 03:48
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vonnegutt posted:I use cuticle scissors. They're smaller and made for cutting tough skin. then sand em down after you trim em
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Jun 27, 2022 05:42
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bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:Is that the big rock that the really lovely beer company named itself after? Yeah. But that pic is of the small side part of it.
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Jul 10, 2022 08:18
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The bouldering gym I go to added Yoga for climbers classes a couple weeks ago. They're included with my membership so I've been hitting them twice a week. Unsure if I've seen any bouldering improvements, but I've got less lower back pain so my quality of life is up. I'll check in after 3 months and see if my flexibility has improved at all.
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Nov 5, 2022 02:24
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Entered a local bouldering comp over the weekend. Got 28/40 and think I can go up a grade with projecting river the next couple days. Got one solid photo of myself from the photographer as well! (Too bad it wasn’t on something’s hard)
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Nov 28, 2022 23:17
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Somehow leveled up over the last 3 weeks and went from projecting gym V4-5’s to gym V5/6’s (which is probably an outdoor 3 but we’ll take it) I guess all those cookies over Christmas paid off (but it’s probably the consistent climbing, decent diet, and regular stretching/yoga6
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