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hurdles
Sep 6, 2004, 1:02 AM
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Just wondering what body type you have, and how it affects your climbing.
I am tall and lean, and I have less trouble with long moves and long routes than my shorter friends, although their bodies are more powerful when it comes to bouldering, dynamic moves, or steep surfaces.
and you?
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mesomorf
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Ha! I didn't choose my username randomly. I'm average height, negative 1/4 inch ape index. I'm in my late 40s and 25+ pounds overweight. Guess what? I have trouble with overhanging rock and with stamina.
I'm really lucky I'm not just starting out. If it wasn't for many years of learning technique that I have accumulated, I wouldn't be able to climb 5.7.
If I can get weight on my feet, I'm OK unless it gets real sustained. Well, just a little sustained. I'm pretty fair at reading the rock, knowing where pro will or won't be, and staying cool-headed.
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bonads
Sep 6, 2004, 1:32 AM
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I'm 5'11'' and about 155lbs. I've only been climbing a year, but i'm pretty sure i'm better at more powerful and dynamic moves, rather than long and sustained moves and climbs.
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bad_lil_kitty
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5'3, approx 115 - although I am Asian, I tend to have an atheletic body type (brought up on an American diet) w/out lookn' stocky.
I just started to climb (indoor for now) again. I tried my hands out at bouldering and lol I sucked - but I'll keep at it for now only to get better.
I find that on the walls I am able to pivot easier and push off from my legs ...
ahhh could I say, "I" once more ;)
*me----freakn'----ow*
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I'm 6'4", my weight fluctuates from 165-175. I don't find there's a whole lot of disadvantage to my size, other than the occasional tiny hold. I work out to gain more power and such.
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I'm tall and skinny, but with very long legs. Its to my disadvantage when I do sit-start boulder problems. Otherwise, I make up for my body by 1) good core strength and 2) good flexibility. And I like to think I have pretty good technique. I probably don't, but I can imagine my legend can't I?
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I'm short and fat and can't climb worth jack... :shock:
Mostly kidding. 5'10", weight somewhere in the 180's and have ape-index envy. When I started climbing I weighed in at about 200+ and found out fast enough that form was going to play a much greater part in my climbing than my strength/mass. After developing tendonitis pulling on too many roof problems, I had to re-think my strategy, let myself heal and drop some of the weight. It's taken a while, but am finding huge advantages climbing at 185 than at 200lbs.
Also came across this bit of literature by Eric Horst. Lots of detail about body types, training techniques, diet, etc. Pretty good read for everyone, but especially those of us without the natural advantage some climbers have.
http://www.trainingforclimbing.com/...2/tfc-overview.shtml
Word is bond.
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5'10 and 130 lbs, my main problem (other than technique :oops: ) is flexibility, it kills me every time, i should really start streching more
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I'm 6'1" about 150, long fingers, which are a blessing and a curse together.
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Hgt: 5'7"
Wgt: 145-150 lb
Reach: Definately not longer than my height which stinks.
Built like a fit person. My friends say I'm ripped.
Pro: I've developed a lot of forearm, back, & contact strength since I started to climb.
Con: I can be strong like bull, but man I've got bad technique. I'm learning though.
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In reply to: I'm 6'1" about 150, long fingers, which are a blessing and a curse together. In reply to: 5'10 and 130 lbs In reply to: I'm 6'4", my weight fluctuates from 165-175 In reply to: I'm 5'11'' and about 155lbs
You guys are lucky to be so light.... I've had trouble shedding 5kg (11lbs) just so my fingers stop complaining on overhangs and I can attempt bum start problems in the gym, rather than grovel around on the ground.... I can at least identify with:
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climbinginchico
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I am 5'10" and 150 or so. I am stronger than most people my weight, and have good finger strength. Ape index: +2" I believe. Not the longest at reaches, I find I can do long moves more static than people taller than me because of balance and core strength. I am one of those who is skinny and cut, but I don't look muscular until I flex or start climbing.
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mr_gondola
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I'm 5' 9", 175 lbs, really stocky build from lifiting and such. The added muscle weight probably hurts me, but I'm able to climb moderate junk fairly well. Core strength is probably my best strength...I'm pretty sure i have a negative index, am average height, and don't have exceptional finger tendon strength...so whatever, stupid tall people... :x
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I'm short & built... a bit taller than Gimli but fit the role pretty well. my main problem is reaching the next flipping hold!!! you know, I think ratings should be relative to the height of the climber :lol:
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mkjwngoat
Sep 6, 2004, 7:06 AM
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Lets see 6'1". 185lbs, evenish index. I'm not really built or flabby, skinny or stout. My advantages are flexability, my dissadvanges are everything else.
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i am medium built, though right now slightly overweight (you know, beer and stuff, kida lost my sixpack)
anyway, im 177cm tall and have about 70-73kg.
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I'm 5'10" and 120 pounds...In other words I have best of both worlds when it comes to climbing. I also have VERY long arms so can make very long reaches. I'm pretty flexible for a guy so that helps me a lot. I have a hard time with problems that make me compact into a short space. I can outclimb a lot of my friends who are built like trees simply because I don't have to haul around all that extra weight.
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5' 8" and 147 pounds. Last year, my body fat was measured at 3.7%. I diet changes a lot and I never gain or loose more than a couple pounds. Somehow I was gifted with some great upper body strength. I am not a very good climber yet. I need to work on finger strength...big time.
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Lovable, teddy bear-type- perhaps even 'plus-sized'. I enjoy backpacking, long walks on the beach at sunset and meaningful conversation. Maybe a little too flabby to send really hard projects, but damnit, I like myself just the way I am.
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Well, besides being pretty new to climbing, I'm 5'5", 140 lbs., which seems to be a pretty decent size, works well for me. Yoga helps a TON, the first time I went, I was stuck, and my friend yelled - "just think yoga!" and it made everything that much easier. I'm also going to start going to a gym hopefully a couple times a week which I'm sure will help.
I also think I may be the only - if not one of few, girls who have posted so far..?
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watertorocks
Sep 6, 2004, 3:54 PM
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So, How about this one? I'm 6'1 260 lbs. I'm pretty strong (former collegiate rugby player) and find I can power up many climbs, but am a little short in the finness category.
Any other big guys out there that have some advice for a noobie?
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dutyje
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I'm 5'9" 180 lbs. Watertorocks - I have 2 bits of advice. First, weight is only a factor if you convince yourself that it's the reason you can't make the move. Honestly, if there's a route you can't do and you blame it on your weight, I promise I can find somebody fatter that will make it look easy.
The second piece of advice is that having extra weight to lug up the wall is a wonderful excuse that you should pull out all the time :)
Seriously, though, I can't count the number of times I've barely finished a route or didn't quite get it, saying "I'm just not strong enough for that" or "I can't pull my fat self up there" or "that move is just all arms." Always (yes, always), I find out later that the move can be made simply with better focus and balance, and not a bit more strength.
Climbing is less about the state of your body than the state of your mind.
At least up to 5.9, anyway. After that, I think you are required to have super-human physical traits ;)
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fivetendude
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WOW, 6'1'' 260lbs. ???
I thought I was bad at 6'1'' about 205lbs.
I'm fairly strong but I don't have big hands or fingers so I'd definately be a lot stronger if I was only hauling about 185-190 up the walls. I too am having a little trouble dropping the weight, and it's all diet. I got back from living in Japan about 7 years ago and I weighed 175 and it wasn't from lack of drinking beer. I even did an ironman at about the same weight I am now and I was working out twice a day most days. Although I was living out of a hotel and eating out 3 times a day which didn't help. Anyways the goal over the winter is to get down to about 185-190 and stay there.
My advice would be to drop some weight, you are probably pretty strong but most climbing is technique and stamina so being lighter should only make you better.
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5'10", 170 lbs., +2 ape index (never knew until now, I'm at work and very bored). Flexibility is my biggest limitation especially in my shoulders, crossover moves just shut me down.
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I am 5'10" 156 pounds. I spend five days a week in the weight room, and climb about an equal number of days. My advantages are strong upper body for moves that require upward motion and no foot holds. My major disadvantages are that I regularly try to compensate lack of technique with strength.
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Speaking from personal experience I don't find that lighter=better in every case. When I used to climb a lot and actually train I was 6'0" and about 160lbs. I was climbing 4 days a week on average. I slacked for a while an did a few other sports but kept climbing about once every other week for about a year. I started climbing more but only about twice a week. i stopped "dieting" and eat whatever I want. Right now I weigh in at about 190lbs and my climbing performance has skyrocketed since then. At my former peak I was doing (after work) 5.13a and V9/10. Now I usually do 13a first or second try (don't spend too much time working routes anymore but I did a 13c 6th try and that's the hardest thing I've ever been on) and I do V11 rather quickly. So I think the weight thing has only been a blessing for me. The one thing I love about it most is telling people that use weight as an excuse for not getting up something they are wrong. I also have a short friend that climbs very hard (5'2") and she has never used her height as an excuse for falling. All she says is "I need to get better." Anyway...who really cares about this anyway? You can't change your body type only your body shape. Work with what you have and develop the style that works best for you. You'll start climbing better and you'll have more fun. (that is the point isn't it?)
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paulraphael
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6'3", 190lbs, big ape index.
reach has always been a strength of mine (big surprise), finger strength a very slowly improving weekness.
biggest revelation lately has been that this build has very specific strengths and weaknesses, and the best thing i can do is to learn to use the strengths and avoid the weaknesses. it sounds obvious when i say it that way, but in practice it's been a new way of thinking that has helped me a lot. i used to feel guilty .. like i was cheating somehow .. when i made big reaches and skipped holds that my partner needed. now i realize that i'm just climbing smart by doing that, and using the holds that maximize technique for my build. in fact, doing it the short person's way would be very hard for me in a lot of cases because it would ball me up. it would be bad technique, not "climbing it the right way."
now i try always to "climb my height" .. which means to pay no special reverence to how a climb is normally done by people 8 inches shorter than me, but instead to reinterpret the moves in terms of where my center of gravity and my hands and feet want to be in order to be efficient. it's been liberating. climb your height!
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Well....I am 5'7" and wiegh 240lbs. I guess you could say that I am a bit heavy. I can climb about a 5.9 right now but I am kinda at my peak for my wieght I think. Reach sucks. But I have a lot of strength in my body and I think thats what keeps me on the wall. I will lose wieght someday, as soon as they quit making macaroni and cheese.
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Well I'm 5'8 and about 200lbs give or take 5 lbs here and there. I just got back into climbing this year after 5 years of not climbing. When I climbed 5 years ago I was perfect, 5'7-5'8 and 125-135lbs... but I smoked then too.. helped my metabolism... I quit smoking about a year and ½ ago and gained quite a bit of weight because of it, I am also an office jockey. But since I've started climbing again the flab is disappearing, the muscles are coming back out of the fat and the weight is slightly shedding. I have full intentions of losing 20 or more lbs this winter at the gym. I am working on my exercise routine right now, because I do want to lose a lot of weight before I make a ton of muscle. I want to be back down between 140 and 150 in a year or less. I miss me!!! Anyways my reach sucks but I'm not afraid of falling so I'm fine with lunging... I like problem solving too... I love friction climbs but I live near quartzite so I only get friction when I go on vacation!!
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5'5", 145lbs. Being short makes some routes tougher, and some routes easier. So far I haven't found height or weight as an excuse to why I couldn't do something (and I've been climbing for a while now).
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5'9" - 240 lb. yeah, juuuust a little on the bulky side.... i really have to concentrate on footwork and not overgripping holds. much better at slab climbing but improving on the overhangs.
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heavyb
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feet, feet, feet!! watch overgripping holds too. really saps the forearms.
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6'4" 230lbs, I have a ripped 1 pack that I love to show off at the crag :D
I am decent at all forms of climbing. Over hanging does seem to kick my ass, as well as endurance sometimes.
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5'3'' 105-110
i like balancy moves like slabs, face climbs and cracks are good too especially the onse that are nice and small and fit my fingers :wink: . things requireing a good deal of brute stregth or really long reaches i could work on (not to say i can't find myown wayt o do them :) )...
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I am 5'11" 195 pounds. I just started training hard this year and have come to realize that technique will get me up the rock and brute force will only slow me down. I try not to overgrip holds and work balance to finesse through moves; last month I jumped on my first 11 (an 11 c) on top rope at the crag. I always thought that I would never climb above a 9, but I think body type, strength to weight ratio, and overall weight are only factors in the whole equation. Sequencing moves and maintaining balance are far more important. Daily training also seems to be the key to improving.
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As someone once described me, I am a wee little person. ;) I'm barely 5'1" and roughly 105 lbs. I like longer routes and enjoy traverses. I HATE chimneys as I feel quite claustrophobic on them.
I don't have a lot of upper body strength so good foot work has been vital in helping me learn to climb over the last 6 months.
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i r ectomorph to the extreme. skinny white boy for life. only minus farmers tan and wife beater.
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6'3 and very fluctous too. My goal weight is 205 which i get over summer, but my school weight ends up dropping to about 168 or so due to stress and poor food, though i'm trying weight gainers and creatine now.
I find though that i'm better at stamina then dyno strength type moves, though that may change with my new diet.
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a lot of people talking about trying not to overgrip. any specific advice? the tricky thing with overgripping is knowing when i'm doing it. i assume it's close to always.
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Dude--- Yes I am 6'1 260 lbs -- but I didn't say I was fat! It's more of a center-of-gravity issue. (Maybe this thread should be "Where's your center of gravity?") I'm pretty fit - ex collegiate rugby player and currently a damn good sea kayaking guide.
I'm sure that my difficulty in climbing harder routes is mostly technique.
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5'1/110 and.......mother of four.
Got the hips to prove it! :) Pro or Con? Depends on if I can send a route..........I need SOMETHING to blame it on if I can't!
I am OK at balance/crimpy routes.
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Everybody keeps telling me that I look like Dave Graham, though I wish I could climb like he does... maybe some day...
Have a look:
http://www.rockclimbing.com/photos.php?Action=Show&PhotoID=39363
1.80 cm, 58 kilos.
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ok this is probally a dumb question since probally everyone in the world knows this but me, but what is this ape index everyones talking about?
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I'm 5' 11" at 220 lbs. Strength and power fairly well distributed but with an advantage to my legs. That's good since we all know we're suppose to climb with the feet and legs more than the arms and shoulders. I do a lot of aerobic, anaerobic, and endurance training which helps with my overall endurance on the rock. I've also started working out on my 8x8 home wall which has about a 25 degree overhang. This helps me develop hand and finger strength. I've spent alot of time this summer on footwork, mostly trusting my foot placement and it's paid off pretty good. Still need to lose a little more body fat! The spare tire is finally more like a bicycle tube!
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In reply to: ok this is probally a dumb question since probally everyone in the world knows this but me, but what is this ape index everyones talking about?
Try this:
Stretch your arms out as wide as you can, have someone measure the distance from fingertip to fingertip. If this distance is for example 3 inches longer than your height you have a +3 ape index.
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5'-9"
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+4 ape index
38 year old has-been
seem to excel at powerful sport routes, bouldering and redpointing
struggle more with onsighting and long, stamina based routes
also have very short legs and a long torso. this allows me to get pretty bunched up, but my long ape index lets me reach like a taller person.
overall i'm happy with my body type. i could stand to get more flexible, but that's up to me - not dependent on my body type.
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In reply to: Just wondering what body type you have,
Prune
In reply to: and how it affects your climbing.
Like climbing with 50 lbs of rocks in a backpack, hey- I still have fun but I don't send as hard.
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short medium climbing 5.13 plus.
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Thats all well and good, but go try to climb a 5.12 and see if you philosphy still works?
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5' 10"
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5'5" at 170 lbs. I've been climbing for about two years now at age 40ish. I clicked off
a .10b and almost made a .5.10d (one tough move away at the top) at Rumney.
However, I am envious of the tall & lean crowd, even though that wouldn't be ideal for
my other passion! Hockey!
My fingers usually ache long before the muscle tires! I may have to go on the Oprah
diet to shed another 10lbs or so.
It's all about having fun anyways, so you make do with what you've got!
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6'3" about 220lbs. Makes it tough for climbing and I have to keep my arms/fingers/tendons really strong to do hard or sustained climbing.
Other than that... I'm a sexy b*tch. 8^)
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despot
Sep 17, 2004, 3:41 PM
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Damn, you guys are all so light... Im 6'4" with a 6'2.5" armspan.. does that make me a -1.5 ape or a 1.5 ape? Im about 210 pounds, fairly lean (getting a six pack from swiss ball workouts, the chicks love it, hehe) I have a huge back and legs and relativley small arms and chest/front and short fingers, so Im good at some aspects of climbing like bridging, jaming and "grit for thugs" but am poop on crimps and overhangs.
On another note; Does anyone else find that if they climb a lot and dont go to the gym for a while their posture really starts to suffer? I find that my back and shoulders gets so big it skews my stance and I end up with a bad back.. (hence all the time on the swiss ball trying to eaven up a bit) Anyone have any tips hwat exercises can sort out bad-climber-posture?
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Sep 17, 2004, 3:41 PM
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moved to proper posting date
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chris24110
Sep 17, 2004, 3:49 PM
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I'm 5' 10" and about 140. I am a swimmer so my body is built well for climbing (strong back, forarms, and legs) My flexability is my biggest crutch and i wish my legs were a bit longer.
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stoverstan
Sep 17, 2004, 3:54 PM
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currently 225lbs 6' 1" . Getting back into climbing I was out 2 seasons with illness and traveling etc.
My fighting weight is ~185lbs. I've done 5.12's at these weights every pound less is a huge relief. I can only climb like a 5.9 when I'm at 200lbs +.
2 years ago I was running and training for a triathlon, I was the lightest I've been in years. ~175lbs my high school weight. I went to the climbing gym found I could onsite all the 5.12 they had to throw at me. between weighting 15lbs lighter and having awesome cardio strength I was smooth and strong and never out of breath. Huge difference weight can make. you guys that weigh 150lbs etc. add 15-20lbs to your body and try to do that route your hanging off of with one arm and explaining to friend how to do it. ahhaaha
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gremlin
Sep 17, 2004, 3:55 PM
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I'm a lightweight.
5'11"
131lbs
Ape Index is around -3 or -4"
My senior year in HS I was 5'11" and wrestled the 112lb weight class...wasn't too great, but someone had to do it. So I'm pretty much the least built person I know.
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Sep 17, 2004, 4:10 PM
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i'm 6'0" and 165-170lbs.
I'm definitely more of the tall/skinny/lanky body type, and don't have a lot of muscle mass, so I think I do better on long, reachy routes.
Endurance seems to be good, so I do pretty well on those too.
I seem to suffer on powerful moves or slopers though.
As for the height, every time I try a move or problem that seems "too crunched up" - I used to just kind of blame it on height, but I think it has to do a lot more with my lack of flexibility.
I don't think height would ever be a disadvantage if I had better flexibility
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natas
Sep 17, 2004, 4:13 PM
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5'9" 180lbs -4"ape index yes negative i have f-cked up elbows that dont allow me to extend my arms all the way. :evil:
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jimmylegs
Sep 17, 2004, 4:55 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: ok this is probally a dumb question since probally everyone in the world knows this but me, but what is this ape index everyones talking about? Try this: Stretch your arms out as wide as you can, have someone measure the distance from fingertip to fingertip. If this distance is for example 3 inches longer than your height you have a +3 ape index. d.
Oh, so that's what the ape index is. And I've been measuring the slope of my forehead for the past 10 minutes.
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skateman
Sep 17, 2004, 6:06 PM
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"Oh, so that's what the ape index is. And I've been measuring the slope of my forehead for the past 10 minutes"
Good one Jimmy! And I've been grooming the hair on my back looking for insects!
Did I just cross some imaginary line?
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Sep 17, 2004, 6:14 PM
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In reply to: "Oh, so that's what the ape index is. And I've been measuring the slope of my forehead for the past 10 minutes" Good one Jimmy! And I've been grooming the hair on my back looking for insects! Did I just cross some imaginary line? S
I don't think so ... I've wondered what the ape index was for a long time, but was too embarased to ask :oops: in fear of sounding stupid. I should of remembered that the only stupid question is the one not asked!
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hyongx
Sep 17, 2004, 8:05 PM
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5' 5"
125-130 lbs,
ape index, +7"
Yes, ape index plus seven inches.
I have short legs because I was born early- I have no right foot and no fibulas (the smaller bone in the lower leg, below the knee. My tibias are fine, the larger legbones.)
My prosthetic right leg, which starts below the knee and wraps around my leg for support, only truly replacing my right foot with a slightly flexible carbon fiber foot.
I think my legs are short and my arms are long because, had I developed legs normally, I would be taller.
However, the only problem any of this has in climbing is the fact that I can't feel with my right foot. I have to depend on estimation of body position, how bent my knee is, and the rubber of the shoe to keep my right foot on the wall.
Sometimes, my foot will just slip off, and this means that in general, I rely a lot more heavily on my arm strength, and when I have the option and position to, often switch my left foot to a right foot hold for stability.
I currently climb 5.10+.
You would think having one leg would be a disadvantage in a lot of things, but not really. I swim, hike, run, etc. I have gone on long backpacking trips. The longest hike I've done was 22 miles in a day. The fastest I've run a mile was 7:25.
Interesting, eh?
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gritgirl
Sep 26, 2004, 7:06 PM
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My husband and I are about the smallest people we know (and we're average height). I'm 5'4, 116 pounds and he's 5'9 and 135 lbs. We both lift weights, boulder , hike and I trail run a couple of days a week. We both have been accused of being "skinny" but under the clothes it's all muscle. Maybe athletic is a better word. Our body types are totally different though and so are our climbing styles. He's all arms and upper body, tearing his way through the problems. My strength is fairly proportionate all over so I usually take my time (also, I hate falling!)
We really only climb together and our spots are pretty remote so I can't really judge the difference in body types. For some reason, I always imagine that tall people would have it easier. Are my insecurities showing? Can you tall people tell me whether I'm imaging this?
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Sep 26, 2004, 7:22 PM
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In reply to: i am medium built, though right now slightly overweight (you know, beer and stuff, kida lost my sixpack) anyway, im 177cm tall and have about 70-73kg.
at 6ft 2 ands over 200 lbs, (14 1/2 stone) but i do play rugby as well, so i have the strength, its just hauling my more than ample frame over roofs that i have problems with. have led E4 on slabs and the vertical.
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Sep 26, 2004, 10:22 PM
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I'm 6' 2" tall and weigh about 180. I keep in the best physical condition I can, sometimes running or biking. I also try to workout every night doing whatever I can to stimulate muscles. It helps me when Im on the wall so I can worry less about pulling myself up and more about using the holds correctly.
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tattooed_climber
Sep 26, 2004, 10:29 PM
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6'1"..use to be 195 of muscle/fat when i was a gym monkey (pushing weights and metal), afew sleep/eat disorders later i'm down to 165-170 (lifting metal withdrawls and working night shifts)...
so i basicly have no fat on me, i wouldn't say that i have 'long' arms or legs....i think my arms and legs are in proportion to my height...
i'm not going to say that my height has given my an advantage....some climbs (trad) i climb 'em in a second/....other sports or slabs i takes me longer (usually when seconding cus my partner is like 5'4 and the sequences for him and me are TOTTALY different...so like every time is a onsight sometimes...)
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Sep 26, 2004, 10:54 PM
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I'm 5' 6" and 115 pounds i guess you would say on the thin side, i'm best at static moves i don't have a whole lot of power but i have alot of lock-off strengh
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jayme
Sep 27, 2004, 12:39 AM
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I'm 5' 7'', 118 lbs, around a +3 ape index (havent checked lately)....that seems to help...I'm not terribly good at bouldering (v4ish), but my endurance is pretty good.
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i am 5'11 about 145 pounds and asian. ive been consistently climbing for just over a year now (no less than 3 days a week) indoors and outdoors. i find that bc of my slenderness i am more flexible in highstepping and my height gives me reach advantage. i can do overhangs with ease although i burn out sooner than i would like to. i dont think i have much limitations because of my body type except for the fact that i dont train as much as i should (abs and slopers). but i still got guns! my strengths are dynos and crimps.
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Sep 27, 2004, 1:07 AM
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Right now I'm in the 5' 8" 135 lb area and getting ready to drop 5 lbs of water for wrestling. I am pretty well built (i can do one arm pull ups, front levers, ect.) and have pretty good grip and tendon stregnth (my hand doctor said I have a 150 lb grip). I guess this is all good for climbing but I find I have a little unneeded bulk in my legs from all the mountain biking I do. I find myself most comfortable on boulder problems with my build.
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Sep 27, 2004, 2:47 AM
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Uh yeah, I'm pretty bottom heavy. Mesomorphic with 24 inch thighs and a 30 inch waist. (too many team sports) Short arms for somebody who's 5'9". 163 lbs. I have to do a little more deadpointing and dyno than most. My training focus is on form, finger strength and endurance. :wink:
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galyansrockgirl
Sep 29, 2004, 1:01 AM
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I am 5'4", between 115 and 120lbs. More of an athletic frame, you can tell I do some sports, but not muscular until you watch me climb, then you can see my muscles flex. I was in gymnastics for awhile which helped me build strength, then after climbing I have good finger strength (although I still can't hold on to slopers) and okay endurance. Power is something I still need to work on. And not sure what my ape index is, I'll have to check that out.
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I think I have everybody beat in girth. I'm 6'4" tall and easily 300 lbs. IT SUCKED FINDING A HARNESS. Shoes were a pain also because I wear a size 15 normal shoe. That doesn't stop me though. I am at the climbing gym almost every day because I am attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and they have a gym a block away that is free for students. It's heaven. :lol:
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jayme
Sep 29, 2004, 10:01 PM
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HAHAHA! I can't touch my toes either! I should work on that too.... :lol:
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Dude, guitar man, I feel your pain. 6'4" and 270. I went with the Corax harness from petzel, but finding pants/shorts to climb in is hard. I have a hard time finding somebody to give be a lead catch too, as we don't have anchors on the floor in our gym's lead area. A fall usually results in an inadvertent extreme dynamic belay from my poor partner. Check this one out, thirty-five foot wall, knot three feet above the last clip (but below the anchors at the top of the wall), belayer had a bit of extra slack out, I fell and pulled my belayer above the first quickdraw (no, he didn't go through the draw, he went to it, and then kept going up until the draw was inverted) and I finished the fall about three feet below my belayer about five feet off the ground. Guess I played too much rugby in college. If you want to make sure no one messes with you in the bar after climbing, invite me or guitar man along for your trip. Climbers protection agency!
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Sep 29, 2004, 11:41 PM
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welp...
anorexic is a word i hear often.
I am 5"8+, 115lbs, and have an ape index of +3
stretchy, skinny, scrawny, slim, and hey my name is sumir.
i dont think my body type has affected my climbing in a huge way, but then again i can't compare. i've had this body for 30 years now.
although it does help some with gymnastic moves, flexible and light.
8^)
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guitar_man04
Sep 30, 2004, 1:45 AM
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ROCK ON CAPCOM!!!!
8^)
I know what it's like to have belayers come off the ground. I just try not to watch them b/c it usually makes me nervous. Mainly when I am top roping and it takes another guy or two holding on to my belayer so we don't switch places.
:shock:
Any body in Knoxville, TN want to get out and climb (and think they can belay me) pm me asap! The gym is loosing its excitement. lol :? :righton:
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hardrock_chik
Oct 3, 2004, 2:46 AM
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I'm shorter than your average and I'm only 14 so obviously I have difficuly with climbs that require a lot of height. I'm pretty skinny and am best on fingery, technical climbs as I'm not very strang and can't tank my way up a roof :P
ps I do have my weight on my side (45kg) wat ever that is in your american lbs :?:
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I'm 5'6" or so, my reach is 5'9", but i have really really small fingers which is usually a blessing except in the cases of some pinches and some larger jam sizes. My strengths would be my power, both my dynamic and static are fairly honed, i pull the same levels slab or overhung. I can usually get though most reachy moves with my technique. I am also pretty flexible, especially for a guy... I guess my main weakness would be my endurance isn't up to par, i can usally onsite most 512-'s as long as there under 85 feet long, any longer and it gets dicey, i can usually onsite most V6's and have sent a couple of V9's, i guess i could work on my core-strength a bit more, i can barely pull into a front lever much less hold it for anything longer than a second; but all well, its all about having fun so it doesn't matter if i suck.
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Oct 3, 2004, 5:11 AM
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5'7" - 170lbs (no it's not fat). I am better at short and powerful moves and find long moves/reaches sometimes more difficult than those who are even slightly taller than me. I don't lack in stamina.
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In reply to: Well, besides being pretty new to climbing, I'm 5'5", 140 lbs., which seems to be a pretty decent size, works well for me. ... I also think I may be the only - if not one of few, girls who have posted so far..?
Here's another chick post to back ya up. I'm 5'4" and 170, which contrary to what you'd think doesn't put me in big girl sizes (I'm just drawn that way...). On a recent climb a friend coached me yelling "nose to your toes!" suggesting that you should always keep sight of where your feet are...I had to laugh. Riiiiight, try that with a rack (and I don't mean gear). Anyway, I'm surprised at what I can do given the extra load I'm carrying. I think I make up for what I lack in upper body strength with lower body strength, as well as pretty good flexibility. Becoming a massage therapist has strengthened my hands A LOT and I've recently gotten back into weight training, so hopefully I can improve my overall strength and stamina there.
Also, I just found out that I have a -2 ape index. That's so not cool.
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Oct 4, 2004, 11:49 AM
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190 cm
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Body Type: Smoking Hot!!!!
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Oct 11, 2004, 3:18 PM
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well, i feel like i'm thin, but i guess not. most of you are taller than me and weigh about the same. i'm 5'8" and i weigh about 160... i climb v6 or v7... not too sure about sport. 5.12? is that good or average or what?
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I'm tall and fairly muscular: 6'4", 225 lbs. I have my most trouble on crimp holds and often find it difficult to support my body weight on small holds. Inverted climbs are especially difficult without big pocket holds, but I'm working on it. :)
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Oct 15, 2004, 4:23 PM
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In reply to: Just wondering what body type you have, and how it affects your climbing. I am tall and lean, and I have less trouble with long moves and long routes than my shorter friends, although their bodies are more powerful when it comes to bouldering, dynamic moves, or steep surfaces. and you?
- hourglass
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I'm 5'10 at 225 pounds. I'm mostly muscle. Hardest thing I have is doing heel hooks or having to raise my legs high to hook onto something. Other than that, I'm usually fine.
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5'4", 155lbs. I row on a college crew team, work out in the gym and rock climb but have a few extra pounds from last year in college due to beer pong and thursty thursdays.
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5'11", 125lbs
I have disproportionately long legs which are also very flexible so my advantage is long/high reaches for footholds. My weakness is strength. I seriously need to start weight training.
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Height: 6'1"
Weight: 145/150 kgs...... ummm.... lbs (only after a month and a half of malnutrition while homeless in nyc... lost about 10 lbs... probably mostly muscle too... which sucks real bad)
Ape index: positive 1-1.5 inches... been a while since I measured
I can reach like crazy and my static power is through the roof... most moves that people hit dynamically or dyno through I can hit staticly (not all the time) and do it better staticly. Low body fat: 8-12% Id say. I tend to finess my way through climbs at my "limit" so I'd say Im somewhat proficient technically, though Im sure I have a lot to learn (and I learn a lot everytime I climb). Hardest boulder: v7... hardest redpoint: 12a... endurance is a major issue with me... but I boulder mostly anyway... clippin bolts and placing gear is just a pleasent diversion for me (the hyper gravity reality of trad is fun though... like bouldering with a backpack full of weights on).
cave / horizontal probs murder me (I think my height and reach might produce a lot more leverage than for shorter men and women... or maybe thats just some bullshit excuse)
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5'11" (and a half, damn it, must grow a wee bit more!!!!!! It's annoying, being 5'11.5", kinda like how everything in the US is priced ending in .99, why not make everybody's life easier and round up? The 99 cent store is really just the dollar store!!!!!!! Sorry for the rant...)
uhm, about 170 lbs although I'm trying to keep that there and maybe a little lower
Ape Index of 1.5"
I seem to have a good balance of strengths, although my short, fat stubby little fingers can be a pain every so often...
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well....I'm 4'11" (and 3/4) and 150 lbs...so i'm short and chubby...my worst problem is obvious...reaching the holds!!
I'm pretty sure this makes a 5.7 a 5.8 or even 5.9 depending on whether there is roof action or not.
However I still keep on climbing!
Power to the short ppl...cuz we CAN climb too
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I am 6'4" 225 and trying my darndest to drop about 15 pounds. I have to agree that there are advantages to being this big in the area of skipping one or two holds that my wife (5'2") is forced to use, but i have also ran into some problematic moves for someone as lofty as I. Plus, I am pretty sick of people saying that because I am so big I obviously have more strength. My muscles are bigger because they have to be to get my a$$ off the ground. On the other hand, even though it might make climbing a little easier, I am glad I am not the 170 pound weakling I was in high school.
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Oct 19, 2004, 10:51 PM
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well, I fluctuate between 7'4" and 5'2", my weight also ranges from 7600 kg to 3kg, and I have 47' arms.
I dunno guys and gals, i think it really comes down to the size of the fight in the dog, if you'll allow the cliche.......
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Oct 20, 2004, 2:05 AM
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In reply to: Just wondering what body type you have, and how it affects your climbing. I am tall and lean
I have a sexy body type. It does make it kinda tough when you know your belayer is checking you out, rather than paying attention to belaying.
You sound kinda nice, wanna meet for coffee?
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Oct 20, 2004, 2:19 AM
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I have the old broken-down & worn-out type... :cry:
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I think my bod has at least 150,000 miles on it. 5ft 3.5in with maybe a +.5 ape index 115# I'm pretty strong as I used to do some competitive body building and fairly flexible from many years of martial arts. Yes, I do make the "kiai" sound on the hard moves (and get teased for it) and the reachy moves are, well, reachy. I think what adversely has affected my climbing strength recently is lack of cardio exercise, so the endurance sucks. Also, I have never had very strong grip strength. Overall, I don't think the size is as important as how you use what you got :wink:
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Well I have been in denile for far too long about my being short, yet after looking at this forum I think I take the cake for shortest guy at a whopping 5'4 or 5'5, see still in denial, I just don't want to let that inch go. Seriously though I guess I am mostly upper body strength, have climbed 5.12 yet at the moment trying to get back to that point after a trip to Turkey. Im about 120 lbs and I guess what height I am missing I make up for in power and determination. I have run into one climb I can actually say my height is the reason I was stopped on it and the only person I know that has climbed this was a 6'4 friend who had to do a long dyno. Hieght is an excuse but that is all not really a limit.
There is a climb at the red that is supposodly impossible for five footers called "take that katie brown" because she is short right? well she sent something people thought couldn't be done, I think, that is what I have heard anyways by my tall friends trying to comfort me.
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ajkclay
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In reply to: Overall, I don't think the size is as important as how you use what you got :wink:
Spoken like someone who is challenged in the "size"department.
See kafish's post above for another example: trying to get an extra inch out of things. :lol:
Cheers ajkBIGBOYclay :D
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traddad
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Is fat and old a type?
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clausti
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edit: delete.
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angelaa
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:lol: The Drought & Famine Resistant Type :lol:
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climberpunk
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im 5' 7", 115 lbs, +3 ape index, 23" waist, and flexible. Im best on thin face climbs, and weird foot placements [heel hook by my head, etc]. I dont have enough muscle for long underhangs, big dynos, etc.
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ricochetred
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LOL, well I might take offense at that remark if were a guy :lol:
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ajkclay
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In reply to: LOL, well I might take offense at that remark if were a guy :lol:
Dóh! sorry, missed the mark with that one huh? :?
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spikeyhair13
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I am 5', and about 100 lbs. I am great at overhangs and arets but on a face I have trouble. Some core stregnth, it's flat but not rippling. Arms arent bad looking.
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acacongua
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5.8 127 lbs. I shed about 11 pounds in the early summer. Man, it made a HUGE difference in my ability to climb!!
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The little bitty type, wispy dancer build (except I have no rhythm, and I actually have a butt). I'm smaller (but not shorter) than all of you. Except, proportionally, this guy:
In reply to: I'm 5'10" and 120 pounds
You need a fried crisco sammich, stat! :shock:
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6'4" and 210lbs. I excell at easy climbs, the easier it is the better I do. My ape index is somewhere between Australopithecus Africanus and Australopithecus Afarensus. And my body type is somwhat of a cross between Barney Gumble and Mr. Smithers.
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somewhere between Elle McPherson and Samy Davies Jr. I gained 3 lbs during my Greek trip. Suvlakis and Vaklavas are great for the belly!
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In reply to: The little bitty type, wispy dancer build (except I have no rhythm, and I actually have a butt).
We can tell from your profile pic (about yer butt, no idea about rhythm). And... thank-you.
Me - About 5'8 and 152lbs. Ape of +1.5". Bodyfat around 6-8%. Like it all - overhangs, vertical, slabs. Probably excel most on overhangs w/ powerful moves. But I still manage to suck at dynos.
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5'11" 175-190lbs (<7% Body Fat) w/-1 AI
I usually have the summers and winters off to climb fulltime... When I do, I get down to around 175 lbs, thanx to the cigarettes and coffee diet :roll: , like in the pic below when I had 4 months off to climb all summer.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...mp.cgi?Detailed=6800
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5'10", plus 2" on the ape index. I weigh anywhere between 147 and 152, depending on what my diet has been like and how recently I've used the toilet.
I'm probably a bit more built then average, but completely ignore my legs in the gym, so while not like Hidetaka Suzuki's they are on teh smallish side.
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6'0 even 170 lbs I live in mexico so I climb mostly with people shorter than I am. even though 6 foot isn't real tall I find that my build is great my only disadvantage is perhaps a lack of flexibility but that is my fault not my build
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5' 7" tall, 5' 9.75" wingspan, 150 pounds even (clothed). Built pretty solid I suppose (waaaay bigger than most guys I see around at the gym) I like powerful moves, theres no dyno I won't try. Seem to have found my home on inside and outside corners, long flat faces get to me at about the 5.10d level. I guess the corners just allow for handholds where there are none and infintly many smeary feet respectivly.
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5' 7" tall, 5' 9.75" wingspan, 150 pounds even (clothed). Built pretty solid I suppose (waaaay bigger than most guys I see around at the gym) I like powerful moves, theres no dyno I won't try. Seem to have found my home on inside and outside corners, long flat faces get to me at about the 5.10d level. I guess the corners just allow for handholds where there are none and infintly many smeary feet respectivly.
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6'2" tall, 200 lbs, 8% body fat...
Wake up Josh, you're dreaming.
5'-7", 1*cough* lbs, body fat is directly dependant on how much OT I'm working at the time. I used to body build years ago, so the remaining strength helps me on overhanging climbs. I love short, powerful moves, so I'm naturally drawn to bouldering.
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im 5´4 weigh 119 pounds, +4.5 ape index. i have good flexibility, but analize rock too much for my own good. when your short, lightweight and have good reach life is good (on rock) :D
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I weigh 135-140. I'm about 5'9 with no special ape index. It's wierd because it seems like I can reach holds that are alot further then some other people are reaching, and these people are my height or a little taller and some have a longer ape index then me, maybe I have better tension or something.
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I'm 6'2" 180 lbs. Long and skinny which sucked for gymnastics way back in high school, but now I'm almost 25 and just starting to put on a little more muscle mass. It seems my height is a great advantage, and the whole ex-gymnast thing helps my balance form and technique greatly.
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Feb 11, 2005, 6:36 AM
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5'10" and 180-190 lbs, some ppl say Im skinny some ppl say Im muscular, I dont really kow or care as long as I can climb, lol. I have a pretty good ape index +2, 6' wingspan. I can make those nice long reaches but have problems on those darn scrunchi moves and overhangs. I know that when I was younger and 40 lbs lighter I was climbing pretty hard. I have found that Im almost at the same level I was at that weight but I dont have the stamina for long routes. I can climb consistant .10's and do most v3-v4 problems onsight or redpoint. So does weight have anythign to do with climbing ability, well yes and no. We all know that perhaps the most improtant factor is a persons Mass to strength ratio; oh yeah dont forget about core strength. I have been improving mine for about the past year and hoping to break out of v4 to that v5 consistant range.
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6ft 3, 165lbs +4in ape index
because i am so tall and long i can get long moves with relative ease static, but when it comes to sustained hard overhangs i just dont have the strength pull through. Because i dont have the super human strength, i rely heavily on technique and my reach, but it really dosent seem to be slowing me down. after less than half a year of steady climbing i am hitting V5 and 11b/c
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jcshaggy
Feb 11, 2005, 7:05 AM
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I'm a skinny stud. :lol:
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Feb 11, 2005, 9:41 AM
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6'5" about 185 and skinny as hell. It sucks when you're this tall, cuz I have no weight to lose!
As you can guess, I rely on my reach a LOT, and I'm pretty good if the route isn't seriously overhung.
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Feb 11, 2005, 1:02 PM
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Well i will tell you i am definatley on the ape index my friends all call me magilla gorilla. I am 6'3" 240 pounds and boulder so far up to v4 and getting better starting to campus but it took at least 3 times longer than my friends to build the crimp strength and well slopers were nasty but i just work alitttle harder thats all. climb on
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Feb 13, 2005, 4:29 PM
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I'm 6'5" 140 lbs and after one month of steady climbing I can climb V9 and 5.13b/c. I also run the mile in 36 seconds. Oh, and I built the pyramids.
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Feb 13, 2005, 4:59 PM
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I'm 5" 8", weigh 140 lbs, work out at the YMCA quite regularly, climb at the rockgym at least once a week, climb outdoors at least once a week when weather permits, and take perhaps 3 or 4 week long out of state climbing trips a year. I often find myself thinking that if I could lose 5 lbs, I could climb better. Deep down I know that the weight thing is all in my head, and how strong I am mentally focused on a particular day is what really affects my climbing. I have long arms and long legs, good balance and technique, but believe there's always room for improvement. Power moves almost always knock me off the rock, and I don't even attempt sit-starts. I am a trad climber at heart. I love that multi-pitch!
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Feb 13, 2005, 5:03 PM
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Im like 6 feet tall and i weigh like 200lbs, im pretty strong, i can bench about 210lbs.. kinda good finger grip, but im improving it with my fingerboard.
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Im like 6 feet tall and i weigh like 200lbs, im pretty strong, i can bench about 210lbs.. kinda good finger grip, but im improving it with my fingerboard.
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5'11", 185 LBS. Good arm length for those hard to reach spots.
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I'm 5.6 120 lbs, and i think that's more of an advantage than not, I can jump for the move on the route you tall freaks set, and I can set stuff you'll never be able to get crunched up enough to do. And outside my little gremlin fingers can use things you big boys can't even see.
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6'1" 160 lbs. Dead zero ape factor. Definitely better on reachy problems - I've had people get quite upset at me when I deadpoint their dynos. Slowly improving on steeper stuff (mostly in the gym - hard to find easyish steep climbing around Brisbane).
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In reply to: 6'1" 160 lbs. Dead zero ape factor. Definitely better on reachy problems - I've had people get quite upset at me when I deadpoint their dynos. Slowly improving on steeper stuff (mostly in the gym - hard to find easyish steep climbing around Brisbane). |
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Height: UUhhhhhhhhh. . .
Weight: 107 lbs (super skinny, not anarexic)
-10 ape index.
I can climb 5.9 consistently, and can usually do 5.10 after a couple tries,
My hardest onsight/redpoint/flash was a 5.10c.
Hey!!! :!: :!: :!: :D
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I am 5'10" and about 140 or so. I am pretty strong and my fingers are pretty strong as well but im not as tall as a bunch of my climbing budds but I can find my way around most stuff by dynos and moves like that. I am another skinny and cut climber when im climbing or flexing but when not I look ok cut.
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Feb 16, 2005, 1:36 PM
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The question was what body type, not how tall you are and how much you weigh. THere is a difference. For those who don't know, there are three different body types. You can be healthy with any of the three, but certain body types may be limiting factors in certain activities.
The 3 types are:
Ectomorph - thin and lean
Endomorph - round and thick
Mesomorph - strong and muscular
Height has nothing to do with what body type you are. Your healthful weight is determined by the combination of your helght and body type.
I am somewhere between an ectomorph and a mesomorph, btw.
Josh
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Feb 16, 2005, 1:50 PM
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i am most definently an ecto morph, but I can bench-press 150 pounds. (good for my size)
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6', 200lbs. I have a good strength to weight ratio. I am not sure on my index (don't know how to measure it). My weakness is slopers. While my technique and footwork are improving, I am desperately trying to drop some weight (10lbs or so) to make it easier on myself. My reach is pretty good as is my core strength.
I am a mesomorph
Friktion
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angry
Feb 16, 2005, 3:54 PM
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I'm 5'9" and 135 lbs.
I'm built like a cyclist more than a climber though. My legs are very powerful and probably weigh more than they need to for climbing. I've got great lungs and very low body fat. I don't have the upper body strength so I climb with technique, it works out well for me. I've got great resistance to lactic acid and don't get winded easily. Usually when it comes to it, I can make powerful moves becuase of my low body weight, but I'm not a powerful climber.
If I strove to be the best in the world, I'd try to lose some off the legs and put it on my upper body. I'd rather drop you up some mountain road than climb 5.14 though.
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Ecto-semi-meso-morph. Mostly Ecto. Ok, Ecto.
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I am between Ectomorph and Mesomorph,got low body fat and strong upper body.The only weak point are my fingers...
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5'5" - 135 lbs...
Have to dyno where the taller guys are just able to reach... but that's ok... Since I started climbing, I (surprise, surprise) started to eat less and lost ~5lbs... 8^)
Luckily, I have strong fingers (10+ yrs of being a piano player (not anymore tho) help...)
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i always seem to bring back old topics... o well, i need to get my ranking up, :wink:
im around 5 feet
87-90 pounds
i have a hard time with reachy moves, but as people at the gym tell me, i have a better weight to strength ratio, so i guess i can move and pull myself a lot easier.
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I'm a mesomorph with endomorph tendencies. I'm pretty muscular-looking for a woman, although upper body strength is still my weak point. 5'6" around 133 pounds. Ape index +1.
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Im short and thin. Its great because my muscles get stronger but they don't get a whole bunch bigger so less weight to pack!
But inturn I am best at bouldering I think. Because I can throw my self on the hard cruxy- crux (the crux of a boulder... which is like all the most cruxy moves therefor becoming cruxy crux lol) moves and not get worn down because I am light.
Climb on
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6'3" and 160lbs.
I think all my weight is muscle, it would have to be...
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5'8" 185 pounds. complete with bitch-tits, but i can still climb harder than yer mom
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height: 180cm (6 foot)
weight: 68kg (im guessing thats like 140lbs???)
ape index: 192cm (go me!)
body type: lean muscle (think dave grahem or garth miller) but smaller shoulders/lats and less forearm/finger strength! lol
finger span: 23cm (thumb to pinkie)
21years old, climbing for 3.5 years
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Definite Ectomorph. You can check my profile pic to see for sure. Not an ounce of meat on me. I'm tall (6'1) and weigh about 155lbs. Most of it is in my legs. I've got powerful legs which tend to weigh me down on hard or overhung routes, and thin spaghetti arms that can't lift me worth a damn. Despite this, I tend to do okay. I make up for it to some extent with my super long reach. However, balancy technical climbs tend to be where I excel. I still like to push overhangs, endurance climbs, and powerful boulder problems however. After all, working one's weaknesses is one of the best ways to improve.
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I'm about 5'11" have an Ape index of about 1"
I weigh in at 148lbs. Can't seem to gain weight for the life of me.
I guess I'm pretty tall and skinny. good for climbing, eh?
I'm 21 and have been climbing for about 3.5 years.
I think I'm best at sport climbing but my trad and sport levels have been rapidly aproaching each other this summer. Bouldering has never been my strong point.
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I think that most boulderers are endomorphs:
The smoke a little endo, then suddenly think they've morphed into Chris Sharma.
6'2", 191# (and gaining, but in a good way). +2" ape index.
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Talk about a post that struck a chord with the climbing community!
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5' 11" 158 lbs. Definitely an ectomorph (trying unsuccessfully to move into the meso category)
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The constantly injured type :roll:
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carbon-based. plant and animal flesh fueled.
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I am 5.11 170lbs with an ape index of +5 (buying dress shirts are a pain). I dig on bouldering and dynamic moves. Anything with an overhang is f.u.n..
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Skinny,
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cracklover
Sep 22, 2005, 7:53 PM
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Damned if I know. I'm 5'7" and weigh in about 148#.
Does that answer the question?
G:?:
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zakr
Sep 22, 2005, 8:06 PM
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6' around 165. A "perfect square", meaning my reach is as wide as i am tall. Its kind of inbetween with different climbs, stamina is ok and brute force is ok.
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kachoong
Sep 22, 2005, 9:48 PM
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In reply to: 6' around 165. A "perfect square", meaning my reach is as wide as i am tall. Its kind of inbetween with different climbs, stamina is ok and brute force is ok.
http://dddo.cocolog-nifty.com/...phist/a040120who.jpg
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lvclimbingbum
Oct 23, 2005, 4:05 PM
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I'm 5'2" and skinny. I weigh right about 100-103. I have great core and good endurance, but I need to work on strength more. Almost flashed an 5.11c (fell last bolt).
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p0bray01
Nov 1, 2005, 4:51 PM
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In reply to: So, How about this one? I'm 6'1 260 lbs. I'm pretty strong (former collegiate rugby player) and find I can power up many climbs, but am a little short in the finness category. Any other big guys out there that have some advice for a noobie?
Hey dude I can completely relate. I am 6'1 212ish now.....but when I began climbing I was 6'1 260. I had been a bodybuilder, powerlifter and strongman competitor. In those sports (as with rugby and football) size matters! Ughhh BIG matters. When your the big guy, you got a lot of leverage, mentally and PHYSICALLY. However, you hang around the crags or Rock climbing gym and you see all these 5'10 120 lb guys just flying up and down routes not even sweating, when my big stumps are craving oxygen! What I did, and I would recommend to you, is to start coming down SLOWLY. Like don't loose more than 2 lbs a week. Yeah its a slow run BUT you will keep all your muscle and MOST (not all :cry: ) of your strength. I am struggling now myself in getting to 200. However, I am almost more ripped than when I would enter my bodybuilding contests. It is interesting how the body adapts. Remember climbing is a sport where many body types prevail. My "role model" per se' is John Long. When he did the first one day ascent of the nose he was like 201ish. I mean if those guys could do it, so can we. Anyway try coming down slowly and you will be amazed at the progress as well as the muscle you have kept. Pretty soon you can walk around the crag with out a shirt on and not block out the crag itself...at least I would have.... :lol: 8^)
PM me if you want some more tips.
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mped
Nov 9, 2005, 5:53 AM
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http://img.photobucket.com/...Tmdttpc/IMG_4071.jpg
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3" Ape Index
Well, my main adv is flexibility. I probably have it more so than anyone else I've climbed with. (one leg can be full static and the other can go to a hold above my waist). Also reach helps. I'm lean more toward the static moves compared to dynamic. My endurance is getting better, but is a major weakness. I can pull on fingernail holds all day but I run out of gas quick.
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p0bray01
Nov 9, 2005, 3:03 PM
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nice pic! I would have to get sick for about a year to get to 150lbs! hahahah My flexability has definitely gotten better since I have been climbing. Do some laps on like 5.4 routes in the gym to get your stamina up...it really has helped me.
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sick_climba
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In reply to: http://img.photobucket.com/...Tmdttpc/IMG_4071.jpg 6' 150lbs 3" Ape Index Well, my main adv is flexibility. I probably have it more so than anyone else I've climbed with. (one leg can be full static and the other can go to a hold above my waist). Also reach helps. I'm lean more toward the static moves compared to dynamic. My endurance is getting better, but is a major weakness. I can pull on fingernail holds all day but I run out of gas quick. |
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I'm a 6' 2" 21 year old male weighing in at about 220 lbs.
When I was 18, I weighed 180, but I was visibly skinny then. Right now, I would say I look pretty proportional to my height, but I'm pretty flabby around the midsection.
Over the summer, I became ill due to drinking stream water in the Andes which resulted in massive diarrhea and me not eating for a week. I lost 20 pounds during that week, presumably most of it water weight.
I came home and I tried to keep the weight off, but I'm back to 220 now. Oh well. :-P
Don't know about my ape index. I'm pretty sure my arm span is longer than my height. I also suck on overhanging stuff, and my hamstrings need more stretching. :-/
I like to say I have a "large frame", but I'm not too sure how true that is.
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p0bray01
Nov 10, 2005, 5:47 AM
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Finally another big guy! More power to ya brother! Climb on! 8^) :wink:
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nola_angie
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I'm about 5'2", and around 110 lbs. I think I'm better with long, strechy moves. Which is great, because being a 5'2" woman, pretty much everything is a long strech for me! But I really think a good, strong grip, flexibility and killer endurance are the things that will make up for it. I got back into climbing a year ago, and still can't do some of the dynamic moves. Lord knows, I can't hardly pull off a decent dino to save my life. (kinda uncoordinated, at times!) but hell, I can dig my bony, little callused fingers into any chip, and palm anything- my happiest day was showing my horrified boyfriend how I could do pull ups off the itty-bitty moulding around our door frames.
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rockrat_co
Nov 14, 2005, 1:41 AM
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Im alittle over 6' and weight about 160 pounds. I seem to do pretty well on the steep stuff, body sized offwidths can sometimes be a problem if when i find that i must work partially inside, and partially outside of the crack.
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pirateking
Nov 14, 2005, 7:16 PM
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i'm about 5'10'' and 125lbs and I'm 15 soon to be 16. I thinks its called exomorphic(the skinny kind)
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litleclimberchick
Nov 14, 2005, 8:03 PM
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i'm 18, 4'10" and 108lbs...which after reading some of the other posts, makes me feel kind of chubby. :oops: i'm super flexible though...
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renohandjams
Nov 14, 2005, 8:54 PM
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I'm short and skinny. 5 9", 150, low body fat. I still think I am better at power moves than regular climbing.
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nola_angie
Nov 14, 2005, 11:19 PM
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litleclimberchick wrote:
In reply to: i'm 18, 4'10" and 108lbs...which after reading some of the other posts, makes me feel kind of chubby. i'm super flexible though...
nah, that's a fine wt/ht to be at.
Plus, you get the added benifit of people being able to look at you and know your a chick...I've got curves like a 10 year old boy!!! :lol:
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tnmountainman
Nov 15, 2005, 12:00 AM
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I haven't been climbing for all that long. I am nearly 30 about 5'10 and 210. kind of a fat lil fella. :lol: I am losing some weight slowly, lost about 12 lbs in the past 5 weeks. wnat to get down to about 170-180. I consider myself pretty strong, do alot of physical work. unfortnately the most of my strength is not in my upper body :(
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katchapoozle
Nov 15, 2005, 1:01 AM
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I'm 13 years old and i'm 5 feet tall and I weigh 76 pounds.
I think I have a +1 ape index
I'm not too bad at overhanging routes. I have trouble with reachy moves, but I have small fingers so anything with tiny holds is good for me. :D
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bluesky
Nov 15, 2005, 1:08 AM
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My body type: skinny, but not too sticklike. 5'10" 140lb.
Flexible in the hips but not the hamstrings. Also there is passive and active (static and dynamic) flexibility. Climbers benefit more from active flexibility. Think of a wide stem, you need to be able to get there and hold it.
Speaking of flexibility: In reply to: Did you know that the more flexible you are the less muscle you have and vise versa???
That's a myth. Find a burly martial artist, they'll still be flexible.
Or take American Olympic Weightlifter / Powerlifter Shane Hammon. He's 370 lbs! He can dunk a basketball, do a standing back flip, squats more than 1000 lbs AND can do the splits.
In our sport, Lynn Hill and especially Tiffany Campbell are counterexamples to your statement. Flexible, muscular men also exist, they tend to be more rare. I'd argue it is because of nurture not nature. We are lazy, we don't stretch, thus we are tight.
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Nov 15, 2005, 1:12 AM
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In reply to: I'm short and skinny. 5 9", 150, low body fat. |
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epic_ed
Nov 15, 2005, 1:40 AM
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Fat. Hell yes it affects my climbing.
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james_climber
Nov 15, 2005, 2:23 AM
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short and fat ass
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primategirl
Nov 16, 2005, 1:27 AM
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Tall and lean (for a girl); 5'9'' and 105 lbs
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May 30, 2006, 3:46 PM
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Smallest one I know, 5.0', 115lbs. Ex-gymnast so I have wicked flexibility that makes up for the lack of height. Pretty good strength but the biggest weakness is reach, you have to be a lot more creative when you have to add an extra move or two to reach a hold over your amazon sized friends!
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dr_feelgood
May 30, 2006, 9:34 PM
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dredging up an oldie huh?
Well, since i didn't reply before, i'll throw in my 2 cents...
Before I deployed I was climbing 3-5 times a week at the gym and outdoors 1-2x a month. I could do gym 5.9+ and worked through a .10a a time or two. Then i weighed about 190-195. Now i deploy, and work out semi-regularly... but i gained 15 pounds. I thought you were supposed to loose weight in the desert and 120 degree heat. Oh well.
Oh and i'm 5'10 and probably a negative ape index... never measured.
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gogo
May 30, 2006, 10:26 PM
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5'7" and 135-140; in fairly decent shape.
I also have a +8 ape index (6'3") reach.
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andrewbanandrew
May 30, 2006, 10:45 PM
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at 5'7" and 132 pounds that probably makes me a SMF, or skinny motherfucker
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tallskinnyflatwhite
Jun 2, 2006, 6:48 AM
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6'2", 175, not sure on Ape index. Good core, arm, shoulder, leg strength. Working on fingers, haven't been into the climbing that long(< 12 months). Not much in the way of excess baggage on the body. "Strength" training with free-weights keeps me powered up a bit. I'd probably be a better climber if i dropped the weights from my routine (or if i developed some ACTUAL TECHNIQUE)...hard to ditch the habit though.
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lextalion
Jun 2, 2006, 7:33 AM
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Man I guess that I'm just a huge fat F@#k!
I'm 6'2" and weigh in at 220 lbs. I'm thick in the chest and back area, have power houses for legs so I'm told with Diamonds forged for calves.
I'm not sure what that means other than I break weakling and eat the flesh for breakfast while still being a fat ass-ed slob.
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doubledare
Jun 2, 2006, 1:06 PM
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I am 6'2" with a 6'5" arm span. I weigh 185 and have about 7% body fat which isn't much. I have the physical attributes that are supposed to be good for rock climbing but I still suck. Poor balance, I don't know what goes where, my feet are always crossed up and in the wrong place. I guess I just have all the regular problems encountered by beginners but am working through them. Trust me, being in good shape isn't nearly as important as knowing what you are doing. I am envious of almost everyone else I watch climbing!
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hirvimaki
Jun 2, 2006, 1:25 PM
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6.0', 150 lbs, 6% body fat. Yep, I'm farking tall and skinny. Ape Index of +2. I'm 35. Haven't been climbing very long (just under a year) but lovin' it - thank you to the gods who pushed me into the sport. I prefer bouldering and love overhangs and dynos (woohoo!). Most of my strength is upper-body. I'm working on the leg strength. Right now I lack the stamina for really long climbs, but I'll get there...unless I keep getting distracted by those darn boulders. The only time my height seems to be detrimental is in low crouch starts.
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billcoe_
Jun 2, 2006, 3:26 PM
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Prune.
That's what the wife says.
5'7" and 170 lbs.
Edited to add that I'm striving to be a "Raisin" body type. I'm losing weight. AS a prune I still can get up (lead) most trad 10's on lead (except for offwidths perhaps).
As a raisin I might be able to lead 11's.
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acro
Jun 2, 2006, 4:21 PM
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Reading all the body types on here, I feel like a f***ing midget.
5' 4", 143lbs.
and I think I have a 0 APE index.
Should I be climbing at all?
So long fellas.
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robfromport
Jun 2, 2006, 4:57 PM
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I'm at the other end of the scale here, Acro. 6'2" and 210lbs. And while I have a substantial ape-factor (making XXL the only size of clothes that reach to my wrists), intermittent bouts of carpal tunnel and anxiety attacks make climbing a very interesting endeaver for me. I don't give a crap. It's fun. I don't need to be good at it.
I also enjoy, and equally suck at, trail running and mountain biking. After 15 years of heavy smoking, any activity makes me feel like a winner.
:)
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I'm about 5'9&1/2" with a +2" ape index. I weigh about 155 lbs. Not super flexible but I guess I do okay. I like my body type for climbing personally ..
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verticaltrip
Jun 6, 2006, 12:42 AM
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5'11" and 140ish, i like my height advantage, but my long fingers do not do well on those tiny tiny holds.
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1080climber
Jun 6, 2006, 1:37 AM
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10 foot tall and bullet proof.
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astrocrag
Jun 6, 2006, 2:55 AM
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My body type is kind of a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pee Wee Herman.
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climber_kid
Aug 16, 2006, 2:53 AM
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I'm around 5'10-5'11 around 160 pounds athletic build it works with me haha
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Aug 16, 2006, 3:52 AM
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Im 170 cm and weight approx 67 kg.
Body type = lean.
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Aug 16, 2006, 4:03 AM
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155 lbs of lean muscle on a 6 foot frame. Dark hair, blue (bedroom) eyes.
Body type: dead sexy.
It's served my quite well so far, in all regards.
cam out.
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5'10", 165lbs, body fat about 10%. Fairly muscular ectomorphic body.
Comes from being into weight training for 6 years before getting into climbing.
Was a challenge when starting - the extra power would make me skip technique, so really learning technique and getting it down was more difficult than for a "blank" beginner. I'd muscle through certain moves that I could've done much more efficiently in other ways. Now that I've gotten technique up to snuff, the power is just gravy. I'd call endurance my weak point at this juncture, but I've recently altered my gym training routine to deal with that soon enough.
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I am 6ft and weigh about 150lbs which is actually the heaviest I have ever been. I am climbing at the strongest I've ever been, which isn't anything to amazing sadly.
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I'm 5'4" and weigh btwn 101 and 108. My body fat percent's probably somewhere btwn 18 and 22. I find that being on the smaller side often makes it easier to get into positions that would be awkward for my taller friends. Also, having a small frame means I have small fingers so I can easily hold on to crimpers and match smaller holds that my guy friends have more trouble with. On the down side, I have less reach than others and some holds are just better if you can palm a basketball. Anything sort of overhang tends to be a lot harder for me (I go down at least full grade if in the cave at my gym) since I'm scrawny and have no upper body strength.
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billcoe_
Aug 16, 2006, 3:20 PM
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In reply to: : Just wondering what body type you have, Prune Quote: and how it affects your climbing. Like climbing with 50 lbs of rocks in a backpack, hey- I still have fun but I don't send as hard.
BTW, 2 year later update. I was a "Prune" body type, but am currently heading towards being a "Raisin" body type (that's a medical term used by medical professionals to identify old fat people or old thinner people) .
At one point I was up to @180#+ carried on a 5.7" frame. About the start of the year I gave up eating sugar and things with blatant sugar. (2 pints of Haggen Daz in an evening sitting and cokes for instance). Still do alcohol too.
160# now. My wife says it looks like I'm turning my pony keg into a 6 pack. Still climb about the same, @5.10 trad.
I feel better too, and have less of the aches and pains we all develop like tweaked tendons and things similar. I haul around Clif Bars and eat one whenever I feel the slightest twinge of hunger, so I'm not starving myself or anything, I still eat the very same things as before with the exception of sugar, but I will say that not eating sugar has made me more aware of the other , fattie kind of crap I use to (and still do to some extent) stuff down my gullet. :)
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big_red
Aug 21, 2006, 5:07 AM
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Perfect Climbing Physique :roll:
5'11"
195lbs
8-9% Body Fat (Fluctuates)
almost a 6" Ape Index
Ex-Rugby PLayer / Muay Thai Kickboxer
Going on 4th surgery of the right shoulder (gotta love them lesions)
Like I said perfect for climbing hahahahahhahaha
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tim_b
Aug 21, 2006, 6:45 AM
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5'11, 180 lbs.
My body just DOESN'T want to be less than 180 ! (maybe because I'm 45 freaking years old)
Good thing is ... 36" arms, I can reach anything.
Hey, what is the ape index ? My wife always says that I'm a knuckle-dragging neanderthal, so what's that worth ?
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Aug 21, 2006, 1:03 PM
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I'm 17. 6'0,75 kg. I have fairly good upper body strength and finger strength ,but I don't have much endurance. My technique usually pulls me out of the tough spots.
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tim_b
Aug 21, 2006, 5:18 PM
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Hey Big Red --
What is the "Ape Index" ?
tim_b with 36" arms (as measured for long sleeve shirts)
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6'4" 180, ape index of 0. Have great stamina but suck at power moves like dyno's or anything that requires a lot of back, or one arm strength. I'm starting to focus on bouldering instead of TR routes. My flexibility isn't horrible, but could be better.
the main thing holding me back is lack of experience/technique
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Aug 21, 2006, 6:25 PM
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5'6" and 128 lbs. with +2 ape index. Show me the mantle baby! :D
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I am about 5'7" and 165 lbs with an athletic-ish build and an ape index of around +4 is you go fingertip to fingertip. Can do power moves but try to use legs more and a big fan of the high step.
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Aug 21, 2006, 8:12 PM
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:lol:
I'm still chuckling.....interesting and fun reading and some good insights from folks....
Myself....I'm short, about 25 pounds heavier than I want to be and I think my ape index is a negative! And on top of that I climb with a handicap...but who cares....it's fun and relaxing (now if I can only get rid of that excess pounds).
I find that the extra weight is hampering my abilities on steeper stuff...although I've never been good at steep (slab is my game!).
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Aug 21, 2006, 8:13 PM
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:lol: ha ha! I dream of being 5'10" and 180 lbs again!
I'm almost 36 years old, I'm 5'10" and last Christmas I weighed in at 237 lbs... Sometime in January or February I decided I needed to get back into shape and climb again... now I'm @ 211 and dropping slowly. Target: 180
How does it affect me? Um ... well, it makes it rather hard for my puny arms to haul my fat gut up the cliff... but it gets easier with every pound I drop. I did my best climbing when I was at about 175 (And 19 years old...)
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lopside
Aug 22, 2006, 7:28 AM
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I'm 5'9" with a +2 ape index. I weigh a scant 122lbs. I've been climbing for about three months now, perhaps slightly less, exclusively in the gym.
I'm pretty comfortable at 5.11a (3 recent onsights) and am thinking about starting to seriously work on 5.11b's. I boulder about v3. I climb about three days a week.
Overhung slopers are a weakness, but I think they probably are for most people. Working hard on sloper strength.
I've always been very self-conscious about my (to me, too low) weight. Participating in a sport that's often done shirtless has felt a little sketchy, but I feel like I'm doing pretty well for a noob. Incidentaly, when I started, I could scarcely do two or three pull-ups. I can now do easy sets of 15 and am working on doing one arm pull-ups. I feel and look stronger but haven't really put on any weight.
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big_red
Aug 22, 2006, 10:16 PM
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Ape Index- Compare your height with your wingspan fingertip to fingertip...arms are longer- positive ape index
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ajkclay
Aug 25, 2006, 4:18 AM
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5'10" Ape index is precisely 0 which I guess is better than negative, I weigh 132lbs, and the body fat % is a single digit...
Adam
Oh, and my rack is very light at the moment too - thanks to some thieves
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ajkclay
Aug 25, 2006, 4:30 AM
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In reply to: I'm 5'9" with a +2 ape index. I weigh a scant 122lbs. I've been climbing for about three months now, perhaps slightly less, exclusively in the gym. I'm pretty comfortable at 5.11a (3 recent onsights) and am thinking about starting to seriously work on 5.11b's. I boulder about v3. I climb about three days a week. Overhung slopers are a weakness, but I think they probably are for most people. Working hard on sloper strength. I've always been very self-conscious about my (to me, too low) weight. Participating in a sport that's often done shirtless has felt a little sketchy, but I feel like I'm doing pretty well for a noob. Incidentaly, when I started, I could scarcely do two or three pull-ups. I can now do easy sets of 15 and am working on doing one arm pull-ups. I feel and look stronger but haven't really put on any weight.
Good for you mate. Hey don't sweat the weight thing, I did for a long time when I was kayaking competitively, it's funny how folks will rarely say anything to someone who is overweight because they are worried comments like "You could do with losing some of that weight" may offend but never think twice about how saying "You could do with a bit of meat on your bones" to someone who's thin.
You know I used to weigh 120lbs and it took me 18 months of solid training and 6 (large - often forced) meals a day to put on another 20lbs.
Keep climbing and you will gain strength and perhaps some muscle... PM me if you want to talk about how to increase your size a little.
Oh, and welcome to RC.com
Cheers
Adam
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