Why aren't you rock climbing?
-Amazing NEPA
-Forearm Gains
-Fun
-Hot girls everywhere
>>37915685
Please explain NEPA. The definition if you will.
>>37915709
Non Exercise Physical Activity.
So like walking. It's not going to tire out your CNS but you will still burn calories.
Just general physical activity where you're not exerting yourself or "working out"
Because I'm too broke for that shit.
My local gym closed down and the closest place to do real climbing is 2 hours away.
>>37915764
This is the only fair reason to not be rock climbing.
>>37915685
>-Forearm Gains
proof that OP has never rock climbed before
kek
>>37915800
Forearm gains doesn't strictly mean size.
Your forearms will get stronger for sure.
I was climbing a month ago. Congested two of my fingers. Still fucking hurts when I deadlift.
I've been climbing for two years. I pretty much only boulder, but I'll do rope stuff about once a month
>>37915685
>-Hot girls everywhere
this is not an exaggeration, rock climbing gyms are literally crawling with the hottest fucking girls
>>37915685
I kind of lost interest with rock climbing after going 5 or so times. It's fun, but I lack the motivation to keep going.
Can confirm hot chicks everywhere though. They're normally petite too, fuar.
>>37915685
There's not a single fucking woman in your pic so I'm doubting the last line
Also because i'm too fat and weak right now, once i'm closer to 180 5'10" and have 3 or 4 months lifting I plan to.
I'm lazy bud.
>>37916335
It's so true. But i think most of the guys that climb are also good looking. No homo. I guess it is because you cant really do it well if you are a fatass so most of them are skinny. Also it's kind of expensive so keeps the poor fags out maybe.
>>37915685
Because I used to. Often. 4x a week. 5.12 climber...and one day a rope failed on me and I fell 35 feet...straight down. Shattered heel, fractured right arm, internal bleeding. Cant go back...
I used to climb at a rock gym. There was this one guy who had a prosthetic leg. He'd take it off and climb with only his hands. FREAKING CRAZY
>>37915685
>$100/month
no ty
>>37916335
Girls crossbred with geckos..
One chick I saw would go up bouldering overhangs and back down inverted like it was nothing.
>>37916335
sure if when shes on her period you're in the mood for a sandpaper handie
Because I'm not a normie.
Because I diarrhea'd from the top of the wall last time I went and don't want to go back
>>37915685
>Hot girls everywhere
if you actually believe this you mos def fall into the "low-test beta" category.
>>37916454
You are telling me you don't want these hands on your dick?
>>37915685
I'm poor.
I dont know how to get into it, I have no friends into it or any local centres.
I have a fear of heights.
I still want to try. Please give suggestions and keep the thread alive, it's 3:30am and I need sleep, but I will get back to this thread. Advice from climbers appreciated.
>>37916515
is... is that a grill?
>>37916535
Yeah its from some youtube video that i screenshotted a year or so ago. Forgot her name but it was definitely a grill.
>>37916516
>I'm poor.
>I dont know how to get into it, I have no friends into it or any local centres.
the rock gym by my house offers beginner lessons for cheap (i think like $20 for a whole day + the lessons). it's a great way to meet others who also want to learn while also not being intimidated by advanced climbers.
>I have a fear of heights.
it's a good place to start getting over the fear, or at least being comfortable with it. the first time i bouldered and reached the top, i was too scared to jump so i had to climb all the way back down.
>>37916335
This is true. I think they mostly go with their bfs though, so few are single. I don't think many girls go rock climbing on their own or with only their female friends
Last time I went I was with my gf and I doubt she would've gone with anyone else
>>37916476
Story time?
Because I don't want tendonitis.
>>37916396
thanks anon, i was almost rused into thinking this looks fun.
>>37915746
Unless you are climbing v0s, you are most certainly going to burn out your cns and exert yourself heavily...
>>37916561
Thought it was a fart.
Let a little bit out while near the upper part of the wall. Nobody was around, so why not.
Little bit of diarrhea came out. I tried to moved over laterally so that I wouldn't be right above the poop. I scurried down, trying to go as leftwards as possible.
I got down, took off my gear, left immediately.
I know they saw it later. I'm afraid to go back. What if they check the footage and see it was me who did it?
I don't want to be that diarrhea guy.
>tfw lift 3x/week
>climb 2x/week
>elbows started to light up when I climb
>no idea if my joints were sore from dehydration or tendinitis
>>37916335
further proof that /fit/ doesn't even climb
better looking cardio bunnies at a gym than girls at a climbing gym
I boulder occasionally, but it's so fucking expensive. 60 bucks a month on top of my gym membership, or 20 bucks a day...
So, it does make sense to have a monthly membership, but I can't tell my wallet that 100 bucks a month to work out is worth it.
Also, it's full of lesbians and hippies. Not that I'm actually going to complain about it, but it's not for everyone.
>>37916957
that's 100% bullshit
>>37916884
That's hilarious
>>37916335
So, I am a male boulderer. V12+. Here is some insight:
For those looking to go to a gym to pick up a girl, especially a rock climber, it wont happen. There is no girl who is dedicated to climbing that will date someone who climbs softer than they do. This is a common discussion among women, heard personally, and via girls I have dated. Typically they only date climbers. Gyms get....rather polluted sadly, as people only date amongst themselves in the community.
As a male climber though, if you boulder hard, you can expect to impress the college girls coming in not knowing what the fuck they are doing. It's also a great date place. If you are female, and climb hard, you gain 2 points to your total out of 10.
>>37915685
No fucking gyms nearby
There was one l went to and they closed, closest rock climbing area is a park 30 miles from home
>>37917644
what crag is it?
>>37915685
Scared of heights bruh
I would but the nearest one is like 30 minutes away and expensive as fuck. My regular gym has a treadwall that I hop on sometimes but all the routes are too easy.
>>37917660
>crag
Wut?
>>37917664
This. I'll let snakes and spiders crawl on me but I won't ride a fucking rollercoaster.
>>37915764
If you go to uni, there may be an indoor rock climbing club. If not then fyl.
I belonged to a gym once that had pic related. That shit was fun.
>>37917703
whats the name of the park, or rock climbing area (called a crag in the lingo)
>>37917721
Chandler park
>>37917719
That looks rad as hell
>>37916416
Stop being poor
>>37917738
Meh, sorry, not familiar with that area. I'm from the southeast.
>>37916549
Sasha DiGiulian
>>37915685
eh.
I'm already spending like 8 hours a week at the gym.
If I'm going to do spend additional time, I might as well do something that will measurably improve my fitness, something like yoga for ROM or rowing for endurance.
I'm sure rock climbing is really fun, but I can't see it actually having much of an impact on my strength, speed or flexibility.
>>37915685
is that the summit in grapevine?
>>37917716
rollercoaster != heights
Climbing gains are real. Climbing 5x a week here, climbing v7s now
>>37917627
>That spray
>>37915685
Isn't that one of those things you can't go to alone without looking like a complete loser? Or is it close enough to a legitimate sport that it's okay?
>>37915685
Im thinking about it, but the real reason would be to conquer my fear of heights. can I do that with rock climbing?
>who am i kidding, im broke as fuck and scared out if my mind even on a balcony 3 feet high
>>37919209
Try bouldering. The gyms are very social places.
>>37915746
The broscience is strong in this one
>>37915746
>climbing isn't exercise
You're a fucking moron.
>>37915685
I used to do some competition climbing. Most of the chicks were literal legbeard hippies with dreads and nose piercings.
>>37916884
Why bother going down laterally? You're still connected via the rope attached to the top of the climb hah callin' BS
>>37917745
>be 6'4
>head is just below the top frame
>feet are just above the bottom lip unless I'm doubled over
Got my foot caught under a hold as it rotated underneath few times. Would not recommend.
because I'm a 6'5 skinny beanpole and would probably make an arse of myself
>>37920212
Top climbers are lanklets because extra reach = easier to climb.
>>37920307
yeah but they've got muscle, I don't
>>37916396
I think you mean eternal bleeding*. Sorry for you tho
>>37917627
you seem like a goober
>>37918093
It helps with grip, core and flexibility actually. You need core to hug the wall when on an incline and general flexibility is a huge advantage when climbing a strange problem so you eventually become more flexible over time, definitely not as much as yoga but it is a noticeable change.
>>37920363
how do you think you gain said muscle you retard, climb and make gains. Would punch a shark to be 6'5" and climbing. 5'9" manlet here
>>37915685
Don't forget, bodybuilders can't climb, in fact did you know that elite rock climbers can't even do a single pull up, which is a gym favorite but totally impractical in the real world?
-Peter Snikelestien
>>37921589
>Rock climbers can't do pullups
What kind of hot meme is this
>>37916416
Where the fuck are you spending that money on it? Used to cost me £4.80 a time as a member of the wall. Even with the harness (£80) and shoes (£70) I still spent a max of £400 a year!!
And outside is fucking free!!
>>37921130
my logic was that I'd make gains in the gym then go climbing so I don't make a twat of myself but maybe i'll consider it
>>37915685
Going bouldering in a min.
What font grades does /fit/ climb? I did my first 7a last week
>>37921924
I'm in the v4 to v5 range right now, though I've been making pretty fast climbing gainz. Hope to climb around v7 or 8 before my shoulder surgery in march
I should really learn how to climb.. the city I live in is supposed to be the best in ontario for it
>>37920307
are you fucking thick?
>Adam Ondra is 5'9
>Alex Honnold is 5'9
>Chris Sharma is 6'0
>Sean McColl is 5'5
Have you actually been climbing more that like 3 times in your life
>>37921949
I found gains super slowed down at like v6 unless you seriously up how often you go
godspeed anon
protip:
girls only go climbing if their boyfriend already does
>>37915746
>walking
>non exercise
>>37921961
I'm in Ontario too, what city? k/w?
Climbing is easy for me and I want to get better
How do I not be made fun of for being a 5'2" manlet though
>>37921981
I'm going 2 - 3 times a week right now, I've read a lot about avoiding going more then that at the start because it's very easy to fuck up your tendons until they've become used to climbing after ~8 months. Would make sense to plateau somewhere, cheers anon
>>37922032
climb harder and higher
>>37922032
Embrace it, outclimb everyone at your gym so the reason they make fun of you is jealousy.
>>37921589
second best climber in north america is in my gym
>does one arm pullups
I climb V7
>25 pullups
>>37922032
short people have less mass and can perform super crunch moves with ease
tall people have great reach, it's their only advantage
>>37921974
t. butthurt cherrypicking manlet
>>37922637
t. shit for brains who has never climbed
Height can be an advantage but also a disadvantage depending on the problem.
>>37915746
verily
>>37915767
You live in Gainesville, FL?
>>37922059
yeah that's true. you should probably stay away from hangboards/fingerboards for about the same amount of time. v4-v5 is super strong for a beginner btw anon nice job
>>37915746
>you will not tire your CNS
what the fuck
>>37922637
>cherrypicki
i literally named the top 3 sports climbers last year lol
>>37917627
>sluts will only date those who climb harder
>basically they will teach once they see other guy who seems to be climb harder and also is cute
who would want to have a gf like that
>>37915685
>picture of a indoor wall
GTFO
jk it's great to start but being outside is the best
you just really need trustworthy partners to secure you
I've only been once with a group thing and I fucking loved it. But I'm too autistic and it requires a partner to anchor the other end of the rope right? Bouldering (just climbing around on the small ones?) is okay but the tall wall panels are cooler but you need a partner. Like definitely, I fell about 3 times that session, mainly at the end when I was tired. And I can't relay (levy? anchor?) back for anyone because I don't weigh enough.
>>37916996
>60 bucks a month
That's actually not that bad.
>>37917719
I need this in my life.
>>37915685
I'm in a running group. Keeps me in shape for soccer. Tons of girls running around in spandex.
>>37915685
l am
>>37916952
god dammit that picture made me laugh so hard. what a mashup
>>37915685
>-Forearm Gains
Went a couple days ago. After a couple hours I thought I'd feel it in my forearms. Just had sore fingers and that was it.
>>37916335
Only uggos at the one I went too.
>>37915764
This. Rock climbing gym costs more than an actual gym
>>37915746
You're making this shit up as you go along.
>>37925460
Is this the natty limit?
>>37917627
>>37917627
autism
>>37925112
this
looking online and found rockreation los angeles. $700 annual or $100 start up + $60 monthly
>>37915800
Wtf?? forearms are often the limit in bouldering and climbing fool. Muscles of the individual digits get worked hard
>Implying I don't
Me and some friends from work go all the time. It's a good time m8.
>>37915685
City beach rock climbing gym. Now called the peak by normies. Fremont iirc. Looks like my gym
>>37916366
What kind of dog is that?
>>37915800
Nigga there are rock climbers that can do one arm one finger pull ups
>>37927535
Doberman
>>37915746
>Tradding a 5.12 C
>Leg jammed 3 feet into a crack, other leg dangling, hands on crimps the size of Korean dick
>Disengage leg, swing out, pull up to next crimp
>Coke bottle forearm no longer listening to my brain, fingers disengaging
>Go to place a cam
>Places badly
>Try to readjust
>Arm gives out
>Bomb 35 feet
>Swing into wall
>Remember im not doing real exercise and the intense pain is just an illusion
Fuck off gymrat child. Some people actually send real shit out there, and its the hardest shit they ever experience.
>>37921589
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apKvJME8bpw
hmmm
-expensive
>>37927877
a thousand times this.
