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crimpman
Aug 4, 2004, 4:03 PM
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A while ago I went to the doctor to get a sports physical. I can do that thing when you twist your neck it pops a whole bunch of times, like you see in the movies and other people can do it. But I asked him if that was ok, like if I was doing damage to myself. And he just said, "well, does it hurt?" and I said no, actually it feels really good. So he said if it doesn't hurt it's not bad for you, if it hurts, it would be. So hot damn, cause climbing hurts way bad every time. I know obviously that what we're doing to our bodies isn't really good, but I mean does this mean if we start climbing when we're teenagers, or even younger, that we're gonna be crippled hurting vegetables? Cause heck, my toes hurt when I walk around in my normal shoes now, and my fingers are usually sore. So are we just having a good time now, to pay the price later?
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tradmanclimbs
Aug 4, 2004, 4:11 PM
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welcome to getting old. it is a hard cold fact that if you train your body at professional levels that you will be training in pain by your thirtys. as much as training makes you strong it also wears out your joints and ligaments. Over training can and does criple you.
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Aug 4, 2004, 4:17 PM
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keinangst
Aug 4, 2004, 4:27 PM
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Call me crazy, but I would venture that climbing's positive aspects--general exercise, aerobic & anaerobic activity, flexibility, plus the mental stimulation--far outweigh the damage you are doing.
The best way to ensure longevity is to eat very low calories and get only modest exercise. But what kind of quality of life is that?
EDIT: Doctors could tell you that you are exacerbating arthritis, tendon damage, etc, etc, but as long as climbing doesn't cause impotence, no guy's gonna give it up! :wink:
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dingus
Aug 4, 2004, 4:32 PM
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Yes.
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litedawg
Aug 4, 2004, 4:41 PM
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I have come to the conclusion that just about everything I do is killing me.
I drink too much carbonated soda, I don't eat enough vegetables and fruits, I eat too much pre-packaged, processed food, I drive too fast, I use too many electronic devices that bombard me with cancer causing microwaves, I mountain bike, I rock climb, I don't floss, I vote republican.
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I am killing myself with a great big smile on my face and I am not killing anybody else directly.
From the very moment we emerge from our mother's womb we are dying.
The question is did we learn something in the mean time and our we leaving this place beter than we found it?
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dingus
Aug 4, 2004, 4:53 PM
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In reply to: The question is did we learn something in the mean time and our we leaving this place beter than we found it?
Nope. The question is.. are my fingers always going to feel like this in the morning? 2 part answer:
1. No. They will actually feel much worse if you take up aid climbing
2. Yes, as long as you climb the way you do, and train the way you do, your fingers are going to hurt and may eventually fall off.
THAT's the truth.
(dying ain't much of a livin boy...) The Outlaw Josey Wales
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petsfed
Aug 4, 2004, 4:54 PM
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In reply to: ...I vote republican BUT I am killing myself with a great big smile on my face and I am not killing anybody else directly....
Classic. Just classic. Replace "republican" with "democrat", or "libratarian", or "on America's Idol", and its still true, oh its all true!
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In reply to: I am killing myself with a great big smile on my face
I disagree.
Every year, more and more people start climbing.
Every year, the life expectancy of the average American increases.
Obviously not only is climbing good for you, but it is essential to the ongoing health of our nation as a whole, regardless of who you vote for. :lol:
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ropeburn
Aug 4, 2004, 5:19 PM
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Yes.
Everyday you get a little more dead.
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crimpman
Aug 4, 2004, 5:43 PM
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They should build a center for all of us when we're all hurtin from living it up, and we can just live there and tell of our climbing stories, and get fed and massages. :D
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harrisha
Aug 4, 2004, 6:08 PM
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In reply to: They should build a center for all of us when we're all hurtin from living it up, and we can just live there and tell of our climbing stories, and get fed and massages. :D
Hell yeah and old climbers home. Instead of a gym though could we buy a crag and build the place there while leaving access open for everyone else.
As far as killing ourselves, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and last I checked I wasn't dead yet.
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scottcody
Aug 4, 2004, 6:42 PM
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In reply to: Yes. Everyday you get a little more dead.
That is not entirely correct... a more accurate statement would be.
"Everyday you are a little bit closer to death. How much so depends on when you die"
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billcoe_
Aug 4, 2004, 7:02 PM
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Life is killing us all. I agree with most here, climbing has helped me more than hurt me for health.
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Aug 4, 2004, 7:11 PM
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I'll tell you that all this 9-5 corporate B.S. is killing me faster than climbing. Climbing is the only thing that makes me feel alive. I would rather have a painful pro-longed death of foot and hand necrosis, and 'the white lung" because of climbing than live behind this flickering computer monitor chained to what my boss holds between his thumb and fore-finger for the rest of my life...
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billcoe_
Aug 4, 2004, 7:22 PM
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Hey Petro: hang in there buddy! We all feel your pain.
BTW: you might want to stay the F* away from any loaded weapons while at work. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Aug 4, 2004, 7:46 PM
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I think that there are worse sports on the body unless you fall. I find that rock climbing is easyer on the body than other sports such as motocross or skiing but you can still get an exiting feeling.
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Had serious problems with my backbone before and my orthopedist gave me but a little chance to be painfree. Since I started climbing the pain is completly gone. Saves my day.
Okay, I sold it for blistered fingers, slivering nails, scratched elbows, dented knees, sore muscles, aching feet and people looking at my scrambled body as if I had a car accident... but HEY it's a price I pay with a smile :lol:
- Daniel
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Aug 4, 2004, 8:23 PM
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I don't know how other women feel, but I'm happy to put up with the bruises, cut knees and knuckles, ratty cuticles and nails, farmer tan, belayer's neck, sore toes, etc., as long as I get to climb. I'm in a similar "don't take weapons to work" mode and climbing may be killing me and damaging my feminine charms, but it keeps me relatively sane.
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rockgoat
Aug 4, 2004, 8:24 PM
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Sitting on a couch eating chips and watching TV will kill you faster. I agree climbing has helped with my health. Like they say... No Pain No Gain!
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Aug 4, 2004, 8:47 PM
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At 37 I'm now statistically 1/2 done with my life. I think climbing makes that end seem further away.
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dingus
Aug 4, 2004, 9:16 PM
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In reply to: I don't know how other women feel, but I'm happy to put up with the bruises, cut knees and knuckles, ratty cuticles and nails, farmer tan, belayer's neck, sore toes, etc., as long as I get to climb. I'm in a similar "don't take weapons to work" mode and climbing may be killing me and damaging my feminine charms, but it keeps me relatively sane.
Hey melbatoast, are we related? I don't recall seeing you at the last family reunion (unless you were behind that big assed bageltoast).
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melbatoast
Aug 4, 2004, 9:59 PM
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Actually my father was a milquetoast, spelled the French way of course. I guess that would also make him a French Toast???
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bilias
Aug 4, 2004, 10:21 PM
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I just gave up smoking to improve my stamina for longer and harder climbs. I'd like to think this will greatly improve my condition of living.
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