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jarredlach22611
May 20, 2005, 10:26 PM
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hi im about 25 pounds overweight and wonder if any one new if i will lose alot of weight rockclimbing 3 times a week
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mesomorf
May 20, 2005, 11:05 PM
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Probably you will not lose much weight, if that is your entire weight loss plan.
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overlord
May 21, 2005, 7:52 AM
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well, if you have good nutrition and other excercise plan (some general aerobics) than yes.
but why is this in the I&A forum???
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nd2boostt
May 23, 2005, 2:21 PM
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Well, you are increasing your activity level (assuming that you didn't work out as much before), but you can't expect to lose (fat) just by getting exercise. You will develop alot more muscle, but you need to alter your diet in order to lose fat. But you will probably want to do that anyway though, if you are interested in optimum performance. Plus, depending on how much you want to lose (and how quickly), you might want to consider doing cardio a few times a week.
Check the Technique and Training forum for more info.
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blather
May 23, 2005, 2:34 PM
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While aimed a runners the following link gives a fair run-down on burning energy during exercise:
http://www.teamoregon.com/publications/energy.html
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nd2boostt
May 23, 2005, 2:55 PM
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Well, you are increasing your activity level (assuming that you didn't work out as much before), but you can't expect to lose (fat) just by getting exercise. You will develop alot more muscle, but you need to alter your diet in order to lose fat. But you will probably want to do that anyway though, if you are interested in optimum performance.
Check the Technique and Training forum for more info.
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phlsphr
May 23, 2005, 3:29 PM
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Just rockclimbing 3 times a week alone won't drop the pounds. But if you truely get hooked on the sport, then it will become a great motivator. Becoming a climber has completely changed my physique, and because I am obsessed with the sport I am perhaps in the best shape of my life.
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nd2boostt
May 23, 2005, 3:46 PM
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In reply to: Just rockclimbing 3 times a week alone won't drop the pounds. But if you truely get hooked on the sport, then it will become a great motivator. Becoming a climber has completely changed my physique, and because I am obsessed with the sport I am perhaps in the best shape of my life.
I agree 110%. My eating habits have changed completely. I started cutting calories about 7 months ago and have lost 30 lbs and my physique has completely changed. Now I eat for nutrition and energy (certain portions at certain times of the day) so my body is fully prepared for my 3-4 hours of climbing a few nights a week. I look and feel a million times healthier.
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papounet
May 23, 2005, 7:29 PM
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unless weight loss is considered a good move to prevent injuries and/or accident, why don't you head over to the "technique and training" forum where this subject is discussed evey 10 posts or so.
(nothing against the subject, just let's try to keep stuff where it belongs);
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saltamonte
May 23, 2005, 7:57 PM
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depends how far of a hike it is to the crag you plan to climb at?
to loose weight your best bet is areobic excercise that is excercise that raises and sustains your heart rate above 120 in fact ideally you would like to be near 70-85% of your heart capacity. your heart rate capacity by the way is approximately 220 minus your age. so if you are 20 your max is about 200 and 70-85% of that would be 140-170. so though climbing is good excercise if you only goal is to loose weight you could probably better invest your time biking, jogging, swimming, or areobics in fact anything you do if your heart rate is high enough and sustained for at least 10 minute intervals. will do good.
the advantage of using heart rate instead of miles run or laps walked or feet climbed etc... is that your heart rate is the perfect gauge for your physical fitness. for example as a triathlete and adventure racer when i do areobics with a group i reach about 120-130 heart rate when most of the others are at 170 plus but a 300 lbs fat man may reach 85% of his heart capacity while just climbing stairs at what we would consider a normal walking pace. if each person checks his heart rate they can do as much or as little as it takes to get the excercise they need to increase their health and of course burn the calories that will shed the pounds
For most people in moderate to good health rockclimbing will not raise and sustain your heart rate very high for very long. there for though it is without a doubt excercise you may not see the weight loss you are hoping for especially if you drive to a gym walk 50 feet and then climb, belay, climb, belay, climb a forty foot wall.
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jt512
May 23, 2005, 8:26 PM
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In reply to: hi im about 25 pounds overweight and wonder if any one new if i will lose alot of weight rockclimbing 3 times a week
Is this an injury or accident?
-Jay
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