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darkgift06
Jun 9, 2011, 4:42 PM
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Can an overweight person do true rock climbing?
Depends on how bad you want it...
If you want to be a climber bad enough you will change your lifestyle & your physical appearance so that you can get better & progress..
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swoopee
Jun 9, 2011, 4:43 PM
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I can't think of a single 5.4 route, in NC anyway, that doesn't require at least a little creative flailing to get up. 
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mr.tastycakes
Jun 9, 2011, 6:56 PM
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oldgunksguy wrote: rnevius wrote: but you do need to be able to balance and walk up a steep ramp using all fours. Then again, a lot of people wouldn't really consider a 5.4 "climbing". It's been years...... but I recall Gelsa was a tad more involved than walking up a steep ramp on all fours.
and fat people do that route all the time!
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Nick864
Jun 9, 2011, 7:10 PM
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I have seen someone I would consider "Fat", not just overweight, climb vertical 5.12 in owen's river gorge... He had crazy grip strength.
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swoopee
Jun 9, 2011, 7:58 PM
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I do OK.
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potreroed
Jun 10, 2011, 4:41 AM
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Don't let the fact that you're over-weight keep you from trying. If you get into it you will be "cut" before you know it. I know lots of people who climb quite well with a few extra pounds and I've known a few who got totally ripped after they got into the sport.
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bearbreeder
Jun 10, 2011, 5:09 AM
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if you truly apply yourself at rock climbing ... your weight wont be an issue ,,, as you wont be overweight anymore
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oldgunksguy
Jun 10, 2011, 11:14 PM
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mr.tastycakes wrote: oldgunksguy wrote: rnevius wrote: but you do need to be able to balance and walk up a steep ramp using all fours. Then again, a lot of people wouldn't really consider a 5.4 "climbing". It's been years...... but I recall Gelsa was a tad more involved than walking up a steep ramp on all fours.
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enigma
Jun 10, 2011, 11:44 PM
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blueeyedclimber wrote: julio412 wrote: Sport is for sissies anyway. Says the weak fat old guy
Humpty Dumpty sat
on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had
a great fall.
All the King's horses
And all the King's
men
Couldn't put Humpty
together again!
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roninthorne
Jun 11, 2011, 12:11 AM
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The life of Don Whillians says, "YES!" Lots of cigs and kidney pie for training strength and as an acceptable low-altitude practice at hypoxia/HA conditions....
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enigma
Jun 11, 2011, 12:28 AM
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roninthorne wrote: The life of Don Whillians says, "YES!" Lots of cigs and kidney pie for training strength and as an acceptable low-altitude practice at hypoxia/HA conditions....
Overweight Beagles and other Dogs seem to manage to climb or something!
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chadnsc
Jun 11, 2011, 1:21 AM
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Someone care to translate that for the rest of us?
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areyoumydude
Jun 11, 2011, 4:28 AM
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sungam wrote:  The WHALE says that you are good to go. Please ignore the fact that the WHALE fell at the first bolt. 10 points if you name the route...
I would be nervous in suburbia if I was her too. Just tie her off to someones bumper.
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Atagrob
Jun 11, 2011, 7:34 AM
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1) Start climbing, indoors out doors whatever.
2) If your weight gets in the way and you enjoy what you are doing then work on the weight.
I help people lose weight through diet and exercises. I tell people "you gained your weight in the kitchen and that is where you will lose it." We use two public diets; The Paleo Diet (best book is by Rob Wolf) is are first choice because many people have food allergies and intolerances they don't know about. The Zone diet is our second choice if Paleo isn't a satisfactory solution. I have some clients that just need the structure Zone provides so they don't eat too much or just as often too little.
Rock climbing might be the motivator to help you take care of what is really a health issue.
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Gmburns2000
Jun 11, 2011, 11:41 AM
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sungam wrote: The WHALE says that you are good to go. Please ignore the fact that the WHALE fell at the first bolt. 10 points if you name the route...
partial credit for somewhere on Wall Street?
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sungam
Jun 13, 2011, 2:29 PM
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areyoumydude wrote: sungam wrote: [image]http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9654/n1015563931304493056002.jpg[/image] The WHALE says that you are good to go. Please ignore the fact that the WHALE fell at the first bolt. 10 points if you name the route... I would be nervous in suburbia if I was her too. Just tie her off to someones bumper.
Sorry Greg, Dudebrohamski beat you to it!
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