Introduction to Boulder Climbing

[sparkleycupckes]

they look like spider monkeys O_O

[toholoko]

hermoza amanda berezowski

[qwert371]

rock climbing chicks must give the best handjobs

[mrmagicroundcircle]

@qwert371 yes very true used to have a girllfriend who was a rock climber only trouble was she was always using that powder for a better grip .so would have to wash my knob afterwards

[13SuperJake]

wow smart questions...

[rayachheuy]

Lifting weights will only make you stronger. You get bigger by consuming more calories. If you don't want to get big, just don't eat that much. To say weightlifting is useless or will make you bulky is ignorant.

[coolman784]

@rayachheuy Lifting wights will give you a bad power/wieght ratio. And by weightlifting he ment lifting very heavy weight like the bodybuilder and as you probably know having a lot of muscles isn't good for climbing.

[rayachheuy]

@coolman784 Lifting weights does not mean a bad power/weight ratio. You can lift heavy weights and not be big/heavy as long as you don't consume a lot of calories. Muscles don't get big from lifting, they get big from eating. Plus, genetically, most bodies aren't capable of gaining serious mass without supplements. Not to say you won't gain muscle mass if you lift, but you definitely won't get bulky/heavy.

[pshaw951]

@rayachheuy Yeah, I've seen some body builder type guys in the climbing gym tear it up. Maybe as far as endurance or flexibility is concerned a smaller build would be more condusive to climbing.

[Sirius13jhp]

I am begining in this rock climbing and honestly i love it:D

[realcampusman]

lol, boulder climbing

[indierektmusick]

wow, this chick is damn good ...

[candymonster95]

niceeeeeeeee :::DDDD

[JBarPlaysDrums]

so its dumb to be strong so you pull your body weight up a wall.. because fat is lighter than muscle? I don't think i have to go into this any further..

[Joeey]

What is the difference between bouldering and water skiing?

Answer: Bouldering doesn't use a propellor to chop off the dorsal fin of a porpoise.

[pasapasi]

Im 13 and i have been in boulder climbing for 2 months and now i aint scared to fall and i can also go about 2 hours now nonstop climbing but when i started i couldnt go for 30 min without rest so all this is great and you will get strong really fast you are working on a muscle you've never done before in other sports so go check it out :D

[MrLeadZeppelin]

the best climber I know looks likes he's never been in a weightlifting gym, just a skinny guy basically. I wouldn't say adding muscle to lats, bis, forearms, etc. is necessarily *bad*, but I definitely think the best muscle training for bouldering is bouldering. This is true of practically anything.

[KeroSannin]

@rsholt45 strength training for climbers includes lifting weight of your own body... while climbing. Climbers mucles are way more effective than weightlifter ones. For strength you do short hard routes, and for endurance long easier (but not too easy) ones.

[rsholt45]

Well, he says "the main way to train for competition is to focus on strength at first". Then his next sentence is "Most people go weight lifting or what not which is completely useless, muscle is heavier than fat so it's the worst thing you could have". Weight lifting is ONE way to get stronger, and you CAN train the muscles used for bouldering. And plus, based on his last sentence, would it be better to be fat? NO YOU DUMB DUMB.

[tribedoce123456789]

@rsholt45 is better to be strong with the muscle u have and not to be a big pack of muscles

[EvilLamas]

@rsholt45 the idea is that you do climbing movements, so you can easly pull up your own body very quickly over and over, getting your smaller, but dense powerfull muscles.

weights give you big heavy, overkill.

its all about balance.

[xomanowar42]

its good to be strong, but not so good to be body builder strong

[felipeaca]

that comment has no sense, weightlifting helps a LOT

[flakened]

I hate how lots of people like this last guy on the video like to say that muscles are not good for climbing.

WTF? Of course it is good to be a lightweight, but with muscles. Muscles help a lot. Of course its not good to weight like 200 pounds, even if you have a muscular body, if you want to climb. But you dont need to be a skinny guy. You can be strong looking and still climb very, very hard. Bouldering is all about strength and technique.

sorry for my english.

[marphist]

@flakened He never said muscles are not good for climbing. He said that the muscle development you get from weightlifting in a gym will not be good for climbing and he is 100% correct.

The muscles you traditionally focus on when you weight train (biceps, pectoralis major/minor etc) are not really used in climbing. So if you train those up, you get big (and heavy) but they won't help you at all. Also, grip strength is not something you get from weight lifting.

[jimiskinglivecouk]

ARGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH YOUR VOICE IS SO ANNOYING

[trentandjordan]

im 6'5 225 lbs play offensive line and climb the shit out of the rocks at red river gorge. lifting weights has definitely helped my climbing, but the best way to get better is definitely just climb

[roflex2]

LOL @ dissing weight lifters, what an idiot.

Sure muscle is heavier and will make you heavier, but you gain strength disproportionately to weight, eg you will be heavier, but you will still find it easier to climb due to the strength gained.

Sure mr Olympia might have a big of trouble climbing, but the average weight lifter isn't.

[Patwc]

@roflex2

Lifting weights will make you stronger, in order to become a better climber the most effective method is more climbing or training specific to climbing. Going to the weight gym 5 days a week is pointless for someone who wants to be a climber.

[WeBeChillin420]

@roflex2

a weight lifter is going to have trouble doing long climbing and yes working with weights for climbing isn't known in the pro area or bouldering climbing

[kv8r84]

@roflex2 ... clearly not a regular climber.

[hydr5]

Yeah, go to Allez up which is a route climbing gym instead of coyote which is a bouldering gym. Both are in ottawa.

[Patwc]

@hydr5

Allez Up is in Montreal.

[hydr5]

@Patwc sorry, I mistook it for vertical reality!! My bad!

[malonethed]

..........so its better to be fat than strong to do bouldering :S don't think so.

[OmgItzLooteater]

@malonethed no dumb ass he said its just not worth trying to get bulky because you control most of your body's weight with your arms..so if you have tons of muscle its going to be harder

[IC3M4NX]

The guy talking about weight lifting is one of the dumbest people I've ever heard on youtube.

[provenknowledge]

@IC3M4NX he got his ass handed by a weightlifter i take it :P

[bmten10]

@IC3M4NX yea that was dumb but what i think he meant wqas just lifting and being really strong isent the key or ony thing to be a good climber

[wiam333]

cheap starting climbing shoes? anyone know good brands to look at?

[ninjataco4262]

@wiam333 evolve

[Andrax77]

what full of callus and magnesium?

[stinkoman01]

LOL. So true.

[jajajah86]

Their grip is strong but the skin thickens on the hand and becomes similar to sand paper.

I think it would be rather painful. :)

[thewoody65]

@krymsonwulf she would break your shit off haha

[jollygreenspartan]

@krymsonwulf You know how to give the best handjob ever? Use your mouth.

[Brotmaschine08]

@jollygreenspartan ?

[azachariades]

@krymsonwulf grip as hard as steel and skin like sandpaper.. i think i'll pass :D

[iHarpz]

@azachariades hahaha so true

[rustydemon]

@azachariades DAMN! Didn't think of that before I hit "Like".... The handjob bit got me :(

[adix06]

@krymsonwulf fuck yeah dude... it would be so rough! hahahaha

[MrVoiceofreason123]

@krymsonwulf Eh, anybody whose had a handjob before knows that a gentle but firm grip is best not a kung fu death grip.

[Shomas23]

@krymsonwulf imagine the rough hands bro... not good for hand jobs..

[MidgardEagle]

Also, in my eyes there's no girl like a climbing girl♥.

[krez1994]

Yea climbing chics are hawt

[paintballpro5050]

@MidgardEagle climbing is my life but there arnt very many cute climbers lol

[b215apple]

@paintballpro5050 Wow really? My brother from Boulder, Co got a cutie pie (looks almost like a supermodel) and she is a rock climber too! try go to Boulder, Co there are A LOT of pretty and strong climbers out there! TRUST ME.



[JewishFood]

@MidgardEagle and they're all just so damn hot

[lilKingGhosty]

now that is tight

[MidgardEagle]

It's big fun. Try it out!

[OIvanUA]

First!

[gcgamer14]

that guy in the green ruined it..