fat boys and climbing

Post by **anticlmber** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:28 pm

sooooo, by finding a niche you mean those folks who couldn't do squat in life found climbing and were able to be "somebody"

i've watched many a climber try their hand at other sports or activities and have understood why they climb. once again, they aren't curing cancer, they aren't doing anything major, they are just climbing a rock. whoopee!!

one-fall be the first, ive seen you climb, yer bad-ass AND i'd totally want you on my side if there was a barfight.

once again, i'd rather be mediocre at climbing but able to do many other things.
put some ass behind scrawny.

Post by **Izzy** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:52 pm

I spent years wrestling, fighting and powerlifting, resulting in my 5'11" 200lb. frame. I can cut down to 175 in about three weeks, but I feel so much weaker in general that it hurts my mental game while climbing.

Honestly it never occurred to me that there was a "glass ceiling" for 200 pounders. I just figured that it would take a lot more work to get where I want to be, that's all.

I would be curious though to hear about the training regimen of an elite (5.13+) climber who was 200+.

Post by **Meadows** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:30 pm

KD wrote: and also white guys dont play good basketball - they are supposed to play baseball but sometimes they try it anyway and it doesnt work out very well.

They don't play good basketball, but they make great basketball coaches.

Post by KD » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:43 pm

Meadows wrote:
KD wrote: and also white guys dont play good basketball - they are supposed to play baseball but sometimes they try it anyway and it doesnt work out very well.
They don't play good basketball, but they make great basketball coaches.

That is very true!

Post by **anticlmber** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:54 pm

ive known good whit players of all heights. its just a time thing, how much are you willing to put into it. also as the level goes up the size of the players go up but you still see small players. spud webb dunking anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5wBI98NXEE
hell darios not have bad for a tahitian kid.
shit have you ever seen the old photos of yaniro and those guys?? they were HUGE and setting the standard of the day even today. if they had all the advantages of stick rubber, state of the art sports equipment, a generation before them doing what they did and having shown the way for youth climbing leagues and soccer moms crushing 13s.
its the drive, the fight, the want.

Post by **Andrew** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:20 pm

Steve Nash anyone. He will probably go down as the best point guard ever. 2 MVP awards, 6 all star games, and 3 times NBA all first team.

Dirk?

Post by **pigsteak** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:12 pm

yaniro is not huge, just ripped. he is short and stacked. steve hong is the same.

Post by **Clevis Hitch** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:52 am

I was ripped once. I was climbing A.W.O.L.. Ripped it s,o hard my belayer almost dropped me!

Post by **512OW** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:06 pm

pigsteak wrote:yaniro is not huge, just ripped. he is short and stacked. steve hong is the same.

Word. I'm bigger than both of them, and I'm a little guy.

Post by **anticlmber** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:11 pm

512OW wrote:
pigsteak wrote:yaniro is not huge, just ripped. he is short and stacked. steve hong is the same.
Word. I'm bigger than both of them, and I'm a little guy.

that's what she said.