Why aren't you bouldering, Jow Forums?

Lemme guess, the circuit?

I love my climbing gym but haven't climbed in months. I just go and do yoga.

I went bouldering for the first time this Friday.

Holy fuck is that shit hard!

I do my chins with a 20kg plate but I could bately manage the second easiest level at that gym. The 5' anime-watching girl that invited me out could do better.
It was fucking embarrassing.

How to get better anons?

how do you guys program gym + climbing?

im doing 3x a week of gym 2x a week of climbing and my body feels like shit, bad shoulder pains. im also cutting and i cant tell if that's the problem

also kinda feel like the two are at odds with each other since climbing favors being low bodyweight

Jesus here in japan climbing gyms are 150 a year and they’re good quality. I climb 2 times a weeks but I’m a heavier fellow at 200lbs. I primarily powerbuild, but bouldering is just so fun and great for grip.

Because I tore my left rotator cuff trying this v5 last January so I just stick to top rope and sport climbing instead. Less chance to jerk my fucked shoulder. I like bouldering but I trash my body every time I go.

>how to get better

Just do it more. People who are starting out have no use for hangboards, campus boards, fancy $180 la sportiva galaxies, etc etc. If you're struggling for grip strength maybe get a "gripmaster" on amazon. Moisturize your hands when you're done (most gyms have a communal bottle of aveeno,) learn when to call it for the day (typically when you're just about to tear a big nugget of skin off your fingers,) and stretch some. Honestly you'll just see the most improvement by going more.

Weighted pullups instead of weighted chins. And no crossfit bs, if your nipples aren't touching the bar you're cheating yourself. Aside from that just climb, I wouldn't recommend using a hang board till your fingers get a bit more used to it.

You can still get pretty good at that weight. Maybe not sport climbing but specifically bouldering you can still smash double digit grades if you go enough.

I'm too bulky from lifting unfortunately :- (

If I split my routine between bouldering and powerlifting, when do I do my cardio??

this. life is expensive enough, and i'm ok with lifting/cardio as my main forms of exercise, and they cost next to nothing. i would have to forego most of my hobbies to fund this.

I'm probably going to start soon. Shit looks fun and I've got a mate I can go with

Are you in Tokyo ? I've seen many bouldering gyms but never as cheap as that.

I would appreciate suggestions.

user you're gonna die

because its fake and gay
>look at all these easy to grip points prepared right for you

Normalfag cringe

>easy

if only bouldering places would set up walls with a wide range of different difficulty level... oh wait, they actually do!

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expensive as fuck

>tfw the gym pastor puts holy water on the highest grips and you fall to your death

because i want to lift boulders, not cling to them like some faggot

It's all about grip strength and grip endurance, not absolute arm or leg strength

>god wills it

kek, fatty

Do you want to be a climber who lifts, or a lifter who climbs? Or you could just do what you want.

>im doing 3x a week of gym 2x a week of climbing and my body feels like shit
Probably too much too soon. Bad climbing technique, inability to program sessions (light/moderate/heavy etc.), not enough nutrition for adequate training. And the list goes on.

>also kinda feel like the two are at odds with each other since climbing favors being low bodyweight
True. But you can also train strength at the gym. Weight is more about how you eat than how you train.

Do some moderate cardio on rest days, or do climbing / lifting at morning and cardio on the evening or vice versa.

It's more about technique tho, but can't argue that strength isn't important aswell

How are other lads training? Bouldering or trad/lead/speed? I'm currently bouldering every other day. One day i do mostly limit bouldering, the other day i climb for volume. I also try to do gym and cardio 1-2 times a week.

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