Is rock climbing the new crossfit?

It's been increasingly trendy for years, don't even try to act like it's a recent thing

the oscars really made it big desu

yeah, kinda sucks, the gyms near me are all way more crowded than they used to be

Regardless of the status of the sport its worth your time to do it.

Teaches you things about spatial awareness and just general movement that the gym cannot. That said the gym teaches you how to program, push yourself and accel in anything really.

So they go hand in hand so fucking well.

My friends have memberships so I tried it out for free with a guest pass. Just know this if you're thinking about doing it:

>ROCK CLIMBING IS NOT FOR MANLETS

I'm 5'5 and it was fucking awful getting shown up by my lanklet friends who are seriously fucking stick thin with no muscle. In other words, I'd have to practically jump to get to the next rock when my friends were able to climb up the wall like it's a fucking ladder. Either way though, it was still fun and gave me a huge forearm pump with a nice sore upper back and rear delts the next day. Going again today actually.

Good fun. I used to Climb a lot until about 2 years ago when I fell and fucked my knee somehow. Still hurts to this day.

Plenty of manlet rock climbers out there that are really good . No doubt that being taller helps out a lot but it won't matter unless you actually train like you'd do so in lifting.
Just work for it, your height doesn't hold you back as much as your skills do rn.

I was having a chuckle watching Magnus Mitbo trying tp squat a plate

link, please

It's in one of the jujimufu videos, can't remember which one right now

yes

it's been trendy for many years

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This is the single most retarded statement in the history of Jow Forums! I've been here for more than a decade, good god. Im saving this and laughing at it forever! Thanks idiot.

Its just because they can reach farther
Shorter means you could have less weight to lift and could potentially single point stuff a lot easier. Since your grip in relation to body weight is better.

That being said you gotta reach the grips or adjust how you climb if you're shorter.

Stay poor faggot. We'll keep driving our beamers from our six-figure corporate jobs to and from your climbing gym, just to get a pump before going home and having sex with Stacy.

cringe

>t. burnout

She's asian, wtf did you expect?

Cope

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>the crags

Fag.

If it's any consolation, probably one of the pound for pound strongest rock climbers out there is Magnus mitdtbo, who is 5'9". Not exactly a hyper manlet, but he isn't a gangly lean freak like Adam Ondra or some of the other crazy strong sport climbers.

In that it's a hobby that gets picked up by people in their mid 20s who otherwise have no personality and thus won't shut the fuck up about it? Yes.

No, it is actually real exercise.
Also most normies go to rock climbing once, find it too hard/expensive and never go again

My xwife was super into it so obviously I dont care for it anymore. Also why the fuck do no climbers cross train? I would climb 5.10s no problem with zero technique, just stength from lifting.

Holy shit this, climbers are so goddamm boring. Only talk about climbing and weed.

No. Fuck off

I'm a manlet and i do just fine.

You just suck. Plenty of women are great climbers, better than men. It isn't about strength or size its mostly about technique.

why does climbing attract those types?

I just go as an alternative to the gym occasionally and to put my strength into use. And its fun. But holy shit why are there so many stoner types and freaks there.

I still don't get how this activity can be so widespread. Isn't there a huge risk of falling and acquiring a permanent injury? No let me go ahead and let me go ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head ahead head and say that the chance of falling is almost guaranteed if you ahead head keep doing it

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Why?

Its the new hacky sacky. Its a not-sitting activity you can do with friends.
Too bad all the degenates DUDE WEED LMAO'd up the local climbing gym cuz its actually pretty fun and a good workout and builds amazing forearms

i think lots of climbers are autistic, myself and everyone itt included. dont even you me

For real. 3 months in and it feels like my forearms are gym pumped all the time.

I just climbed for an hour then did a full body heavy lift. AMA

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Yes i broke my ankle in October then went on to be a ski instructor in January. The trick is not being a fucking faggot.

Most of the top climbers in the world are 5'6 to 5'10 and plenty of girls sending V14 shorter than you. Height isn't really an excuse you were just bad

It has a rich history older than your grandparents you stupid faggot, so no it's not the new CrossFit.

me as the ball, haha

i would love to smell that ball.

>Not having a secret Boulder that you spend a summer camping out at and working every possible angle on it

Do you even dirtbag bro?

this board didn't do it, my city went from 0 climbing to 2 in the past two years, and about 3 yrs ago a nearby outfit for outdoor climbing started offering groupons

this trend has been happening bc people like to go outside more these days

Closed minded brainlet detected.

ngmi.