[Nibile]

Thanks for the kind words Tommy, but as you can see here I'm not strong: I can't do pinkies levers, I can't do back2 crimps and I can't do Malc's One Armer, among many other problems. I seem to be pretty strong on my own board, training on my own, thinking that every problem I set and climb is 8a or above...

[Richie Crouch]

I can get nowhere near any of these feats... Good job I'm a lanky twat!

[rich d]

How much harder is it to do a front lever as you get taller? (Clutching at straws at 6`2)

[SA Chris]

Impossible at 6 ' 2" (here, grab the end of my straw, it's a long one).

[abarro81]

I can get nowhere near any of these feats... Good job I'm a lanky twat!

+1

[tomtom]

Impossible at 6 ' 2" (here, grab the end of my straw, it's a long one).

Done one for about a second (full hand grip) and I'm 6' 3".....

Must be piss for short arses

[Grubes]

well from a physics point of view
every action has a equal and opposite reaction

force = pressure x area
so A larger person would have a larger area of pressure acting against them and thus would need to work against a larger reactive force (gravity in this case) thus making it harder.

Also looking at the bending moment a lanky persons legs in front lever would be further from the bending point and thus would mean the legs would be making it harder to lock front lever.

[rich d]

Quick google search seems to suggest Gill's 6'2. Think I might have to start some training again, although it's gonna be L hangs to start with.

[Oldmanmatt]

I'm quite strong.
Used to be stronger.

I can still make a lever on a full hand grip.

No way is a pinky lever easy!
Even hanging a pinky grip would elude 99.9999999999% of the population.

[Jim]

I can get nowhere near any of these feats... Good job I'm a lanky twat! fat, lazy drunk!

[abarro81]

well from a physics point of view
every action has a equal and opposite reaction

force = pressure x area
so A larger person would have a larger area of pressure acting against them and thus would need to work against a larger reactive force (gravity in this case) thus making it harder.

Am I being particularly dumb today or are you on crack? I didn't really understand what you wrote. I don't think this has anything to do with area or pressure, just moments...

[tomtom]

It's about weight times distance - the taller you are the more your lever all stick out (from the shoulders) so you need more strength to hold it. Which is why front levers are much easier with your legs tucked up etc.

Classic long levers tall persons excuse that I am happy to endorse (being a lanky streak of piss)

[andyd]

Pretty sure the reason that I can't do pinky front levers is my height that I can't be arsed to train.

This level of core strength is good for climbing a roof and impressing people. I think the most impressive thing here, and certainly the most pertinent, is that he has awesome finger strength. This is what will help him crush.

[Grubes]

Am I being particularly dumb today or are you on crack? I didn't really understand what you wrote. I don't think this has anything to do with area or pressure, just moments...

Not on crack that I know of about just bored shitless in a hot office waiting for 2.45. re reading that I got my self confused between work stuff and typing. Too many calcs F=ma and F=pa this week brain fried.
Mainly trying to avoiding a load of torque calculations that can wait till monday

[abarro81]

[Edited to reflect above edit]. Fuck physics, climbing is way more fun

[Oldmanmatt]

Damn!

We started a bit of a rumble in the Bunker...


Adam Cooper.

Anything Ellis can do, he can do...


Untitled (2013-08-02 21:20:48) by oldmanmatt, on Flickr

[Sasquatch]

Ellis

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Adam

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Comparing form, we have Ellis with the straight arms, but the less straight body, while Adam has the bent arms and straight body.....

[Krank]

Which means neither of them can do a pinky front lever. Punters

[Oldmanmatt]

Untitled (2013-08-16 22:04:59) by oldmanmatt, on Flickr

Not, perhaps, legendary but impressive.

From the 45 slopers of first BM, turn 180, to first ball, turn 180, to second ball, turn 180, to 45 sloper on center finger board, turn 180, to large ball, turn 180 to the fourth ball, turn 180 to finish on the 45's of the BM (just out of shot)...
After several hours of crushing 7A-7C problems on the wall.


I used to feel quite strong.

What the hell are we feeding kids these days?

[Sasquatch]

I used to feel quite strong.

What the hell are we feeding kids these days?

I see these "feats" and I'm so far away from anything of the sort that I can't even comprehend how hard it is.  I can't hang the 45's two handed, or the mono's(much less pinky), do a one arm, or a front lever.  So instead I just get a little smile, and shake my head with disbelief, secure in the knowledge that you can be weak as sh$%, and still kneebar and technique your way up most climbs 

[unclesomebody]

In a desperate bid to do something that would impress Nibile I started messing around on a beastmaker for the first time in a year or two (or three!). Because there happened to be 2 beastmakers mounted one above the other, 30cm apart, I decided a requisite feat of strength would be a one arm campus between the two. By some miracle of mind over body I managed to go from middle sloper to middle sloper with both left and right arm. I don't know how much further out the top beastmaker is but I would guess around 7cm. I don't have video evidence, so free free to call me out.

I suspect going further would be possible. I reckon 40cm would be possible.

PS. I can't deadhang on pinky mono's. Or any mono's. With 2 arms.

[Nibile]

In a desperate bid to do something that would impress Nibile

Apart from crushing 8b after three years off?

[Moo]

I totally believe you are able and did in fact do what you claim Uncle but I'm still calling you out. Mainly because I want to see the video.

[Sasquatch]

I totally believe you are able and did in fact do what you claim Uncle but I'm still calling you out. Mainly because I want to see the video.

 

[unclesomebody]

Not wishing to turn into the next stevie haston (ie. old man making stinky claims), I've uploaded a video of the above mentioned feat. However, I've had to break a core rule of life - I filmed this is portrait mode on my phone camera. I feel dirty, but it was the only way to get it all in and use my shoe as a tripod.



On reflection, this isn't difficult and I'm going to put it out there that 40cm is definitely possible, 45cm probably possible, and 50cm within reality. I look forward to seeing some of the strong guys on here uploading a 50cm 2 finger to 2 finger campus.