[moose]

Could definitely shed some weight, although i'm not an uber fat-bastard a lot of it is muscle, physical job, powerlifting/strongman style training has definitely bulked me out more than your typical climber.
200kg deadlift, 350kg tyre flips, 130kg bench press etc to offer some perspective on it...

Crikey... what's the "physical job" - do you work at an anvil factory?! You must be one of the few climbers who has maybe one pair of rock shoes for comfort, one for performance... and one for the truck pull!

[rich d]

My mentality is that it's my winter coat and I'll shed it after Christmas. 188cm and about 90kg. Want to get down to 80kg for the summer.
Was at the depot notts today flailing about, decided that I'm doing the Eva Lopez, as in pulling pn big holds with added weight (hopefully I'll get more gains than shark!!)

[ianv]

5 ft 7, 72 kg fat, 69 thin ( mid summer), 29 inch waist  and 38 inch chest...  Was 64kg when I sport climbed as hard as I could.... 15 yrs ago. For bouldering losing that 3 kg makes all the difference.

*GSOH, non smoker, no pets, looking for...... *

Did you cut and paste that off your profile on Bubba's website 



 

[moose]

Maybe he wants us to buy him some trousers for Christmas?

[webbo]

What we seem to have here is other than Moose, Tom,Tom and Ian v is a lot of old fat piss head boulders
There is an easy solution to this but I for one should not be the one to give advice. Having done an hour and half on the weights,then an hour on the turbo followed by going out for lunch panini and chocolate brownie. On returning home 2 single malts and crisps, the pittas stuffed with cheese and humous washed down with white wine and I'm only getting started.

[AndyR]

178cm x 63-65kg .... no excuses there for me unfortunately.

Anorexic sport climber...

[Dr T]

180 ish and about 83kg
not fat, just a touch of insulation round the kidneys but otherwise just big round the chest and shoulders.
can't crimp anything small but have still bouldered 7c on a few occasions,  would consider myself a solid 7b(+) climber.... on stuff that suits so grit, font and a bit of llamberis mountain rock
Have tried to drop weight before but whenever I got under 77ish I just got ill a lot.
Over time I've just consoled myself to the fact I'm not going to be an all rounder, that coupled with the fact I do like the gym... you've got to do what's right for you, as I said trying to drop weight made me ill the whole time, being a little heavier but healthier has allowed me to climb harder.
oh and I don't drink so that's not an issue......
Rambling reply over...

[moose]

What we seem to have here is other than Moose, Tom,Tom and Ian v is a lot of old fat piss head boulders

I've refrained from quoting my own numbers as they're pretty sickening - people would be wondering why I'm either / both not (a) in hospital (b) climbing a lot harder!  Weight vs height is a pretty blunt tool to assess climbers - I was bouldering at my best when I was around 8kg heavier (but didn't have a job - grit four times a week - no climbing walls - no injuries).   

[ianv]

178cm x 63-65kg .... no excuses there for me unfortunately.

Anorexic sport climber...

Actually in terms of bmi, that's about 20/21. Perfect.

[Dr T]

178cm x 63-65kg .... no excuses there for me unfortunately.

Anorexic sport climber...

Actually in terms of bmi, that's about 20/21. Perfect.

yeah well apparently I'm over weight w a bmi of 25.6
frankly a useless measure when it doesn't consider muscle mass...

[tomtom]

1.90m and 76kg.. was down to 72kg in November, but winter seems to have led to more booze/food/weight

[mindfull]

1.90m and 76kg.. was down to 72kg in November, but winter seems to have led to more booze/food/weight

That sounds about it. And even you should go down back to 72.

[SA Chris]

1.90m and 76kg.. was down to 72kg in November, but winter seems to have led to more booze/food/weight

Do you struggle to travel upwind?

[andy popp]

Just weighed myself for the first time in many, many years.

1.79 and just over 68. Heavy for me but mighty glad to be under 11 stone.

[Doylo]

I usually put half a stone on in winter but hoping to minimise it this time as dieting is grim.

[JamesD]

Thanks for the Advise FatDoc, maybe i'll forgoe the casual fingerboarding stuff here and there, probably safer!

Moose, I'm a Steadicam Operator and sometimes Camera Crane Technician, that translates to walking/running/sprinting around with 20-25kg of equipment attached to my body all day or when I work on the cranes, building/dismantling, moving, adjusting and helping to operate Camera Cranes, usually around 18-30ft in length and anywhere up to a few hundred kg in weight including the counterweights....fun times

[tomtom]

1.90m and 76kg.. was down to 72kg in November, but winter seems to have led to more booze/food/weight

Do you struggle to travel upwind?

All my toughest ascents have been with a significant updraft

[dave]

Just out of interest, when did it start being socially acceptable to quote your height and weight purely in metric? Did we lose a war with France or something when I wasn't looking?

[tomtom]

Just out of interest, when did it start being socially acceptable to quote your height and weight purely in metric? Did we lose a war with France or something when I wasn't looking?

Mais ouis, Rodney.

[Fultonius]

Appologies!
Height: 0.959 Austrian Klafters (or 0.000 327 364 507 07 Leagues)
Weight: 1.712 Bags of Portland Cement (or 56 328.107 988 Scruples in more common units)

hope that helps...

[dave]

Just out of interest, when did it start being socially acceptable to quote your height and weight purely in metric? Did we lose a war with France or something when I wasn't looking?

Mais ouis, Rodney.

Fibonacci my son.

[Jaspersharpe]

Must admit I have no idea when people talk about kgs.

Welcome back JamesD btw. Good effort struggling up 6As at your size, that's my current level but I have no excuse.

[tomtom]

Is there a weight/height equivalent of the Bitcoin rivalling UKB currency: the "fuck all"?

[dave]

Must admit I have no idea when people talk about kgs.

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[Jaspersharpe]

Exactly. Baking is really important.