can see why it might not help or even hinder powerful short climbing or even max hangs
Quote from: Dan Cheetham on June 19, 2017, 10:52:15 pmcan see why it might not help or even hinder powerful short climbing or even max hangsLast year I was the lightest ever and bouldering by far my best ever... so I'd disagree (though there was the conflating factor of being on a full time trip for an extended period too).For those above saying that you should only start to diet when close to success - that only works if you're only losing a small amount of weight. If you just want to drop a few lbs then that's fine, but if you fluctuate quite largely (e.g. my light mode is now about 1.5 stone lower than my heavy mode) then that won't work as it takes too long to lose that weight without digging yourself into a giant hole. Plus, when I'm close to a route is when I don't want to be tired and hungry from dieting.
Quote from: abarro81 on June 20, 2017, 08:52:22 amQuote from: Dan Cheetham on June 19, 2017, 10:52:15 pmcan see why it might not help or even hinder powerful short climbing or even max hangsLast year I was the lightest ever and bouldering by far my best ever... so I'd disagree (though there was the conflating factor of being on a full time trip for an extended period too).For those above saying that you should only start to diet when close to success - that only works if you're only losing a small amount of weight. If you just want to drop a few lbs then that's fine, but if you fluctuate quite largely (e.g. my light mode is now about 1.5 stone lower than my heavy mode) then that won't work as it takes too long to lose that weight without digging yourself into a giant hole. Plus, when I'm close to a route is when I don't want to be tired and hungry from dieting.Do you mind sharing the details?I'm 6ft3 and getting down to 80kg is what I'm aiming for, but the nearer to 90 I get, the harder it seems to become.
Quote from: Yossarian on June 20, 2017, 02:12:28 pmQuote from: abarro81 on June 20, 2017, 08:52:22 amQuote from: Dan Cheetham on June 19, 2017, 10:52:15 pmcan see why it might not help or even hinder powerful short climbing or even max hangsLast year I was the lightest ever and bouldering by far my best ever... so I'd disagree (though there was the conflating factor of being on a full time trip for an extended period too).For those above saying that you should only start to diet when close to success - that only works if you're only losing a small amount of weight. If you just want to drop a few lbs then that's fine, but if you fluctuate quite largely (e.g. my light mode is now about 1.5 stone lower than my heavy mode) then that won't work as it takes too long to lose that weight without digging yourself into a giant hole. Plus, when I'm close to a route is when I don't want to be tired and hungry from dieting.Do you mind sharing the details?I'm 6ft3 and getting down to 80kg is what I'm aiming for, but the nearer to 90 I get, the harder it seems to become.I know, when I hit 40 I really started to find it hard keeping the weight off. Must be desperate at your age.
Yeah, the getting used to being a bit hungry has got to be the key.
Great post Alex, I've always wondered about briefly losing a bit of weight to enable me to climb harder. Say I wanted to lose 1/2 a stone for a few weeks in October what would be a good time to lose it?
Hold the fuck on, Barrows you're saying you're 6'3 and got down to 10st12lb? Jesus.
I've gently dropped from 11st 6lb to 11st 3lb with no effort whatsoever.
Quote from: dave on June 20, 2017, 10:42:24 pmHold the fuck on, Barrows you're saying you're 6'3 and got down to 10st12lb? Jesus.I'm 6'3" and tickled the high 10's earlier this year...