[Stubbs]

Yeah, dunno

... Some of these guys that look big have broad shoulders and skinny little chicken legs, so they look much bigger than they actually are.

You've managed to accidentally just describe Tim there

[Richie Crouch]

Micro gut ?! You cheeky cripple Mills.

I've managed to steadily increase weight from 68 to 73.5kg in the last 1.5 years, with a good 2kg of this being since early Dec when I goosed my knee and just went to doing lots of pull-ups, pressups, weights and using protein shakes on top of my fairly sizeable diet.

was hitting pb's in 1 arm deadhanging and happily campussing the roof routes in the hangar cave last week so I reckon you don't need to be any lower than 74 at 6'2.

Obviously it would be great to know the tipping point of perfect strength/too fat to climb.

[Plattsy]

I'm a smidge above 6ft 1in and weigh 83kg. Been down to 78kg. Climbed well on rock recently, not so on plastic so all good there. I maintain my weight with a fairly good diet and about 20 miles running a week. I'd balloon if I didn't.

Chris20 of this parish is about 6ft 6 and weighs about the same as a bag of sugar.

[moose]

I've found the diet of champions, courtesy of one of my favorite boxers, Triple-G:

[Ti_pin_man]

this thread is making me feel fat.  6 foot and 82kg but not climbing 8 anything anytime soon.  right wheres that smilie... ahh here it is:   

[lagerstarfish]

This thread is fucking killing me. I hit 85kg at Christmas and I'm 5'8.

but you're still climbing 8B right?

[Dexter]

Out of interest, what are any other 6ft 2ins climbers here clocking in weight wise? How low can I go before organ failure?

I'm 6ft 2 and weigh around 11-11.5 st but as  previously described I have tiny chicken legs (used as stability and guidance whilst campusing).

[Dave Flanagan]

This thread is fucking killing me. I hit 85kg at Christmas and I'm 5'8.

but you're still climbing 8B right?

We are all are, right?

[SA Chris]

I usually peak at about 14 stone

Images of the Elvicution, gorging himself on burgers until the climax.......

It's usually at that point I start doing something about it (last time was 5th Jan). Weighed in this morning at 13st 9 1/2 so it's going in the right direction!

[Monolith]

I was already pretty slim but had an operation to remove a tennis ball sized growth in my jaw a few years ago.  Surgeons had to go in through the floor of my mouth and a slit in my neck - meant I could barely eat for a few weeks or the stitches tore.

Moose, I'm really sorry to hear that you had to endure this mate. May the year ahead lead only to very good things for you.

It's been interesting seeing the different height and weight permutations. From microgut Hession through to sprung coil Atkinson and the Aberdeen Annihilator SA Chris, I'd love to see an R-Man style list of UKBers across the different ranges.

Now where are Slackers and R-Man.....  

[tomtom]

I was already pretty slim but had an operation to remove a tennis ball sized growth in my jaw a few years ago.  Surgeons had to go in through the floor of my mouth and a slit in my neck - meant I could barely eat for a few weeks or the stitches tore.

Moose, I'm really sorry to hear that you had to endure this mate. May the year ahead lead only to very good things for you.

It's been interesting seeing the different height and weight permutations. From microgut Hession through to sprung coil Atkinson and the Aberdeen Annihilator SA Chris, I'd love to see an R-Man style list of UKBers across the different ranges.

Now where are Slackers and R-Man.....  

I think you've got to add the ape index into the height.. as thats (generally) height for little weight (length of arms vs length of torso etc..)...

For example, I have a +1/+2 ape, whereas others here (not mention any knuckle dragging names) have an ape index of up to +6...

If I'm 73KG and 6'4" with my ape, compared to 80KG with 6'7" with ape it doesnt look so different..

[SA Chris]

but as  previously described I have tiny chicken legs

I was always told at school I had Wednesday legs, as in "when's day" going snap! Oh schoolboy humour. Used to kick the comedian's arses in high jump though.

In a wetsuit I look like a rubber door wedge.

[Monolith]

Now this is really getting into Slackers ballpond! Come on Tom, we'll submit the data, you heads nail the infographics!

It's all just because I miss the days of endless Powerball lists and league tables really.

OT - can we bring that back please?

[tim palmer]

Yeah, dunno

... Some of these guys that look big have broad shoulders and skinny little chicken legs, so they look much bigger than they actually are.

You've managed to accidentally just describe Tim there

Chicken legs are where it is at, although I am not sure I am a waif weight-wise! 

Strangely I have found that I need to be lighter for bouldering than route climbing, but it may just be I am closer to my limit on problems than routes.

[tomtom]

My Gran (from Stretford) use to say I had legs like "knots on cotton"

[nai]

I think you've got to add the ape index into the height.. as thats (generally) height for little weight (length of arms vs length of torso etc..)...

but then doesn't that same weight on the end of a longer lever actually make the body heavier to lift?    etc. We really need a minefield smilie

[fried]

I'd like some wrist and ankle measurements. My wrists are just over 17cm and my ankles are   just over 21cm.

So, even though I'm 75.5kg for 1.85m, you can guess where the weight is.

Has anyone ever climbed 8B with thinner wrists I ask myself ?

[Ti_pin_man]

it wouldnt be hard to pull together a database of climbers vital stats.  I suspect it would certainly show trends of optimal weights/heights/apes/years climbing and grade.  There would always be exceptions, but with enough peoples numbers it would show general figures.

and no, I'm not creating it.   

[fatneck]

This thread is fucking killing me. I hit 85kg at Christmas and I'm 5'8.

I feel your pain... 88kgs (just) and 5'9... 

[webbo]

but as  previously described I have tiny chicken legs

I was always told at school I had Wednesday legs, as in "when's day" going snap! Oh schoolboy humour. Used to kick the comedian's arses in high jump though.

In a wetsuit I look like a rubber door wedge.

Round here they are Lucky legs "lucky they don't snap"

[Nibile]

[Rocksteady]

Some guy on 8a.nu seems to have tried to do some stat thing here on the top 300-odd climbers in their database...

http://www.8a.nu/?IncPage=http%3A//www.8a.nu/forum/ViewForumThread.aspx%3FObjectId%3D33163%26ObjectClass%3DCLS_ForumGeneral%26CountryCode%3DGLOBAL

[Sloper]

My personal suggestion for weight is 5' 7.5" and  a touch under 14 Stone as for hard bouldering, no idea.

[SA Chris]

Are you Weeble?

[Richie Crouch]

Haha, good post lore.

I should resemble this guy after not being able to use my legs for over a month now: