Quote from: Paul B on April 26, 2008, 08:32:38 pmI doubt you'll gain masses of muscle, its incredibly difficult (for everyone bar Saltbeef).Who (if his signature is anything to go by) climbs girly grades
I doubt you'll gain masses of muscle, its incredibly difficult (for everyone bar Saltbeef).
on that note did anyone else catch the re-run of supersize she the other night?
And whilst I'm quite slender at the moment, I did a really great long cliff traverse last weekend, then I felt it in my latissimus dorsi muscles the next day, and panicked that I was going to turn into a big muscly man-girl. Bleurgh.
Quote from: Cookie on April 26, 2008, 08:20:38 pmAnd whilst I'm quite slender at the moment, I did a really great long cliff traverse last weekend, then I felt it in my latissimus dorsi muscles the next day, and panicked that I was going to turn into a big muscly man-girl. Bleurgh. not again Yes, that's how it works - do one traverse and you will wake up the next day looking like the Hulk. I wish. But then again I probably fall on the wrong side of muscly for you. Why not try to climb as hard as you possibly can and just accept that it will change your body, your mind, your outlook and countless other things. If a guy is turned off by the sight of a bit of muscle, he is probably the wrong type of guy to be with anyway.
If you look at a lot of top women boulderers, they're not exactly stacked. Didn't Katy Whitaker win the womens BBC? She's pretty svelte.
That's a bad example
As women climbers/boulders go though Jenn, Rands is about the most muscular/manly.
Re. Rands - I was being sarcastic. Yes, Americans can occasionally use sarcasm You said that most top women boulderers aren't 'stacked'. I wasn't implying that it is a prerequisite, rather just giving a counter example.
Jody Hansen from Adam's photo from the Rumble new item
I'm surprised by girls who worry about getting too beefy, muscle wise, from climbing.