More accurate power-to-weight handicap calculation.

[Liamhutch89]

I'd love to see a spreadsheet of all the top climbers and their BW and their 1 RM backsquat

I reckon the average would be something like 100kgs for the men. If that.

I'd be disappointed if I couldn't burn them all off :lol:

I think you might end up very disappointed :lol: :lol:.

I am totally unconvinced having very strong legs is of any help.

Somewhat contradictory points?

I was replying to Wellsy's prediction of a 100kg max (I once saw a video of Magnus Midtbo struggle to squat that much too), but wasn't being entirely serious and I'm sure there's an 8C 200kg squatter out there somewhere...

 

[tim palmer]

Ah sorry I thought you were saying you would burn them off at climbing! Yeah of course you could probably lift more than them, it doesn't really have anything to do with climbing does it.

 

[Liamhutch89]

Ah sorry I thought you were saying you would burn them off at climbing! Yeah of course you could probably lift more than them, it doesn't really have anything to do with climbing does it.

In reality, I wouldn't back myself despite having a size advantage over most. I'd expect some of the springy comp beasts in particular could put up some big numbers if they tried. Not because they train them but simply because they are mutants.

 

[Mostly_Inanimate_Beans]

Anecdotally, I fractured my talus ~15 weeks ago and had my foot immobilised for 13 weeks, resulting in my quad and hamstring getting a little smaller, while my calf pretty much buggered off altogether. This, combined with eating sod all while on morphine has left me 6kg lighter, largely in the lower body, so quite an applicable case study. I've gone from being miles from being able to do one armers or front levers to being able to scrape through both, albeit with pretty shoddy form. Haven't been able to get back into properly climbing enough to say whether the loss of leg strength is made up for by the improved power to weight ratio but feel pretty strong on the board at the moment.

 

[Fiend]

Crikey how long were you on morphine for?? :ninja:

 

[Mostly_Inanimate_Beans]

5 weeks plus another 2 on codeine, but still haven't got my appetite back

 

[Fiend]

What did you do to the talus?? That's a lot of morphine, the longest I've been on it was more like 5 days!

 

[Mostly_Inanimate_Beans]

Broke it into a couple of pieces and laterally dislocated the subtalar joint. Was only on it full time as such for the first 3 weeks then just at night to help me sleep after that

 

[SA Chris]

Stay away from those places where you broke it!

Hope it heals OK.

 

[SA Chris]

I always wonder how people monitor their leg size. I have gone from no running at all to doing about 1000km a year since my late 40s, and noticed almost no difference in my legs; still reasonably large thighs and calves like spindles.

 

[webbo]

When I had my shoulder repaired and was unable to cycle outside. I would use the turbo for an hour one day and walk for 3 or 4 hours he next day. I noticed that my cycling shorts got tighter on my thighs.

 

[36chambers]

I always wonder how people monitor their leg size. I have gone from no running at all to doing about 1000km a year since my late 40s, and noticed almost no difference in my legs; still reasonably large thighs and calves like spindles.

I've owned my trusty suit for 12 years, wearing it at least once a year (pre-pandemic). A few weeks ago, the day before my friend's wedding, I thought I'd pop it on to see how it looks and lo and behold the trousers are now skin tight around my thighs and I couldn't safely do a full squat in them

 

[SA Chris]

what have you done to make the change?

 

[SA Chris]

When I had my shoulder repaired and was unable to cycle outside. I would use the turbo for an hour one day and walk for 3 or 4 hours he next day. I noticed that my cycling shorts got tighter on my thighs.

So was that an increase in activity?

 

[Wellsy]

Ah sorry I thought you were saying you would burn them off at climbing! Yeah of course you could probably lift more than them, it doesn't really have anything to do with climbing does it.

In reality, I wouldn't back myself despite having a size advantage over most. I'd expect some of the springy comp beasts in particular could put up some big numbers if they tried. Not because they train them but simply because they are mutants.

I reckon a 70kg comp climber mutant who's never done a backsquat might at a guess put out 120kgs the first time (and that'd be pretty bloody impressive) and I imagine you can probably backsquat considerably more than that?

 

[webbo]

When I had my shoulder repaired and was unable to cycle outside. I would use the turbo for an hour one day and walk for 3 or 4 hours he next day. I noticed that my cycling shorts got tighter on my thighs.

So was that an increase in activity?

No I think the walking gave me more muscle bulk. I would have riding for 4 hours one day, climbing the next with some occasional weight training thrown in. I’ve found over time running does add any muscle bulk, cycling and walking do.
However this is just on my thighs my calf muscles are way thin no matter what I do.

 

[Wellsy]

Only reliable way of developing big calf muscles as an adult involves chatting to a dodgy looking bloke at the powerlifting gym...

 

[SA Chris]

I’ve found over time running does add any muscle bulk, cycling and walking do.

does or doesn't?

 

[webbo]

Opps Doesn’t.

 

[Mostly_Inanimate_Beans]

Only reliable way of developing big calf muscles as an adult involves chatting to a dodgy looking bloke at the powerlifting gym...

Reckon he's got anything that will do the opposite? Asking for a friend