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apologies for sincereposting but i gotta plug my favorite sport of all time. as someone who grew up playing a LOT of team sports, discovering climbing was incredible. they got it figured it out. its gamified for you, every climbing route has a little number assigned to tell you roughly how difficult it is, making it very easy for you to evaluate how well you're improving. despite common perception, it is not an sport solely for people with lots of upper body strength, modern bouldering and sport climbing typically requires a level of full body fitness and mobility that isn't easily replicated by many sports. you can always find a niche with your morphology to make it work. its great for your back too.
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@imhellastupid
Feb 22, 2024
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@helloadrian
I’m a decent climber and people are really surprised by my lack of upper body strength. I always have to tell new friends that they should really work on their legwork to improve
Feb 23, 2024
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@sabrina
if your sport isn’t gameified I dont want it
Feb 23, 2024
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@nicky999doors
The fact that i was on a rock climbing team in high school bc i was scared of real sports..,, i have to go back
Feb 22, 2024
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@nic
I want someone to tell me that I can climb with my long nails, but I know I can’t & it makes me sad.
Feb 22, 2024
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@imhellastupid
nic you must sacrifice one aesthetic for another :(
Feb 22, 2024
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@aidanaguirre
my back pain got way worse after starting rockclimbing BUT I liked the self-paced aspect of it and the community at my climbing gym - how can i protect my back? I wanna jump back into it!
Feb 22, 2024
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@imhellastupid
aidanaguirre where is the pain? upper/mid/lower?
Feb 22, 2024
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@aidanaguirre
imhellastupid lower specifically l5/s1
Feb 22, 2024
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@imhellastupid
aidanaguirre How flexible are you? Can you touch your toes? I've found that a lot of lower back pain comes from tight hamstring and hips, start tryna unlock those hip flexors and hammies. if it isn't that, than it might be core strength ya need to level up
Feb 22, 2024
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@aidanaguirre
imhellastupid I can at a wide stance, but yes! I’ve been trying to develop more core strength to help out and improve being flexible
Feb 22, 2024
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