i don't think i was engaging my core much tbh. it's mostly my pecs and triceps that are killing me now from all the dangling i was doing while i was trying to summon up the courage to make the next move. also i found that having to put my feet up above the level of my ears is not a feeling i'm comfortable with at all.
― yeovil knievel (NickB), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:26 (eight years ago) link
its def engaging yr core cmon!
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:29 (eight years ago) link
erryone I know who is really into climbing is ripped, it's true
There are exceptions. *looks at feet*
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
I said ripped, not swole
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
idk if your feet are ripped or swole, did not investigate
ripped > swole obvs
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:31 (eight years ago) link
ripped feet wld just be weird anyway
My feet typically do feel pretty ripped after climbing, actually.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
I kind of think of sw0le being more Schwarzenegger, ripped more Bruce Lee
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
sadly i was more gripped than ripped
― yeovil knievel (NickB), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:41 (eight years ago) link
ya swole is big ripped is toned
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:41 (eight years ago) link
get that yoga body sexi
someday, I am more dad bod these days
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:44 (eight years ago) link
argh what thread am i even on, "toned," there's no such thing as toned
― goole, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
i am on the cusp of dadbod and gymbod, just sort of naturally fat and lazy
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
I wish I could control where I lose fat from first. The order of operations is all wrong. I guess the real life solution that would be to extract the fat cells from my gut and put them in my butt but that sounds expensive
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:49 (eight years ago) link
lol goole trying to think what the equivalent offense in the running thread wld be maybe someone coming in and saying u shd only do sprints never run long or something
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:50 (eight years ago) link
it's mostly my pecs and triceps that are killing me now from all the dangling i was doing while i was trying to summon up the courage to make the next move
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:54 (eight years ago) link
see now i really want to go back and magnetize my core
― yeovil knievel (NickB), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:56 (eight years ago) link
B-)
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
― goole, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 11:48 AM (13 minutes ago)
lol was gonna say
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:04 (eight years ago) link
that's a great interview about CrossFit ... lots of useful information in there for anyone who wants to keep training into middle age and beyond
― Brad C., Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:05 (eight years ago) link
dude i trained with made a big deal about how a good climber should always be trying to "stick your dick in the wall" i.e. tuck your hips in so you have contact with the rock on your pelvis unless you're in motion. the idea is that if your butt is sticking out while you're climbing, you are reliant on the belay to support your weight which defeats the purpose of bouldering somewhat... basically, butt out means you're coming down. tbh it's been years since i did this so it all sounds sorta silly to me now too.
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:05 (eight years ago) link
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:04 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol im clearly not up on this swole semantics but you know nice well proportioned muscles that are not huge is what this means to the general public
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:07 (eight years ago) link
Dick in the wall otm
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
xp haha i may have some well proportioned muscles but i'd have to go on a calorie restrictive diet for about a year before anyone could see them. i just eat a ton of food and lift heavy weights tho
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:10 (eight years ago) link
yeah obvs low body fat is part of toned too
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:13 (eight years ago) link
yah "toned" as a general description means some muscle definition and low body fat
"Spot toning" is the phrase that is 100% bullshit iirc, thinking you are going to have a six pack by just exercising your abs and doing nothing else
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link
theres a six pack under there somewhere
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
― Brad C., Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:05 PM (4 minutes ago)
I did crossfit a few years ago and I do see where the some of the criticism comes from, but I do give it credit for getting me comfortable with using free weights and the exposure to oly lifts was awesome.
I have also seen a lot of people make real lifestyle changes through crossfit. maybe it's better that these people are out being active doing these "dangerous" exercises rather than doing the nothing they were doing before.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
well i think the thing abt the danger is once u get injured u stop
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
particularly the prevalence of back injuries that come from olympic lifting with poor form, which yr almost guaranteed of if youre doing them fast to exhaustion, is just p scary imho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:24 (eight years ago) link
not guaranteed injuries guaranteed poor form if that was unclear
i mean running has a super high insistence of injury too but at least its not back injuries
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:25 (eight years ago) link
crossfit cld solve a lot of those problems by redefining exhaustion to mean when yr form breaks instead of when u cant lift anymore
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:26 (eight years ago) link
some woman in the break room who works in my general area had a big old foot brace/boot thing on and I overheard her say she was injured because she was running too much
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:19 (eight years ago) link
prob a stress fracture
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:27 (eight years ago) link
i had plantar fasciitis for a few years and still stretch daily to prevent against it returning; that shit required a brace and crutches for several months.
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:29 (eight years ago) link
see, running is bad
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
running is good u just have to do it right/be naturally disinclined toward injury
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:31 (eight years ago) link
like me :)
currently knocking on tremendous amounts of wood
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:34 (eight years ago) link
feel like a lot of sporting injuries altogether just come from going too hard/trying to progress too fast, im all abt the gradual progression/having good form
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
also if something doesnt feel right shut it down until it does
^ yes, that
I think it's possible to do CrossFit safely and to get in awesome shape as a result, but it would help a lot to have a higher standard for the education of coaches and an emphasis on movement quality instead of volume ... high reps + heavy loads + bad form is a recipe for disaster ... not only does it get people hurt, but it teaches them to move badly and reduces their ability to transfer their fitness gains to functional activities
I am not into barefoot/Vibram running myself, but I think a lot of people work their way into running injuries because they're using shoes that reinforce bad form (i.e., by supporting heavy heel striking) ... with light shoes and some common sense, running is pretty much self-limiting (especially if you are like me and start to whine, cry, and walk whenever it begins to hurt)
― Brad C., Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
i definitely fucked up my feet with chuck taylors and nike airs; much less pain jogging since i got orthotics. I also switched to basketball shoes for ankle support; I was turning them over about once every four months.
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:58 (eight years ago) link
feel like the natural running craze way overstated its benefits but personally for me minimal shoes have been helpful for working on my form, tho i dont wear them on long runs, theyre also good gym shoes fwiw
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:30 AM (3 hours ago)
lol just blatantly fishing for comps now come on d00d
― shep prettybone (clouds), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 18:50 (eight years ago) link
i've seen yr arms. all i'm sayin.
Objection sustained.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 18:51 (eight years ago) link