Your story is basically like what I have gone through. I have been counting calories, binged eaten, gone up and down in weight for about 4-5 years now due to climbing. My start weight was 96 kg and Im 175cm tall, but i went down to 67kg, and i felt so amazing and light on the wall, but was struggling to keep my hunger down. Now in 2023 I have found a good weight for myself to climb at and where i feel the strongest physically and that is on 73-75kg. I did my personal best at kilterboard recently as well. I am still hoping that my weight will go down automatically during time, but now im just focusing on eating enough and be strong during training. Still think about food a lot, but not that much compared to before.
I recommend watching Emil Abrahamson's story in regards to his weight. His default weight was 165 lbs at 6'1. He sent his hardest boulder problem, V14, at 185lbs, borderline overweight according to the BMI scale. That kind of made me think, so long as you're not eating like shit all the time, the important thing is to eat enough so you can have intense sessions. Edit: Corrected height in Freedom units.
he's 6"1 and he TRAINED at 185 pounds he probably sent at like 175, all this stuff about being able to send just as hard at heavier weights is plain silly, he's a content creator and did it for clicks, the lighter you are the easier climbing is.
Totally relate to feeling hungry all the time while I was lighter. It took a good couple of months after going back to normal eating to stop the cravings. We need the story on your aesthetic next. Shaving eyebrows = sending V10??
Its always interesting seeing how a higher total weight can actually improve climbing performance. I started climbing at 129 weaker than shit and, after 4 years, climb at 145-150 and feel much stronger. At this point I'd much rather eat slightly more than enough food than eat too little and potentially miss out on gains.
Have you considered doing some water fasts? I've been doing some 48-72 hours and it's easier for me than counting calories all the time. So far it has resulted in losing bodyfat but keeping most of my muscle mass if I keep exercising that musculature. After that period I go back my regular calorie intake on a intermittent fasting schedule. Also by upping the grams of protein per bodyweight had a positive effect on recovery and being satiated.
You might already know about this vid, but if you don't it could be interesting so here's some context anyways: th-cam.com/video/L9dtfNZahKw/w-d-xo.html: Dave Macleod is a pro climber who struggled with constant hunger for over a decade to stay on his desired weight (which was already higher than pros of his height), decided to start eating keto, and since doing that, has been on a stable weight 9 pounds lower, now always eating as much as his appetite allows (146lbs to 137lbs at 5'7.7)
I love your story man, but as somebody that struggles with gaining weight and gaining strength, it’s really hard to not obsess over it. Like I’m pulling in the training going, super super hard and climbing all the time. And I don’t want it to just go to waste just because I’m not eating enough
So you got to v7 level before feeling like this? I guess it really can happen to anyone. I feel like most people (myself included) would consider v7 to already be "really good" but i guess we have a tendency to notice all the people better than us. And there's always someone better.
appreciate it. I shave my eyebrows purely for aesthetics...it also helps reduce when reistance when I dyno and such. My "top" hair serves as kind of like a sail or fin to help guide my direction.
Love your content, subscribed. Keep producing content, we appreciate it. Have you ever done a DEXA scan? I'm curious what your accurate body fat % is. I lost weight from 24% to 17% so far and noticed pretty significant changes to my climbing. So much of the climbing community loves to say 'focus on the strength aspect of strength/weight ratio'. But...all of those guys making those videos are already sub-15% body fat. I see plenty of climbers in the gym with my build and I know exactly where they will struggle (above V5 steep/above 5.12- steep) because of their extra weight. I think it would be awesome if you did a DEXA scan and shared your BF%..would be really insightful to me and others. Inbody and other home bioimpedance scales are rather useless in terms of comparison. Thanks!
I was 232 pounds when I started climbing, dropped to 172 pounds in half a year. Got injured a lot. Now I'm 190 pounds, much stronger and get injured a lot less often. Oh and I'm 6'4.
Your story is basically like what I have gone through. I have been counting calories, binged eaten, gone up and down in weight for about 4-5 years now due to climbing. My start weight was 96 kg and Im 175cm tall, but i went down to 67kg, and i felt so amazing and light on the wall, but was struggling to keep my hunger down. Now in 2023 I have found a good weight for myself to climb at and where i feel the strongest physically and that is on 73-75kg. I did my personal best at kilterboard recently as well. I am still hoping that my weight will go down automatically during time, but now im just focusing on eating enough and be strong during training. Still think about food a lot, but not that much compared to before.
Thanks for your honesty.
And I like you funny acting moves.🙂
appreciate that dawg LOL
Sounds a lot like what happened to Magnus. Tried to cut cause others were lighter; felt like shit, then went back to I think 155-160lb.
I recommend watching Emil Abrahamson's story in regards to his weight.
His default weight was 165 lbs at 6'1. He sent his hardest boulder problem, V14, at 185lbs, borderline overweight according to the BMI scale.
That kind of made me think, so long as you're not eating like shit all the time, the important thing is to eat enough so you can have intense sessions.
Edit: Corrected height in Freedom units.
Emil's not 5'9?
@@shortlegs15 he's 6'1 is he not lol
@@shortlegs15 Didn't he say he's 180 or 182? I just used Google to Translate.
he's 6"1 and he TRAINED at 185 pounds he probably sent at like 175, all this stuff about being able to send just as hard at heavier weights is plain silly, he's a content creator and did it for clicks, the lighter you are the easier climbing is.
😂
Totally relate to feeling hungry all the time while I was lighter. It took a good couple of months after going back to normal eating to stop the cravings.
We need the story on your aesthetic next. Shaving eyebrows = sending V10??
it helps reduce wind resistance when I dyno. 😬
Its always interesting seeing how a higher total weight can actually improve climbing performance. I started climbing at 129 weaker than shit and, after 4 years, climb at 145-150 and feel much stronger. At this point I'd much rather eat slightly more than enough food than eat too little and potentially miss out on gains.
Have you considered doing some water fasts? I've been doing some 48-72 hours and it's easier for me than counting calories all the time. So far it has resulted in losing bodyfat but keeping most of my muscle mass if I keep exercising that musculature. After that period I go back my regular calorie intake on a intermittent fasting schedule. Also by upping the grams of protein per bodyweight had a positive effect on recovery and being satiated.
i've once tried it to no avail...tried to to do it a few times actually to no avail LOL
You might already know about this vid, but if you don't it could be interesting so here's some context anyways:
th-cam.com/video/L9dtfNZahKw/w-d-xo.html: Dave Macleod is a pro climber who struggled with constant hunger for over a decade to stay on his desired weight (which was already higher than pros of his height), decided to start eating keto, and since doing that, has been on a stable weight 9 pounds lower, now always eating as much as his appetite allows (146lbs to 137lbs at 5'7.7)
i do know that vid and thanks dawg
I love your story man, but as somebody that struggles with gaining weight and gaining strength, it’s really hard to not obsess over it. Like I’m pulling in the training going, super super hard and climbing all the time. And I don’t want it to just go to waste just because I’m not eating enough
So you got to v7 level before feeling like this? I guess it really can happen to anyone. I feel like most people (myself included) would consider v7 to already be "really good" but i guess we have a tendency to notice all the people better than us. And there's always someone better.
Nice video! Serious question, why do you actually shave your eyebrows?
appreciate it. I shave my eyebrows purely for aesthetics...it also helps reduce when reistance when I dyno and such. My "top" hair serves as kind of like a sail or fin to help guide my direction.
Damn thats hilarious 😂😂😂
Hope your channel is going to grow, I really don‘t know why you don‘t have 100k subscribers already.
Love your content, subscribed. Keep producing content, we appreciate it.
Have you ever done a DEXA scan? I'm curious what your accurate body fat % is. I lost weight from 24% to 17% so far and noticed pretty significant changes to my climbing.
So much of the climbing community loves to say 'focus on the strength aspect of strength/weight ratio'. But...all of those guys making those videos are already sub-15% body fat. I see plenty of climbers in the gym with my build and I know exactly where they will struggle (above V5 steep/above 5.12- steep) because of their extra weight.
I think it would be awesome if you did a DEXA scan and shared your BF%..would be really insightful to me and others. Inbody and other home bioimpedance scales are rather useless in terms of comparison. Thanks!
man I have never done one. I'm probably around 10-15% though at 150-155 lbs currently
Not strong, but better; Teknik is king 👑, keep the good progress 🔥
When I started climbing I was around 165lbs. Currently maintaining 190. Might pivot off of climbing...
woah there...190 is def a bit too much hehe😬
@@ChengisAlwaysClimbingI am also 6'0. Oh well, but hey I can reach the top of the wall from the starting holds or whatever short people say, right? 😂
I was 232 pounds when I started climbing, dropped to 172 pounds in half a year. Got injured a lot. Now I'm 190 pounds, much stronger and get injured a lot less often. Oh and I'm 6'4.
maybe you lost weight too fast? when you loose weight you need time to get used to it.