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[smurfgasm]

I'm in severe pain from my first bouldering league, I have a few grazes, mainly on my wrists and knees. I found it really hard but I hope I can improve on it next time. A few things I think I need to do to be a better climber

• loose some weight, I keep banging on about it but it makes a huge difference and there's more pressure on the elbow and

Comments

[peerietrows]

You should get a powerball ( http://www.powerball-gyros.com/powerballs.htm ) they're great for strengthening wrists and lower arms and they're addictively fun too! My boyfriend has one cos he does jitsu but he has to hide it from me because I'll use it until my arms ache and then complain for the rest of the day!!

[smurfgasm]

I have one, I kept trying to beat my high score and haven't been using it right :P

[run_dog_run]

i dident know you did bouldering, do you go with or somthing? I used to do bouldering and climbing stuff but havent in a age.

you mite find running or swiming is better and cheeper for stamina improving then thr gym.

[smurfgasm]

been climbing at alien rock 1 for over half a year, and started bouldering at AR2 (although it's so painful).

I get cheap gym access at work so it's more the being arsed that's the problem.

[freemoore]

My friend Matt's looking to rent one of the rooms in his flat just now; it's on South Oxford Street (near Pollock Halls) and it's a nice place. You want his number?

[smurfgasm]

yeah that'd be handy, I'm moving out late March so it'd be good to have somewhere sorted

[felineparadox]

I tried some sitting starts at AR 2 and was laughably bad at it. In terms of loosing weight i'm afraid you'll probably just have to get out and pound the pavement.

[smurfgasm]

hah yeah the AR2 one are really hard, some of these ones were ok but some impossible after 30 attempts at easier ones!

yeah I'm not much of a runner, but there's no alternative.