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I want to be stronger and more physically self sufficient. I admit to a certain amount of enjoyment at the looks on people's faces when the tiny woman lifts the heavy thing or whatever :p Climbing is good for me because I AM a very goal oriented person and it gives me the short term goal of "finish this climb" or "work…

I'm another "Hate lifting" person, but wanted to get stronger and generally more fit. started climbing (mostly in the gym, a bit outside) about 2 years ago now and love it. On its own it won't get you professional body builder built, but it definitely got rid of a lot of excess fat and added muscle for me. (If you care to…

Fat shaming in general is an A-Hole move, but shaming people who are obviously out trying to do something to become more fit (which is theoretically moving towards a goal that fat shamers would approve of) is doubly baffling to me. You keep doing what makes you feel better and F those people. They're just jerks, jealous…

OMG me too!! When I did 6 months of study abroad in college and gained almost 20 lbs, not an ounce of it went to my boobs! I suppose it balances since if they shrunk any more they'd just be non-existant! :D

I wish!!

5'0" Started a little under 140 and am currently stabilized at 110-115. I'm hoping to get up to 115-120, increasing muscle mass. I feel like I've hit a bit of a plateau in that with just my rock climbing, so I'm trying to motivate myself to do more dedicated muscle work. It just so hard because I don't like lifting! I've…

I started climbing about a year ago, and it's the first fitness thing aside from yoga that I've stuck with for that long. With the climbing in conjunction with just eating less crap, I hit my weight loss goals after about a year and, since I've been maintaining that well for a while, am hoping to work harder on actively…

I started climbing about a year and a half ago now and I love it. It's the only sports/exercise thing that I've been able to stick with for any amount of time. It's great if you need goals and measurable progress to keep you motivated. There are the short term goals of figuring out this route/problem and then the longer…

I'm in the same boat. I've hit my weight loss goal, and I'm now focusing more on adding muscle. I've found that slow and steady is the way to go, though as a fellow impatient person it's hard!! Paying more attention to my macros has helped. I'm a carb fiend, so making sure that I'm not over doing it and upping my protein…

Yeah, when I started actually tracking what I was eating, I realized I wasn't even really eating enough protein on a regular basis for someone NOT trying to build muscle. I haven't gone low carb or anything, but watching my macros and increasing my protein has certainly helped! Tiny people unite! (5'0" and 115, hoping to…

Afranco, I don't have specific advice, just general anecdotal encouragement, because I find myself similarly overwhelmed by the plethora of advice out there. I started with similar goals (though more upper body focused) middle of last year. I started rock climbing in October and that made a huge difference for me. I just…

I just started climbing in October and am loving it. I really hate the " count to ten, rest, repeat" style of workout, because I get SO BORED and I just can't stick with it. With climbing I have the immediate goals of solve this problem or finish the route, and the long term goal of becoming a stronger climber. I have to…

Seems fun. My main source of exercise at this point, with the weather turned and outdoors not an option, is indoor rock climbing. Since it's a pretty good combination of cardio and strength would it just be up to my discretion what category it fits in?

Either gym clothes or a change of clothes if I just went in my gym clothes and I'm going somewhere I feel the need to be dressed nicer afterwards Running shoes if I have extra time and want to hit the elliptical before climbing Climbing harness Climbing shoes Chalk bag Deodorant

I also just recently got into climbing a couple of months ago and am really loving it. All indoor so far, but we have a trip planned next October with friends, so I've got about a year to up my game! I climbed my first (relatively easy) 5.9s AND my first V1 last night , so I'm feeling pretty good about that right now.…