Rock Climber Life - Latest Comments

Re: Arnold vs. Spider Monkey

James Weber — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:57:23 -0000

I mean using these examples is kind of whack, I should point out that Sharma did nothing but hard climbing to get his physique meanwhile Paxti is a training beast and skinny.
If what you are saying is all the twinks should get on some kind of lifting program then maybe be more explicit. But I agree I would rather look like Sharma than Ondra, tho as a former weight lifter turned climber I'm already way more jacked than most climbers need to be.
I will say the extra muscle helps, but I’m not bulletproof, popped my hamstring on a heel hook despite very strong legs for example. Technique is still gonna win any day, that’s why I think the best combination is to just climb and eat, which I think is the true thrust of your blog. The only real difference between Ethan Pringle and Chris Sharma is that Chris EATS. Both have confessed to not following any kind of training routine other than just hardcore climbing so the real difference is calorie restriction and genetic body type. I think most climbers should eat more if they are underweight, they can even micro bulk if they struggle to gain weight, slowly getting into a healthy low to Healthy middle end BMI and gaining some nice muscle along the way. How they do that is up to them, training or hardcore climbing, it doesn’t matter really.

Re: My Daily Diet

Scott Redford — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 22:26:32 -0000

"the body will store more than the usual amount of that food in body fat, when you do eat again."

Yeaaaah that's not how the human body works.

Re: A Hot and Humid Holiday

Gif — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:51:47 -0000

Too funny! I didn't know you were still there. I went there a lot between 2013-2015 and hung out with all the local folks. Weird we never ran into you again.

Re: A Hot and Humid Holiday

Tim Mull — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:11:02 -0000

We have a 50 foot tall rope swing at the lake now for those humid summer days

Re: A Hot and Humid Holiday

Tim Mull — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:09:57 -0000

Hey thanks for the belay man!...hit me up next time you go back to the new

Re: A Hot and Humid Holiday

Gif — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:06:14 -0000

OMG that's too funny! This was years ago! Thanks for the comment Becka. Enjoy your trip to the NRG.

Re: A Hot and Humid Holiday

Becka Mull — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:18:24 -0000

So funny that I searched 'new river gorge rock climbing' on google images and had to do a double take when I saw that back tattoo. That's an awesome picture you captured of 'Tim, the local' aka my big brother. I can't wait to head down to the new for my spring break in March!

Re: My Daily Diet

Aleix — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:18:43 -0000

Hi Gif! It's working nowadays this plan? Do you have results with it? Thanks! :)

Re: Outdoor Research Whirlwind Hoody Review

Joshua J. Brock — Sun, 28 May 2017 10:23:16 -0000

No worries...thanks so much!

Re: New Projects

Gif — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:55:31 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Emily! It's funny, once in a while someone comments to me that they listened to one of my old podcasts. I haven't done them in a long time and, instead, I do video trip reports (vlogs) that are posted on here and on youtube. You should check them out! Lots of vlogs on the NRG.

Flaming Pellets is definately one of the classics at The Other Place! I haven't been down there in quite a while but need to get back to try Depth Charge and Low Brow. It was closed for a couple years and I kind of forget about it now that it's reopened. Thanks again for listening!

Re: New Projects

Emily Rose Côté — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:08:38 -0000

I just started listening to your podcast. I really enjoyed this trip report, it reminded me of my last trip to the New! We did many of the same climbs you described at The Other Place. We all absolutely loved Flaming Pelets, it's my hardest onsight to date. Proud assent for me! You also described your partner being scared of moving away from the bolt line, that is me in a nutshell! Something I continue to struggle with. Thank you for bringing back some great memories, can't wait to go back! Another route suggestion at The Other Place is Depth Charge. It reminded us of The Obed in TN.

Re: Two Ogres Chalkzilla Review

Gif — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:03:20 -0000

Thanks Matt!

Re: Two Ogres Chalkzilla Review

Mat Kateli — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 05:44:24 -0000

Nice review!

I was trying to send you an email from your contact form but it doesn't seem to be working... I just wrote an article on my blog I thought you and your readers would be interested in, showcasing some watches for rock climbing. This is the post: https://www.watchreviewblog...

Cheers,

Matt

Re: Outdoor Research Whirlwind Hoody Review

Joshua J. Brock — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:19:46 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Crushing the Myth About Heavy Weight Training

Gif — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:22:20 -0000

Sorry for the late reply, the notification went to my spam folder... But yes everything you say is quite true. However, this post is from 2010 and I think climbers have come around to the idea that lifting heavy won't bulk you up. As you mentioned, Bechtel is a big proponent of heavy compound lifts as is many other trainers. The "deadlift" is pretty much the buzz word of climbing in 2016! Thanks for the comment!

Re: Outdoor Research Whirlwind Hoody Review

Gif — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:19:43 -0000

Ooo sorry for the late reply Joshua... the notification went to my spam folder. I have the large and I'm 6'1" 175lbs. Sounds like the medium would fit you better. Hope that helps!

Re: Outdoor Research Whirlwind Hoody Review

Joshua J. Brock — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:52:28 -0000

Great review...thanks! Looking to pick one up myself and this helps a lot!

Question...what size did you get? Not sure if I should go with the medium or large (5'9" @ 165lbs.)...Thanks!

Joshua

Re: Scarpa Vapor V Review

Gif — Tue, 10 May 2016 21:18:36 -0000

Jaya, sorry for the late reply! I run these 0.5 size bigger than I run Sportiva shoes. I have a 11.5 street shoe and wear 43 sportivas and 43.5 in these scarpas. The arch wasn't tight, as I mentioned in the video with the "shoe fart", but the length and width was right on. Hope this helps, but I'm sure by now you already got a pair of shoes. sorry.....

Re: Scarpa Vapor V Review

Jaya Smith — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 12:41:02 -0000

Hi Gif, Thank you for the review of these shoes. I am poised to purchase a pair, and am trying to decide between 2 different sizes, 42 and 42.5. How much did these stretch for you? I don't want them to get sloppy if they stretch too much.

Thanks!

Jaya

Re: A Week at the New

Ant Hill — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:46:51 -0000

Hello Gif! My name is Breanna, I'm the editor in chief for an online site called Ant Hill (we publish photo essays, sports videos, artist features, and interesting news) - I wanted to reach out to you because I love your content. We have a sports section, but we stray from the mainstream sports, focusing more on snowboarding, skiing, surfing, and rock climbing. Please let me know if you would be interested in contributing at all! You can view our site here: http://anthill.live/ and feel free to contact me at breannalenio@anthill.live Thanks so much. All the best, Breanna

Re: Experiments With Paleo Diet

Isaac — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:35:27 -0000

Thanks and appreciate the reply! :)

Re: Experiments With Paleo Diet

Gif — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:26:02 -0000

Isaac! Super sorry for a late reply here. I am the same way, more or less. It's hard for me to gain weight, especially muscle. Basically, the only thing I have tweaked is I eat carbs (rice mostly) during long climbing days or sometimes I'll eat some carbs surrounding a workout. I work out in the afternoon, so I still try to stay away from a lot of carbs before 2pm or so. Hope this helps. If you want to gain weight, lift weights and eat lots of protein and healthy carbs.

Re: Experiments With Paleo Diet

Isaac — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 05:44:44 -0000

Hey thanks for the informative post! I know it's been four years — how have you found the diet since, and have you changed anything? Personally I face the opposite problem of most people: I find it hard to gain weight even if I eat a lot (of junk). High metabolism/ectomorph they say. But I'm looking to structure a diet that will give me the best output for climbs.

Re: First Time at Stone Fort

Gif — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:38:15 -0000

Thanks Ethan! Sorry for the late reply. For some reason, I'm not getting email notifications of comments..... But yes, the rock was incredible. Super high quality and no choss. I was amazed.

Re: Experiments With Paleo Diet

Gif — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:37:25 -0000

These days I will usually just decrease the food that normally surrounds the time when I work out. For example, the pre workout snack will be reduced or eliminated if I don't work out. Hope that helps Sean!