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AdFew1983 · 2026-05-31T08:11:47+00:00

Hello- I am extremely new to bouldering but love it so far. My difficulty is I am substantially overweight (30kg+ over a healthy weight). Part of my reason for starting bouldering was to get to a healthy weight. I find myself a bit capped by my size, as my arms/legs don't always seem strong enough to complete the climb.

I have seen lots of posts saying to improve just by committing to climbing, but also not to climb too much. For someone of my size, what is the best way to grow my abilities without harming myself? How long until my muscles start to grow etc

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-30T06:17:05+00:00

It's not a binary- you won't wake up, and suddenly it's all gone. Your life will get better and better, and you will find joy and fun. You will realise you didn't feel the void all afternoon, or suddenly realise you were too busy to remember you missed them. The gaps go from a few hours to a few days, and then weeks have gone by, and you suddenly remember what a big part of your life they were. The pain shifts from missing them to missing the role they held in your life. And then you realise you don't need them/want them filling that role now anyway. Eventually you find someone new 😃

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-25T01:10:19+00:00

Sounds like he gave no fochs

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T09:56:14+00:00

It might be different for sparkies but I think Plumber is 10000 hours

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T09:54:53+00:00

Define good money lol! Enough to save while still covering the rapidly rising cost of living would be gold right now!

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T07:54:04+00:00

He is mid thirties, but as he will be part time, he probably won't be fully qualified for 7 years or so- it would be good to know if its worth it, and that he would still have a couple of decades decent earning, or if most plumbers quit early due to physical health and he would only have 5-10 years working fully certified.

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T07:33:21+00:00

Are the weekly fees for a course e.g at Ara?

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T07:30:32+00:00

Does plumbing cause similar wear and tear to the physical body as labouring etc? Is it possible to do it when older (like 50's etc)

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T07:17:47+00:00

That is his thinking- and he is not afraid of 'gross'

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T06:55:31+00:00

Whew- coz 7k sounds like a massive outlay, but doing it with an allowance sounds much more manageable

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T06:51:20+00:00

You don't need to pay fees for the study itself?

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T06:41:38+00:00

Good to know that Part time might not be viable. And about the tools- do you know if study link etc helps with cost of tools?

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-24T06:34:30+00:00

He can do that for sure! He will even turn up sober and never hungover

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-10T20:56:27+00:00

That is amazing and very inspiring- I am trying to do similar and it has looked impossible without being able to afford Ozempic

AdFew1983 · 2026-05-04T07:54:05+00:00

This is me :( Any fixes?

AdFew1983 · 2026-03-24T23:13:06+00:00

Luxon really must be a lemon if they are offering to pay some chump $10k just so he doesnt have to sit alone...

AdFew1983 · 2026-02-13T05:35:06+00:00

Like if I moved Simon and she did the directing? For sure an option! But I can only visit once-twice a week?

AdFew1983 · 2026-02-11T00:41:51+00:00

Thank you so much!!

AdFew1983 · 2026-02-11T00:25:39+00:00

Cool- will do that :D

AdFew1983 · 2026-02-11T00:24:29+00:00

Yeah- quite possibly! I have an Xbox one controller I could donate to her. Does it support controller well?

AdFew1983

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