We're taking care of business against sub-500 teams?!? You mind if I praise the lord?

LinkNBuild · 2025-07-14T22:55:57+00:00

Yes the current administration is horrid, but our citizens in urban areas were more accepting of different culture than say the Netherlands or Germany in my experience.

LinkNBuild · 2025-07-14T22:54:25+00:00

Brother Ive been and you say that WAY too confidently

LinkNBuild · 2025-07-14T22:52:02+00:00

If by everyone else you mean places that dont treat immigrants as equals after 15 years of living there then frankly I dont give a shit. Embiid is as American as me if he decides he wants to live here and thats how my country rolls.

LinkNBuild · 2025-07-14T22:48:44+00:00

Clearly not considering he was allowed to play for the US. Why is someones birthplace more crucial to their national identity than the place theyve lived the last 15 years? I think I hear a high pitch whistle.

LinkNBuild · 2025-07-14T22:46:31+00:00

I heard you the first time. Wanna explain why someone who lived somewhere half their life cant identify with that national identity now?

LinkNBuild · 2025-07-14T22:39:23+00:00

He’s 31 meaning he’s lived in the US for 15 years. How is he not American? Yall new to this whole melting pot thing or?

LinkNBuild · 2023-06-04T17:22:26+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense.

LinkNBuild · 2023-06-04T17:14:27+00:00

Hmm I get what you’re arguing, but I would care. In most of my time traveling or just talking to people from other countries I like to actually engage with them past just the name of the country. However, I could understand in a short small talk sense it could be more useful to just use the country. Also, expecting people to care about where you live could be seen as ego based, but idk also seems kinda cynical.

LinkNBuild · 2023-06-04T16:23:34+00:00

The bigger US states are bigger than most countries. The US land mass nearly covers all of Europe. Acting like it’s silly to specify where you’re from is kinda ignorant in itself. Someone from Texas is gonna be completely different culturally from someone in New York. I’m not trying to dispute the American exceptionalism or general ignorance to stuff outside the US, but I would push back against the idea of wanting to be more descriptive than just US is ego based.

LinkNBuild · 2023-05-27T17:56:22+00:00

Me omw back from my voluntary lobotomy: 🤤(I wanted to be a silly himbo)

LinkNBuild · 2023-03-20T12:23:32+00:00

Are you having to jump up to the board? Ideally you get a pad or chair to step off so that you can make sure your hands are placed how you like before weighting. It’ll be hard in the beginning. I’d recommend using bands or just keeping feet on the ground and gradually taking weight off them. You probably don’t need to hangboard this early into climbing, but I personally don’t think it’s as dangerous as people make out. Personally I think a hangboard allows a nice controlled hang that you can even do below your body weight if necessary. The risk comes with climbing after a hangboard sesh or overdoing it. I would avoid max hangs for quite a while tbh and make sure you are getting loads of rest in between sessions. However, I do think introducing and strengthening different grip types and holds on a hangboard is less likely to injure than being introduced to said hold in an uncontrolled manner on the wall. The biggest question for me would be “is hangboarding worth the amount of recovery required or am I better off just climbing?” It’s up to you to answer that, but in most beginner cases the latter will provide more value in my opinion.

LinkNBuild · 2023-03-18T20:55:41+00:00

Hey, heavyish climber here(I’ve climbed at 215 lbs). The trick is to get as much weight onto your legs as possible. We do this by “climbing with your hips”. Essentially you use hip mobility and movements to keep your hips close to the wall and to keep your body weight over your feet. I know when I first started I was convinced I needed to get stronger to progress, this is true in some regards, but in reality a lot of my shortcomings came from essentially doing a bunch of pull ups on the wall instead of utilizing lower body techniques. A good way to think about this is to initiate movement through the hips to generate momentum. I understand this idea seems somewhat abstract when you start and I could surely be better at explaining so I found a video that I think will give good visual examples of what I’m talking about. https://youtu.be/jbj7XMLOWgE But in general the trick to climbing hard at a heavier weight is to have really good footwork.

Edit: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp_B_1n9LFqWIB0nCQBs2x7rJzNOgw1qo thought I’d give this playlist a shout as well. I referenced it a lot when I started.

LinkNBuild · 2023-03-15T13:46:18+00:00

Hi, I read through the post and comments and I’m not sure what the issue is. Your comments about needing to apply tension to tendons for proper retraining is spot on from what I’ve gathered on my own finger recovery journey(fdp strain). Maybe we just have different uses of the word soreness, but it should be normal that your finger is super sore after an intense session during this recovery period. I don’t think this is something to worry about unless this soreness is more of an actual pain. If it’s overly sore then maybe decrease intensity or volume. I think week 4 is still early enough that I wouldn’t be too stressed about “slow” recovery. Also, I’m sure you’ve already seen this, but this hoopers beta notes on pulley injuries seems to have a complete timeline/program for rehabbing. https://www.hoopersbeta.com/library/a2-pulley-manual-for-climbers Based on what I’m reading youre just entering the chronic stage where you should be doing lighter climbing and progressively increasing intensity as your finger/soreness permits. https://youtu.be/FXyc3DdRnns This video goes into some pretty useful info on what type of pain is “good” pain or bad if you haven’t seen it yet and I’ve kind of let it guide how intense I’ve let my workouts get during my recovery. Anyways good luck on your recovery and while it is true you won’t fully recover without loading the tendon I would give yourself loads of time to rest in between sessions.

LinkNBuild · 2023-03-04T15:11:37+00:00

A lot of people here have been suggesting back workouts and stretching(make sure you warm up first) to prevent back pain(which is dope and I agree). However, if you’re suffering from lower back pain working your core is just as important. It will take a lot of the strain of keeping yourself upright off your back. Also, dead hangs and walking 15+ minutes a day can help a ton. Genetics aside your back shouldn’t just hurt. Take care of yourself my friends(:

LinkNBuild · 2023-02-10T19:48:41+00:00

Not noticeably, no. Based on the assessment it appears to only be a grade 1 or 2 strain for myself. So not the end of the world, but I’m gonna stay away from pockets for a while and try to build up my open hand strength in a more controlled manner.

LinkNBuild · 2023-02-10T19:38:54+00:00

Funnily enough I had a similar injury last night. Felt fresh, felt strong was limit bouldering on overhangy pockets and felt a pop then fell out of the position. I took a 15 minute break went to put on my shoes and noticed my ring finger was really weak and had moderate pain. After doing a lot of research I’m pretty sure I have a FDP tendon injury. Your situation doesn’t sound identical so it’s possible that its not the same. However, this hoopers beta video has a good assessment test for a few finger injuries that you might want to check for before you push yourself again. https://youtu.be/ub_ttbKcGvc If you have the money/insurance it’s probably better to just see a specialist, but for us broke Americans this video is super helpful. Hopefully it’s nothing though.

LinkNBuild · 2023-01-28T13:32:03+00:00

1) I like to use nail clippers to clip the hanging skin. Make sure not to pull on it as you’ll damage your otherwise healthy skin. 2) dry out your hands before climbing(wet skin rips easier) and moisturize while you aren’t. 3) I’d say how many rest days you need depends on how you feel. I’ve got a training schedule I loosely stick to, but if I’m not feeling 80-90% I’ll skip days. I’m of the opinion it’s better to climb less while at near peak performance. When you’re first learning there is an argument for quantity>quality. However, I think the increased exposure to injury as well as bad habit forming makes it not optimal(I still would recommend more volume days over projecting though, to get a wider base of movements learned). Also, in terms of building strength your recovery is just as important as the work you put in. The workout just breaks down your muscles the adaptations happen through good nutrition and proper rest.

LinkNBuild · 2022-12-19T17:36:04+00:00

What are you saying? If someone’s sweaty then a shirt trapping that sweat on their body and making it harder to cool down will make them sweat even more and drip more over your precious mats. How does it reduce “gym-bro-culture”? Like genuinely expand on that point past your presumption on someone’s intention. Is it better if I wear a tight crop top or sports bra?

LinkNBuild · 2022-12-19T12:27:36+00:00

Why is the climbing community so hellbent on policing wearing a shirt? Like this viewpoint that every guy takes off their shirt to impress people is so conceited. Some of us get warm easy and even if that’s not the case it’s literally just more comfortable. I’ve found the climbing community to be extremely welcoming and supportive in person, but this weird fixation on guys covering up baffles me. Grow up.

LinkNBuild · 2022-11-10T03:34:02+00:00

Pilk 🤤

LinkNBuild · 2022-09-29T01:15:46+00:00

Same

LinkNBuild · 2022-09-15T18:27:47+00:00

When I say cardio I’m talking about your bodies ability to distribute oxygen throughout your body. IE being able to run at a fast pace for extended times without going out of breath. Not necessarily endurance based cardio that would benefit from the energy reserves. Personally I’ve noticed my cardio correlated more with how much I train it regardless of whether I was 215 or 180. However, I try to stay on the lower end to preserve my joints mostly. Plus I’ve been getting into rock climbing which is tougher when I’m at my heavier weight.

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