>went bouldering for the first time today >realize i have

>>41269473
looks fun

is it fun?

>how do i improve?
Climb more. Literally only thing you have to do.
>what should i have said instead?
you did fine anon, no spaghetti spilled.
>how do i make on my gf?
there's no universal answer

Bouldering is an awesome hobby you can basically dedicate most of your free time to. Do what is fun, world is your oyster.

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>>41269473

I started climbing last year and I have some advice for you.

Don't boulder too much.

It's hard on your joints and tendons. I fucked up my shoulders after a few months because I was going too often. If your body hurts, stop, and let it rest until it stops hurting.

Also, look into some shoulder strengthening and mobility exercises, and make sure you go light on those. They're good balance for climbing.

>>41269473
Look at the successful climbers. Tall. Rail thin. Giant forearms.

Of course, there are guys like John Dunne who managed to be relatively thicc and still climb 5.13s, but he's famous BECAUSE he's an exception, not in spite of it.

I'm 6'2, 230 lbs, and want to look good in a t shirt, so I'm not willing to lose a bunch of weight. I can comfortably climb 5.11s and V3s.

Added more pullups to my routine (can do 17 in a row now) and train grip 2-3 times per week.

Doubt I'll ever get significantly better, but like I said, that's the trade off.

Should've said, "I'm here alone, wanna work in together?"

And no lie, climbing is the best first Tinder date by a mile. Get to get your workout in, girl shows up in spandex, a reasonable excuse to put your hands on her, gets test flowing. Have a really good success rate with taking girls home afterwards.

>>41269505
It really is.

Also serves as a good core/forearm workout even at low skill level.

Lets you meet people (even for a sperg like me)

Tons of fit cuties

As another anon said, watch the shoulders. Going for dynos/power moves not carefully enough can lead straight to snap city

>>41269505
pretty fun

>>41269513
thanks

>>41269573
>Don't boulder too much.
i have no friends to do regular climbing with though

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>>41269702

>i have no friends to do regular climbing with though

Your gym likely hosts classes you can sign up for to learn the ropes (heh), I suggest doing that to meet people. It's a good way to find a partner at your skill level.

Don't boulder more than once a week (twice a week, max, with rest days in between) while you're still a beginner. Your joints and tendons need time to strengthen before you can go more often.

If your gym is like mine, then there's probably a cork board somewhere where people can advertise for climbing partners. Maybe try that? Your gym may also have an auto belay device so you can climb solo.

>>41269702
Like another anon said, bouldering is hard on your joints and you need time to strengthen tendons and joints. That being said you can still boulder regularly with proper rests as long as you are bouldering routes that are not crimp or dyno intensive

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>>41269473

For me I go three times a week, then lift a bit after. Just climb, work on strength (do lots of types of problems, crimps, pinches, slopes, etc...), and do campuses (campus board or find an easy route on am overhang and climb it with no feet). Be sure to work antagonist muscles to avoid injury and to do better over all (bench, OHP, lower back, etc...). Lifting has also seemed to help me avoid injury (when I don't lift for a while my fingers and elbows can start to hurt, but when I start lifting again it goes away and stays away).

In all, have fun, but if you want to be good and avoid injury, treat it like a sport (train and lift for it). Also, don't climb every day (especially to start with).

And some counter points to what some people said: You can just boulder and avoid injury. You might be able to get injured more easily that lead climbing or top roping, but just be smart. And you can have some size and climb pretty good. I'm 220 and am doing V5s and improving (do need to cut quite a bit, though). Less weight does help, but as long as you're not a fat ass it's not the end all be all. That being said you probably don't want to be huge and try to climb hard routes.

Got a friend whose 180lb that does v7s although the grading on my gym is softer. Makes it feel like you're progressing well. I've been at gyms that start murduring you at v3 which is lame in my opinion.

Point I'm trying to make is that you can climb at a good level while stille being big.

Other anons already said what needed to be said. My only bit of advice is to avoid fingerboards (hangboards) until you've been solid climbing for at least a year. Its easy to rip a tendon doing it.