This may make climbers with less muscles feel better :)

Be warned, this could be the worst climbing vid on you tube ;)

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I made it further than I thought I would. In any case, DOOOSHHH.

thank goodness for fast forward....he was very impressed with himself wasn't he?

i watched the whole thing waiting for some hardcore action. how disappointing

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Dan Austin wrote: imdb.com/name/nm2414394/

Wow

No stoke here either?

He's a dick! Typical 'muscle head.' Truly in love with himself! Good build but nearly useless for climbing per se other than the endurance issue!

I've seen it 100 times! Guy thinks because he's got a 17 inch arm he can muscle his way up anything w/o zero climbing techniques or style!

LOL.

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Reminded me of this video

NYClimber wrote:He's a dick! Typical 'muscle head.' Truly in love with himself!

Did you see how impressed with himself he was when he made the joke about being good with two fingers?

NO - I couldn't even watch the entire thing b/c I felt he was such a egotistical asshole IMHO! So frikken in love with himself! LOL.

Whoever thought that watching people work out on hangboards and climb a rope ladder would be good TV is a genius.

Without viewing the video linked I knew which one it was based on the comments. I couldn't stop looking at his mutant biceps. YUCK! He was so into what is being exercised doing what we would call training to climb, rather than climbing. Not where you start as a beginner any way. Bet it was his idea, in order to show off. Did you see that he then did another video on climbing tips, AS IF he's now an expert? And he's still wrapped up in which muscles you will get worked. If this is directed at other body builders, they are going to have their egos crushed by climbing if they just watch this dude's videos.

NYClimber wrote:He's a dick! Typical 'muscle head.' Truly in love with himself!

Was he though? That wasn't my impression at all. Maybe SLIGHTLY overconfident but I think you're just going off of a stereotype.

E Johnson wrote:Without viewing the video linked I knew which one it was based on the comments. I couldn't stop looking at his mutant biceps. YUCK! He was so into what is being exercised doing what we would call training to climb, rather than climbing. Not where you start as a beginner any way. Bet it was his idea, in order to show off. Did you see that he then did another video on climbing tips, AS IF he's now an expert? And he's still wrapped up in which muscles you will get worked. If this is directed at other body builders, they are going to have their egos crushed by climbing if they just watch this dude's videos.

I'd like to see it but I'm too fat and lazy to find it. got a link?

Evan Sanders wrote: Was he though? That wasn't my impression at all. Maybe SLIGHTLY overconfident but I think you're just going off of a stereotype.

Yeah I mean clearly this was a low-budget and boring video, but given that it was produced by "Muscle and Fitness" it's not really fair to judge it as a climbing video at all. I wasn't joking in my post before when I said I watched the whole thing (half out of morbid curiosity and half because I really did hope it was going to turn into a porno. Jolene Kay is my new favorite climber girl) and I didn't think the guy came across as egotistical or as an asshole at all. He seemed fairly enthusiastic and made a few self-deprecating jokes. Sure, he comes off as confident, and focused on pure fitness rather than climbing, but who cares. The only thing that I have against him is that he got to climb with Jolene Kay for a stupid fitness sham video series. Jolene, if you read MP, get at me.

the guy didn't seem like a jerk to me, just completely out of his element. otherwise, he seemed respectful and enthusiastic. Mr. Austin, I agree with your post, especially with regards to the last couple sentences.

Dan Austin wrote: Yeah I mean clearly this was a low-budget and boring video, but given that it was produced by "Muscle and Fitness" it's not really fair to judge it as a climbing video at all. I wasn't joking in my post before when I said I watched the whole thing (half out of morbid curiosity and half because I really did hope it was going to turn into a porno. Jolene Kay is my new favorite climber girl) and I didn't think the guy came across as egotistical or as an asshole at all. He seemed fairly enthusiastic and made a few self-deprecating jokes. Sure, he comes off as confident, and focused on pure fitness rather than climbing, but who cares. The only thing that I have against him is that he got to climb with Jolene Kay for a stupid fitness sham video series. Jolene, if you read MP, get at me.

+1

The guy wasn't a dick, yeah, he's a bit full of himself, but he wasn't nearly the asshole braggart I was expecting. At first he was a bit dismissive, but as soon as he realized that this was not as easy as he was making it out to be, he was more respectful.

Dan Austin wrote: I really did hope it was going to turn into a porno.

It did seem like that for quite a while, didn't it? Especially when he went off on how he is "usually really good with 2 fingers."

Oh man, maybe the worst cinematography I've seen, ever. And that weird focus and really bad jellycam... Completely unwatchable. Why was the logo floating around?

This guy didn't seem like a jerk at all. No need to be intimidated by the fact that he's ripped. Clearly, as he learned, and we know, it doesn't help much in climbing. Seems like the OP and a few others have some baggage they needed to offload. Did a huge jock give you shit in high school or something? If so, that sucks, but not a reason to hate.

Michael Sullivan wrote:This guy didn't seem like a jerk at all. No need to be intimidated by the fact that he's ripped. Clearly, as he learned, and we know, it doesn't help much in climbing. Seems like the OP and a few others have some baggage they needed to offload. Did a huge jock give you shit in high school or something? If so, that sucks, but not a reason to hate.

+1

What's with the hostility towards bodybuilder types? Physically, climbers are just a bunch of weirdos on the opposite end of the spectrum. I know several talented male climbers who weigh less than their girlfriends. So put a cork in it, ya skinny little freaks. ;)

He did not come off as a jerk, he was diligently attempting to do all the exercises that his "trainer" suggested. Actually, I am really surprised that there were no comments regarding her climbing form or the choice of hangboarding as a warm up for climbing