hallo!

[niqaeli]

Hey! Mostly this is just an introduction of myself. I only recently got interested in climbing, but it looks like a lot of fun. I'm an ex-gymnast who's spent approximately a decade finishing up puberty, sitting on her duff, and also dealing with some mild/moderate mobility impairment/joint pain disability. So climbing is sort of fascinating to me, since it seems to accommodate my various WTF issues fairly well!

But, intro aside, I did also write up a rather, um, blathering account of my first climbing experience, should anyone be interested in that. :D

At some point, I may also try to write up an actual list of the variations of conditioning exercises that don't require equipment that I know from my years of yore as a gymnast. I sense that I desperately need to work on my arms and core strength! My core is woooooefully out of shape.

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[niqaeli]

I was middlingly mediocre! (American here; I was training at Level 6 , when I quit, but I never competed at that level.) I never got my ariel consistently (I had the height! I could not stop brushing my hand against the ground), nor was I near getting my giants on bars. But it's amazing how much even mediocre gymnastics will change you long-term, physically and mentally. :)

And, I will! I imagine you probably will recognise many of them! Mostly I remember the core/stomach exercises, less so arms and legs.

[nanila]

American here as well, though been in Britain for a chunk of my life that is becoming significant. I never got beyond Level 5. I could never trust my body much on floor or vault, but I loved bars and beam, which possibly explains why I like climbing, because there is time to think and consider and balance. It's a body-puzzle.

BTW, had a look at your journal. I like you! Subscribed. :)

[niqaeli]

Vault always terrified me. Always! I never stopped being afraid, no matter how many times I made myself do it anyway. It was probably good for me to face the fear, but that meant I never liked it. I wasn't great at them, but I loved bars a lot! And balance beam. The only thing I really liked about floor was the actual tumbling and rolls. (And I liked those better when I did them up on beam.)

Also, welcome! :)