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Anorexia is good for climbing!!

Don't worry, the above is ABSOLUTELY NOT my opinion. I have only chosen an extreme title for this topic because then hopefully more people will click on it and react ;) Here's the real topic. For a climber, I'm fairly heavy for my height. Sadly, this is in the greatest part because of an abundance of muscle especially in my lower body, not because I'm too fat ;) I'm 1.75m and 75kgs. So the dilemma is this: Would the benifits of weighing less outweigh the perhaps negative effects of losing some muscle in the upper body?? If you calculate what the ideal BMI for a climber is, according to the BMIs of the top 50 8a scorecard presentations, it is about 20.2. Conversely, translated to my height I would then have to weigh about 63 kgs to have reached the 'ideal climbing weight'. Which in my case is a weight loss of 12kgs. Needless to say, that's a lot, and committing to it would not be an endeavour without serious consequences. I am fully aware of this. I think I can lose about 7 kgs of fat untill I'm at 6% fat (the minimum for me) That means, hypothetically, I'd have another 5kgs of MUSCLE TISSUE to lose before I reach my 'ideal climbing weight'. Weight loss would occur in my legs, but also in my upper body. So what do you think? Should I go for it? And if so, how??
Rufus you nailed it. I'm 185cm and 104 kg...bouldering 7a/7a+. Hilarious to see already small/thin people whining about weight and body size limitations. Most of you just need to stop chasing grades and focus on pushing yourselves to the absolute limit. Your limitations are mental, not physical.
G H
180 and 93,3kg atm. bodyfat lowest was 8%, highest is 15% (winter time is bulk time) climbed 7b+/7c bouldered 7B (A lot of trys, usually 6C) as a long time project im trying a 8a at my homecrag now. could take me a year or two. top rope solo until i can do it on lead. dont want to look like a skinny schoolboy. no less  than bodyhight in cm minus 110 is what your weight should be (180cm = 70kg). you can climb and do bodybuilding. works but takes longer to get good in climbing :)
The easiest thing to progress being heavy or tall is to climb less steep routes :)