Big holds are holds that are big.
That is a big hold
Small holds (usually crimps) are holds that are small, like this:
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When I climbed, I called the large holds ācleanā and crimps ādirtyā
Idk why
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Probably literally true, no-one needs to chalk a jug, but crimps get plenty of chalk. My post above is kind of simplified, not all big holds are jugs but i suspect big strong dudes with big strong hands like @Koestrizer will do much better with slopers and especially pinches than he would on crimps, especially as they tend to lend themselves to big, burly moves rather than balancey, techy ones.
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My hands are actually comically small and not that strong either.
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Mine too man. I think youāll find your forearm strength from strongman will stand you in good stead though.
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Ok I shall feel confident enough to try this in front of cute woman now. If it has a detrimental effect on my dating life, Iāll come back to curse you.
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@unicornsandrainbows i donāt know if you remember joking about the āmagnus girlfriend reacts to free soloā video, but it now exists.
Edit: its pretty tedious so far.
That has so much potential! Sad that it is tedious. I am probably still going to watch it.
Edit: Can confirm, was not as entertaining as I had hoped it would be.
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Work for this morning:
Hamstring curls: lots
Upper back warm up
Bench (ss. Rows):
5 x 50kg
5 x 60kg
5 x 5 @ 70kg
Biceps giant set: some
Notes:
- Feel pretty shit this morning. I think a mild case of manflu is on the way.
- My sessions of late are looking pretty bro-ey. Feels weird, but i think i got there in the right way so iām trying to not care.
- Hamstring curls were to flush blood into my hamstrings. Theyāre pretty sore from the swings and lots of heel hooks. Might be something to watch out for when iām doing hundreds a day
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Work for this morning:
10 x 15 swings
Notes:
- Time was limited this morning, some bad parking meant it took me longer than normal to get my car out so had to scrap the planned session.
- Was meant to do pull ups too, but elbows said no on the first.
- Feeling like shit this morning, so kind of grateful for the shorter session. Probably need to rest up a bit before the August challenge starts.
- Committed to doing 10,000 swings through August. Iām not committed to doing it in any particular format though, because August is also going to be a difficult time at work and at home and i think iām going to need all the flexibility i can get.
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You will quickly find there is a color coding system. Stick to the greens first (the big holds), maybe try a yellow here and there. If she has done it before, you are in big trouble, lol. Donāt get me wrong, you are strong as fuck mate, but you have the exact opposite features of what works best for bouldering.
Or maybe you will prove me wrong. Please make videos and do a write-up, I cannot wait.
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Will do mate!
You have uncovered another weakness of mine here besides my build: Iām also colour blind. 
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Fun fact, my gym would use lime green as the 3rd highest grades (of 16 full sets), and yellow as the fourth highest. These things are really gym dependent. There will usually be some nice big posters around that will fill you in on the relative difficulty of various sets. Probably big enough to give a quick inconspicuous look on your way in so it isnāt obvious youāre choosing the easiest ones.
@Koestrizer i definitely second the video though.
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Honestly, it only takes a couple tries to figure out which ones are the easy ones, whatever color. If the big guy is color blind and not just pulling our legs, it gives him an excuse to cheat like hell.
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I really am colour blind. Which obviously doesnāt mean that Iām seeing in black and white.
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Well obviously you see plenty of grey as well.
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The real fancy greys.
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Fun for tonight:
2 hours bouldering
Easy pace, and lots of slabby climbing tonight. Good fun though. Today was a low gravity day, i was flashing routes fairly easily, even when i fucked up on stuff. Good times.
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always suspected you were a swinger
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I thought we werenāt going to talk about that night again?
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