Forever Average Climber Finally Tries Magnus Midtbø's 9c Ultimate Climbing Test

[@magmidt]

Great job man! I'm sure if you invested some time in an 8b you could do it!

[@shibakaneki555]

with chalk ;)

[@MofuRabbitt]

So wholesome to see you encouraging him!

[@prizma45]

@@MofuRabbitt why you got pronouns in bio 😐😐

[@GeekClimber]

Thanks Magnus! I appreciate the encouragement!

[@Aashishkebab]

@@GeekClimber I think you could've gone harder but you were "trying to be strategic". But the thing is, you don't really need to conserve energy for 1-rep max, plus the tests used different muscle groups mostly.

[@benh9781]

Loved the graphic with all the youtuber numbers put side by side! What a great idea, and thanks for doing all that work to consolidate the data!

[@GeekClimber]

Those few seconds are actually the most time-consuming part of the video to make 😆.

[@alinalin0]

@@GeekClimberwell worth it

[@nickGTFX]

You’re a lot stronger than you think. You’re mindset is limiting you. Much love ❤

[@Markus-fw4px]

Your

[@oliverwilliams9507]

@@Markus-fw4px Your a lot stronger than you think. You're mindset is limiting you. Much love ❤️ I fixed it, are you happy?

[@Markus-fw4px]

You're grammar is great indeed.

[@alexgalays910]

@@oliverwilliams9507 I doubt many things can make him happy.

[@jesseaffiliate6328]

So** tv candy athletes giving their "tips" for athletes once again, its funny 😂🫣🫣👍🏻♥️

[@notahipster4973]

This video just put a smile on my face. Geek Climber is so humble and it's great to see him impress himself! Also 3 minutes of hanging is really crazy to me! Great video.

[@gc22696]

Great video but I think you should push yourself to the limit on the tests even if you might think you’re not going to hit the next point bracket. You may surprise yourself!

[@nathanrakman5973]

i agree for most people i’ve seen this test takes them a lot longer and they push there limits more but u tried to conserve energy the whole time which was good but not for a max test

[@910suck]

It’s for fun don’t take it too seriously why would he risk injuring himself

[@sawyerdepies659]

But the point is to how hard you can push yourself. It’s fun and training, I think you should always push yourself if you want to improve. It’s also pretty hard to get injured doing exercises like this tbh

[@xiii33]

Agree that L-sit or hang are safe to push past your perceived limit. But hard to get injured with the weight close to your own bodyweight? That's a bold statement and the one that is simply not true.

[@910suck]

@@sawyerdepies659 he's simply not that serious about any of this. it's just content. from what you can see in his other videos he's pretty laid back on his climbing goals for the future

[@alvaroc6326]

You're far stronger than you think you are. Still being hold back from the injured mentality, if you push over that limit you're going to advance your grades fast(if that's your objective)

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

In my experience, it takes about 2-4 years of consistent lead climbing to catch up to the 9c result (if you are in the 5.12-5.13 range). Being strong can help but at the end of the day its a different discipline. I know at least 2 other boulderers that also have their potential in the 5.13s but climb in the 5.11 range because of fear/lack of specific training/experience.

[@Frodoswaggns]

Going from leading hard to bouldering is easy, going from bouldering hard to leading is hard imo.

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

@@Frodoswaggns Absolutely agree on that one.

[@asclarke295]

Frictitious are awesome. I bought a door mount last year and it has been a life saver whilst moving house a few times. Always being able to hangboard as long as you have a door frame

[@frictitiousclimbing4991]

💪

[@merridius2006]

You don't look like a geek climber anymore, you look like an athlete

[@ok-wi7kt]

that's cap

[@habilhussain3387]

@@ok-wi7ktWdym that’s cap lmao he’s extremely strong and athletic

[@doomertube7050]

5:19 who could resist falling in love with this guy's energy! 😂 What a nice display of appreciation

[@MiguelClimbs]

Dude you're amazing! Very impressed. Come see us in LV soon!

[@phsopher]

I agree that front lever is not that much about core but climbing-wise it's a natural progression from the L-sit since it basically simulates getting far away foot holds on a roof say. With a front lever you can reach footholds that are farther away in a controlled manner.

[@GeekClimber]

Thanks for the explanation on how the front lever relates to climbing! For some reason, I always thought the front lever is irrelevant to climbing.

[@frictitiousclimbing4991]

Dude... you're a BEAST!!

[@JPsk8core]

I think you sometimes go beyond humble and just self-roast yourself. Dude, you're really really strong! Trust more in yourself and you will also improve in climbing grades!

[@kyrylopaints]

Impressive numbers mate! Especially the hang

[@dillonr6265]

I'm impressed by the 3 minutes hang goodjob

[@xavier.salazar]

Christmas came early with a new video 💯

[@masonburke]

would love to see sport climbing videos from you!

[@lee39]

love your content bro

[@Eri587]

By the way how is you front lever training going? i saw your videos on the matter recently and is pretty interesting but ultimately someone with the same angle as you showed that it can be done so i am curious if you are still on it. I was thinking, in your videos breaking down the math for the front lever you showed that it would be much harder for you to do because of the angle but i was wondering how does strength factor into it? i know you showed clips of you doing the angles at the pulldown machine and had enough strength to pull your bodyweight but in your weighted pull up videos the highest you get is 80% bw, since most people say that the weighted pull up develops the strength for the front lever and the higher your weighted pull up is the easier every calisthenic move becomes, i was wondering if you would be interested in breaking down the math factoring variables for your current pull up strength, the strength that you would need at your angle and the strength that you might be lacking. I know in your videos say that you are trying to focus on form rather than trying to brute strength into the front lever but i couldn't help but notice that you mentioned that you engage your lower back to make it easier to engage your shoulder blades, but that is wrong for the front level, you are supposed to do a pelvic tilt to engage your core and since this would make engaging your lats harder then you probably need more upperback strength in this case, thus the variables i mentioned. I am not a math guy so i have no idea how would this be done so excuse my dumbass if i am asking something stupid. I am sure that you have plenty of other projects you are aiming for so i don't expect you to drop everything for this but i thought it might possibly help a bit? idk, i love your content, while you are not average anymore is pretty inspiring to see a pretty average guy work so hard to achieve the level that you have.

[@thefourthheir]

i just went to this mira mesa location today at 7pm! first time climbing ever had so much fun! and it’s so close to my house

[@tacticalveterinarian]

Great video geek climber, although I think instead of conserving energy, you should go all out for each test!! That max pullup was too easy i think #YOLO I bet you can score wayyy higher than you think!

[@CheeseHammer]

It would definitely make for better content as well seeing him try really hard on each test. That's one thing that makes Magnus so enjoyable to watch is how he always tries his hardest at everything he does.

[@christophertolosa7142]

For real I don’t know why he half assed the pull-up part

[@GeekClimber]

I am pretty sure if I pushed for 80% weighted pull up I will fail at it given how beaten my body is taking care of my newborn for the past few months, and after that most likely I won't be able to hit 3 mins on the max hang test because I wasted unnecessary energy trying for 80% weighted pull up and as a result ends up with a lower score. I was being strategic, so I can get the highest possible score given my current body condition, but I guess I totally forgot about the KZbin aspect, which is people want to see me try hard more than wanting to see me getting the highest possible score. I should've optimized for the views instead of optimizing for the score, right?

[@tacticalveterinarian]

@@GeekClimber I'm asian too and also an older dad of toddlers...so I get your strategic mathematical approach...but we wanna see your max efforts!! haha also Dad advice, it ain't gonna get any easier LOL enjoy the what is sleep club while you can, they grow up so fast!

[@CheeseHammer]

@@GeekClimber it's up to you to decide what you want out of your channel. As another new dad I totally get being beaten up and not wanting an injury, but at the same time as someone with limited time to view content I'm more likely to watch someone that at least makes it appear like they're giving it their all to achieve a goal. I love your videos about striving for things like the one arm pull up and it encouraged me to go for these same things, but seeing you take the safe route on this and do other limiting things like not use chalk because of most likely temporary skin issues (at least in my experience) make for generally worse content. Hopefully this doesn't come off as too negative, I really love watching your channel and want you to thrive and reach your goals!

[@Шедуле]

Thank you for sharing. My results 1+3+4+3= 11 I’m 41 and returned to climbing just a month ago. Last time climbed 26 years ago when I was 15 yo In our climbing gym 8 colors each color has 3 level range. V0-V2/V1-V3/V2-V4/etc It is weird but I able to climb some Purple color graded V6-V8 Looks like my gym has underrated bouldering problems.

[@meganwong9508]

Do you do much roped climbing? If not, I'd be really curious to see what that might look like! Would be neat to see you setting goals or progress on a certain climb. Thanks for the vid!

[@leifwernich]

This man is sooo much stronger than he looks, it's ridiculous

[@KamalaLovingMan]

if I was as skinny as him I would be weak as shit it's unreal

[@Aashishkebab]

@Geek Climber I think you could've gone harder but you were "trying to be strategic". But the thing is, you don't really need to conserve energy for 1-rep max, plus the tests used different muscle groups mostly.

[@CJski]

There’s some bolted 5.13s at El Cajon Mountain and one at Mount Woodson (but I think a hold broke on it). Also Deer Horn Valley has lots of potential.

[@Blue-pb7kz]

The graphic is super interesting, I hadn't seen all the results together like that! But I'm confused (about a tiny detail), isn't the woman with 19 points Anna Hazelnutt? And isn't she a pro climber too? I remember thinking her results on the test were super interesting, because she's climbed 8b+!

[@raphaelfalque683]

No I think she is another youtuber, I can't remember her name

[@slapthesloper]

Pretty sure that is Anna and yea she got really low scores like only 120% Bw on the 20mm edge or something but her small edge strength and technique/flexibility is insane which lets her climb really hard in certain styles

[@whelmking6497]

Yes that's Anna. She did a whole video on it. She's a slab specialist and a very good climber. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5-UhHqbiJKVsKs

[@jesseaffiliate6328]

Great job, as +120kg (190cm) I would***** about 0 in most of these ..beside..hanging with extra weight, +50s with 60kg and slightly over 4min with own BM

[@THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT.]

4:43 the woman or man on the left was trying to beat you 😆 I bet you didn't notice. 5:04 She or he even looked over and 5:11 started chuckling when she or he couldn't hang on as long as you If i was there i would have done the same thing lol

[@GeekClimber]

You are right, I didn't notice it. I had to rewatch to see what you are talking about 😆.

[@harammarah9743]

I wish you showed us your front lever/weighted pull up maximum

[@nihadlee8810]

bro has a beautiful smile

[@planecrazy2]

We want to see you find your max sport grade!

[@MKR30]

Same with me. If I remember correctly I had about 22-24 points, which means about 8a. In reality I'm nowhere near to it (I don't lead so can't say the grade I would be able to do, but in bouldering I'm able to do around 6C/V5)

[@CalipsoCareline]

Geek Climber we would love to know your name and a bit more about you. You were never average and you should always value yourself (you deserve it)

[@wufei156]

Are we going to see you in the next video?!

[@GeekClimber]

😆😆 yes, not sure why I decided to omit the usual "see you in the next video" this time.

[@V8chump]

I think it says a lot about Anton that he’s among the top scores on this test

[@Bobbzorzen]

Whenever i see you do anything on that hangboard with a stepping stool right in your fall area i can't help but to cringe, and the fall in one of the previous videos exemplifies that. I hope you stay safe! Awesome content tho as always!

[@jernejteras3884]

Amazing video and effort, and I really don't wanna nit pick, but try doing L sit with your head between the arms as Magnus did it. It is a different exercise. Those couple of degrees make all the difference. Honestly, I think you would struggle to do a vertical back 90 degree leg hold - (which is insanely hard), let alone holding it for 5s..

[@burnheart123]

5:11 that's what my front-levers look like

[@leoingson]

:-)

[@JokerKidHD]

I would really appreciate if you would try to get one point more in the first two excerices. But very impressive result. Good job. :)

[@bossboy417able]

Derek🐐

[@derekchen5749]

Much love brother

[@colehibbard2851]

Loved the graphic of all the climbers compared. Forgot how strong Robin is! also why you gotta do Marte like that 😂

[@PapP148]

Someone take this dude out to calico basin to onsight some silky soft 5.13s

[@cryptocsguy9282]

I need to do does dead hangs :P it's good for helping the joints in your spine decompress and relax 😁😃

[@larsdalaker3519]

Needing a stepping stool to reach the hangboard like that gives me anxiety, especially after seeing you fall off it last video. Seems like a really dangerous setup

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

Especially with the weights strapped to him now , it’s straight up silly to have the gym set them up like that

[@mikeg7324]

magnus just made a video with an 8b in it that he called super easy so just go do that one and you can call that your max

[@GeekClimber]

I literally watched every single video Magnus uploaded for the past few years, and I didn't remember any video he made about a 8b. Are you referring to the 8B Kilter board video? You know 8b and 8B mean different things, right?

[@mikeg7324]

@@GeekClimber it was the video he uploaded on Aug 28 at around 5:39 of that video he's going over the grades of the problems and its 8A my mistake and yes I know they're different

[@jonkrause6714]

Awesome tests-dead hang was siiicccckk. Now, go sport climb for the a some what reality test. 🤘

[@altra222]

Hi Geek Climber, im watching you now for a few years, in follwing january next year, I have a test where i need to hang with my head above the bar und hands faced towards me for atleast 60 seconds, in my language its called "Klimmhang" (german) do you have any ideas how you can train that? I can hold out max 30sec

[@alexandreleblanc9582]

i want someone to design a god damn pullup bar for doors that are in the corner of rooms... none of my doors have room on both sides at once...

[@phillipelapierre3821]

So strong! Find some fun projects and start working them

[@bullydungeon9631]

Anna second last but crushes at pretty crazy level

[@kf8512]

she only climbs hard slab and you don’t really need to be that strong to do that

[@GeekClimber]

She is incredibly skilled, and I think she is also very strong on climbing related strength that isn't captured by this test.

[@kf8512]

@@Jacob0481 I didn’t say that as an insult, i’m just saying that she doesn’t need to be ridiculously strong to climb the stuff she does. As geek climber said, she is an very skilled climber, and has incredible technique and body awareness.

[@matthewhughes3147]

This video encapsulated why you're "forever average". You didn't push yourself at all in these tests

[@richarddoan9172]

He has a finger injury history. A test like this isn't worth the risk.

[@Mike-oz4cv]

The big question is if you really have to train until failure to get strong. It does increase injury risk a lot. I’m always surprised that people like Magnus Midtbo don’t have a lot more injuries, considering how often they seem to push it. Especially since they often don’t do it under nice, controlled circumstances with good form.

[@parkourmaster20017]

damn nice video

[@lutherbrown8873]

I think it's safe to say you're not average anymore.

[@ja1212az]

Good 3 minutes man

[@Sergio-zc5ul]

I get that most of the people that take the test are absolute crushers and that it doesn't take into account man important factors such as technique or flexibility but man I really don't understand how Anna Hazlenutt can be so low in the scoreboard!

[@spilaerik]

Great vid. but I think that L-sit would not count. Look at the form of Magnus and yours. The form makes it different exercise.

[@massimodenney2320]

Geek, you’re a lot stronger than you think. Use chalk and stop limiting yourself!!

[@ciaranosullivan3193]

some how I scored 21 even do im 12. with 160% in the max pull up and finger board.

[@MlSTERSANDMAN]

You really need to start using chalk.

[@alexeysuldin9243]

Look very strong. great job although I dissagree with this test, it seems too far from reality. It does not adress legs at ALL> and they are REAAAALY important in high grades.

[@BiggieChungulus]

Bruh to get a 10 point on the hang at my weight of 180lbs I'd need to be able to hang 400lbs for 5 seconds which is more than most people can bench. I don't think that's safe.

[@ИванИванов-ц1я9ф]

You can probably climb 8b if you improve your technique and use chalk :)

[@MlSTERSANDMAN]

LOL

[@sayantanmazumdar3]

He keeps calling himself average, thus pushing me to below-par rank every time.

[@曾彥豪-v9c]

沒有中文字幕😭

[@THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT.]

Hey at least you didn't fall on the stool with those weights around you that would have been really really bad lol

[@gourdineshannon9794]

How tall are u bro

[@prplmjra]

Algorithm🤝

[@tobiasskylstadkvernebo2749]

Hanging like that, just in front of the chair, is just plain dangerous. Remember what (almost) happened to your back last time.. 🙈

[@gp9608]

Ehi! ;) The way how you did the test has no sense at all, It's a maximum test, so every repeat you must push to the limit, there is no link between each exercise, It's created to test different skills of your climbing that doesn't t ruin the next exercise. I think, and this one is only an idea, that you've just found your first climbing improvement limiting factor, YOU'RE TOO CONSERVATIVE, YOU MUST PUSHHH TO THE LIMIT OR YOUR STRENGTH WILL NEVER GROW UP. as always I really appreciate your no filter style of videos.

[@michaelb2938]

Nice job, you can climb way higher than 11b

[@TGregers]

You are probably higher than 6c+ now right? Ive seen female climbers doing this test and scoring way lower than you, and still being able to climb 7c. Says alot about how much technique matters in climbing.

[@HaleyMorganB]

DEFINITELY test your max sport climbing grade again lol you're at least a 5.12 climber for sure

[@klikklak6099]

So you weigh 135 then plus that 85 making you 220 and saying that’s pretty easy is impressive

[@davidnisbet8508]

Kind of defeats the purpose of the hole video if you low ball the strength tests

[@Pietraskun]

I think you would be able to achieve much higher score if you wouldnt hestitate to go all out with every excercise. You should repeat the test

[@Schyluer]

You are at least a 5.12+ lead climber. WAY too strong not to climb 5.12. 8B is like v13 isnt it? SHEEEESSSHHH

[@miguelgazquez5717]

The test is about sport grade, so 8b (~5.13), and not 8B (V13)

[@TheKwiatek]

Be careful with that sponsored hangboard. Most door frames are not firmly secured to the wall and it will easly break under lead. I would not recommend using it. It may cause injuries when you suddely drop

[@Ayalatgd]

If you can form complete sentences after a "max effort" attempt. It wasn't max effort. I expect your numbers to be much higher if you were to actually push each test to the limit.

[@roundup1253]

Man you weigh a Little over 60 kg. Whatever bodyweight exercise you perform it’s simply irrelevant because you have way better strength to weight ratio than any normal weight guy. if you play your cards right you can develop yourself into a calisthenics monster without too much effort

[@garywan2805]

The weakest Mitbø enjoyer🤣 Jk you strong af

[@juliogallo7694]

Dude if you climb 8B I would actually donate both of my kidneys

[@GeekClimber]

The test result is 8b, not 8B. In any case, yeah I will never climb a 8B, so your kidneys are safe.

[@declansdynos]

@@GeekClimber what is the difference between 8b and 8B?

[@burnheart123]

@@declansdynos small letters are sport climbing grades, capital letters are bouldering grades

[@miguelgazquez5717]

@@declansdynos 8b is sport climbing, 8B is bouldering (even if in a lot of place you will see 8b too for bouldering, the upper case is not totally standard). The two scale are not the same : hardest bouldering grade is 9A, while hardest sport send is 9c (so 4 grade harder). Doing a 8B boulder is definetly harder than doing an 8b route. From what I've seen on internet, if you had a route were all the difficulty was an 8B boulder (followed by a good rest and easy climbing for instance), it will probably be graded 9a (obviously, most 9a routes don't have 8B boulder in them, it's more easier problem but one after the other).

[@AjaychinuShah]

The Greeks invented it. Not yours

[@jojowawa1011]

Second comment!!! I love ur vids!!!

[@lee39]

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[@olafcreed4726]

The camera count down guy is super annoying. Gah!