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I tried out bouldering for the first time 2 days ago and I really enjoyed it, planning on doing it regularly.

I've heard about forearms hurting after climbing and mine do a bit - they were quite bad just after I came home from climbing - but the past 2 days I've had pretty intense pain in my upper arms and shoulder blades, similar to the pain you get when you've just started lifting weights.

Is this normal for a person starting climbing from doing basically no exercise regularly or is it likely my posture is all wrong?

Cheers

In reply to SgtDrPeppers:

Yes, pain in places you didnt know existed is normal when you're starting.

In reply to SgtDrPeppers:

I second that, general muscle pain is to be expected, same as any other exercise really; but intense pain sounds like you've maybe overdone it and/or been hanging on your skeleton a bit too much.

In reply to SgtDrPeppers:

Muscle soreness is pretty normal, even for those who have been climbing for years sometimes. It should go away after about 5 days at the most. Climbing on a regular basis should minimize it pretty quickly though.