[kaw]

Caution: bragging ahead.

One of my goals when I started on this journey was to be able to do unassisted pullups again. You know, the kind that only the boys had to do for the Presidential Physical Fitness and Social Torture Test, while us girls had to hang on the bar like a cat stuck in a screen door? Yeah, those pullups.

At any rate, this morning at the gym, as I was resting between squat sets, I saw the pullup bar at the top of the squat rack. It was calling to me, saying, "why not? what have you got to lose?" The siren call was too great, so I tried an unassisted pullup.

I did it! Wide grip no less.

I was so surprised I had to do one more, just to make sure the first one wasn't just a trick of gravity or a hole in the space-time continuum or what not.

I did a second one as well.

That's two, as in 2, as in 1+1, as in two more than zero pullups!

Yay, me! Way to go, me!

Kim

[callystia]

Holy cow, look at you! That is GREAT.

[shananigans]

Originally Posted by kaw

...the Presidential Physical Fitness and Social Torture Test...

That really is what they should call it!

Congrats! That's so awesome. I could never even do the hangining thing, I wonder if I'd do any better now? Pull ups are a far off dream for me yet, WTG.

[baffled111]

That's great, Kim! Yay you!

I've never tried an unassisted pull up and I feel fairly certain that I couldn't do one. I definitely couldn't do *2*!

[wannaBsize7]

AWESOME!! I got chills, I had forgotten this was one of my goals too Congrats, and thanks for the inspiration

[OH2007]

Woo hoo!

No way could I do even one pull up at this point. You're my hero!

[Meg]

Congratulations, Kim! Pullups are an awesome achievement!

[Lydia227]

Kim! Great Job

Wow, that must have felt just great! You must have great upper body strength.

I've seen the pullup bar on our squat rack as well. I've heard the call. I'm just too chicken to try it in public yet. I hate to fail and have witnesses. IMHO I think its a test of strength and courage! Good For You!!!!

[sportmom]

Woop Woop -- you'll be on to rope climbing next! The other PE torture test! Congrats - this is a huge accomplishment!! Some people will go their whole lives never meeting this challenge!