morethanjustamom Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 The challenge: first one to conquer the mighty pullup with posted video proof wins! The stakes: Loser has to compose and post a poem about how awesome the winner is! Get your quill sharpened, son...cause it's ON!!! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Book Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 What a wonderful challenge. My only problem with such a thing is that, like Ford Prefect, I usually play to lose. Character and Epic Quest! Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
Blaizen Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Thrillho, nothing but respect for you broBut, Go MOM!!!!! http://fightingcircumstance.wordpress.com/ Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 What a wonderful challenge. My only problem with such a thing is that, like Ford Prefect, I usually play to lose.Yeah, I thought about that after Thrillho suggested the poem. The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Thrillho, nothing but respect for you broBut, Go MOM!!!!!Thanks, Blaizen! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Thrillho Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'm sick of playing to lose, personally. Bring it. The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
Narakyndryn Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I wish you both the best! (I however don't feel I've gained enough levels to earn the PvP ranking. ) Link to comment
Thrillho Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't even know how the levels work... I'm just Thrillho, Conqueror Of Stuff. The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 There are levels? I thought PvP just meant Person vs Person. *shrug* You're going DOWN, Thrillho! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Book Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I wish you both the best! (I however don't feel I've gained enough levels to earn the PvP ranking. )I agree with Mom. There are no levels, just find someone who has a similar goal, and is at a similar level, and go for it! Character and Epic Quest! Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
CaptainCat Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 First pull-up is exciting! Work those negatives every chance you get, toss in some bent over rows, it'll come quicker than you think! Progress Tracking, done daily Link to comment
Thrillho Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 JenLeigh joined in on this, so I have someone to battle for second place! The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 JenLeigh joined in on this, so I have someone to battle for second place!Cool! Welcome, JenLeigh!! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Thrillho Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 My negative-pullup time has gone up significantly since last week. HERE I COME! The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Good job on your negative time...but, IN YOUR DREAMS!! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Thrillho Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 New record for negatives: I managed to drop about halfway, and STOP, arms at 90 degrees, for several seconds. Then slowly eased myself down to full extension. Never managed to stop like that before.Still a long way from a pullup, and this is probably a really pathetic 'woot', but... woot! The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 My new record: I've managed to hurt myself. Both arms, right where the biceps muscle starts to taper to the elbow. Too many negatives, methinks. WOOT for you, way to go!! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Thrillho Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I used to max out my kitchen dips at seven. After two weeks of doing kitchen dips and bed dips and negatives outside, I decided to see how many I could do.I've gone from seven to eleven kitchen dips, which is not bad for only two weeks, I think! Plus my daughter mentioned that I had 'big strong iron-juice arm muscles' (she is on massive-dose iron supplements in her juice, and she's decided that's to give her muscles). The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
Thrillho Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I did a pullup!...Ok, it was starting with my arms at 90 and my feet on the ground, but I pulled myself off the ground, got to full pullup "up" position... and then totally ran out of gas and negatived back down in about three seconds. My arms are now exhausted. BUT I FRIGGIN DID ONE!!! The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
wildross Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 congrats!Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Full dead hang CHIN up completed!!Now to get that to translate to a PULL up... The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Thrillho Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 o.O How is that different from a pullup?Also, AWESOME!! The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Mental block? Different muscles? Hand position I know for sure. You tell me...is it different? Did I win? The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Thrillho Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I always thought they were different names for the same thing. The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I don't know...but I can pull myself up with my palms facing towards me, but I can't with them facing away, so there must be some difference, right?!?! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
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