ladymorella Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 My nephews and I go to the park occasionally and they usually want me to do the monkey bars and stuff with them. I always try, but I have been super frustrated that I can't get across the monkey bars. Despite bar work we do at the gym, usually I can't even complete one transfer to another bar. A while back my nephew had a race at a park that had parallel bars and tried so hard to walk down the length, but could only get a few hand walks down before falling off. No where close! This weekend we were at a park that had parallel bars and monkey bars and I was able to complete BOTH of them! In fact I completely walked down the full length of the parallel bars twice. I probably could have made it three times, but I stupidly suggested we play chicken joking and he took me seriously and knocked me off. Super stoked though! Quote 18.10 |18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | My Character Lean out: 4lbs / 70lbs - - - - - - - - - - Link to comment
chemgeek Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I find for me a lot of monkey bars is learning the technique - once you have it, it's easy, but until you have it, it's really hard. Sounds like you had your 'aha' moment - congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment
Bean Sidhe Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 0:19 AM, ladymorella said: My nephews and I go to the park occasionally and they usually want me to do the monkey bars and stuff with them. I always try, but I have been super frustrated that I can't get across the monkey bars. Despite bar work we do at the gym, usually I can't even complete one transfer to another bar. A while back my nephew had a race at a park that had parallel bars and tried so hard to walk down the length, but could only get a few hand walks down before falling off. No where close! This weekend we were at a park that had parallel bars and monkey bars and I was able to complete BOTH of them! In fact I completely walked down the full length of the parallel bars twice. I probably could have made it three times, but I stupidly suggested we play chicken joking and he took me seriously and knocked me off. Super stoked though! Congrats You beat the bars. you did great. But never jokingly play chicken with a child. They never catch the joke and then you are falling off so they don't get hurt. Great job. Keep it up 1 Quote You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis Link to comment
ladymorella Posted April 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 4:08 AM, chemgeek said: I find for me a lot of monkey bars is learning the technique - once you have it, it's easy, but until you have it, it's really hard. Sounds like you had your 'aha' moment - congratulations! I use to spend whole recesses playing on the monkey bars as a kid. I was having issue with grip strength. I am tempted to go over to the other park and see if the diameter was the problem. 12 hours ago, Bean Sidhe said: Congrats You beat the bars. you did great. But never jokingly play chicken with a child. They never catch the joke and then you are falling off so they don't get hurt. Great job. Keep it up Right?! 1 Quote 18.10 |18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | My Character Lean out: 4lbs / 70lbs - - - - - - - - - - Link to comment
TheRealBlackWidow Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Woohoo! That's awesome! Congratulations! 1 Quote "Nothing lasts forever." ~Natasha Romanoff~ "Such is the nature of evil. Out there in the vast ignorance of the world it festers and spreads. A shadow that grows in the dark. A sleepless malice as black as the oncoming wall of night. So it ever was. So will it always be. In time all foul things come forth." ~Thranduil~ "No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-- because only then will you find you're not alone." ~Josh Groban~ "Those who are the happiest, never did have everything. But rather they are thankful for everything they do have." ~Anonymous~ Link to comment
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