LRB Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I can't quite believe it -- but I actually MADE my six-week-challenge goal of doing a dead-hang pull-up. I had made it about 3/4ths of the way up a number of times, and not been able to go any further at that point. So I told myself last night that I wasn't going to let go of the bar until one of two things happened: I did a pull-up, or my arms gave out. Giving up, calling it, letting go, deciding to try again later -- none of those was an option; just two ways out of hanging there for hours on end.The other thing I did differently was I didn't hang in the dead hang for a long time -- I lifted my feet, extended my arms to a full hang, and immediately "bounced" back up again.And I did it! It wasn't pretty, or fast, but it was done.And I would have posted this last night, except I was fairly convinced I must have done something wrong -- jumped up at the beginning, or something. So I waited until this morning and tried again. And I did it again! I had been so completely convinced just a day or two ago that I simply wasn't going to get the pullup done before the end of the challenge . . . and now to have done it just blows my mind.Can I get a WOOT? LRB, Lifelong Rebel Badass || June 3 challenge thread"What I lack in ability, I make up in stubbornness" -me"Someone busier than you is working out right now" -my mom Link to comment
Wicked Pixie Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Hell effing yeah!!!WOOT!!! Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT! WOOT!! You are awesome! The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Georges Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT !!!Every time a Rebel achieves a goal, an angel gets its wingsanother Rebel gets inspired! This used to be where my weight loss progress bar was. Maybe it will be here again when I'm ready to face the scale and work on my fat problem. NewBattleLog OldBattleLog (between challenges) Spoiler Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. -John Wooden 2013 Running Tally: I lost track in July, at 148.925 ((plus 0.5)) but I finished a Very Slow marathon in October. Then I mostly stopped. 2014 Running Tally: 134.1 miles plus 5k (as of 17 September) lost track again, but I know I had at least 147.2 plus 5k for 2014. 2015 Running Tally: 41.2 treadmilled miles & 251.93 real world miles 2016 Running Tally: 0 Link to comment
Maledictus Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Woot! Congratulations! I love pull ups and the first one is the best What if my challenge is to get an angel its wings? "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- TolstoyNot sure if it was buzz or woody that said it though. Spartan double trifecta progess: 100%100% Tough Mudder "10 x Legionnaire": 100.0%100.0% "Run ALL the things or die tryin'" 110%110% fitocracy Ogre Magi Lvl 16 Ranger STR: 38|DEX: 58|STA: 59|baCON: 34|WIS: 30|CHA: 30 Previously Completed: Spartan Trifecta, Enough TM Headbands to make a ski mask Link to comment
bgvanbur Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 The first pull up is such a great accomplishment! Congrats. Level 26, Primal Ultra Trail Scout, Non-Binary Robot Link to comment
IfItPlugsIn Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT! WOOT! This is on my list of (eventual) goals too. Congrats IfItPlugsIn (Jenna)Current ChallengeBattle LogMy MFP Page Link to comment
weirdquark Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Woot! I lift heavy things. Current Challenge Between Challenges Workout Log Sassafrass: a capella folk fantasy mythology Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Damn girl! Definite woot! You go! Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
slcathena Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 YES!!!! Super woot!!!!!!!AWESOME JOB! Halfling Female Ranger STR - 4 ~ DEX - 3 ~ STA - 5 ~ CON - 2 ~ WIS - 3 ~ CHA - 2 Link to comment
Jaswandi Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Whoooooaa!! You are awesome!! Woot woot! Human AdventurerFirst completed challenge| my paleo experienceNever underestimate the power of Momentum.Believe in action. Not in the consequence of it. Link to comment
Whiteraven Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT! Whiteraven Monk STR 5.75 | DEX 3.75 | STA 7.5 | CON 4 | WIS 6 | CHA 2 Equipment: The Gauntlets of the Wind SPD +1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can. Sydney Smith (1771 - 1845) Current Six Week Challenge! My NerdFitness Blog My General Blog Link to comment
gymell Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 High five! -- Liz Shameless plug for my online photo gallery Check out my backyard bird feeders Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Woot Woot! The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT! Well done LRB! "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT! Way to go! Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
RaeVynn Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Yay!! woot woot woot!! RaeVynn Revs it Up Link to comment
Kewilson Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 WOOT!!! Kewilson - Misfit Adventurer [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Operation Phoenix: 6-Week Challenge Thread STR: 2 (+2), DEX: 0 (+1), STA: 3 (+0), CON: 4 (+0), WIS: 5 (+0), CHA: 1 (+3) Link to comment
Haikoo Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Woot! That's awesome! STR 7.2 | DEX 3.5 | STA 5.8 | CON 8.4 | WIS 5.55 | CHA 5.5 Most Recent Challenge Link to comment
Roflhouse Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Great job! Privateer Adventurer STR 4.75 | DEX 1 | STA 6.75| CON 2 | WIS 5| CHA 3 Link to comment
Sambalina Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 That's awesome! Warrior Princess Eating Psychology Coach Adventure's Guild Challenge winner: Challenge #24 â•‘ Live the Whole â•‘ Bucket List â•‘Level up my Lifeâ•‘ "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion." Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Awesome! Congrats! lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
betsywhim Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Wow, very very very impressive! Dwarf = Squad Adventurers ...walking all over that whole 'old and decrepit' thing Why am I not playing along this time? Uhhhh...can you say crash, boom, ow? ..... I may be almost 50 - but I hardly act my age. Follow me for mercurial, smartass randomness: @betsywhim on Twitter. Link to comment
CapN_Tommy_Sunshine Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 WOOT!!! That is excellent! Link to comment
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