Eirlys Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 When I was a teenager I wanted to be a musician. I practised the piano 8 hours a day. I ignored the pain in my arms. Then one day, in a French lesson, I couldn't pick up my pen. ...Fast-forward through years of physiotherapy, treating tendonitis, tennis elbow, finding out I have spine kyphosis & arthritis in my back (at 15!) etc... I'd often not picked up weights because afterwards my arm would hurt in the same way that it had hurt all those years ago, and as a computer programmer I needed my hands! But since I joined NF 2.5 challenges ago, I started off doing light weights, got progressively heavier, and gone from falling flat on my face (last challenge) when attempting knee push-ups to being able to do the real thing!! Yesterday, I knocked out 10 proper push-ups before bed time. Okay, my form is probably not perfect, but I'm now bending my arms enough for me to say that they're real! Same goes for tricep dips with straight legs. First time in my life! So pleased Eirlys - Long Time Wood Fairy Druid Current Challenge: S4 (Sleep, Sugar, Spending, Son) Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery Done is better than perfect -- Facebook Link to comment
kamikaze Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Woot! Way to go! Kamikaze, level 3 scholar-monk(Biology/Aikido)STR 3|DEX 4|STA 2|CON 4|WIS 5|CHA 5 Link to comment
Bartcal626 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Excellent! Congrats! Link to comment
Crazyhawaiian21 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Sweet! Keep it up the good work! Paradox, Humor, Change Level Four Half-Elf Ninja (Assassin/Monk)Str: 15.25 l Dex: 12.25 l Sta: 10.25 l Con: 5 l Wis: 10 l Cha: 7 "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." -Albert EinsteinNinja Gecko Profile / Battle Chronicles Link to comment
sumdawgtwigg Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Very awesome! "It's always the ones that don't do anything that try to bring you down" - Henry Rollins "There is no meantime, there is only now" - The Ditty Bops Trail Blazing Elf Ranger Sumdawgtwigg Level 3 STR-3 DEX-4 STA-4 CON-3 WIS-5 CHA-2 Fitocracy My Game Blog DO IT CHALLENGE! Link to comment
Eirlys Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank you kamikaze, Bartcal, Crazyhawaiian and sumdawgtwigg! Eirlys - Long Time Wood Fairy Druid Current Challenge: S4 (Sleep, Sugar, Spending, Son) Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery Done is better than perfect -- Facebook Link to comment
Kristen Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 You've conquered the mighty pushup! Excellent! Link to comment
Eirlys Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thanks Kristen Eirlys - Long Time Wood Fairy Druid Current Challenge: S4 (Sleep, Sugar, Spending, Son) Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery Done is better than perfect -- Facebook Link to comment
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