HELLS! YEAH! B*TCHES!
it took eight months. 10 or 20 blisters.... rings, bands, stools, jumps... but i've finally done it.
i am one with the bar.
after what seems like ages, i'm doing pull ups. unassisted pull ups.
and i couldn't be more proud.
friday after the WOD i stayed late to work on my form. i'd graduated to jumping pull ups a few weeks before and felt like ya know what!!?! i'm ready for more!!
i moved back up to the big kid bar (i'd been working on the solo bar in the back for um.. height reasons!) and between my new found oompf and 0%'s genius in wrapping the bar... i finally got it.
i grabbed... i kipped... and somehow, it still doesn't even make sense... but i flew.
(well. in relative terms. you should see what these looked like a few months ago!)
but i mean... i flew!
0% and i knew this was history in the making so we whipped out my camera and took a few shots for posterity. by the time we got the camera out i'd been going for a while so i'll admit.. they look a little skimpy.
i sort of flail. a lot. and i'm pretty sure my ass is under magnification its so... commanding (yeah thats right. baby got back!).... but, i finally got it.
i got mad ups.
and you know me...i just had to share!
0% and i decided this was a good jumping off point to mark my progress so we took some pics, the video, of course, and plan on tracking my... well...
morphing-ization into total domination!
HUZZAH!
Comments
You stud. Nice kipping. I can't do that yet. Then again, my feet can't really swing from my pullup bar at home. Great job- I know how tough that is!
Posted by: stronger | April 29, 2007 8:20 PM
holy cow! i'm so proud, impressed, etc etc. i know i can't do one...and i'm petrified to even try due to 7th grade gym disasters. so, damn...great job!
Posted by: Curly Su | April 29, 2007 8:23 PM
That is some serious determination. Well done.
Posted by: Laurie | April 29, 2007 8:30 PM
Good job.....cheater using your weight to assist you. Now try with out swinging :p
Posted by: Wrenching Winz | April 30, 2007 6:44 AM
Clap your hands, say YEAH!
Posted by: Greyhound | April 30, 2007 7:56 AM
jesus christ, you're a stud.
awesome chica!
Posted by: miss petite america | April 30, 2007 8:15 AM
rockstar!!! THAT IS AWESOME!
Posted by: jeanne | April 30, 2007 8:49 AM
HUZZAH!
good thing you are permanently banned from the man couch, and we all know why you pinky swearer breaker, otherwise, i would have even thought that was HAWT!
well.done.
you just keep gettin' bettah!!!!
Posted by: bold | April 30, 2007 8:54 AM
OH. MY. GOD.
you are my crossfit hero!!!
they used to call me kipping kimmy, but honey, you are ass-mazing amaria!
Posted by: Kim | April 30, 2007 10:19 AM
congrats. woohoo!!
Posted by: Jessica | April 30, 2007 12:52 PM
Holy XXXX!! I just stumbled on your blog today, and your writing about pull-ups!?! The only thing harder than pull ups are dips - I was totally inspired. 14 months ago I dragged my sorry ass to a lonely midnight gym and barely pulled myself up - 1 time. I couldn't believe it, are they really that hard? Today after an 8 mile run I did 6 sets of pull-ups, no problem. Now that you've got it going, I'm going to watch at just how good you get. Awesome!!
Posted by: JW | April 30, 2007 3:17 PM
Well, look at you. Look at what hard work does!
- Hey, I commented back in October about how I followed your progress through your first marathon and how your effort was part of what inspired me to train for my first marathon too. Remember? No? That's OK. Anyway, guess who's training for his first tri? This kid. Thanks again. Maybe someday I'll be able to do a pullup too. Maybe.
Posted by: Todd-O | April 30, 2007 6:45 PM
WHOO HOO!! You go, woman! I can't do those yet, I'm still jumping. You've inspired me to keep at it, though.
Awesome job!
Posted by: Larissa | May 1, 2007 2:40 PM
I am massively impressed. Before we know it, we'll all be watching videos of one armed push ups.
Damn girl! Keep it up!
Posted by: RunningJayhawk | May 1, 2007 3:35 PM
Congrats Chica! (sorry, just watched video before posting on this one.)
Posted by: J. Lee | May 2, 2007 11:00 AM
Way to go! That's awesome!
Posted by: Makita | May 2, 2007 9:12 PM