Pull ups-DON'T DO THEM

sniffles
sniffles Posts: 295
edited September 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Hahaha, just kidding.

I can't do a pull up. First time around I just hung there straining to pull myself up and nothing happened so I tried reverse pull ups.

Everything was going fine but I got cocky! I did thirty in a row.

Things were a bit sore but nothing out of the ordinary for muscle training...
Until a few hours passed and then WHAM! OW!

Next day I'm in so much pain I could just cry! Haha. OH MAN. Thank goodness for heat patches and Advil.

So, don't mess around with pull ups! They'll bite you in the rear (or back!) if you get cocky!

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  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    That's one of my goals is to do a pull up.
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    oops:blushing:
  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    It is one of my goals to do one pull up with out modification!
  • sniffles
    sniffles Posts: 295
    Absolutely! Pulls ups are my big fitness goal because in all my life (even as a kid) I couldn't do them. :)
  • NotSurprised
    NotSurprised Posts: 8,083 Member
    "Dance as if nobody's watching."
    I Love That! Uh, but you might want to not be too oblivious, just incase you might need to defend yourself physically that is then again your a woman, so not many issues there I think, could be wrong, but 30% of being correct counts for something? hmmm

    Totally the same with squats even though you walk on your legs all day that motion of full or even half, but certainly full range will kick your butt if done more than two or three dozen in a row especially without stretching after.
  • sniffles
    sniffles Posts: 295
    HAHA! Oblivious? Should I be insulted?

    When would I EVER need to defend myself physically??? Gosh! It would be hard to go through life pulling back in exercise just in case I make my muscles too sore and can't defend myself in case of an attack? Heeeeee.

    My motto is give 120% in everything you do, and sometimes that doesn't translate well in exercise but whatever, at least I'm not wasting my time with 30 minutes of mild effort!
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    Absolutely! Pulls ups are my big fitness goal because in all my life (even as a kid) I couldn't do them. :)

    I can only remember once in my life when I was able to do them. But it's a huge indicator of core strength, and strength in general. So it's something I'm striving for.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Pullups are AWESOME! I remember starting out when I couldn't do them either. Now they are my FAVORITE exercise!! Love 'em! :heart:
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