Can you imagine how great that felt??
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kathleennf
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OK so I was never good at gym class in school and I really hated it. Two specific bad memories are related to the "President's Physical Fitness" test we had to take: I could never ever do push-ups or chin-ups. So- about 2.5-3 years ago I decided that I wanted to be able to do real, men's "military-style" push-ups (or at least ONE) by my 50th birthday.
Well- today is my 50th birthday. I DID IT!! Not only one- but 3! And I have to say it really "felt" good- to feel my body respond in a way it had never been able to respond before.
So- now I need a new goal and I can tell you it's going to be unassisted pull-ups. It's just a question of the date.
Well- today is my 50th birthday. I DID IT!! Not only one- but 3! And I have to say it really "felt" good- to feel my body respond in a way it had never been able to respond before.
So- now I need a new goal and I can tell you it's going to be unassisted pull-ups. It's just a question of the date.
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RIGHT ON!:drinker:
KEEP IT UP, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW GOOD YOU FELT. JUST KEEP PUSHING AND YOU KNOW FROM HERE ON OUT YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO
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Great!
NOW DROP AND GIVE ME 20!
:flowerforyou:
Happy birthday.
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Congrats!!!!!
Happy Birthday! Starting out to be a memorable one!0 -
THAT is AWESOME!!! such a great feeling to have accompished a goal! Good job0
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WooHoo!!! :bigsmile:0
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Congrats, that is awesome! I'm finally in pushup territory, but I've never in my life done a pullup so that is a huge goal of mine too 0
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That's awesome! Good luck with the chin-ups, those are really hard (I think, I can't do one).0
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Happy Birthday! and congrats on your achieve:laugh:
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"President's Physical Fitness" tests messed me up as well. One day a year we would all be forced to run a mile around the outside of the gym. No lead up. No pacing. No help. Just judgement. I've just completed the Couch to 5K program and discovered, not only CAN I run, I like it, and I'm good at it. Imagine how much sooner I'd have figured out this if I'd been coached instead of traumatized in grade school. BTW, I'm 20 years younger than you, which means that stuff was going on for WAY too long. Are they still doing that to kids?
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OK so I was never good at gym class in school and I really hated it. Two specific bad memories are related to the "President's Physical Fitness" test we had to take: I could never ever do push-ups or chin-ups. So- about 2.5-3 years ago I decided that I wanted to be able to do real, men's "military-style" push-ups (or at least ONE) by my 50th birthday.
Well- today is my 50th birthday. I DID IT!! Not only one- but 3! And I have to say it really "felt" good- to feel my body respond in a way it had never been able to respond before.
So- now I need a new goal and I can tell you it's going to be unassisted pull-ups. It's just a question of the date.
You can do it!0 -
happy 50th! what a great way to celebrate!0
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Great!
NOW DROP AND GIVE ME 20!
:flowerforyou:
Happy birthday.
THanks! Just give me a couple more months and I will!!0 -
I have often thought the same thing. Gym class was horrible for me - and now I LOVE going to the gym. I'm still me- it's that now I get coached and helped instead of picked last and ridiculed. It's awesome to see that I can really do this stuff! And IDK if they still do it. I will ask my niece. She just graduated from high school last year."President's Physical Fitness" tests messed me up as well. One day a year we would all be forced to run a mile around the outside of the gym. No lead up. No pacing. No help. Just judgement. I've just completed the Couch to 5K program and discovered, not only CAN I run, I like it, and I'm good at it. Imagine how much sooner I'd have figured out this if I'd been coached instead of traumatized in grade school. BTW, I'm 20 years younger than you, which means that stuff was going on for WAY too long. Are they still doing that to kids?
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Happy 50th birthday. I know exactly how you feel. I am 9 years older than you are and I can do exercises that I could not even imagine doing when I was 50. It is just amazing and wonderful what a body can do when you put your mind to it. Trust me....it gets only better from here onwards. May be 10 or more push-ups for your 60th birthday. Good luck and enjoy your sweet 50th birthday.0
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Girl, you SO Rock--I'm proud of you and :drinker: :flowerforyou:
HAPPY 50th B'day:drinker: :flowerforyou:
and many, many, MANY more!!!! :smooched:0 -
You girl, 50 and Rocking it.
Happy Birthday0 -
Yaay congrats! Happy birthday!0
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that's great! you conquered your goal....way to go!!0
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good for you!!
i also HATED the "presidents phyiscal fitness test" .....didn't even get the stinking "participation" badge...:grumble:0 -
That is the best birthday present ever... And it's from yourself
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