cassandrabeth17
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I FINALLy got my strict pull-up back after 7 years.
Background: I was CrossFit enthusiast and went to my local CrossFit gym 4-5x/week. I loved double-unders, deadlifts, Olympic lifting, and even scaled CrossFit competitions! And I had gained the strength to do strict pull-ups multiple times.
I got pregnant 7 years ago and was a high risk pregnancy and was advised by my OB to scale back my exercise regiment. Long story short I gained 40-50 lbs in the last 7 years. I couldn’t do a strict pull-up without assistance.
My husband did build me a garage gym about 6 years ago and I became a home gym Crossfitter. I have been on a slower-than-expected journey back to my fitness and strength.
2 days ago I had finished my first warmup exercise of 100 double unders. I decided to just attempt a strict pull-up since I had been usinga thin resistance band for about a week. (I usually do assisted 10 pull-ups much later in my warmup)
I went up to my rig and….. and BAM. I pulled myself up on the bar without a band. I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK…!
I finally got my pull-up back! I weeped as emotions washed over me….
Quite frankly it has been a struggle to get back my fit body and just be strong again. I have had so many re-starts on trying to be consistent with working out. For the last 4-5 months, I have slowly found a path to getting there and the pull-up is a major milestone for me.
So if you have been struggling with your fitness journey, please know that your strength may come back. Even if it takes many many years…
Thanks to anyone that read this post.
Be encouraged!
TL;DR
I did a strict pull-up finally after 7 years.
Background: I was CrossFit enthusiast and went to my local CrossFit gym 4-5x/week. I loved double-unders, deadlifts, Olympic lifting, and even scaled CrossFit competitions! And I had gained the strength to do strict pull-ups multiple times.
I got pregnant 7 years ago and was a high risk pregnancy and was advised by my OB to scale back my exercise regiment. Long story short I gained 40-50 lbs in the last 7 years. I couldn’t do a strict pull-up without assistance.
My husband did build me a garage gym about 6 years ago and I became a home gym Crossfitter. I have been on a slower-than-expected journey back to my fitness and strength.
2 days ago I had finished my first warmup exercise of 100 double unders. I decided to just attempt a strict pull-up since I had been usinga thin resistance band for about a week. (I usually do assisted 10 pull-ups much later in my warmup)
I went up to my rig and….. and BAM. I pulled myself up on the bar without a band. I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK…!
I finally got my pull-up back! I weeped as emotions washed over me….
Quite frankly it has been a struggle to get back my fit body and just be strong again. I have had so many re-starts on trying to be consistent with working out. For the last 4-5 months, I have slowly found a path to getting there and the pull-up is a major milestone for me.
So if you have been struggling with your fitness journey, please know that your strength may come back. Even if it takes many many years…
Thanks to anyone that read this post.
Be encouraged!
TL;DR
I did a strict pull-up finally after 7 years.