i got a power tower in the middle of last year (july 2020), and i started out unable to do a single pull-up or chin-up. i went through the progressions in the RR + did dead hangs for almost 6 months, and i was too intimidated by pull-ups so i did chin-up negatives more (lol).
ff to the end of december - i did my first chin-up! i was so happy, since i really made it an end-of-the-year goal to be able to do one rep. as of now i can do 3 consecutive pull-ups/chin-ups, and my max dead hang (if i'm really fresh) is 1 minute.
[edited 02/06 7:42 AM PST: @nathanielames suggested in the comments that i should do a comparison in the same clothes, so here: July 3 2020 v.s. February 6 2021 ! i should also mention - i owned an iphone 6 last year, and now i own a pixel 4a, so that explains the skin tone difference, haha)
other things i want to share:
- i made the switch to myvegan's protein blend a few days ago, since whey was making me break out terribly (i was on ON Gold Standard before this). while it tastes a lot worse
/), i have yet to see if this is making me perform better (the xanthan gum is definitely not helpful, it's making me burp a lot...), but other than that, i'm generally on a deficit, trying to eat 1400 calories a day and lose the stubborn belly fat.
- other things i'm working on: dips (doing angled bar ones since i don't have parallel bars; at 6 reps maximum rn so i'm working on increasing them + hitting 90 degrees every rep), pistol squats (still doing them elevated + with weight plates for counterbalance), the handstand, and the L-sit (yay for the Skill Day Routine!).
cheers to good nutrition and fitness!!
ff to the end of december - i did my first chin-up! i was so happy, since i really made it an end-of-the-year goal to be able to do one rep. as of now i can do 3 consecutive pull-ups/chin-ups, and my max dead hang (if i'm really fresh) is 1 minute.
[edited 02/06 7:42 AM PST: @nathanielames suggested in the comments that i should do a comparison in the same clothes, so here: July 3 2020 v.s. February 6 2021 ! i should also mention - i owned an iphone 6 last year, and now i own a pixel 4a, so that explains the skin tone difference, haha)
other things i want to share:
- i made the switch to myvegan's protein blend a few days ago, since whey was making me break out terribly (i was on ON Gold Standard before this). while it tastes a lot worse
/), i have yet to see if this is making me perform better (the xanthan gum is definitely not helpful, it's making me burp a lot...), but other than that, i'm generally on a deficit, trying to eat 1400 calories a day and lose the stubborn belly fat.- other things i'm working on: dips (doing angled bar ones since i don't have parallel bars; at 6 reps maximum rn so i'm working on increasing them + hitting 90 degrees every rep), pistol squats (still doing them elevated + with weight plates for counterbalance), the handstand, and the L-sit (yay for the Skill Day Routine!).
cheers to good nutrition and fitness!!
now i'm on some medication from my derma to counteract the effects of whey on my face lol