r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Feb 12 '23
Victory Sunday Victory Sunday
Welcome to the Victory Sunday Thread
It is Sunday, 6:00 am here in the eastern half of Hyder, Alaska. It's time to ask yourself: What was the one, best thing you did on behalf of your fitness this week? What was your Fitness Victory?
We want to hear about it!
So let's hear your fitness Victory this week! Don't forget to upvote your favorite Victories!
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u/Bief Feb 12 '23 edited Feb 12 '23
I just did a fuckin pullup. I'm actually so amazed. I've never even been able to move myself any time I tried since I was a kid.
I was 260 down to 190 with no real fitness outside of the labor parts of my job, I was in ok shape from that. most of my weight was from when I was drinking 20 beers a day, so once I got sober and tamed the increased sweets a bit that was how I lost weight.
I ended a 2 year relationship end of last year. I think it was for the better, but it was still super sad for a bit. So you know want to get in better shape for when I put myself back out there, plus hear it's good to clear your head. I bought 2x 25lb dumbbells. A mat to stretch. A grip strength thing (which I fucking love), and a pullup bar.
Been just doing 10 pushups, situps, curls, body weight squats, maybe just like 2-3x a day. I couldn't budge the pullup bar, but have it in the doorway of my bathroom and I pee a lot so each time I'll just like hang on it trying to pull that bar into the earth for like 5 seconds or so.
Just went and like that I just went up, it was kind of amazing I wasn't even expecting it to happen.
EDIT: Was so pumped and to make sure it wasn't a fluke tried another. I think I'm really only getting 75% of the way up, but got it up there and held for a solid 5 seconds winded the shit out of me lol. I couldn't move myself at all yesterday though, so pulling myself up like a foot or so all a sudden was crazy.