Today, after weeks of practice, I proudly did 9 chin-ups on my chin-up bar. As soon as I was done, my 11-year-old daughter came over and banged out 12 of them. Then she wiped her sweaty hands off and did 8 more. Then she gave me pointers on my technique. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while I was getting ready for the day, my 5-year-old daughter looked at me and said, "Mom, maybe you should do some gymnastics today. Your legs look bigger." FML
Today, I nailed every single move in my routine at a gymnastics competition. I then finished off with a perfect split, letting out a fart loud enough to wake up a kid in China. FML
Today, I went indoor rock climbing with my uncle and his 5 year-old girl. I'm about halfway up the hardest ascent when my arm cramps up. As I stretched my arm, my cousin yells up at me in her tiny voice, "Prove you're a man and climb that wall!" I fell off. I was emasculated by a 5 year-old. FML
Today, I told my dad I was going to the gym. He stood up and clapped. FML
Today, we finished a sit-up test at school. I had been training for the athletic tests, so I was proud of my score. When someone asked what I got and I shared, proud, they responded with, "I bet it helps that your fat bounces you back up." FML
Today, after 10 years of intense training, I earned a black belt in karate. When I told my mom, she asked how long it took me, then laughed and sarcastically remarked, "Wow. SO impressive," whilst slow-clapping. FML
Today, at the gym, I was trying to look cool doing pull-ups in front of someone I liked. On my first pull-up, my hand slipped, and I fell backwards onto a yoga ball, which shot me straight into another guy doing push-ups. FML
Today, I taught my 18 month-old daughter to wipe the green, snotty mucus from under her nose with a tissue. To which, like a ninja, she then wiped my open-mouthed upper lip with that same snotty tissue. FML
Today, my daughter went potty. Just as she always does, she came up to me and announced, "I flushed, and wiped, and shut the light off." Then she did something brand new. She covered my face with her hand and asked, "Do these fingers smell?" They did. FML
Today, I was finishing my chest workout at the gym when this really cute girl started using the machine next to me. To impress her, I tried lifting a lot of weight on the barbell. It ended up landing on my neck and she had to help me get it off. FML
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zandalee 20
Damn. Kids. Keeping it real since 1873.
Imhere4fml 24
Well she does have years of practice on those monkey bars compared to your few weeks... Don't feel to bad OP.
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Sir_Swaggington 6
It's easier for kids to do stuff like that because they play on monkey bars and by climbing on stuff. I can't do a pull up to save my life, but when I was her age I could. Also, most women, myself included, carry our strength in our legs. So, assuming you're a woman (my app doesn't specify gender), you have nothing to feel bad about.
laden_swallow09 35
No, OP's male.
TwinChapter 15
Really? I've always had way more strength and muscle in my arms then in my legs and I'm a girl. I gain arm muscle and keep it to the point that it gets embarrassing. Point is, women don't tend to carry their strength in their legs more so than their arms :P
megashroom 6
Please read a book on biomechanics or phisiology, or even check out an oly-lifters stats, you couldn't be more incorrect.
TheNewGuy03 29
Well, gravity is your enemy. You can't go back in time and revert to being a child, so your only hope is to condition yourself. I'm 230 lbs. of pure, uncensored lard (!) and can do 20+ pull-ups. Almost everything is possible with conditioning.
Sionnach 10
When I was a skin and bones kid I could do 20 without any problems. Nowadays, I cycle, run and swing kettlebells on an almost daily basis, but chin-ups are out of the question.
DREsWay 3
Damn lol You have a strong daughter
Ritchie1 7
Don't worry OP, 11 year old girls are at their peak body weight to strength ratio, that's why you see so many little girls bold pin gymnastics and not boys.
skyeyez9 25
My daughter is in gymnastics. It also depends on technique when placing for points. I have seen guys who are in their teens who were obviously strong in tumbling, but sloppy on technique.
Enslaved 38
Doesn't surprise me. Many young kids have tremendous strength. I watch my nephews and nieces go!!! and wish I could bottle up their energy! Good thing your daughter is active and not a TV junky blob (yet) :P
guemarez 9
I'd ground her.
AlexJones44 9
You dumb arse, dero
MisterMuffinz 13
Well it could be how much she weighs. Skinnier people usually have an easier time pulling up their own weight.
Arch27 27
I'm going to say that weight is the significant factor. Back when I weighed 130 I could bang out chin-ups as easily as breathing. These days, when I'm hovering around 210, I'll be lucky if I can do 10.