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70sEraVet
Thursday
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That's one helluva insecure human who has no business near the military. nt
allegorical oracle
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Mike Nelson
(10,800 posts)1. Weird...
... I can do one, with my skinny arms! He's doing the easier, underhand lift... seems strange that he is struggling, with his knees raised, to do one pull-up.
70sEraVet
(5,018 posts)3. Weighed down by all of that Botox filler, no doubt.
allegorical oracle
(5,850 posts)2. That's one helluva insecure human who has no business near the military. nt
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DavidDvorkin
(20,395 posts)4. Funny, but out of context and grossly misleading
That was the last pullup in a contest he was having with RFK Jr. He had done a large number of pullups before that and was struggling to do one more at the end.
70sEraVet
(5,018 posts)8. I just checked out a video of that contest, and you are right, DD!
I guess I had heard late-night comedians making fun of that pull-up, and hadn't researched it.
Glad you found it funny, even though it was misleading.
DinahMoeHum
(23,220 posts)5. Like a Girl!!! Tee hee hee.

And BTW, today's kids can do pull-ups better. Whether the "girl" way or the "boy" way.
rurallib
(64,283 posts)6. If only there were a bottle on that bar to pull himself up to ....
70sEraVet
(5,018 posts)7. Perfect!

roscoeroscoe
(1,790 posts)9. Crossfit, right?
Isn't that how they do pull ups, with a crazy body swing?
Augiedog
(2,659 posts)10. That's not a pull-up, it's an attempt at a chin up....very different. Real pull ups are much harder
If yer palms are facing you are doing a chin up and you use a much different muscle group. Chin ups require much less strength than a pull up which means your palms are facing away from you, an over hand grip.