thablizzit
01-23-09, 12:16 PM
Hi all.
I joined this site a little over a month ago.
December 13th, 2008 was my original ship date. I failed to do the pull-ups at MEPs [which I could previously do 2 weeks earlier], so my date is now Jan. 26th, 2009. I am glad I didn't go because my mom had to have surgery to remove fibroid tumors which we didn't know about prior to my original ship date. She's okay now.
Progress...
This site and my recruiter has helped me ALOT by providing suggestions, tips and information. I went from 0-3 dead hang pull-ups in about a months time. Huge success for me, I worked my ass off.
I did 200 push-ups, crunches, dips & 10 lb. curls daily. I also did assisted pull-ups with a resistance band and sometimes I used a spotter. Negatives helped me out tremendously. At first I couldn't do a pull-up, so I would attempt, it helps also although you're not raising yourself up high from the floor, lol.
Weight loss played a vital role into helping me achieve my pull-ups. With my routine that I started a little over a month ago, I went from a 14:36 run time to a 11:26 mile and a half run. Jan 10th, '09, I could do one and a half of a pull-up now I doubled that within almost two weeks. Anything is possible.
I also got to meet a local poolee from leatherneck, JZfs720. She's amazing and her support and advice contributed also. She's going to make one helluva Marine.
This post is long but I'm just grateful to be shipping out on time, thanks for you're help, Leatherneck Marines and future Marines. Like I said, I didn't think 2 pull-ups in a months time was possible, but after running my ass off, shedding 10-15 lbs, increasing upperbody strength and attempting pull-ups and doing dozens of negatives, anything is possible.
My MOS is intel. My company is Hotel. I'll be graduating April 24th, 2009.
I joined this site a little over a month ago.
December 13th, 2008 was my original ship date. I failed to do the pull-ups at MEPs [which I could previously do 2 weeks earlier], so my date is now Jan. 26th, 2009. I am glad I didn't go because my mom had to have surgery to remove fibroid tumors which we didn't know about prior to my original ship date. She's okay now.
Progress...
This site and my recruiter has helped me ALOT by providing suggestions, tips and information. I went from 0-3 dead hang pull-ups in about a months time. Huge success for me, I worked my ass off.
I did 200 push-ups, crunches, dips & 10 lb. curls daily. I also did assisted pull-ups with a resistance band and sometimes I used a spotter. Negatives helped me out tremendously. At first I couldn't do a pull-up, so I would attempt, it helps also although you're not raising yourself up high from the floor, lol.
Weight loss played a vital role into helping me achieve my pull-ups. With my routine that I started a little over a month ago, I went from a 14:36 run time to a 11:26 mile and a half run. Jan 10th, '09, I could do one and a half of a pull-up now I doubled that within almost two weeks. Anything is possible.
I also got to meet a local poolee from leatherneck, JZfs720. She's amazing and her support and advice contributed also. She's going to make one helluva Marine.
This post is long but I'm just grateful to be shipping out on time, thanks for you're help, Leatherneck Marines and future Marines. Like I said, I didn't think 2 pull-ups in a months time was possible, but after running my ass off, shedding 10-15 lbs, increasing upperbody strength and attempting pull-ups and doing dozens of negatives, anything is possible.
My MOS is intel. My company is Hotel. I'll be graduating April 24th, 2009.