{"id":411,"date":"2011-12-31T23:31:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T23:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrigley.me.uk\/wp\/?p=411"},"modified":"2011-12-31T23:31:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T23:31:21","slug":"they-think-its-all-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrigley.me.uk\/2011\/12\/they-think-its-all-over\/","title":{"rendered":"They think it’s all over…"},"content":{"rendered":"

In January 2011, I set myself a target which was ambitious but, I hoped, achievable.<\/p>\n

20,000 pullups by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

I tried a few, decided how many I could do back then in one day, and set myself a target of 100 in the final day. A simple spreadsheet gave me my total, with a linear daily increase.<\/p>\n

I realised pretty soon that when I said pullups, I really meant chinups (distinguished by the direction the palms face on the bar). I mixed in pullups and chinups most days. I hope nobody hold it against me.<\/p>\n

I also failed to allow for rest days, which meant that I had to keep ahead of my schedule to allow for rest days. Quite manageable at first, but tough towards the end. I also had a few setbacks, with a pulled muscle putting me back by 2 weeks, and a holiday during which I found it hard to do any pullups (I found a pullup bar in a children’s playground but the idea of hanging out at a playground wasn’t too appealing).<\/p>\n

Much of October and November were spent clawing back the lost time, but, with the end in sight, I made a final drive to complete my target on Christmas Eve and in time to take my mother-in-law to Midnight Mass.<\/p>\n

My cheapo bar from a large national supermarket held up surprisingly well. I had to wrap old flannels around the ends where it presses against the door frame, and it’s slightly bowed in the middle.<\/p>\n

You can sponsor me, up to the end of January 2012, at my Just Giving Page<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE:
\nMy arms now look like this:<\/p>\n

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