By WeakerThanaLittleGirl - 05/02/2013 01:00 - United States

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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zandalee 19

Damn. Kids. Keeping it real since 1873.

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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.

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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

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megashroom 6

Please read a book on biomechanics or phisiology, or even check out an oly-lifters stats, you couldn't be more incorrect.

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TheNewGuy03 28

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.

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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.

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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.

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skyeyez9 24

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.

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Enslaved 36

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

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MisterMuffinz 13

Well it could be how much she weighs. Skinnier people usually have an easier time pulling up their own weight.

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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.

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