Health: Today, after weeks of practice, I proudly did 9 chin-ups on my...

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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Today, I was watching my 7 year old daughter and her friend jump on our trampoline. I was really impressed by all the flips they were doing, and I told her "Hey! I can't even do that." To that her friend replied " Of course you can't. You're fat!" FML

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By Idle_Twin - 17/05/2015 17:53 - United States - Miami

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 19

Tuesday 5 February 2013 9:14

Damn. Kids. Keeping it real since 1873.

Imhere4fml 24

Tuesday 5 February 2013 9:15

Well she does have years of practice on those monkey bars compared to your few weeks... Don't feel to bad OP.

Comments

Sillydeadperson 17

Wednesday 6 February 2013 1:15

Be proud. You have an awesome daughter.

dee_baybee 7

Wednesday 6 February 2013 1:24

Schools Make Them Do Chin UPS In Their Exercise Routine.

twinkiefeets 17

Wednesday 6 February 2013 1:35

Wow your daughter is bad ass!

calebhara 5

Wednesday 6 February 2013 2:05

Dont let that discourage you, keep working hard

cttwtr 10

Wednesday 6 February 2013 3:57

Chin ups are easier for kids. It's a body weight ratio thing. They should always be able to do more than you, unless you're a total gym bunny. Even then, it's a specific type of strength you need.

JadeWinter 16

Wednesday 6 February 2013 4:35

It's about body weight, as an adult you have more body weight to loft, therefore it's harder :)

T_Bone3118 0

Wednesday 6 February 2013 7:21

None of you commenters lift weights much do you. Being heavier or lighter doesn't hinder your ability to do pull-ups/chin-ups. For example I'm 5'10 and when I first started lifting I was 150 lbs and could barely do 5 pull ups. I'm now 180 lbs and I can rep 20 easily.

WelcomeToAndale 13

Wednesday 6 February 2013 5:09

Did anybody else think of Hit-Girl when the daughter was mentioned?

ajh557 22

Wednesday 6 February 2013 5:26

It's okay little girls weigh less so the have less to lift... I used to be able to do more pull ups when I was little but the more and more i exercise the heavier I get

Pandamonia88 9

Wednesday 6 February 2013 8:24

I'm a skinny little guy and do this to bigger guys all the time :3 at least it's not a measure of out-right strength, you'd still beat her in a fight. but you should BE A GOOD FATHER and encourage her. even if she doesn't want to be a professional athlete, to take pride in your fitness from a young age will help later in life.