Working on building back my upper body strength one day at a time
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3 months ago
Defiantlittle
Working on building back my upper body strength One day at a time started with a 14min mile warm up did a 20rep buildup chest press and reached a new max of 80lbs ran an 11min mile finished off with 2 pull ups About 8 years ago I was diagnosed with a heart condition that caused me to become very weak in my chest I went from being as my classmates called it a pull up queen I set the school record for a female athlete at 26 reps to barely being able to 1 rep within a week It was very difficult for me mentally and physically I still struggle with it but I m so proud of myself for working towards gaining that strength back and overcoming my condition Although my form was not great for the second rep I m so proud of myself for following through