From princess to pumped: Procrastination
Meet Hayley. Hayley is the Miss B.C. Ambassador. Hayley is also on a mission to win a bet against a fellow classmate. The stakes: eternal glory and her pride. Follow Hayley as she ditches the crown to master the chin-up.
By Hayley Woodin [Contributor]
Deadlines are toxic, whether they’re for a class assignment that’s worth your entire grade or for a chin-up competition.
Fortunately, some deadlines can be extended.
After conferring with my chin-up opponent, we both agreed that we would push the competition back to Friday, Apr. 16, in order to give us both more time to prepare.
Well, mostly to give me more time to prepare.
See, we had a minor disagreement over what constitutes a “proper” chin-up. He argued that you have to start with your arms fully extended, while I said that it is perfectly acceptable to begin in a chin-up position and end like that.
He won the debate, but I got my much-needed extension so I’m calling it even.
Last week’s goal was to actually start practicing full-on chin-up.
I had thought that I was making progress, but seeing as my methods have been “incorrect,” apparently I haven’t been doing too well.
As of right now, I can hold myself in a chin-up position without any support for a decent amount of time. I can also lower myself in a slow and controlled manner without my arms giving way.
But my efforts seem to be strengthening me in all aspects other than the single most requisite to executing a chin-up: What I need to work on is pulling myself up.
The clock is ticking, and I have less than a month left to perform a minimum of two chin-ups if I want to stand a chance against my competitor.
So let’s try this again: Next stop, working on the actual chin-ups.
