Turning bright red, i quickly turn and finish my water. Heading over to the chin bar, i notice how large and imposing it looks. Such a simple machine - a bar suspended horizontally above the floor - and yet so powerfully intimidating to walk up to.
Looking over at Christy, a sudden urge comes to mind, and without thinking i blurt out a question to her. "How about we make it a challenge? If I can do 5 chin ups, then You have to agree to go out to dinner with me one night this weekend. You can pick the date and the place, but we have to go out at least once." She looks a bit surprised by the question, and before she can answer, i jump up and grab the bar.
The first two are easy. Just a lift and pull, and up I go.
Number three is more difficult. It takes twice as long as each of the first two to finish number 3. C'mon Lee… two more…
Number 4 is pure agony. It takes twice as long again to reach number 4. By this point my arms are sore, and i'm hanging there limp and resting, unwilling to give up.
I start number 5. Inch by inch, i slowly pull my way up, feeling my arms screaming in agony with every fiber of their being. Halfway. I can do this. I can do this…. I can… i…
Just before my arms give out, just before i'm forced to drop down and admit defeat, i suddenly fly up and over the bar. In my astonishment, i let go of the pull bar, and… hover there?
Looking down, I see Christy's arms wrapped around me, effortlessly holding me in the air. "Is that a yes?" i ask, exhausted.
Looking over at Christy, a sudden urge comes to mind, and without thinking i blurt out a question to her. "How about we make it a challenge? If I can do 5 chin ups, then You have to agree to go out to dinner with me one night this weekend. You can pick the date and the place, but we have to go out at least once." She looks a bit surprised by the question, and before she can answer, i jump up and grab the bar.
The first two are easy. Just a lift and pull, and up I go.
Number three is more difficult. It takes twice as long as each of the first two to finish number 3. C'mon Lee… two more…
Number 4 is pure agony. It takes twice as long again to reach number 4. By this point my arms are sore, and i'm hanging there limp and resting, unwilling to give up.
I start number 5. Inch by inch, i slowly pull my way up, feeling my arms screaming in agony with every fiber of their being. Halfway. I can do this. I can do this…. I can… i…
Just before my arms give out, just before i'm forced to drop down and admit defeat, i suddenly fly up and over the bar. In my astonishment, i let go of the pull bar, and… hover there?
Looking down, I see Christy's arms wrapped around me, effortlessly holding me in the air. "Is that a yes?" i ask, exhausted.