Last month when I started my seminar, one of my promises to myself was to be able to do 10 unassisted pullups in a row by May 30, 2009.

When I trained with my crazy trainer last summer/fall, I got up to 6...That took me 3 months. When I stopped seeing that trainer, I stopped doing pullups.

So at the beginning of April, I was able to do ONE pullup! I told my current trainer that I had this goal of doing 10 pullups in a row by the end of May. Her skepticism really pissed me off. "Hmm...that is going to be challenging." I think "that's exciting! You can totally do it!" would have been more helpful. I guess that tells me her ability to do pullups and her attitude towards herself.

My crazy trainer was ALWAYS encouraging and full of positivity. There were so many times when I said I couldn't do something that she just cut me off there. She ALWAYS believed in me. 

And my current trainer, despite me telling her what my goal was...never made a conscious effort to help me out during our weekly training sessions. We did pullups two or three times together. My trainer is knowledgeable and great at showing me different and challenging core exercises, but I think she is not a good fit for me anymore. I can't afford a trainer now anyway with the move and all!

Anyway, I did my 10 pullups today!! I DID IT!!! I did so much mental preparation last night and this morning that I truly believed I could do it and I was totally pumped to go and get them over with.

This last week was the hardest...I was making slow progress. I was increasing by 1/4 - 1/2 pullups every time I attempted them. Yesterday, I was at 9 pullups. I was worried that reaching 10 by tomorrow was going to be questionable (despite what my pendulum told me).

But now I've done them!!

I set out 3 goals at the beginning of my seminar and I met them all!!! I am so excited for graduation on Saturday!!

And then it's Boston for a week!!!