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I think doing pull-ups is like running. You need to do them regularly to be good at it. However, it's also similar to running in the sense that not everyone wants to do a marathon or even a 5K. For some people, they don't have a goal to do unassisted pull-ups. As long as they're doing some strength training whether it's bodyweight, weights, kettlebells, etc., it's all good. I do agree that if a woman wants to join the military, then they should be held to the same standards as men. I would expect that with any job.
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Gee, I hope I don't sound like an angry person. LOL I'm not angry...I am passionate however.
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Negative comments about one's looks are always unhelpful and extremely rude. Negative comments about the natural phenomenon that occurs when most women get stronger is more along the lines of what I think the author was getting at -- more of a cultural "keeping women in their place" type of thing.
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So here's an interesting perspective. I was having this same discussion on another fitness forum and a woman who is now in the military spoke up on the subject. I asked her if she thought pull ups were a necessary requirement. In other words, did she feel it was an arbitrary requirement with no real bearing on what was required in the field or did she think training for that kind of move and that kind of strength was beneficial or even necessary.
Here was here reply (quoted with her permission). She did give the caveat that others in the military may not agree, but that she stands by what she said! Quote:
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01-09-14, 10:24 AM | ||
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Diane, let us know how it goes. My pull up is always up. I have it up between my bedroom and master bathroom. Colleen, the missing component missing in this discussion is, MENTAL TOUGHNESS, which is an important aspect for any training, but especially for the military. My dad retired from the Marine Corps, and their logo was/is, Mean Green Fighting Machine. He became a US Marshall one day after he retired, and their requirements were just as tough. Something that Tony Horton says in one of the P90X workouts: "Don't say you can't. Say you are presently struggling!" As for pull ups. It's a kick butt body weight exercise. I always wear a heart rate monitor during my workouts, and my heart rate is always in the high 140s to low 150s when I'm doing pull ups.
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