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Today I did my first "real" dips.  No, not the ice cream cone, the exercise.  Well I guess it WAS a treat for me, I was expecting to only make it most of the way up (close but no cigar) like always but then I realized I had straightened my arm and voila I had done a dip. I was so shocked I almost let go. So I tried to do another one.  And another.  And another.  Ok maybe not, just 3 this time.  It’s a big success for me, I mean a girl who can do dips,  I don’t think that’s typical.  I’m like the only girl I’ve seen who does them in my gym unassisted, so I must be special right?  Well, I won’t think so until I can do a full set of 8.  That’s probably my next goal.

But I think the best feeling was when it occurred to me that I didn’t need to use the Gravitron anymore.  Oh Gravitron machine, your "assistance" was appreciated but i’m strong enough that I don’t need you anymore.   Wow it feels good to say that.  I (Andi) don’t need assistance anymore.  Who says it’s so hard to say goodbye?

Last week I noticed that I only needed like 20lbs of assistance on the Gravitron and this last weekend I was able to do some lat pulldowns at my bodyweight.  So today I decided to give real pullups a try.

And… drum roll please…I FINALLY DID IT, YES I FINALLY DID IT!!
After 2 months of trying, I did my first real pull-up today.  Correction- my first TWO Andi-only powered pullups, then I needed a spot the rest of the way.  Ok ok I guess it’s not that much of an accomplishment, but as a girl, being able to do finally do a pullup is a major achievement, I know most of my friends can’t do one.   I’ve been trying to do a real pullup for a while now so I’m excited that I actually achieved my goal and it’s only February!  Thanks to all the great suggestions on bodybuilding.com!  Looking forward to conquering the next challenge!!