"Does this inability to do a pull-up make me look fat?"
People can put up a surprising amount of resistance to accepting that they are overweight and that it matters. I know I did. What I recommend is that if you've never been below the "overweight" BMI category, try to get there and see what happens. It's not a perfect measure--for athletes. Which brings me to the Tip of the Day:
Tip of the Day: Men in their 20s aren't allowed to dismiss an overweight BMI unless they can do three pull-ups.
Go ahead and jump up to that bar--cheat on getting your chin up for that first one if you want. Now go all the way down. Come on, all the way. Straight arms. Good. Now back up. Chin above the bar. Strong back, bring the bar to you. Good, we'll call that two. Back down again. Back up: okay, last one, come on, you're almost there, dude! You can almost dismiss your overweight BMI due to your massive athleticism! You're so close! Chin up!
Did you make it?
Never be fat again.
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