I’ve always contended that working out using my own body weight as resistance would be more effective that joining a gym and using weights. My inspiration and measurement of success would be the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test.
Two years have passed and according to the chart above I score 95 points, a 1st class fitness test score. On top of achieving this score I had given myself the challenge of reaching the top of a 25 foot rope climb. Using only my upper body strength.
Santa Monica & Muscle Beach
Popularized in the 1950s and featured in many films since then, the network of outdoor workout equipment is where Jack LaLanne and other famous bodybuilders trained. Fully restored and refurbished, Muscle Beach serves gymnasts, acrobats and youth with an extensive gymnastics training area. Features include chinning bars at various heights, parallel bars, rings and a 25 foot rope climb.
I can’t describe the feeling of accomplishment I felt when I reached the top. Two years of busting my ass had truly paid off. I had achieved, no, exceeded my goal of losing weight and getting in shape.
I am officially in the best shape of my life.
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