a momentous occasion

[flygirl03 0]

for me anyway...
Im starting my First Thread (Beer)
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No That's not the Momentous Occasion....
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The M O is that I went to WORK OUT this evening.
Me!!! Miss Allergic to exercise!!
I HAVE to. Skydiving was wearing me out!!
My arms aren't strong enough to flare, or pull in the canopy in in the wind after I land...lugging the 30lb student rig around was hurting my back (as was arching)
I Have to get stronger if I am going to keep doing this.
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Not to mention I could stand to loose a few pounds

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earthbound misfit

[Lee03 0]

Take it from me flygirl.. after the initial soreness wears off.. you won't believe how much better you will feel.

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To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities.

--Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

[Kramer 0]

Good for you flygirl. Keep at it. Working out is quite possibly the best thing you can do for yourself. Work out religiously for six months, look at yourself in the mirror, and then tell me it wasn't worth it. (PS: You're gorgeous no matter what you do).

-Kramer

The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Good girl! I'm starting tomorrow!! (Seriously guys, I am!!)

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[flygirl03 0]

LOL

Kramer... the guy told me im in Perfect health I know it will be worth it.
I'm not Fat just need some refining on this 45 yr old bod.
My goal??? Too look Really good by summer time for Naked Skydives

ACME... good luck !! Happy to have inspired you

Lee... NO exercise. I said Im allergic. Just weight machines. We are working on Strength... my back arms and legs. Anything else is a Bonus.

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earthbound misfit

[themitchyone 0]

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My arms aren't strong enough to flare, or pull in the canopy in in the wind after I land...lugging the 30lb student rig around was hurting my back (as was arching)
I Have to get stronger if I am going to keep doing this.

Keep exercising. You'll learn to love it.

I, too, had to do some upper body exercises to be able to flare fully. The male jumpmasters keep telling me you don't use muscles in skydiving... and I'm like huh??? . I'm always really sore in the back and neck the next day... still need to remind myself to relax in freefall. I guess it's a natural, instinctual reaction to tense up when you are hurling towards earth .

"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson

[flygirl03 0]

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still need to remind myself to relax in freefall

i know that is part of my problem too.

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earthbound misfit