An ode to pull-ups

I loved this Ode to pull ups by James Parker in The Atlantic.

I'm dreaming of the day when I will be able to speak of my own pull up experience. I can barely get through two at the moment. Parker can do lots, but:

“they never get any easier. Still the same flutter of dismay as I stare up at the metal bar. Still the same sensation of wrenched brain cells as I jump and grab and heave.”

I can relate.

⚘