Today, however, is special. Today, I get to feature my sister Kelly and HER pull-ups. Kelly (of Spicy Goulash! fame) has been really getting into CrossFit, both on her own and at CrossFit Brooklyn. She's getting leaner, stronger and approaching some of my strength maxes in an alarmingly quick fashion. Kelly got her first dead hang pull-up while home training with me in February 2009, and has been working a grease-the-groove style program that got her up to FIVE in just a few months. She credits both her obsessive compulsive disorder and myopic fitness goals to increasing her numbers so quickly. "Plus," she says, "I like to do things that boys can do. And that my sister can do." When Kelly read the 'Hot Chicks' post, she wrote to me right away.
Kelly: I’m trying to find the courage to get someone to take video of me doing pull-ups at the gym. I desperately want to be on your blog kicking that pull-up-bar’s ass.
Me: Oh my god. That would be the POST OF THE CENTURY. Here's what you do. Bend over to "tie your shoe" and grab the first guy who leers at you. Tell him that you are about to make internet blog history by being the hottest girl ever featured on Byers Gets Diesel. And then you give him the camera and tell him not to drool on it. Seriously, get that shit on tape and SEND IT TO ME ASAP.
The very next day...
Kelly: I shot two videos for you. In one video I rock five pull-ups, but I fight hard for the last one. It looks like a mash-up of restless leg syndrome and a bad case of Tourette's. In the other video I do four, but they're all legit. Also, I’d like my own write-up. I don’t want to be bucketed in with other hot chicks doing pull-ups. As your sister, I have a genetic right to my own post.
You got it, sister. Now, I reviewed both videos... she DID do five, but we at CrossFit 603 generally discourage kicking like an epileptic kangaroo to get your chin over the bar. So here's Kelly Urban, my FAVORITE hot chick, doing four gorgeous dead hang pull-ups. And check out those guns. I guess this answers the, "So what do you do for biceps?" question, huh?
Thanks to all who have sent videos and links. I'll be proud to feature 'em here. And Kelly... start working that overhand grip now. Ha.
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EPIC.
BTW, I thoroughly enjoy your blog. And great interview on CFR a while back, good stuff!
Way to go, Kelly!
You rocked it, Kelly - not only did those not resemble a kangaroo in any way... did y'all see her chin clear that bar and then some? Damn.
Interesting... Have not met Kelly yet, especially rocking out in Brooklyn. This must be remedied. Especially if she wants to do what the big boys do. Working with everyone else out there is circus and parlor tricks until I get a hold of them!!! Snatching, Jerking, and of course Squatting and Deadlifting!
when i saw 'urban edition' of course my first thoughts were that this would be a hot black chick doing pull ups.
But this all right too.
"Bend over to "tie your shoe" and grab the first guy who leers at you." OMG I almost fell from the chair :)
HOT
tell your sis, great job from Jay. :) That's no small accomplishment at all.
Nice! You better get movin' or she's gonna pass you up ;)
More Urban chicks....unce unce unce......nice pullups. :)
Melissa you're just too freakin cool. Me and Brian def have to do a roadtrip ASAP
What is the music in the background of this video? Between the music and the hot chick doing pullups, this video is fantastic.
Thanks, jfuernsinn.
The track is a mash-up by Lenlow - Jurassic 5 & Dave Matthews v. Beyonce v. Deee-Lite. You can download it for free here.
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