I remember my first (attempt to perform a) sit-up. It was during soccer practice and I was about 7 years old. It was a beautiful sunny day out on the soccer field in the little town in Denmark where I grew up. The coach anchored my feet (it was the 70ties!) and I tried to lift myself up, but nothing happened.

I also remember the hill sprints which I finished with Bear Crawl. Well, I was the only one doing Bear Crawl (a visionary or simply out of shape?)

When I was 9 the school nurse told me to lose 15 pounds, which I accomplished mainly by paying attention to when I was full and making a food journal.

Some of my other "firsts" include 0 pull ups or chin ups (I did my first pull up in University), 60 pound bench press, 80 pound full squat and 14.28 in the 100m.

As you can see, I am not a "natural born athlete," but it is exactly this lack of inborn skill that has always been my motivation as a strength coach:

How do you make a tortoise into a hare - or at least a faster tortoise?

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