I have never been close to this strong in my life.

[tiggymalvern]

86 year old German gymnast Johanna Quaas on the parallel bars.

That power move at 0.28 scares me.
And I was feeling proud of myself this afternoon for managing a low grade climbing route that knackered me out :-(

Comments

[moonriddler-mim.livejournal.com]

O_O no way. what do they feed people in Germany??? I want to be that strong and healthy too when I grow up.

*eyes chocolate bar* um.....

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I've concluded that it's just not going to happen for me!

[teaforme.livejournal.com]

Wow. I really need to get off my butt. My morning walk feels kinda lame right now.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

For someone who should be so inspirational, she ends up making me woefully inadequate!

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

HOLY CRAP! That was both amazing and humbling! Even if I wasn't the lazy lump that I am, I couldn't do that!

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I can't do a press-up with my feet on the floor, not without cheating. She can hold herself in the air with just her arms...

[solo.livejournal.com]

WOW. That's fucking amazing.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

To keep up muscle like that over so many years takes some serious dedication.

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

She's simply amazing! And to think just getting my carcass out of bed in the mornings seems to me like an accomplishment... ;p

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

It's knowing I couldn't do that when I was 20 that gets to me!

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

What gets me is that I could do some of that when I was 16 but have let myself go since... :(

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I could do some of it, but I've never been able to hold myself on my arms with my body parallel to the ground!

[tameiki.livejournal.com]

She's amazing. At any age, but especially so now :)