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CottonBear

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17. I needed 4 PE credits @ my state university in the 80s.

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 10:10 AM

Sep 2014

I took fencing (really fun & intellectual) and swimming. Then, needing 2 more credits, I signed up for a 2 credit class called "weight training for fitness

Holy moley! I had NO idea what I was in for! The class kicked my butt! It was taught by the strength coach for our SEC championship Division 1 football team. There were about 30 guys & 5 women.

Coach: "Now get over here and lift those weights! What are you? A bunch of grandmothers? GO!"

It was free weights, running laps and diamond push ups. On the last day of class I did 750 diamond push ups! I could dead lift 125 lbs and bench press 95 lbs.

It was an awesome experience. The gym was an unairconditioned 1940s era model. Nowadays, the students have a world class athletic center.

I was in great shape at the end of the 8 week summer quarter!

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