The Great Pull-Up War: 2nd Inning

2nd Inning Rules:

• Time Limit: 2 minutes
• Attempt Limit: 3 attempts
• Hold: 45° Slopers
• Competitors in isolation

As you can see from the scoreboard above, my prediction at the end of the last Great Pull-Up War post was entirely accurate. OGDV trounced me rather soundly this round.

We agreed to attempt to do all our pulls on the 45° angle slopers; this turned out to be a tactical mistake on my part. I was unable to get any sort of rhythm going, as I was constantly fighting just to stay on the holds.

A simple task, this ain't.

OGDV, however, took to the slopers rather nicely. Compared to my measly FOUR on my first attempt, my rival managed to crank out a ridiculous NINETEEN. How he managed to do that many without sliding from those slick monstrosities is a question for the ages. He got downright animalistic on those holds.

What you see here is a creature of pure friction.

The most worrying thing about this inning is that it saw my lead of three transform into a hideous deficit of eight. I'm going to have to work extra hard over the next seven weeks to catch up.

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2nd Inning winner, the mighty OGDV! Here he is seen in his natural habitat, dominating punk suckas and clowns for miles around (and even downtown):

Shh . . . he's centering his chakras. Or something.

OH, OGDV. LITTLE DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AWOKEN THE DRAGON.

Photo credits:

• Baseball scoreboard (before I altered it): Jiří Sedláček
• Competition photos: Danielle Vennard a.k.a. Ziggy Smalls