Were You A Failure in Gym Class, Too?

Make no mistake about it! I favor being fit and exercising. I am 76 and walk 3 miles 4 - 5 times a week. I do daily exercising. My problem comes because some of us as kids were not muscular or had naturally girlish bodies.

Strangely, by the time I was 18 I had become strong, and worked my way through college wrestling beer barrels and cases. Yet, my upper body never developed as a man's should, with weak looking arms, slender shoulders and breasts. Must be the genes.

But, those teen years were indeed diffficult.

By all means, stay fit. Katherine

I was actually pretty athletic. I lifted weights and played sports. I am too big to ever hope to pass or even go out without everyone pointing and laughing. I was considered to be a big good looking guy and girls were attracted to me a lot. I didn't date much, even though I had offers, because of my confusion regarding my sexuality.

I don't see how anyone male or female can be athletic. For me, PE classes, touch football, dodgeball, baseball, and gymnastics were all a horror of failure and pain. I hated it. Military basic training - I was the only one who didn't climb the rope ladder, or finish the obstacle course. Good thing I was too old for 'nam, my service was over by '64, otherwise I would have been killed in combat.....

I know how you feel, I suppose. I was not athletic in gym at all, but for some reason, I LOVE wearing girls' activewear. Bike shorts, leggings, and all the like -- I loved wearing them. My huge collection of femme attire is mostly activewear and ballet dancewear.

No! I wasn't a failure in gym class I got D's.

I was away too fat ( hey wait a minute I still am )

I think little league baseball was the only thing i was good at when i was younger. Junior high and high school i had the wide hips skinny arms also. So i had to run with my arms out to the side a little. So yes you guessed it....Deborah you run like a girl hahahahahahahaha. :eek:

Although I was very slender and short, I was best at swimming and gymnastics.
I had no interest in football, basketball, or most other team sports, I was the best diver and water polo player in my high school. I was good at gymnastics and enjoyed them very much. To this day, I hate team sports. I still love solo sports though. especially sports that put "you against nature". I live for those sports.

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Originally Posted by Barb43210

I was away too fat ( hey wait a minute I still am )

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Me too. In school I had no upper body strength, couldn't run very far and just all around hated gym. I used every excuse not to play...

On the contrary, Loved gym, also played football, baseball, cross-country, track, basketball, and ice hockey. Still playing ice hockey twice a week to keep my girlish figure . Hehehehe

Love Karren

I was a jock in HS played football, basketball, baseball and ran track. Played DI football in college and was offered a DI scholarship in basketball also so gym class was never a problem except when we did square dancing. I can not dance two left feet. P.E. was an easy A every semester.

On the whole I was about average. I was one of the best sprinters in my class, and one of the worst gymnasts (a lot of those maneuvers on the "horse" scared me to death). Tolerable in baseball and football, poor in basketball. Not a varsity athlete by any means, but I didn't stand out to the other extreme either. I enjoyed athletic competition.

Although i lacked arm strength, i could run pretty decently. I also played baseball in little league for a while. I practiced martial arts for 5 years, picked up a different style for another 2 years.

I always got picked last in sports though, but it was because the other kids hated that I was smarter than them in classes, not for absolute lack of skill.

Except in kickball. I always popped the ball up and it got caught.

I absolutely kicked ass in dodgeball however, I was almost always the last person to get hit.

Hmm, earlier this year I played dodgeball, and apparently i still got the l337 5ki11z. ^^

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Originally Posted by Lady Katherine

... but then snuck into some girl gym outfits, and liked how sweet I looked.

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The girls' gymsuits were definitely better looking than the boys' outfits...

Taffy

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The girls' gymsuits were definitely better looking than the boys' outfits...

Taffy

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I tended to be more enthusiastic than skilled at sports (and as such, yes, I was generally picked last). I do like to keep myself in decent physical condition (especially now - I do a lot of exercise to keep in shape in order to look better in a dress), but as a competetive athlete I have never really shone. Part of this is because most of my time was taken up with music - personal practice, band and choir rehearsals and other projects combined to keep me away from any serious athletic ambitions I may have harboured anyway.

I did have a brief run as class arm-wrestling champion at one point (mostly through the element of surprise - I wasn't known as a tough guy but did work out, so a lot of people underestimated my strength) until the school acquired a star rugby prodigy who ended my run quickly, decisively and brutally.

In team sports, i was a pathetic loser.
The leader wanted me to be exchanged with a player
from the other team during the game.
Nevertheless, i was doing my best.

My father forced me to play Hockey. But for not very long because,
while other players were scoring, i was practicing figure skating.
Needless to say that i am not his son anymore.

On the other hand, i do pretty well in individual sports. I was great in Karate and watch out for my smash in tennis.

Now i play soccer in the yard with my five years old daughter
and i'm better then her! :p

I was never great at athletics or sports so no, I didnt like gym classes either. But in my early thirties I discovered Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Jui Jitsu where I exceled. Today I cant practice because of some arthritis in my feet and knees so I do miss it. :sad:

Kimberely

... honestly... I luv sports..Lettered on HS Championship teams , even played Rugby in college..AAU Diver ,etc..
..but later...I wanted to be the "woman" in an EZ Spirit dress shoe commercial that slam dunked the ball in dress pumps !?...
...at 6'4" , and a two step lead..no probs eh ? hehe :eek: :D
..I've some sport role models too...Gabriela Reese...Mia Hamm...eh ? xx"K"

[SIZE="3"]i hated gym,,, and mostly cut class,,, but did enjoy baseball, and was starting infielder/lead-off hitter for back-to-back HS state champions,,, tho' was really th' only sport i was really any good at... [/SIZE]

I hated gym class,I was always small,and was the target of school bullies,until my uncle taught me some self defense methods during summer break.oops

It just goes to show that all of us girls come in different sizes and shapes; it's our desire to dress that is similar. So many of you were like me, more fit for girls' gym classes since our girlish arms were to weak to have us do a chinup. Others were jocks.

In my case, I think my failures in gym class helped me more to appreciate being feminine. Today, as I look around at teens, I find so many of the girls to be more physically fit than the boys.

Soon, we will be of one gender!

Always pretty much the last one picked for any team sport. Did what I could to get out some of the sports (basketball) like get myself into trouble. Oh darn, I cant play now!!! I was actually thinking about this today and highschool was almost 25 years ago and look where I ended up. I think Im doing ok, thank you very much!!!:D

I always liked gym, even though I wasn't necessarily that good at some of the activities. I do like to stay active, though. I love to play golf !