Aeryahna

Hi Tony! For the record, your AMA is the reason I am now a member of Reddit. I could come up with a dozen questions to ask you as I’ve struggled with maintaining my weight, finding the balance between healthy and happy, mustering the energy and motivation to keep exercising even when there appear to be virtually no results, etc. But what I would like to ask you is more personal.

I was born a congenital amputee on my left hand due to a prenatal procedure my mom had done when she was about 6 months pregnant. As a result, I’m missing all of the fingers on my left hand but my thumb which has gone through 9 reconstructive surgeries over the years to increase mobility and functionality. Because of this I have to modify a fair amount, my weight distribution feels a little off in plank, downward dog, anything where I’m balancing on my hands. So far with P90X3, I’ve been using the resistance bands instead of doing pull ups but I would consider it a personal fitness achievement if I could do just 1 pull-up at this point. Unfortunately, because of my required modifications, I effectively have to hold the bar between my wrist and palm on my left hand which makes it extremely awkward and damn near impossible to hold onto. Any suggestions for pull ups or other modifications that will help me do my best and forget the rest? I’d also love to have a six pack but modifications for my hand are completely unrelated to that goal 

Thank you for your time and for P90X!

Thanks so much, Tony. I truly appreciate it.

P.S. I'm a chick :) But I still appreciate the Rock Star title!