HONOLULU - For a girl with such grandiose dreams, even Michelle Wie thought the bar was set too high.

It was one of her first exercises late last year with Paul Gagne, a fitness guru who spends most of his time with hockey players, and the task was a simple pull-up. Wie jumped up to grab the bar, and her 6-foot frame dangled in the air for a few seconds before she tried to lift herself. She barely moved a few inches.

When the workout was over, Wie said she was so sore she couldn't lift her arms to wash her hair in the shower.

“It was way too painful,” she said. “My New Year's Resolution is to cut down on sugar and not be as lazy. That means going to the gym a lot more. My goal is to get fit, get stronger and prevent injury.”

Her ultimate goal remains the same - to play golf against the best in the world.

The next chance comes Thursday in the Sony Open, the first full-field event on the PGA Tour where Wie has become a regular fixture. It will be her seventh time competing against the men, and fourth time on the PGA Tour as she tries to become the first woman since Babe Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut.