Friday, September 10, 2010

Day Forty-One: Jump Rope Nirvana

A few weeks ago, I started attempting to jump in sets of 200. Maybe once or twice a day, I'd get in a good set with hardly a hitch. I divide everything into fractions and percentages, so having a number of jumps that's a reasonable fraction (one seventh instead of one 14th, say) helps me move through the workout with good cheer. Often I could go just over 100 or 125 in between trips. These last couple of days? Many perfect or near-perfect sets of 200. Which means it's time to move up to 250.

Also, I kinda like elevated triceps dips. Hunh.

What I don't like is evening veg. I'd come to grips with breakfast veg by sometimes using dinner leftovers mixed with unflavored oatmeal, and most often chowing on carrots. It seems like a cop-out to make evening veg also the sweet, easy carrot. So there's been raw broccoli (ugh), cooked broccoli, spinach and mushrooms, and raw bell peppers. Tonight I got home late and hungry and did give in to the lure of the carrot. I miss you, nighttime mango, plum, pineapple, kiwi, grapes, peach, etc. Please come back soon.

2 comments:

  1. Getting stronger, more coordinated, and learning the tricks of eating well. Badass.

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  2. I also miss evening fruit. A LOT. AWESOME job on the jumps -- I got up to 200 and then downgraded. Moving my way back up again. I just saw that next week will be sets of 2 minutes -- will be interested to turn that into a number.. (nat)

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