I want to get in shape quick so I'm thinking about doing jump rope again. I did it a couple of years back but wasn't serious about it.
So here is the goal: to do 30 sets of 1 minute of full effort jump and 1 minute of rest.
You won't be able to do the full 30 sets at full effort initially.
Anyone want to do it with me? I'm thinking about starting tonight.
All you need is a pair of sneakers, a jump rope, and an interval timer app for your phone.
You can just post once and then keep editing your post with your results. I'll bump it every week or so.
This is not a contest, just something to help the motivation to keep with it.
REMEMBER: this is jump rope, NOT LEAP ROPE. your feet shoudn't be more than an inch off the ground and don't land on your heels. you'll mess up your feet. If you feel pain or hear any weird popping sounds stop for a day or two and do something else.
************LOG**************
JULY 31; DAY 1; 29 DAYS TO GO: Jumped all 30 1-minute intervals, but only like 20 seconds of each on average. Took first 3 jump intervals to find my rhythm and next 6 jump intervals to get it down. Most jumps done in 1 go is 34. I'm still lifting my feet too far off the ground. Tomorrow I'm going to be sore.
AUGUST 1; DAY 2; 29 DAYS TO GO: Tried jumping and my left calf hurt. Can;t do pull ups either since my arms are too sore. Gonna have to add on a day to the end.
AUGUST 2; DAY 3; 29 DAYS TO GO: Calf still hurts. Mostly recovered, I should be ok tomorrow. Adding another day at the end to make up for the missed day today.
AUGUST 3-4; 29 DAYS TO GO: went out to NYC and walked around a bunch. Too tired to jump, but I don't feel bad about it because of the of the walking.
AUGUST 5; 29 DAYS TO GO: Drove 7 hours in traffic to VA for training. Too tired to jump.
AUGUST 6-8; 29 DAYS TO GO: Class is rough. Spent most of the time getting ready for the next day's lesson or shopping for food and supplies. Class is all month. I did do 500 crunches on the 7th and jumped for 2 minutes.
AUGUST 9; 29 DAYS TO GO: went out with my classmates after class to celebrate passing our first week. No jumping.
AUGUST 10-11; 29 DAYS TO GO: walked around a lot and spent the day with coworkers. I don't feel bad about not jumping because of the amount of walking, but I do feel bad about eating all of those carbs.
AUGUST 12; 29 DAYS TO GO: more studying excuses. I'm going to try to get through 2 day's worth of studying and jump tomorrow though.
AUGUST 13; 29 DAYS TO GO: Went with coworkers to a gentleman's club instead and stayed way too late. Not gonna jump since I's way behind in classwork. Gotta stay in tomorrow to finish as well.
AUGUST 14-16; 29 DAYS TO GO: did class stuff. Class got a lot harder.
AUGUST 17; 29 DAYS TO GO: Did my normal 30 min core workout and then jumped for 6 minutes. Reset days as requested.
AUGUST 18; 29 DAYS TO GO: Hung out with classmates instead of working out. Will jump tomorrow.
So here is the goal: to do 30 sets of 1 minute of full effort jump and 1 minute of rest.
You won't be able to do the full 30 sets at full effort initially.
Anyone want to do it with me? I'm thinking about starting tonight.
All you need is a pair of sneakers, a jump rope, and an interval timer app for your phone.
You can just post once and then keep editing your post with your results. I'll bump it every week or so.
This is not a contest, just something to help the motivation to keep with it.
REMEMBER: this is jump rope, NOT LEAP ROPE. your feet shoudn't be more than an inch off the ground and don't land on your heels. you'll mess up your feet. If you feel pain or hear any weird popping sounds stop for a day or two and do something else.
************LOG**************
JULY 31; DAY 1; 29 DAYS TO GO: Jumped all 30 1-minute intervals, but only like 20 seconds of each on average. Took first 3 jump intervals to find my rhythm and next 6 jump intervals to get it down. Most jumps done in 1 go is 34. I'm still lifting my feet too far off the ground. Tomorrow I'm going to be sore.
AUGUST 1; DAY 2; 29 DAYS TO GO: Tried jumping and my left calf hurt. Can;t do pull ups either since my arms are too sore. Gonna have to add on a day to the end.
AUGUST 2; DAY 3; 29 DAYS TO GO: Calf still hurts. Mostly recovered, I should be ok tomorrow. Adding another day at the end to make up for the missed day today.
AUGUST 3-4; 29 DAYS TO GO: went out to NYC and walked around a bunch. Too tired to jump, but I don't feel bad about it because of the of the walking.
AUGUST 5; 29 DAYS TO GO: Drove 7 hours in traffic to VA for training. Too tired to jump.
AUGUST 6-8; 29 DAYS TO GO: Class is rough. Spent most of the time getting ready for the next day's lesson or shopping for food and supplies. Class is all month. I did do 500 crunches on the 7th and jumped for 2 minutes.
AUGUST 9; 29 DAYS TO GO: went out with my classmates after class to celebrate passing our first week. No jumping.
AUGUST 10-11; 29 DAYS TO GO: walked around a lot and spent the day with coworkers. I don't feel bad about not jumping because of the amount of walking, but I do feel bad about eating all of those carbs.
AUGUST 12; 29 DAYS TO GO: more studying excuses. I'm going to try to get through 2 day's worth of studying and jump tomorrow though.
AUGUST 13; 29 DAYS TO GO: Went with coworkers to a gentleman's club instead and stayed way too late. Not gonna jump since I's way behind in classwork. Gotta stay in tomorrow to finish as well.
AUGUST 14-16; 29 DAYS TO GO: did class stuff. Class got a lot harder.
AUGUST 17; 29 DAYS TO GO: Did my normal 30 min core workout and then jumped for 6 minutes. Reset days as requested.
AUGUST 18; 29 DAYS TO GO: Hung out with classmates instead of working out. Will jump tomorrow.
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Too tired.
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