Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Day 19 - Interval training better

As Patrick suggested in his e-mail that others may start to see changes as we approach 3-weeks, got my first "compliment" today.  Not exactly what I had in mind though, the compliment was from my 80-year grandpa / neighbor who commented "nawatobi ga jouzu desu ne" as I was jumping-rope inside the small parking lot by my apartment building.  Nevertheless a heart-felt gesture I'm sure, gladly accepted.

After the sub-standard workouts last weekend, I had a better day yesterday - doing my 75-minute hot yoga class at lunch and then heading over to my gym at 7:30pm where I completed the daily PCP circuit.  This time, I concentrated on keeping the time between sets to the minimum time and pushing the muscles to exhaustion.  Perhaps because we have a typhoon coming through in Tokyo, it was like 200% humidity which led to a good sweat and a bit of an aerobic work-out going too.  The nice thing about banging out sets in quick succession is that...surprise, surprise, you actually finish much faster and have time at the end for that last quirky exercise that one typically blows-off when on a tight schedule.

In terms of time managment, closing in on three weeks on PCP, I'm getting a bit closer to where I need to be.  I printed out and brought two of those menu sheets to the shop on Saturday to get laminated but have not picked them up yet.  Something for tomorrow's list.  It would be much better to plan out a few meals in advance instead of always living on the fly.  I did manage to get to the store today and bought an extra set of push-up bars and resistance band to keep at home.

The question thread thing is getting interesting as different group members weigh in with questions - this is really a big benefit about doing this sort of program in a group...Group Think? -)  Really though, eating tons of vegetables and fruits at least fills me up and stops and keeps me away from the fattening stuff.  Certainly cleans you out as well.  A picture of my half-eaten morning breakfast...fried peppers and onions on a piece of raisin bread;  kiwi and cherries on side...apologies if mish-mash sounds a bit gross.

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