reason #19. from size 44 to size 36.

so i bought a jump rope at wal-mart last night. five bucks. apparently it’s a “3-in-1″ jump rope as opposed to the other brands’ 2-in-1 ropes. for the life of me i couldn’t tell what was so “3-in-1″ about it. i’m guessing the 3 consists of 2 handles and a rope, but then that would be simply selling the obvious, right?

i couldn’t try it in my apartment cos the ceiling’s way too low i didn’t want to have scrape marks on the ceiling, let alone make some unnecessary noise to disturb the people upstairs. (Lord knows THEY’RE the ones who do all the bothering, what with the squeaking and moving stuff around). so i found a little spot on the outside of my apartment next to the laundry room, in a spot where not many people would care to look (unless they really try, and, even if they did look, how UNbored would they be watching a dude do jump rope?)

anyway, the first few tries were, naturally, pathetic. if you’re into whips and stuff (i don’t know how someone can be, but if you are), maybe you should try this exercise. every other misfire resulted in the rope hitting my arm or leg or back of my neck.

according to the gold’s gym chart that came with the rope, the exercise i was doing is called a double bounce, which basically meant i was on my toes the whole time. at first i couldn’t make it past three, then i couldn’t make it past seven. soon enough, though, progress. i shot for ten. i made ten. i shot for twenty. a dozen misfires later, i hit twenty. i tried another twenty. a dozen misfires after that, i got twenty. with that same attempt, i shot for more. thirty. i tried for forty.

thirty-seven.

that’s today’s record. not bad for a first day. i tried for another lucky twenty, but i couldn’t make it past seven. all this time, my heart was pumping and i was sweating massiv. i managed to do about thirty minutes’ worth today. plus it was a lot of fun. great cardio.

so, in conclusion, jump rope = RULES.