American Parkour

2/9: Well, I got a solid 8 hours of sleep, so I'm pretty happy about that. I'm going to try and improve my sleep schedule this semester.

Ok, this is another attempt at logging, because my fitness has gotten so pathetic, that I need some encouragement to dig myself out of rock bottom. I'm fat, lazy and really, really out of shape. I finally have time to make some goals though.

Current Short Term Fitness Goals (within 1 month):

*5 pullups/set
*5 dips/set
*10 L-Sits/set
*Run 400m without getting winded
*QM, 30m
*Handstand, any length of time.
*Touch my toes without bending my knees

Medium Term Goals (Within 4 months):

*20" vertical leap
*Run 1 mile without getting winded
*15 pullups
*15 dips
*20 L-sits
*QM 90m
*Handstand for 10 seconds
*Side and rear splits

Long Term Goa (Within 1 year)l:

*30" vertical leap
*5 muscle ups
*25 dips
*8 V-sits
*QM 200m
*Run 3 miles without getting winded
*Handstand pushup.
*More side and rear splits

What are you waiting for Ben? First rule of food is that it has to be tasty (barring anti-freeze or poisonous mushrooms).

Go ahead and post it. Sure it'll be unhealthy, but it'll taste good.

Spam Musubi. It's terrible for you. But terribly tasty as well.

Recipe:

Stuff:
*1 can of spam
*3 cups of glutinous rice
*7-8 squares of nori, cut in half.
*2 eggs
*6 tablespoons soy sauce
*6 tablespoons sugar
*6 tablespoons rice vinegar
*2 tablespoons rice wine
*Peel of one orange

Steps:

1.) Cook rice in rice cooker. No rice cooker? Just boil it
2.) Cut whole block of spam into 7-8 pieces. Marinate in soy sauce, sugar and orange peel for 10 minutes.
3.) Break and mix eggs with rice wine. Fry into a thin omelette and cut omelette into 7-8 pieces. Set aside.
4.) Fry spam until crispy.
5.) Use the empty spam can as a mold. Put in rice first, followed by spam, egg slice and rice. Press down hard with a spoon. Tap mixture out of Spam can, add 1 tbsp of rice vinegar, wrap with nori and roll into shape with bamboo sushi mat.
6.) Go do some f#cking parkour after you come out of the insulin coma.

I'm going to try my best to be there.

Ok, we're meeting at 4:30 this week, just letting everyone know.

We meet every Friday at 5:00 p.m outside of Denton Hall, except if it's raining or the high temperature of the day is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

If it is raining or you're freezing your nuts off, then I strongly suggest attending the sessions offered by the tricking club. From what I can tell, they take place Fridays at 4:00 p.m. either in the CRC martial arts room if it's raining, or McKeldin mall if it's not. I'll keep you posted on consistent updates if I can.

Training days are usually Monday and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m, as per the availability of Mr. Eugene Skinner, who has graciously volunteered to help train people.

Yixin's "f#ck General Tso's" Chicken.

Note: This is far more authentic than General Tso's Takeout, in terms of Chinese Chicken. Unfortunately, the flavor is very strong, so cut down on the spices if you have to.

Ingredients:
*1 package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
*4-5 strips of bacon (replace with 2-3 tsp. peanut/palm oil for authenticity, or olive oil for health, the bacon's just tastier.)
*1 tablespoon diced fresh ginger
*3 cloves diced garlic
*1/2 large onion
*4-5 chopped fresh Thai birdseye chilies (or 2 tablespoons sambal olek chili paste, if you're REALLY hardcore and can make your own chili paste, use that.)
*2-3 tablespoons soy sauce (or more if you want)
*1 tbsp of rice vinegar
*Pinch of brown sugar
*2 tbsp green onions
*1 Naga Jolokia pepper (exercise caution when using this ingredient, or skip it)
*Black and white pepper to taste

Cooking:

1.) Fry the bacon until crisp. Discard of bacon, or use in a BLT later.
2.) Put the onions into the oil left by the bacon, sweat the onions out.
3.) Add the chicken in.
4.) While the chicken is frying, add the ginger, then garlic (in that order). Add the soy sauce, vinegar and chilies. Let cook until garlic is browned.
5.) Turn heat to low and add green onions.
6.) Add pepper to taste.
7.) Serve with steamed vegetables.

I found this little jewel today online, I thought I'd share it with you.

http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/2008/07/cutting-calories-and-saving-doh-25.html

Sorry. I'll get them up as soon as possible.