Information about teenager fitness, nutrition and the psychology of it all written by a wacky homeschooled highschool student.

Monday, November 06, 2006

My workout (with a little help from Nirvana)

Well, I’ve done it. I’ve devised what is basically a full-body workout. However, considering that I don’t want to take all of one day to write it and you probably don’t want to take all day reading it, I will recall it to you day-to-day this week.

Now, allow me to warn you that these are the movements and repetitions that work for me. Depending on your fitness level, you may want to begin with more or less than what I do myself. Basically what I am saying is that I have no idea what my actually fitness level is on a scale of 1-10. All I do know is that these work for me. I feel the burn and see results, to put it in a blunt cliché-ish form.

I will attempt to describe these as visually as possible. I do not know how to put pictures on an actual entry, and I think if I did then it would take forever to because there are so many movements. If the descriptions are unclear, please feel free to leave a comment telling me so, and I will attempt to revise what I’ve written either here or in my next entry.

I suggest listening to music while exercising. It helps the time go by faster and keeps a rhythm going. I had a dream last night where I was locked in my room listening to a Nirvana-athon on the radio. This has resulted in my having Nirvana songs in my head all day, along with the Weird Al parody. They all basically have the same rhythm (*cough*) so I can use them to my advantage and work out to them. But considering that Nirvana isn’t the top-choice among a lot of people, you can listen to anything: Wham, Madonna, the Who, the Chili Peppers, Larry the Cucumber, Metalica, M&M (I like to spell his name that way)…you know, whatever suits you.

I always begin with abs. I don’t know why, but I do. I lie on my back with my feet on the floor and my knees at 45 degrees (fitness is good for Geometry application) and do 100 standard crunches. Then I tilt my knees slightly over to my right and crunch up, making sure to get both shoulders off the ground. This works the sides of the waistline. I do 50 of these on one side and then 50 on the other. Back to the center. Pick your feet off the ground and move your still-bent legs to 90 degrees. Now, lift your hips up and down. This is only a small movement but is very effective for the lower abs. I do 100.

Note—For beginners I suggest cutting the reps at least in half. That’s 50 of the regular crunches, 50 of the reverse crunches and 25 to each side for the sides. You may also want to take a 15-second break after each set of five or ten.

Well, there you have it. Part one of your daily workout. I hope it works for you as well as it works for me, and I’ll write again tomorrow!

Love and Peace or Else,

~Jessica

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