Saturday 02-02-08 – First Nightly Workout! #5

I rolled a 5.  So that is:

• 8 Crunches
• 8 V-Ups
• 10 Sets, rest as needed

I was actually pretty happy with this, I felt like doing some core work.  I really was dreading the burpees!

I warmed up with some jumping jacks, like normal.  Each crunch I held at the top for 3 seconds.

In all, it took me 6 minutes and 25 seconds.  By the end, my abs were slightly aching and I had a little sweat, but nothing too bad.  Surprisingly my neck was aching a fair bit, which I guess was from the crunches.  In fact, I’m going to go and lie down and rest it now. One thing I did learn though was: Don’t do V-Ups in jeans.  The big at the back really pushes into the bit above you’re ass, and it’s bloody painful.

Until tomorrow!

I’m back, with a vengeance!

Damn. I haven’t posted here in literally a month, and it’s simply because of one thing: I’ve been a lazy ass and not worked out. At all. And my diet isn’t that great either.

I often find winter and Christmas does this to me. Everything seems to stop for Christmas, but then never starts again afterwards. Add to that the crappy weather (cold, rain, snow) making me not want to do anything but stay inside. I know those are just excuses though, and even though I know that, I still haven’t been able to get anything done. I’ve watched some UFC etc and thought “I wish I could do that”, just it wasn’t enough to get my off my ass. I’ve watched “inspirational” videos, with much the same result – I think they’re very impressive, but they don’t make me want to do anything. I don’t know why really – I’d prefer to be bored, wonder around the house doing nothing, than do something. In fact, this has applied to everything in life, I seem to be spending more time doing nothing (not even watching TV, I find that boring) than doing something helpful, including school work etc.

More and more recently I’ve been wanting to get in shape, and get fit, just I still haven’t done anything about it. There are a few reasons for this, I’ve decided. First, the obvious ones – Girls. Girls like hot guys, and I want more girls to like me, simple as that. I want to be able to take off my top without being embarrassed. Also, I want to just feel fitter, I just find being out of shape annoying, and I know it negatively effects my charisma and self-confidence. Finally, I want to be able to do more stuff, such as tricking and boxing, and show off! I want to be able to show all those people who have ever laughed of insulted that they’re wrong, and show all those cocky jocks up at their own game. Vain, I know, but hey, life is for living!

My diet still hasn’t really been cleaned up since Christmas, although I’m making a constant effort from now on to get it cleaner. As in, stop snacking just for the hell of it. I was trying to keep up the 6 meals a day thing/meal every 3 hours, but that ended up in me eating when I wasn’t hungry, and overall eating too much. So from now on, I only eat when I’m hungry. I still have lots of fat to shed, so less is definitely more. And if I do feel really hungry, or start to feel ill, I’ll just eat some more. I’m also trying to drink more water, because now that it’s cold drinking cold water doesn’t seem to great (and hot water is urgh).

Recently I’ve come up with something: Working out is like an upside-down slippery slope. Once you get on the slope (i.e. start working out), it’s much easier to carry on, especially if you’re making gains and enjoying it. But getting on the slope in the first place is hard, simply because it requires work and effort. So, I’ve decided, until March, I’m going to work out every day. Nothing much, just before bed I’m going to do a pre-set workout. Hopefully that will get me back into the motion of fitness and training – In March I’m thinking of including 300 or so rope turns every day when I get home from school – I really want to improve my rope skills.

This is the plan I’ve come up with:
Before going to bed, I’ll go and drink a glass of water (I need to drink more water, plus it should help during the workout). Next, roll a die – The number I get determines which workout I do, so as I don’t think “I hate tonights workout, I’ll just skip it”. After that, rest, get another drink, do my teeth then go to bed. Simple as that!

The Workouts:

1. 50 Burpees
2. 500 Chinnies
3. 8 Pushups -> 16 Squats, 10 sets, rest between sets as required
4. Tabata Burps/Pushups (20s Pushups 10s Rest 20s Burps 10s Rest)
5. 8 Crunches -> 8 V-Ups, 10 sets, rest between sets as required
6. Night off, or chose which to do

How does this all sound to you? First workout tonight! Not sure which I’ll find hardest. Actually, I’m nearly certain it’ll be the burpees, mainly because I hate them and can barely do them. Oh well, practice makes perfect! Wish me luck!