Working Your Organs
Years ago when Beyoncé was still with Destiny’s Child, she and the other girls were talking about their voice training. Beyoncé’s dad would make them jog for miles while singing their songs to build lung capacity so that they could keep up the energy on stage.
Well, I figured I’d add that kind of workout technique during my elliptical spins. Everyone could use mega loads of lung capacity (STFU Herm).
One song I downloaded that I absolutely love is “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” by Elton John.
One round of the song gets me through 150+ calories. So I’m belting out over 6 minutes of song while pumping away on the elliptical. I’m killing two birds with one big ass stone, here.
It doesn’t matter if you know the words to the songs you choose to sing. As long as you sing, sing a song, sing out loud, sing out strong. Sing of good things OR bad. It doesn’t f*cking matter….as long as you sing, sing a song.
I mean, who the hell ever knows the words that Elton John sings anyway. Here is my version of “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan her electric chair
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan floor
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan her electric chair
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan floor
And someone saved my life tonight sugar bear
You almost had your hooks in me didn’t you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Hnnnanane hypnotized
Sweet freedom whispered in my ear
You’re a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly
Fly away, high away, bye bye (here is where I mishear the lyrics and say butterfly instead of bye bye)
You almost had your hooks in me didn’t you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Hnnnanane hypnotized
Sweet freedom whispered in my ear
You’re a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly
Fly away, high away, bye bye (here is where I mishear the lyrics and say butterfly instead of bye bye)
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
It’s four o’clock in the morning DAMMIT
LISTEN TO ME GOOD
I’M SLEEPING WITH MYSELF TONIGHT
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
It’s four o’clock in the morning DAMMIT
LISTEN TO ME GOOD
I’M SLEEPING WITH MYSELF TONIGHT
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Hnnhennehennennananan
Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
Hnnhennehennennananan
Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
Hnnhennehennennananan
Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight
October 29, 2009 at 9:18 am
Oh my. I’m speechless!
October 29, 2009 at 9:38 am
Why are you speechless?
October 29, 2009 at 9:49 am
Yes, I’d imagine a lot of lung capacity would be very useful for certain … activities. Herm can expound upon the concept, I’m certain.
On the other hand, it’s often stated that if you can talk, much less sing, you aren’t working out hard enough!
October 29, 2009 at 9:53 am
Please delete this blog post immediately!
If my wife ever reads this my admonitions to her that ’she’s not working hard enough doing cardio if she has enough breath to talk’ will look like nothing but the shameless attempts to have a little quite ESPN time on the eliptical that they really are.
For the love of all things holy.
October 29, 2009 at 9:55 am
LOL. I just had this mental picture of you on a treadmill singing a song out of tune and with half the words. Then I wondered what that would be like in a gym full of people and I was imagining the responses people might make… I’m imagining mostly blank stares in a shock and awe type of way.
I’m not criticizing the technique I’m just having fun with it!
October 29, 2009 at 11:40 am
I was almost gonna write what Crab said. Simply because I know how hard I am pushing myself by using the "talk" method.
But then I started thinking about it and I can’t tell you how many times I will glance up from my treadmill or elliptical machine and see people looking at me oddly, only to realize I’ve been singing out loud
. And I am NOT talented in the singing department either. My talents…. errrrrrrrrrrr… never mind, I’m gonna stop typing now! 
October 29, 2009 at 11:21 pm
I like Destiny’s Child but Beyonce’s music does nothing for me.
October 30, 2009 at 5:48 am
That’s interesting, Shan….yeah and I’ll have to agree that Beyonce does absolutely nothing for me with her singing…so I’m afraid it might not have worked for her…poor thing:(…. She still can dance, though….LOL
I’ll try this on my run today…:)
October 30, 2009 at 7:16 am
I actually used to do this inadvertently when I ran a lot in 06. Definitely helps for long distance runs. But I dont run anymore, and I’ll cause major distractions if I sing while i jumprope
October 30, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Hahahaha! Busted.
October 31, 2009 at 11:00 am
Incidentally, I will adhere to your suggestion to shut the f-ck up about the "Everyone could use mega loads of lung capacity" (snicker).
But as far as working my organ, you have carte blanche, maestro.
P.S. It’s one of those huge church organs, so it should be a religious experience. Hallelujah.