She’s the young hurdler who set the internet alight for her energetic warm-up dance.
And Australian Olympian Michelle Jenneke quickly shot to fame after she was filmed wiggling her hips before she hit the track for a race at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona in 2012.
But the now-24-year-old has revealed a new routine she does to shake off her pre-race jitters when she competes at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April – and it’s not that dance.
Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke has revealed a new routine she does to shake off her pre-race jitters when she competes at the Commonwealth Games in April – and it’s not dance
The now 24-year-old quickly shot to fame after she was filmed wiggling her hips before she hit the track for a race at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona in 2012
She shared a new routine she will be doing when she competes at the Commonwealth Games
‘We all stand behind our blocks before [we compete] and when I get called, I walk forward, I jump three times, I shake my legs out three times and then flick my hair up,’ she told Body+Soul.
‘That’s what I consider my routine to be, but before we race, we can be out there for, like, 10 minutes or so – it’s pretty boring, you’re standing out there, waiting – and you can make yourself really nervous, so I just try to stay relaxed.’
Last week she revealed her typical day on the plate to ensure she stays in top shape.
‘I actually eat a lot. I talk to my sister, and she says she has three meals a day – sometimes two if she’s busy – and I’m like “I have to eat six times a day”,’ Jenneke told Body+Soul.
Michelle Jenneke, 24, has shared what she eats in a day to keep herself in competitive shape (pictured)
She explained that when and what she eats depends on what her day of training looks like.
If she has training in the morning, which she does at the moment, she will usually have a bowl of cereal beforehand before enjoying a glass of Milo post workout.
‘It’s got good levels of protein and iron in it,’ she said.
‘Then I make myself a second breakfast, which could be muesli with yoghurt or bacon and eggs.’
Michelle said she ‘eats a lot’ and will often eat five to six meals in a day
To ensure she is in tip top athletic shape Michelle never misses a meal and her exercise and nutrition goes hand in hand
When lunch time rolls around she tends to keep it pretty simple and usually only has a sandwich.
Dinner isn’t complicated either as she usually will eat a serve of pasta or rice with meat and vegetables.
To ensure she is in tip top athletic shape Michelle never misses a meal as her exercise and nutrition goes hand in hand.
She works out five times a week to keep on top of her fitness, which involves three track sessions and two gym sessions that average one and a half to three hours each.
Dinner usually isn’t a complicated fare either as she usually will eat a serve of pasta or rice with meat and vegetables
She visits the gym twice a week where she does heavy weights, full body exercises and plyometric exercises.
Plyometric exercises are a method of power training used by many team and individual sports and involve a jumping movement.
Things like bounding, skipping rope, lunges, jump squats, and clap push-ups are all examples of this.
Her routine normally starts with weights, followed by a lighter functional circuit towards the end, which takes up to two hours.