BODYPUMP

Hey All,

     Did a BODYPUMP class today. Yeah, I'm feeling it.
I did the class, showered at the gym, got home, made it to the front door and face-planted into bed.
It was pretty hard. I know I need to do more then just cardio alone, and true to the class description this was for all fitness levels. I was amazed at some of the guys in there who had (for the middle part of the workout) 2 sets each of 10 lb, 5 lb, and 2.5 lb. That's 20+10+5 so 35lbs. the several other people brought weights from home, and some used even more then the stack I just mentioned. Holy Crap.

     I was able to warm up with just the bar, and do the remaining 50 minutes with a 2.5 lb weight on each end. There were a few parts where I felt like I could have handled more, but after seeing how I felt after doing it all with 2.5 I am glad I didn't tack anymore weight on. Even 5 lbs (plus bar weight) gets heavy after an hour to someone who's like never lifted weight in her whole life.

     We had to do deadlifts, curls, presses, everything. We even did squats with the weight resting on our shoulders. That was killer. I did the lunges with hand weights because I had trouble keeping the bar off my neck , for some reason it didn't sit in the right position as easily as it did for the squats. We finished with pushups, sits ups, and stretching.  I think if they do this class every Sunday I will make this my Sunday class. I couldn't wait to hit the shower, but I had fun.

     As far as modified moves go, I know I mention how other classes let you modify some moves, there's not much to modify when it comes to weight lifting. I found relaxing and immediately tightening my grip helped with lifting when we were standing, laying down and lifting it seems easier to hold the weight all the way with your arms extended for a few extra seconds, and just do less reps. I still tried to keep with the "no more then 5 second rest" rule and was able to manage. Push ups I did on my knees, and for the situps she wanted us to do on our side, I did on my back like the regular ones.
     And that was it, a good class with good music, but no Crystal Method. Oh well, I'll make sure some gets on my personal play list for the inevitable day where there's no classes and I have to get on one of those stupid hamster wheels. (Stair machines really? what next, I sit down I stand up machine? What about an open/close the door machine. For realsies, there's enough stairs outside the gym, who pays every month to walk on them IN the gym?)