Week 12 - waddup bodypump?

Let's talk about bodypump! Let's encourage me to go nearer the maximum pain level! Yeah, you can help me! (This is me convincing myself I'm up for some real improvements.)

I've always thought bodypump is just muscle toning, that's all. Quite famous description is somewhat "it shapes your body" as it does too, but not in the same way that workout at the gym would. It shapes gently and will not give the maximum size to your muscles: that's why it's usually recommended to women. Only workout at the gym will pump up the size, bodypump improves muscle endurance: the sets you do per muscle are much longer than you'd do with higher weights at the gym. Of course depending on your starting point it can increase size to some point, but shaping is more what it is.

Good endurance is important for RD especially considering our thighs (oh really!) and that you can workout in bodypump classes. However, the explosive power I've been looking for might lurk at the gym, in those higher weights. I'm really near to need some personal assisting in this, I feel my own knowledge combined with internet is not enough. Too much endurance workout on my lower body muscles, thighs and buttocks mainly, have resulted in injuries, so I need to give something up. I might not be able to do this all by myself.

Anyway, I was not going to roll around the fact I need help and advice, but to tell about falling in love with bodypump once again. The first time ever I went to bodypump was in August 2011. I got some free coupons to LadyLine and on that specific evening it was the only class I had time to go. So I went without having no idea what's it all about... and started with 1 kg a head on the bar. Really, 1 kg! Now it makes me laugh. Seeing all those ladies putting up huge weights made me want to improve too. Also it was somehow really fun with all the energetic music and fast tempo. That was when I decided to be a member too.

At times I feel I ain't going anywhere, I can't lift weights or I have to skip classes because injuries. Finally I've got every angle covered: my injuries are healed and my motivation is up again. Also I've finally got time to attend also the express class, 30 minutes. So maybe I'll be getting those weights up again soon!

Here's somewhat I've thought for this week:


Monday
Bodypump 60
Yoga 60

Tuesday
PRD off skate practice: climbing/jogging 60
PRD on skate practice 60

Wednesday
PRD on skate practice 2 hours

Thursday
Day off

Friday
Running 30
Bodypump exp 30

Saturday
Day off

Sunday
PRD on skate practice 2 hours