Body Pump

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2008/02/09, 11:37 AM Hi! Has anyone done Body Pump before? I signed up for the class at my gym that is Tues and Thurs at 5:30 AM and Saturdays at 9:30 am. This is really to supplement my regular routine, but I get lonely. I'm social by nature and thought I'd like having the class to work out in. I wonder how effective it is.

asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2008/02/11, 02:16 PM Amy - it will lean you out, it is kind of like cardio- lifting. If you don't have aspirations for mass, give it a go - I am certified to teach it and really think it is a fun class. It will work your muscles, just not heavy or fully enough to stimulate any growth! You may or may not need to do additional weight training. Take it a few times and evaluate whether you feel there are muscles that aren't getting sufficient work. You will burn a lot of calories, which will help you get leaner. Be sure you follow it up with protein! -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2008/02/11, 03:28 PM Excellent. Thanks for the tips! I plan to take the class in the AM before work and usually have Oatmeal for breakfast. I learned that I'm allergic to eggs :(, so I'll have to find another protien source following body pump. Even if it's just a protien shake. Thanks again for the tips!
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2008/02/12, 01:13 PM So, the body pump class has been cancelled indefinately. One instructor quit, and two others are injured (that can't be a good sign!). They are having a hard time finding a replacement since the class is at 5:30 am. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to wait it out. :(
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2008/02/12, 03:01 PM :angry: That is too bad.