Body Pump Sixty One

Okay, not as bad as I expected. The good thing about reading bad reviews is, your bar of expectation is brought so low, down to your nipple loin, .....much like movies, or anything else in life, when you have NO expectations, and then, its never quite as bad.

Again, the clocks in MJH were on different time zones. I huffed and puffed to get changed ontime, (as the outside clocks showed 4.43pm), rushed into the studio, (which was incidentally VERY packed...don't people have to work) only to see that the studio clock showed 4.35pm, and YI was yabbering on about starting a bit early, and killing time with the usual safety demonstrations (like airlines. By the way, I watched a documentary about this aircrash thing, and you should NEVER inflate your lifejacket while still in the plane. This plane landed in the sea, and those fellas who had inflated their lifejackets in the plane were pinned to the ceiling as the water came in, and couldnt swim out)

Where was I? Oh, yes. Body pump 61. Well, I didnt find it particularly easy, maybe coz of the 2 week hiatus, but it wasn't a killer either la. Biceps was surprisingly easier than expected. Triceps, with very little bar work, was also easier, and I'm glad I upped the weight slightly. Chest...hmmm, whenever they say, "No push ups" like its meant to be a consolation, I have my serious doubts. No push ups just means longer time with the bar, and I find that more painful. Clean and press, well, not easy, but not the hardest either. Anything with that SEVEN thingie can never really labelled as easy.

Lunges.....I was quite perplexed when we were asked to remove the base of the step board. I later on found out that it makes the board even lower, and hence the lunges even harder. Those athletic lunges are something new, but okay to do. It's them lunges on the board that I hate. I know realise the importance of knowing when/where the finishing line is. Where was it that I heard the story of this channel swimmer, who coz of foggy weather, gave up the swim only to realise she was 1km from the shore...yar, so my point being, with the new release, I didn't know when those darn lunges were gonna end, so I gave up on the first foot, JUST before it ended. (actually, it went onto bottom halves).

(an excerpt from the poem, DON'T QUIT)

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.


For the 2nd foot, (the other side), knowing what to expect, I managed to complete the set.

Ooh, finally a shoulder track with no upright rows. This elbow of mine is still killing me.

Not bad, have sustained three consecutive days of going to gym. Oh, I got an sms from exFCI today asking me to join the 9km run at the Curve on 15th April. Anyone care to join me?

OHHHH, yes yes, I meant to blog about this. Forgot to take a picture, (probably not allowed to), they have these new RED treadmills in FF Curve. They look like Airasia treadmills. Wonder what the tag line is? NOW EVERYONE CAN RUN (NOWHERE).