Q2 Release Verdict - Part II

Gym Log.

I tried out the new release yesterday. BodyPump 62 does offer slight variations in the moves particularly in tricep, lunges and shoulder tracks. Warm up starts off with Jackie Rawe's I Believe In Dreams, which I find no different from past warm ups. I did however get a little correction notification from FPI aka Ms.Eagle Eye, despite standing at the far end corner, hiding behind a taller member....bleh!

A lot of bottom halves in the Squat. There are plenty of slow movements in Bob Sinclair's Rock This Party chest track. I kept visualising the reality show 'So You Think You Can Dance" while pumping chest. *grin* Actually this track makes me wanna get up and dance rather than lie down doing chest.

Back track is split into 2 recovery sets with plenty of deadlifts in between. Tricep in this new release is a killer with a combination of extension and something called pulldown. As if that wasn't enough..we have the french press... carrying the weight over the head. Normally I would go with 5kg but this time I chickened out with a mere 2.5kg. Luckily no reaction from FPI. Then....as if the torture wasn't enough here, we have the tricep pushups in the end.....oh mama!

Lunges track is another killer with backward stepping on the bench, with and without bars. Halfway thru I was ready to cry. At this point, trying to keep myself balanced with knees bent, one foot on the bench, other foot coming up to the bench heels up while doing singles, became a challenge. They refer to this as the grandmother of all lunges. If you don't feel a burn in your legs by the end, I think you have plastic legs la. My least favorite, the Shoulder track, is full of intensity, as usual. I ended up muttering f@*! to myself towards the end. In the abs tracks, there are plenty of leg extension and slow motion crunches. Too slow for my liking but it is nice to use that as a breather. I'm not exactly sure what we are supposed to feel here because I felt nothing. I'm so used to the fast paced crunches during BCombat.

Body Pump 62 is definitely at its best with this new release but dare I even imagine doing this for the next 2-3 weeks?? Hmmmm........