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Body Pumpers!

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BrendaandEddie · 14/12/2015 13:34

I have just restarted after doing it manically three times a week a year or so again. OMG my thighs are KILLING, i can barely walk.

I was delighted though that in the first class back we had one of those men who come in new and WAY over estimate how much they can lift. guilty giggle
Women never do this!

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dementedpixie · 31/12/2015 17:12

I started pump when ds was coming up for age 2 so have been going for 7 years now Shock

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BrendaandEddie · 31/12/2015 16:41

i find i am wild about something for a couple of years then - flip - off to spin or whatever

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dementedpixie · 31/12/2015 16:38

I do 2 pump, 2 Zumba and 2 powerhoop classes. The Zumba is not like traditional Zumba as the instructor seems to like incorporating jumping jacks, knee lifts and squats into it too

dementedpixie · 31/12/2015 16:36

That's why I don't like to miss more than a week or 2 without going as its so bloody painful when you go back! I did pump once this week and once last week so won't be too bad going back to my 2 classes a week when schools go back

Queenbean · 31/12/2015 16:36

I love pump so much. When I first went I was a bit scared and then was instantly addicted and wondered why I had never done it before

I also love it because there aren't any shirkers in our class, everyone is there to work. Although it doesn't burn as many calories as spin, it's good long term because the more muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn at resting. So a mix of cardio and weights is important.

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BrendaandEddie · 31/12/2015 16:32

i did it very intensively for years and the shoulder track was even then still a killer

CHest - got good at. But as I said in the OP, tis the squats that kill when you have had a break

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RaeSkywalker · 31/12/2015 16:27

We get our own equipment out and put it away.

I do spin for intense cardio, but pump definitely elevates my heart rate significantly and I sweat a lot!!

My shape has changed so much in the year I've been doing it. My arms are vaguely toned now. I love how much stronger I am too- I had zero upper body strength before.

MrsMargoLeadbetter · 31/12/2015 16:21

Yes get the stuff out & put away yourself.

I went to another instructor's class this week and he used different tracks. He also didn't say much, the other class I go to the teacher talks/shouts all the way through. Wasn't sure what I prefered!

I would imagine one needs cardio too. You heart rate goes up, but it isn't like running etc?

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BrendaandEddie · 31/12/2015 16:15

i googled and I think i need to keep my head down during the back track and squats maybe...
today the right side, the other day the left

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dementedpixie · 31/12/2015 16:13

Do you need to stand in a more central position if you are getting a crick in your neck?

dementedpixie · 31/12/2015 16:13

I do Zumba and powerhoop too so not just body pump

dementedpixie · 31/12/2015 16:12

At our sports centre You set up your own stuff and you put it all away too as not everyone uses the same weights. If there is stuff lying about after I have tidied up then I will sometimes help do theirs too

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BrendaandEddie · 31/12/2015 16:10

there is lots of data to show pump is ONLY good for muscle stuff, not aerobic fat burning.

I would THINK you need to do some cardio as well as it

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BrendaandEddie · 31/12/2015 16:07

after a year or so break I can tell you that the music quality is WAY better now
now more ' summer of 69'

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BrendaandEddie · 31/12/2015 16:07

i keep getting a cricked neck

ALSO how does it work at your gym?
do you all put your own stuff up - do they do it for you? Who puts it away - each their own or everyone helps each other

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nbee84 · 27/12/2015 15:09

You should find pump will help to increase your muscle mass and decrease your body fat. So while your weight may stay the same you will be changing shape and toning up. I've been weighed monthly on those scales that measure body fat/water/muscle mass/visceral fat etc and in 3 months I've dropped 4.2% body fat and gained 2.1kg of muscle. I have also dropped 6lb in weight - eating carefully but keeping protein intake up at about 70g a day.

bodenbiscuit · 27/12/2015 13:01

I love body pump. Spin is the best sort of thing for weight loss apparently but weight loss is always about diet and exercise.

RubbishChristmasName · 27/12/2015 12:58

Well I plan on getting back to it in Jan. I've lost 4stone and now need to lose 2 more and tone up so I'll give pump another go.

I will be going to attack as I used to love that but it's going to kill me the first few weeks!!

KatharinaRosalie · 27/12/2015 12:28

Yes I lost a lot when i first started it, but I was doing a lot of pump as well - if you stick to 1-2 classes per week and don't change eating habits, you probably won't lose that much, as it does not burn as many calories as some other Les Mills classes. Certainly helps to tone up though.

dementedpixie · 27/12/2015 09:54

I find it helps to tone so you may not lose weight but you do change shape.

RubbishChristmasName · 27/12/2015 09:30

Has pump helped anyone to lose weight?
I go to slimming world and I found that I gained weight or stayed the same with pump.
Should I have persevered or do you not lose weight with it?

KatharinaRosalie · 27/12/2015 09:23

Oh and if your instructor is doing the same release for the full 3 months, don't be shy to ask them to mix it up. If you go several times per week, you will get quite fed up otherwise.

wonkylampshade · 27/12/2015 08:11

I'm also planning to head back in the new year after having a baby who is one now! Managed to keep going till I was 6mo, then chucked it in. I was going three times a week and loved it! It's totally addictive.

MrsMargoLeadbetter · 27/12/2015 08:05

Ah thanks. Sorry thought it was an auto text replacment for Virgin gyms!

dementedpixie · 26/12/2015 22:45

www.lesmills.com/uk/workouts/all/