Phew!! Finally I’m outta ‘jail’…well, at least for a slight breather. At the last mo’, I decided to rush for the BP launch by WPC and Crystal yesterday. As the launch was early, the class wasn’t full hence I managed to grab 2 spots, one for me and another for LM. Overall, this release was not too bad, with some nice sing-along tracks. The killer tracks are squats, triceps, lunges, shoulder and conditioning. The squat track, “Run to Paradise” was excruciating with a lot of slow controlled squats upwards. Drat!! I should have heeded LM’s jibe of loading the weights as I haven’t been gym-ing regularly for quite some time. My legs were literally quaking from the load and at the end of the track; I was tempted to throw it down to the floor!
Triceps track, “Wind It Up”, re-visited the triceps pullover, which was first introduced in “Let’s Get Loud”. Basically, triceps pullover is a triceps extension pulled all the way to the ribcage. It was followed by the triceps overhead extensions, ending with triceps push-ups!!! Arrggghhhh, I was grunting in pain and I nearly couldn’t feel my triceps while doing the push-ups. My Gawd!!! This LM was beaming ear to ear as she, being totally S & M, really dig the triceps track. I scowled back at her.
When it came to the lunges track, I was already going uh-oh when WPC said we were gonna need the bench! I have never liked the lunges track, skipping it most of the time but decided to see how the new one goes. I can only sum it up in one word, mindless T-O-R-T-U-R-E!!!!! We were almost ‘sprinting’ on the bench with the backward-stepping lunges. And mostly, it was focused on one leg then switched over to the next. My legs never recovered from the squats, so add to this, I was suffering from butt and quad pain, so my face was all screwed up. I was panting at the end of the track, like everybody else. There’s a new move introduced in the shoulder track, with focus on overhead shoulder presses which is Modified Arnold Presses (I think) which WPC says will help to shape great-looking shoulders? Well, I reckon that’s before they dropped off in protest ler.
Conditioning track consists mostly of leg extensions and abdominal crunches, with some side planks thrown in at the end! Gosh, is it me or are the new releases getting more intense? We finished the release with the cool down track, “Lips of An Angel”…Niiiiice…..The BP gurus sure know how to choose their tracks. Perhaps the BC and BS gurus need to get some pointers from them.
Next, in a moment of madness, I dashed for the RPM launch. Perhaps it was a guilt-trip, trying to make up for all the truant gym days or I was on an endorphin-high after BP. Oh rite, they gave out Power Bars after the class so that was a nice ‘reward’ after all the hard work. I reckon I haven’t gone for any RPM classes for like 2 years already so it was kinda hard getting back on the saddle. Anyhow, I’ve gotta say RPM have good choice of tracks selections most of the time, with a nice balance of fast and slow songs thrown in. After the intense BP, I can’t really feel my legs that much so mostly I stick to the same resistance level until I had to start climbing. It’s dangerous to ‘climb’ on a low resistance level as you’ll prob lose control on the peddles and slipped.
Can’t really comment much on the release but it’s definitely more intense compared to the older tracks, with arrow-racing and hovering still very much a part of the chory. I love those climbing sessions alternate with racing, which was immensely torturing. I cheated by continuously fiddling the resistance dial to soothe my now numb legs. Some great sing-along tracks in this release includes “Riding on the Wings”, “You’re All I Have” , “Paradise City”, “Sunchyme”, “Rhythm is a dancer“, “Crazy” and “Waiting On the World to Change“. At the end of the class, we were given Power Gel drinks and some fruits for us to take. Yums…..nice touch, I must say to ease some tummy rumbling….. 
After clocking in almost 14 hours yesterday working in the office, I was dead tired (plus I stayed up to watch “Little Britain” cos was too full from eating supper) and nearly couldn’t wake up this morning and wanted to ffk my usual hiking trip (where heads (mine) will roll as PL gently reminded me if I actually did that). Finally, I dragged myself up after slapping down the alarm and hauled myself to become Gasing Hill’s weekly blood donor. Oh well, I figured, this is like my most consistent weekly exercise nowadays and when I donate some blood to the mozzies, new blood cells get generated and moreover, I get to pump in some fresh supply of oxygen into my system once a week as opposed to the musty and dusty (due to ongoing refurbishment to the whole buidling) recyled oxygen sucked in the office everyday! Definitely a win-win situation altogether…so die die oso go lar…even tho’ the body is still in ’sleeping mode’….zzzzzz….ok, left feet first, then right feet…left, right, left, right….Gees, whaddya know, I’m walking out of the house oredi….?
Last fri, went for Hooligan’s class. Met up with Shadow, whom I haven’t seen for ages. Hooligan did a great mix of old and new tracks. Warm-up started off with Listen to Your Heart/Trouble followed by Impossible Mission, Field of Dreams and Rock Me Amadeus. Then it was down to some really old tracks, some of which I haven’t done for ages, most notably 
Anyhow, I enjoyed the song even tho’ it’s actually a remixed version of the original (hence, sounding less edgier and rock). Next, we moved on to Hardcore Paradise. WOOOHOOO, this is my ultimate fave muay thai track!!! I mean, I basically go nuts when the song is played, like kinda ‘possessed’, if you know what I mean, I dunno why….so even tho’ I’m dead tired by then, I can still rustle up some reserve energy to go the max when it’s Hardcore Paradise….which is aptly titled. *GUffaw* cos most ’hardcore’ BC fans can attest to this being their fave muay thai track. After the short burst of energy, I was doing Symphony No. 9 with less gusto, sorta just jabbing about like a robot and yawning *Horror*. Thank gawd, Hooligan didn’t see that…..hehehehe.
