Saturday Pump at The Curve

"You went all the way to The Curve for just one class?!"



That's what my best GF said while I was having afternoon tea (i.e. homemade kao chi) at her house in Sungai Long - 10 minutes from my house - just now.



Well, yeah, I went to TC for just one class because I couldn't resist the temptation from Carebear, who told me days before that this would be a great fun class with 4 instructors team-teaching. And it was great!



Riyo, Kenny and Jeffrey were the other 3 instructors team-teaching. They were all great and I wonder how it felt tt-ing with your very own personal trainer. Jeffrey, the personal trainer in question for Carebear and Riyo when they first joint. Aren't we all convinced with the "miracle" of PT now?

Riyo started the class and Kenny ended it with Carebear doing the bicep and lunges tracks. The chemistry of those lot was definitely phenomenal. The class had definitely cheered me up a lot, I particularly found myself laughing quite a bit during Kenny's slots... what was it he did again? Something he said. And yes, Carebear, I know you'd followed the usual sequence of leg stretches, but you were the only one doing it the usual way, hence you were the only one stretching differently at one point. But I bet the whole class realized that he'd missed out something since he said "lets stay in this slightly longer..."

I haven't joint a pump class for almost 3 weeks already but I'd tried to slot in at least two free weights train during the pass few weeks. So, I was particularly curious to know how I would fair in pump today... Considering that the tracks were quite tough (were they, though?), the result was not bad, at least I managed to use my usual weights - except for back track.

I was feeling my shoulder muscle pain this morning due to yesterday's yoga, so except for feeling the impact on my shoulder during warm up track - which consisted a lot of shoulder presses, humphhh - I went through warm up ok. My 10kg (Carebear, 13.5kgs??!!) for squat was alright since there were no bottom halves... can you believe that?!

I am very weak with chest press, today's track were so tough with so many bottom halves that before even half way through the track my hands were already shaking and my range was almost only like 1 inch. I had to break the bottom halves although I heard Riyo (was it Riyo?) shouting for us to maintain our bars at the bottom, instead of having a break after four pushes. As a result, I had an extremely sore forearm and I decided to slash down my back track weights to only 7kg (luckily PiC was there so I could borrow her donuts), I was especially determine with my decision after hearing Jeffrey announcing the four-in-a-rows... Oh no, no....

The tricep tracks were the one with loads of pull-overs, loads of agonizing screams. More screams when Carebear took over the bicep track, had to cheat and miss a few curls, really cannot tahan lah! Carebear with her usual 5kg which looked pretty much like plastic toys within her grip.

And I thought there were no bottom halves squat for the day... it appeared during the lunges. Humphhhhh...

PiC was there today, haven't been doing class with her for such a long time, miss those good old days. PiC is a very good partner when it comes to say, doing 4 back-to-back classes. Too bad it was BA after pump, otherwise I wouldn't have resist her invitation to doing another class. I also especially miss MB's company on the stepper, which is most satisfying after a BP class.

Before I left TC, I saw Little Bro with Renee conducting a very energetic BA class... but, sick again little bro? (translated from his sad face pointing to his nose) Which also reminded me something FI said, he said even though LB is sick, but can still jump like a monkey in BA workshop. Heh... Get well soon darling.