My 3rd Pump of The Week

It has been so long since I've done more than two BP in a week. During the "early days" of my gym, I used to do BP on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and "extreme" weights train during my PT time. It was then that I had increased about 20% of all those weights I carried.

Doing class on Saturday has always been like a daze for me because of the less than 24 hours rest from Friday's workout and going straight from bed to gym, still half asleep. Now my exercise routine is not so crazy I'd say. When I first joined gym, I used to wake up early on Saturday for a 9.30am free-style step at LM, then go over to SPK for another round of BS and BJ. Too crazy already? I was desperate to lose weight at that time! Besides, it was all about "economic of scale" - My average cost per class those days was like RM4.50.

One of my new year resolutions is to increase BP classes, because since job change, I've only been able to manage an average of one BP per week. Humph... Found out that it's really no point because there is no result at all and not to mention ineffective strength maintenance.

So, yesterday was my usual (and 3rd of the week!) BP at LM with Hobbes. (Hobbes challenged us to increase 1kg throughout, as our new year resolution. Hmmm... no response from the floor. :p)

What track did we do? I can't remember all, but now I'm nursing muscle ache on my back. When we reached squat track, Hobbes said he needed to work hard in order to burn off that half box of cupcakes from Thursday (half box = 8 mini pieces, not so bad lah). Me on the other hand, worse, needed to burn off my "deadly" breakfast - NASI LEMAK!!! Yiakssss... more damaging ya?

Chest track was push up, same like Monday. The best part of this track for me is when we can shout out "I donno what I'm doing" (what am I doing torturing myself?!). Coming to back track, since it's back to old tracks again, I knew it's going to be nothing less then having a 6 clean and presses, or 4 in a row of clean and presses, or 7 deadrows etc etc... It was the 6 clean and presses WITH the 7 deadrows. Ouchh... back muscle ache.

I find that triceps is the track that I'm able to manage most "improvements". Managed to do a fuller range, didn't skip any repetition and felt my triceps strength increased. This tricep track reminds me of Queer Eye for The Straight Guy TV show (did I get the name of the show correct?). Luckily we didn't do Eye of The Tiger for biceps (which we did on Wednesday! and I THINK will be tomorrow...). Biceps is my most feared track, never been able to finish without skipping a few reps. Although it was a very lively song which we would really like to sing a long while reminded me that I do need a Car Wash in reality as well, it's very tough! Especially the quarter-quarter-half part.

I'd always love doing Hobbes class as he never fail to torture us. Haha... and Hobbes is a great company besides being a very good instructor, so am okay with no gym buddy. The one thing is, we are never able to "laugh" at him for mistakes in cueing. Hieee...