In preperation for my trip

The baker will be away next Wednesday onwards for a week. :)

So in preparation, I need to workout out max so that I can eat all I want some what "guilt free" next week, and also to "cushion" the damage of all the feasts to come.

But sigh... I've just some how managed to increase my energy and strength after the 3 pump classes last week, after next week, I will be back to ground zero and have to restart again. Anyways, so far so good this week - did back to back BC and BP last night; done RPM today. (TD if you are reading this, yes, RPM is not quarterly event now a days haha...). Tomorrow rest day to nurse my muscle ache. Thursday I'm hoping to join another pump class, Friday yoga and I guess that's it before the trip. Perhaps I can catch another combat next Monday if I'm not too busy, but I doubt so. Carebear, I won't see you till I come back. Or even maybe after CNY!

So, I suspect the muscle pain is mainly from combat. Normally happens when I don't do combat for a long time. Then also the new release is quite effective in working out both upper and lower body. Those punches were really something! And doing pump after combat was no joke.

There was no "& Co." on stage last night for pump. It's more entertaining when Carebear has someone to talk to her on stage. Okay okay, we are not at gym to be entertained, we are there to workout!

No more surprises from pump since we have been doing this for 3 weeks. However, this was the first time (after my long break) in using my usual weights AFTER a tough cardio class (tough lah for me!). I have to say, carrying 10kg for squat is definitely much much much more effective. And same goes to the lunges workout, adding the 2.5kg plate at each side made a great difference. I cannot imagine carrying 5kgs on each side, don't think I can move my legs! My fingers might just fall off too carrying such heavy weights. Haha...

Nevertheless, I reduced weights for chest and back track. Heh...

Not sure what sort of "review" to give here for RPM, I'm not an expert and I don't do this class often. Suffice to say, I had a great workout today. I am expecting good satisfying muscle pain on my thighs and bum tomorrow.

Okay, better go sleep. Cheeky Gal bumped into me today and was able to tell that I'm lack of sleep. I look that bad? Oh, finally able to wish Little Bro and Hobbes happy new year. I can't believe we've not seen each other for half a year. Erm... I did "see" Little Bro last few weeks, when I walked passed the studio with LB conducting a class inside. :p

I have picture of fruit tarts, but they don't look so great. The selected tart for the photo shoot was not a very good one... Will see if I feel like posting them.

And I baked scones and biscotti too during the weekend but didn't take any pictures of those since I've published them so many times. So did you girls like the scones?