Easy, get a two-litre bottle, sit in front of the computer or TV and by the end of the day it's gone. 
But no more - I just have one 600 ml bottle a day at work.
But no more - I just have one 600 ml bottle a day at work.
Newsflash - Hell has frozen over!
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Wenda
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Body Pump is meant as a pure endurance/stamina workout. The low weights / high reps format is pretty much what it's built on. It won't add much strength or muscle, but it will increase your ability to be able to do other activities for longer and with better technique. I wouldn't recommend doing it exclusively in the place of 'normal' weights, but you get some good benefits out of it, and a lot of people really love it which is great.
That said though, I'm not overly fond of Pump myself - not because of the workout format, but because of the nature of the class. I get nervous watching Pump classes. A lot of the people who go to Pump are people who 'don't like doing weights' (often inexperienced people, weaker people, and women) and don't have the peripheral or core strength to be able to throw free weights around like that safely, or don't know correct technique. It's impossible for any instructor to be able to watch everyone's technique all the time and there's a limit to how much you can be taught in that sort of class environment, no matter how vigilant and experienced the teacher is. That's true of any class, but it's particularly dangerous when there's weights involved. If you know what you're looking for and you stand at the back of a Pump class you can see some truly horrendous things technique-wise.
I guess I just don't like anybody doing weights who hasn't first been at least shown in detail by someone who is right there watching what they're doing - you can make so many mistakes without realising you're doing it until you've done the damage.
That said though, I'm not overly fond of Pump myself - not because of the workout format, but because of the nature of the class. I get nervous watching Pump classes. A lot of the people who go to Pump are people who 'don't like doing weights' (often inexperienced people, weaker people, and women) and don't have the peripheral or core strength to be able to throw free weights around like that safely, or don't know correct technique. It's impossible for any instructor to be able to watch everyone's technique all the time and there's a limit to how much you can be taught in that sort of class environment, no matter how vigilant and experienced the teacher is. That's true of any class, but it's particularly dangerous when there's weights involved. If you know what you're looking for and you stand at the back of a Pump class you can see some truly horrendous things technique-wise.
I guess I just don't like anybody doing weights who hasn't first been at least shown in detail by someone who is right there watching what they're doing - you can make so many mistakes without realising you're doing it until you've done the damage.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Spiff, coke is evil. Switch to diet coke or some other form of sugerless soft drink. It doesn't matter if you don't think it tastes as good, by simply switching to diet you will notice a difference, and you can learn to appreciate it.
Personally I think diet tastes better, but I seem to be in a minority for some reason.
Personally I think diet tastes better, but I seem to be in a minority for some reason.
phlogiston
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Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
No it doesn't.
Normal Coke is thick, it is like drinking tar.
The best Coke is McDonald's Diet, it goes down awesome, especially when you're really thirsty.
Normal Coke is thick, it is like drinking tar.
The best Coke is McDonald's Diet, it goes down awesome, especially when you're really thirsty.
I detest diet Coke. It's the devil's beverage. Coke is much, much better. Hell, I'd even drink Pepsi before diet Coke, and that's saying something.
Diet Coke is an unholy abomination. I once hit Coke on a Coke machine and got Diet Coke. I threw it out in disgust.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg
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Ah, but as I said before I've cut down my Coke intake dramatically. Going cold turkey would just be going too far - always Coca Cola, dontcha know.
TinMan666
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fair points.Wenda said:
I've been doing weights (off and on) for a hell of a long time... and fairly consistantly for the last 4 or 5 years, I guess. It's only just starting to show recently though...
anyway, my instructor managed to pull me up on my squatting technique... which was good. It's possibly she was just watching me cos I'm so hot though.
phlogiston
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