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pbuttars: Their reasoning and I quite agree (mostly when doing Body Jam) is that it shows the particpants what they really look like.  Maybe not bad for Pump, but I think I'm really rockin' it to Jam and then I look at myself in the mirror!  See, what's the point in thinking you look good doing something when actually you look like a pillock? ...

On a basic level it would be rude to disappear for that long without telling your class you're going away.

I'd be lost without the mirror. I have rubbish proprioception, so without them I haven't a clue where anything is. I know some people get mesmerised by themselves in the mirrors, but people are always going to find some way of zoning out onto autopilot, mirrors or no mirrors. 

It's also more tempting when your feet are down to come up onto your toes and just try *one* full-out - and before you know it you're doing the whole set. w00t! 

...but it is more likely to hurt your back. People who do the weird girly 'feet up' thing when they do pushups on the floor tend to let their hips dip when they press up. The weight should be forward anyway, so there shouldn't be much on your knees, don't even need a mat to do knees-down pushups, really.

misfit:[I can say with absolute fact that it is not any cheaper for LM to resuse the same song. When they pay a license to use a song, it only covers the usage for THAT release and a certain number of copies. They don't have ownership of the song.  ...except that obviously someone's office hours aren't being spent researching and tracing the ...

HellRazoR: Kanye West's new album (isn't good but) the first song has a very monotonous section that will be perfect as a transition song to be used between the tracks of the Body Pump CD (no transition should be needed to go from abs to cool-down, but add one in after every other track even warmup).  The song is called ''Say You Will'' skip to ...

dancohen:yo fighters!!!   Ok how many of you have seen the film 300? Those actors got in great physical shape by following a  basic training method based on 300 reps of strength and plyometric training.     Er, not according to the Gym Jones website, which is the place they trained. The media has simplified the training/diet regime they ...

Mmmarshmallow:When I first did this track, I put on the weight outside the collars, rather than inside.  I would keep the weight on for the bicep rows, and then tilt the bar to the side so that the plates would slide off when we moved back to curls.   And have the plates bang around across the floor? I'd be really irritated to be in a class ...

mlynn:>>ponderworthy<< This word will be working its way into my lexicon this week. SWEET. I'm not sure it's really a 'word' as such, but I'm glad you like it .