Andrea

H O U S T O N!!!

Great training this past weekend!! Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication!! This journey is a long one and you are on the road, well-equipped for anything that comes your way!! Kia Kaha!


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YOU KNOW YOU'RE A BODY PUMP FANATIC WHEN:
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Every other song you hear in the grocery store makes you look around for a bar
The people in the next car next to you at a stop light wonder why you are doing bicep curls
Your entire wardrobe is red and black
You avoid ANYTHING that will interfere with your classes
You get up at 4:45AM to go lift weights!
Most of your friends are body pumpers
You pick up a box with a three and one rhythm
You keep your elbows in when scratching your nose
You stand in line with your knees slightly bent
You look forward to using the port-a-potties at the state fair
You judge every person you see by what BP could do for them
Your bed is up on 2 risers
You open your own pickle jars, thank you very much!
You carry all the groceries in from your car in one trip
You have more workout outfits than work clothes
Your kids are astounded that you know so much about their music
When you've got a little extra cash and buy a new BP top when you really don't need to!
You're in a nightclub, the DJ plays 'Flaunt It' and you automatically start tapping your foot, chest proud, shoulders back, lock your elbows in and curl up that air bar suuuper slow!
You're non gym junkie friend gives you 'the look' when you keep saying 'hey this is our chest track!'
You're at the Pink concert listening to Who Knew and instead of swaying and bouncing with the crowd, you suddenly realize you are halfway through a mental tricep track and about to hit the floor for dips.
You sit on the toilet, you pull your hips back, pull out your chest and check that your knees don't go beyond your toe line.
You pass by a construction site and start yelling things like: good work, let's take it home, watch your back when lifting that steel post or squeeze your glutes on your way up!!!
You go to the disco, on your first song, you move every major muscle group to properly warm up.
You prefer to eat donuts with your thumb in the hole!
You get mooned and instead of being offended you correct their form!
You've never been back to the weight room since you started BP!
The traditional weight-lifting wisdom of 3 sets of 12 repetitions simply isn't satisfying enough.
You can't lift weights without the music!
You think a song sounds better in BP class, than it does on the radio.
You send this list to all of your fellow body pumpers!

Some favorite Quotes:


Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections

"Imagine your butt just tasted a sour lemon!!!!!" - BRENT MCLEMORE - Body Step 72!!

"HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN'T WORK HARD!!"


"You only live once" - James Bond


"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?" - Frank Skully


"Keep changing. When you're through changing, you're through." - Bruce Barton


"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." - Woodrow Wilson



Thanks Aspen Health Clubs in Des Moines, Iowa!! Courtney and team, I hope to do a great job and help Maria bring a rockin' Pump Training to your area!! Hopefully the butterflies in my stomach will chill and allow me to present without being a nervous wreck!!


"Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration." - Thomas Edison

That being said - the Les Mill's family is full of them!

I spent years as a Competitive Gymnast and a few more as a competitive dancer. Those days taught me valuable lessons in self-discipline and determination. I hope that my passion for being the VERY BEST that you can be will touch at least one person every time I put that music on and take the "stage" so to speak.

Les Mills has started a global movement and we all make up the fabric of a tightly woven family to help change the lives of the un-motivated and maybe depressed and overworked population. Let's keep it comin! I only wish I had discovered the programs at a much younger age.