Rick

If you've come here wondering what's going on with the me vs pipera spat, then here are the facts that he would rather you didn't know.

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Rod (aka pipera) signed up for training on BodyPump for Q2 2001 (release 38) and BodyBalance for Q3 2002 (release 18).

He attended the modules, failed BodyBalance outright, and achieved a "pass withheld" for BodyPump. He team taught BodyPump for a while and was signed off by a GFM.

It is unclear whether he ever actually completed or submitted a video/filming to Les Mills. Regardless, he never achieved certification in any Les Mills program.

Now, when he says he is "Registered", that is correct, although be aware that in Australia "registration" simply means one is in training, and not endorsed by Les Mills as a "Certified" Instructor.

As a result, he does not teach any classes as no gym will hire an uncertified instructor.

Despite this, he fraudulently passed himself off as an experienced instructor on this (and other) website(s) - successfully too for some time until being "outed" on this forum.

All attempts to get him to confirm his certification or, rather, lack of certification, have been met by persistent stonewalling.

So, since he isn't willing to tell the truth, and keen to continue pretending to be something he isn't, thereby demeaning the achievement of actual certified instructors, I thought I'd set the record straight.


Now, he will claim that I'm making all of this up, but ask yourself a simple question. Why does he just say he's "Registered" and not "Certified" like every proper instructor on this forum does.

If you still don't believe me, why not ask him yourself to prove his instructor status. For example: When did he complete and submit a filming video? What did the result letter say? When did he receive his certificate as a fully-fledged LM instructor? Don't be surprised if you don't get any answers to these questions or, if you do, those answers will be vague and evasive.


Simple fact is pipera is not, nor ever has been a certified Les Mills Instructor and any claim otherwise is a blatant falsehood and an insult to every instructor who has worked hard to become certified.