How much do you lift in Bodypump?

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  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
    Lunges are a killer! Fact!! I teach up to 15 BP classes a week, and they never get easier, so you might as well load up the bar and shape your tush :-) As for hurting your knee, make sure that the front knee doesn't come in front of the ankle, and keep the rear knee in line with ankle & hip. Always squeeze your butt whilst lifting (same in squats).

    As a BP Instructor, I would always advise that if you want to increase your weights, spend a bit more time in the gym to increase your strength. Heavy weights, low reps. Then you can go heavier in Pump and increase endurance.

    I'm not saying that you can't increase your max weight in the class, just that is more efficient to do it in the gym.

    If you want to increase weights during classes, put on an additional weight at the start, then when your form starts to go out the window, drop the bar, remove a weight, and join back in. Obviously that works better in some tracks than others (eg pretty poor in squats but easily done in chest and back tracks).

    Great advice!
    I tried Body Pump a couple of times with my wife and got frustrated at the lack of this kind of advice. The instructors pretended they had gotten ripped by doing nothing but Body Pump and did not offer any advice on what weights to start with other than "go light."
  • Delicate
    Delicate Posts: 625 Member
    Warm up 10kg
    Squat 30kg
    Chest 15kg
    Back 20kg
    Triceps 12.5-15kg (depends on how my arms are)
    Biceps 10-12.5kg
    Lunge 10-20kg (depends on the track)
    Shoulders 12.5-15kg on the bar, 5kgs to start

    When i get to a plateau in lifting in pump, i do and play with the big weights downstairs to i know i get the form right in pump makes progression a bit slower, but hey better doing it safe.
  • Metelus
    Metelus Posts: 3
    Wow, 30 Kg per side in Squads, that's great, includig bar you have lift 61.5 Kg!!! Very strong!
  • WeightlossBoo
    WeightlossBoo Posts: 24
    My average weights (total) are:

    Warm-up - 10kg
    Squats - 25kg
    Chest - 20kg
    Back - 20kg
    Triceps - 17kg bar, 5kg dumbbells for kick backs, 10kg plate for standing overhead extensions
    Biceps - 15kg
    Lunges - 25kg
    Shoulders - 5kg each dumbbells, 20kg bar
    Abs - 5-10kg plates or dumbbells
  • kittyr77
    kittyr77 Posts: 419 Member
    Just wanted to add to this thread because I just realised today in pump how far I've come in the last six months! I had a degree of muscle wasting from chronic steroid therapy. Been doing pump twice a week since October and here is what I lift now, and Im proud of my achievement!
    Warm-up 7kg
    squats - 20kg
    chest - 2.5kg hand weights, I have a chronic shoulder issue
    back - 12kg
    Lunges - 10kg
    biceps and triceps - 5kg
    shoulders - 2.5kg each hand weight, 10kg bar for over head lifts
    abs - 5kg

    I am particularly proud of my squats which have increased from just 5kg when i first started and back which is up from 5kg.
  • kittyr77
    kittyr77 Posts: 419 Member
    I've made mega progress in just the last month so wanted to update, particularly upper body improvement!
    Warm up 7kg
    squats 22kg
    back 14kg
    triceps 10kg
    biceps 7kg
    lunges 15kg
    shoulder 2.5kg hand weights
  • Baloostika
    Baloostika Posts: 203 Member
    Wish i could figure out lbs to kg's!
    Pounds are kg divided by 2.2.
    Kgs are pounds multiplied by 2.2.
  • happytobehere100
    happytobehere100 Posts: 6
    hi!

    I'm currently at (total kg's)

    Warm up 7.5kg
    Squats 15kg
    Chest 10
    Back 12.5
    Triceps 10
    Biceps 10
    Lunges 10
    Shoulders 10 bar 2.5 each hand weight
  • emmajsm
    emmajsm Posts: 1 Member
    Warm up: 12kg (26.4lbs)
    Squats: 30kg (66lbs)
    Chest: 15kg (33lbs)
    Back: 17kg (37.5lbs)
    Triceps: 15kg (33lbs)
    Biceps: 10kg (22lbs)
    Lunges: 12kg (26.4lbs)
    Shoulders: 10kg (22lbs)
  • beerfoamy
    beerfoamy Posts: 1,520 Member
    Love BodyPump, unfortunately my favourite instructor left a few months ago so I stopped and began Stronglifts 5X5 in the gym.

    Went to a class last week and nearly threw my standard warm up weight over my head! funny.

    Really agree that not all instructors give correct coaching or even any advice. It's a shame.

    Before SL 5x5 work I was lifting:

    Squats: 12.5kg
    Chest: 12.5kg
    Back: 12.5kg on a good day - otherwise 12.5kg
    Triceps: 7.5kg
    Biceps: 7.5kg
    Lunges: 12.5kg
    Shoulders: 7.5kg

    and after:

    Squats: 20kg
    Chest: 17.5kg
    Back: 17.5kg
    Triceps: 10kg
    Biceps: 10kg
    Lunges: 20kg
    Shoulders: 12.5kg

    I totally agree that some work in the gym will help a lot :)

  • kjow28
    kjow28 Posts: 1 Member
    5'5", 120 lbs female
    right now:
    warm up: 35 lbs
    squats: 90 lbs
    chest: 55 lbs
    back: 60 lbs
    triceps: 20 lbs overhead, 18 lbs kick backs
    biceps: 18 lbs each arm, free weights
    lunges: 20 lbs free weights
    shoulders: 40 lbs

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