Les Mills Pump - Who else loves it?

ohtobe140
ohtobe140 Posts: 93
in Fitness and Exercise
I am only on week two. I did buy extra weight plates, today I did Pump and Burn with 35 lbs for most of the workout, the last set and a half, I took it back to down to 25 lbs. My arms are pumpin'. I am so over the top in love with this workout. My legs have more definition in two weeks than I have gotten in the past six months with TurboFire weight training. I do love my TF cardio videos, but the weight tracks have NOTHING on Les Mills.

disclosure:I am not a coach at BB nor do I get any money for this endorsement, they really don't even know I exist.
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  • RobynLB83
    RobynLB83 Posts: 626 Member
    I did this a few times a few years ago, and I thought it was pretty awesome. Man, my legs were sore like they had never been sore in my life.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Wow 35lbs for everything, I'm nowhere near that. I love the workout though, and ordered extra weights too.
  • TLHarwick
    TLHarwick Posts: 44 Member
    I have the workout and really love it too... I am wanting to order some additional plates, just haven't gotten around to it yet!
  • ohtobe140
    ohtobe140 Posts: 93
    I started pump and shred this morning, but only made it through 8 minutes, I am severely sleep deprived due to end of school year activities for 2 of my 3 kids and a 4 year old who I think may be regressing to age 2 whining skills. yay! ~eyeroll~ I will try again tomorrow as tonight I will get serious sleep (the kids are going to their dads). Man, feeling like you can't stand up because you are so tired, sucks.

    When you order more plates, do it over the phone and ask if they have any discounts, I got over $100 worth of plates for $81 incl. shipping. Always ask, they have this whole spiel where they say "I am going to do this for you as a favor" LET THEM! Who cares, it's cheaper than ordering online.
  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
    I used to love it but found it got boring from overuse.

    I do it sometimes now but now I worry that having to keep time with the music makes me less effective as I can lift heavier weights in my own time iyswim
  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
    hang on, when people say they are ordering plates - does that mean you can get Les Mills workouts for home use?? I want them!
  • dawn1801
    dawn1801 Posts: 117 Member
    I do Les Miles Pump at our gym twice a week. I have seen it changes gals bodies. They now have nice round butts and very defined arms. It isn't my favorite class but I know I need to lift weights as part of staying healthy so that is how I do it. The gals I go with, we do challenge ourselves and squat and lift pretty heavy. Good luck and keep it up.
  • ohtobe140
    ohtobe140 Posts: 93
    yes, you can buy Les Mills PUMP at www.beachbody.com It comes with 2 10 lb plates and 2 5 lb plates, you can then buy more from beach body as well. The bar weighs 5 lbs.
  • leigh0416
    leigh0416 Posts: 29
    I do Pump at home and I love, love, love it!!!! Using Pump, Combat and TurboFire in my current rotation!
  • leigh0416
    leigh0416 Posts: 29
    I'm not a Beachbody Coach either!!! Just love the workouts!
  • Lovdiamnd
    Lovdiamnd Posts: 624 Member
    Love it! Love my trainer too!
  • Whipppets
    Whipppets Posts: 267
    Do it 3- 4x a week in a class environment.. Favorite class love the music and very fit people are in that class.
    Have one teacher who does themes alot. He does love songs for valentines day and does scary songs for
    Halloween. Its fun when you hear people moaning after the chest or shoulder track
  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
    yes, you can buy Les Mills PUMP at www.beachbody.com It comes with 2 10 lb plates and 2 5 lb plates, you can then buy more from beach body as well. The bar weighs 5 lbs.

    Thanks!
  • o0JenB0o
    o0JenB0o Posts: 39
    I would LOVE to do Les Mills Pump. I Started Les Mills Combat yesterday and i LOVE it. I think ill invest in the les mills pump after i finish up the 60 days of combat
  • Andrea681
    Andrea681 Posts: 178 Member
    I do Les Mills Body Pump at my gym twice a week and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I do it in conjunction with CXWORX and then the RPM class. It's changed my body!
  • louisey112
    louisey112 Posts: 573 Member
    I do this at home and LOVE it! I just did Pump and Shred for the first time and three words: Oh Emm Gee!! My arms were screaming even a couple days later. Love that they mix the instructors up as well. I like Pump and Burn too :)
  • Nads
    Nads Posts: 8 Member
    I love the Les Mills classes!!

    I do Body Pump, RPM, Body Combat, Body Flow and CXWorks!
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
    Are you telling me you can get everything you need for body pump for 35 dollars? I do it at the Y weekly. But only once since the times don't agree with my family.
  • juliejomo
    juliejomo Posts: 4 Member
    Hi all, how do you track your Les Mills classes? I do a variety of them and just new to this site but not sure how to add to the exercise tracker as I don't know how much I am burning etc. For example Body Flow, Body Combat, Body Step, Attack etc.
  • o0JenB0o
    o0JenB0o Posts: 39
    Hi all, how do you track your Les Mills classes? I do a variety of them and just new to this site but not sure how to add to the exercise tracker as I don't know how much I am burning etc. For example Body Flow, Body Combat, Body Step, Attack etc.


    I created my Own Exercise { called it Les Mills Combat} and i simply add the time and the calories i burned { according to my HRM}
  • Whipppets
    Whipppets Posts: 267
    I created my own exercise and call it body pump.. I figured about 450 calories for the hour.. sometimes I do more 600 sometimes
    less 250
  • ohtobe140
    ohtobe140 Posts: 93
    So, today I did half of pump and shred, which is more than I got through yesterday, mostly because I got enough sleep. I pushed through the warm up at 25 lbs; the squat track at 35 lbs and then then the chest track at 35 lbs and I was shredded. I seriously could not do the push ups in the last 30 seconds of the chest track. I tried to start the lunge track even with a lighter weight stack and I couldn't; entire body was shaking, so I stopped and stretched. Tomorrow my goal is to do the warm up and start on the lunge track and make it through the end. I swear I had no idea it would be this taxing. I have enough plates to take my entire bar up to 70 lbs so it will be good for a long time.

    Are any of you shaking in this workout?

    Also, my hip measurement has gotten bigger because I am now getting a booty. Seriously pancake *kitten* before and now there is a definite rise at my lower back where the glutes start, I am trying so very hard to be happy about the booty and not discourages by the measurement. I can tell my love handles on my hips are definitely smaller and smoother and my waist is smaller even at a higher weight. I seem to have gained about 5 lbs since I started doing this two weeks ago, I am hoping for the 5 lbs drop soon as my body lets go of the water. My arms are looking so much better, it's just weird to see the changes and I am happy that I am not quitting because the scale and tape measure aren't doing what I want, I have to believe that in time, they will - right? Go ahead, lie to me... hahahahaha

    So where are you in the weight stack and how long did it take you to master a full workout without feeling like you might throw up?
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Do it 3- 4x a week in a class environment.. Favorite class love the music and very fit people are in that class.
    Have one teacher who does themes alot. He does love songs for valentines day and does scary songs for
    Halloween. Its fun when you hear people moaning after the chest or shoulder track

    Yep!
    I do BodyStep as well.
    Love them both.
    They're a great workout and fun!
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    So where are you in the weight stack and how long did it take you to master a full workout without feeling like you might throw up?

    I'm on Week 6 of the Les Mills Pump at home. If I was doing the exercises at a gym/without the DVD I could deff lift more weight but I keep it lighter just so I can get through the DVD. For me it's not so much about lifting heavy as it is about getting all the lifting in.

    My range is 12.5-25lbs and while the warm up is easy, keeping up with the instructors, and lasting the entire length, makes it harder even with that weight range.

    Still feel like I'm going to puke at the end of it most days.
  • Whipppets
    Whipppets Posts: 267
    I started out small but now do monster and a big one for squats and chest.. just a monster for back and then pretty much
    warm up weight for the rest. .Warm up is a big and a tiny one. Every song is tiring but then you use a new muscle for the next song so its fine.
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    I started pump and shred this morning, but only made it through 8 minutes,

    If you're in the early weeks why did you decide to try out Pump and Shred? That's not on the schedule until Week 5.
  • ohtobe140
    ohtobe140 Posts: 93
    It's on week 3 in my schedule. Maybe I wrote it down wrong on my calendar, but I really did mean to write down the weeks in order, I will double check, it didn't even occur to me that I might have written the wrong week down. hahaha
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    I am only on week two. I did buy extra weight plates, today I did Pump and Burn with 35 lbs for most of the workout, the last set and a half, I took it back to down to 25 lbs.

    When you say 35lbs- do you mean 35lbs on each end (70lbs total weight) or 17.5lbs on each end (35lbs total weight)?

    Sorry for asking so many questions- I don't mean to, I'm just excited to find someone on MFP who is doing the Pump at home too.
  • jeanmoreno
    jeanmoreno Posts: 139 Member
    I do body pump in classes at my gym,love it so much that it has become my only weight training!
    A full body work out in 1 hr,no messing,no waiting till the machines are free,no mobiles phones grrrrrr ......
    I lost the weight end of last year and working now at becoming lean.....so plenty of body pump,rpm,and running do it for me!
    Squatted 104lbs tonight (47 kgs), personal best ! woop woop ! 55lbs chest ! looking to squat 110 lbs by end of august! ;-)
  • candacekohler
    candacekohler Posts: 7 Member
    I love pump! and step, attack, cxworks. Lesmills definitely sets the standard for a great workout. Does anyone know where to buy the dvd's? I live too far from the gym to go everyday.

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