body pump good weight trainning?
ranz9
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hi everyone i dont like to do free weights. my gym offers body pump and i was thinking of taking it 2 times a week as my weights.do you think thats a good substitue to free weights?
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My wife says it's as tough as her CrossFit classes. Maybe more reps and at lower weights, but she loves it.0
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not really familiar with body pump, but I am going to say no. Stick with free weight and gravitate towards a program of compound lifts - squats, deadlifts, overhead press, chin ups/pull ups, bench press....hi everyone i dont like to do free weights. my gym offers body pump and i was thinking of taking it 2 times a week as my weights.do you think thats a good substitue to free weights?0 -
Yes! I do BodyPump once to twice a week. I have been doing that for over a year, and it has contributed to my body completely toning up, and deminishing all of my loose skin that I had from my weight loss.0
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That is exactly what BodyPump is
Free weight/Bar weights. Doing Squats, lunges, deadlifts, rows, etc. 0 -
Depends on your goals.
'toning' and losing fat yes: the high reps low weight work like cardio with weights, so you burn lots of calories while telling your muscles that they are needed
Building muscle: no. You might train the muscle mass you got now (which will 'tone' 'tighten' or whatever you wanna call it, the way you look) but you won't gain a significant amount of new muscle
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not really familiar with body pump, but I am going to say no. Stick with free weight and gravitate towards a program of compound lifts - squats, deadlifts, overhead press, chin ups/pull ups, bench press....
That's what body pump *is*!
I liked body pump a lot when I did it - it's good for toning and losing fat, as another poster said. I also think that for a lot of people without the funds for a personal trainer, weight training is intimidating because you don't know how to do it, don't know where to start, and then you need to have the motivation to not only *do* it but independently figure it out. I definitely found that I had better luck with classes like body pump, or what I'm doing now which is "boot camp" - a circuit training style class.
The short of it: Body Pump will be great if you're looking for a way to get your weight training in, it does burn calories, it has a great adjustable difficulty built into it, and it's nice to have someone figure out what the hell you're supposed to do with these weights for you.
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That is exactly what BodyPump is Free weight/Bar weights. Doing Squats, lunges, deadlifts, rows, etc.
what is the rep range?0 -
^^^ The marketing is 800+ reps in any given class. It still seems strange that you'll answer a question about BodyPump without being familiar with it. Maybe drop in on a class, or something. Many gyms will allow non-members to try a class during "launch week", which happens about four times a year
To the OP, it's certainly better than nothing for sure, especially since you won't be doing free weights on your own0 -
^^^ The marketing is 800+ reps in any given class. It still seems strange that you'll answer a question about BodyPump without being familiar with it. Maybe drop in on a class, or something. Many gyms will allow non-members to try a class during "launch week", which happens about four times a year
To the OP, it's certainly better than nothing for sure, especially since you won't be doing free weights on your own
i gave advice based on weight training program that I thought would be best for the OP = compounds...
anything with 800 rep range in one class is waste of time IMO...
OP - I would suggest something that keeps you in the 8-10 rep range and is heavy for you ...0 -
I did Body Pump for about 4 years and LOVED it. It made a huge difference for me.
I am now doing Group Power (same idea .. different company).
I think you should totally do it .. it will give you a good workout. There is just something about that class like setting and the instructor pushing you that does a person good.
I have lost 3 inches at my bellybutton in 6 weeks doing Group Power ... so it does work.0 -
I love body pump. I do it once a week and spinning twice, plus abs classes. The new body pimp release we are doing is fantastic0
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I know people who have had success stories, as long as you up your weights you will see results. You can always talk to your instructor before/after class to get their insight too.0
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I would compliment your BP class, with weight training as mentioned by ndj1979
My wife does the BP classes a lot, and tell her all the time....the classes are fine, but I think she should do actual weight lifting to put on muscle.
I don't think you can put on muscle with those classes.....but yes, it will help you build calories.
But get you some free weight time in also.
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Oh, and the other funny thing.
The guy that does the class ( he is young, so early 20's), but he has a body like Adonis.
So broad shoulders, and really narrow waste.....and just ripped.
I see him in the free weights area on some days when he isn't teaching.....and so we talk.
He gets all the women in there talking about how they want to get a body like his......and since he is an instructor, he has to "push" the Les Milles classes.....but he tries to hint to them, that the classes are not all he does to get the body he has.
He does weights when not teaching.0 -
It's a great class - try it and see!
But you would do well to lift heavier weights in addition to Body Pump.0 -
Body Pump is the best free weight training you can do if your not familiar with the gym. I lost 30 lbs. doing Body Pump 3 times a week. 0
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I think i agree with the general concensus here that Bodypump is a great class for fitness and toning but not for gaining muscle mass.
Iv been doing it for a few months now and im definately not getting bigger muscles, just tightening up which is just perfect for me at the minute.
Giev it ago, you might love it or you might hate it. Never know until you try!0 -
hi everyone i dont like to do free weights. my gym offers body pump and i was thinking of taking it 2 times a week as my weights.do you think thats a good substitue to free weights?
It will give you a good workout and it's better than doing nothing, absolutely. But it's not a substitute for free weights.
I've done this sort of stuff and now I lift free weights, really there is no comparison.0 -
It depends on your goals. Weight training for strength, hypertrophy, and endurance are all different. Body Pump is geared more towards muscular endurance than strength or hypertrophy...so if strength and/or hypertrophy were your goals, then Body Pump would be an extremely inefficient way of achieving those goals, etc.0
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I am not 100% but I am thinking body pump, and power pump are very similar. I take a power pump class at the YMCA and it also uses free weights. There are 3 different ranges depend on what you can handle, so whatever your low, medium and high weights would be. I am just now (and very timidly) entering the weight room in the Y. I love that body pump showed me how to use the free weights for basic movements such as squats, lunges, over head press, etc. This has made it a little easier to walk into the weight area feeling like I know what I am doing. I also just upped my weights in the class because the ranges I was using started to become too easy. A friend of mine on my friend list gave me info on the 5x5 program which I plan to start today, but I will still be going to body pump 2x a week becuase I love the calorie burn.
I say give it a try! You may find that you really do enjoy free weights.0 -
^^^ The marketing is 800+ reps in any given class. It still seems strange that you'll answer a question about BodyPump without being familiar with it. Maybe drop in on a class, or something. Many gyms will allow non-members to try a class during "launch week", which happens about four times a year
To the OP, it's certainly better than nothing for sure, especially since you won't be doing free weights on your own
i gave advice based on weight training program that I thought would be best for the OP = compounds...
anything with 800 rep range in one class is waste of time IMO...
OP - I would suggest something that keeps you in the 8-10 rep range and is heavy for you ...
This ^^
Although Bodypump is probably better than nothing at all0 -
I was doing body pump until my cross fit trainer said that cf is better (of course). The difference is lots of reps and lower weights with body pump, and higher weights and fewer reps with cf. I think you should definitely try it - it's a work out for sure, and you'll leave exhausted and sore! It's great core strength training with a little cardio added in. Let us know how it goes!
PS: helpful hint - you might try doing only 1 this week - you're going to be super sore. You might do Tues or Wed, rest up, and then do M/Th next week. Give your muscles at least a day to rest!0 -
Body pump is a great class, if free weights aren't doing it for you then go for it!
Then you never know, you might find yourself gravitating back to the free weights after a while once you start feeling stronger and are looking for another challenge! :drinker:0 -
I do it in addition to other weight workouts ("heavy" lifting). I would call it more of a weighted aerobics. It has helped with muscle endurance and it is definitely a good workout, but it is not going to build significant muscle. I like that it is the same for a while, but then is changed every 2-3 months. I would recommend it.0
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if its all your willing to do, its better then nothing.
but my typical answer with weight training is: if you're not going to failure then its a waste of time.
BUt it can also be said like this 'if you're not going to failure, its cardio (at best)'. and there is nothing technically wrong with that, unless what you are really looking for the benefits of weight training (i.e. building muscle or holding on to it as you eat at a defecit).
better then nothing, far from optimal if your looking for the benefits of resistance training.0 -
That is exactly what BodyPump is Free weight/Bar weights. Doing Squats, lunges, deadlifts, rows, etc.
i'm not that familair with BP either lol, but i'm assuming your not doing squats till you cant do squats and more, and then doing another set of squats until you can't squat anymore.
lets put it this way, if you can lift the weight up over your head and put it on your shoulders, its probably to light for you to really get the full benefits of resistance training.0 -
That is exactly what BodyPump is Free weight/Bar weights. Doing Squats, lunges, deadlifts, rows, etc.
i'm not that familair with BP either lol, but i'm assuming your not doing squats till you cant do squats and more, and then doing another set of squats until you can't squat anymore.
lets put it this way, if you can lift the weight up over your head and put it on your shoulders, its probably to light for you to really get the full benefits of resistance training.
That's not that the OP is asking advice on. For someone just wanting to start, BodyPump is a perfect introduction. When I first started weight training, I wasn't focused on doing squats until I couldn't squat anymore. I was focusing on form and getting acquainted with everything.0 -
anything with 800 rep range in one class is waste of time IMO...
But I have to do high reps to get "toned"!!!OP - I would suggest something that keeps you in the 8-10 rep range and is heavy for you ...
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Body pump IS a watered down version of free weight training. They use free weights (albeit much lighter plates) in the class.hi everyone i dont like to do free weights. my gym offers body pump and i was thinking of taking it 2 times a week as my weights.do you think thats a good substitue to free weights?
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I love body pump. Do what makes you feel good and tires you out. I wouldn't take specifice advice from someone on the internet that hasn't met you, doesn't know what your health history is and doesn't know what your goals are. Lots of people think that what they do is the only way, but I suggest you try some new things, figure out what you enjoy and helps you reach your goals.0
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