Bodypump™ by Glen Ostergaard - BODYPUMP™ CENTRAL & GYM - FITNESS INSTRUCTOR CENTRAL -

PPCA Free Tracklist Updates Quarter 3 2011

2011-09-03T18:27:00.000+10:00

I know I have been slack placing the tracklists on this site, the reason is that i have now 2o pages to update with the Non PPCA and the PPCA Free releases.

Today, I uploaded the PPCA Free tracklists for:

BODYATTACK® 74 - PPCA FREE

BODYBALANCE® 54 - PPCA FREE

BODYCOMBAT® 49 - PPCA FREE

BODYJAM® 58 - PPCA FREE

BODYPUMP® 79 - PPCA FREE

BODYSTEP® 85 - PPCA FREE

RPM® 52 - PPCA FREE

SH'BAM® 05 - PPCA FREE

CXWORKS™ 04 - PPCA FREE

The link location is at:

PPCA Free Link Quarter 3 2011

BODYPUMP™ 79 SIZZLER

2011-08-13T09:43:00.001+10:00

If you’re after a simple, effective and athletic workout, BODYPUMP™ 79 is the one for you. It’s a challenging release that’ll test you to the limits, so it’s important to recognize what those limits are, especially if you’re new. Make sure your weight selection isn’t too heavy, form and technique are strong, and that you take any options you need to get to the end. Your Warmup will help you prepare mentally and physically for the test ahead, starting with a Squat routine that will take you Closer To The Edge of your fitness. A new combination - 4 Singles, followed by 4 Bottom Halves - will pound your legs to virtual submission. In Track 3, remember to allow your shoulder blades to squeeze together as you lower the bar to get the most out of your Chest workout. The Back track introduces an innovative Mid-bar Grip - half a hand-width wider than in SET position - that changes the way the muscles fire. Don’t forget to bend your knees through the tough Power Press/Triple Row Combo and we’re bringing back 7 Rows to really nail the back. “You bring your best, we’ll bring ours.” Be prepared to have the kitchen sink thrown at your triceps - Tricep Extensions, Tricep Presses, Seated Dips and Overhead Extensions will take you to the point of fatigue. You weren’t Born This Way, but you are on the right track, baby! After a hardcore Biceps track, set to an American classic, Lunges set off a Grenade in your legs. Then it’s on to shoulders, where an old favorite awaits you - that’s right, the Rotator Pec Dec from BODYPUMP™ 75! Even the Abs track has something new - a Reverse Weight Grip that opens up the chest and makes Crunches just a little trickier. Let’s call it one last twist of the knife. But don’t worry - if we’ve made it this far, We’ll Be Alright.

I Love You This Big - Scotty MCCreery

2011-08-13T09:30:00.003+10:00

This site has in the lifetime of Amerian Idol supported the artists and singers that appear on the show. I would like to introduce the music of Scotty McCreery I Love You This Big, check it out. Scott is going to be massive

Tracklist Site Update

2011-06-04T21:14:00.001+10:00

Tracklists for the current Les Mills 2nd Quarter are now updated. I so slack doing this as my day job has taken over my life!

Blogforumsupport Tracklists PPCA Original Artists

Enjoy!

PPCA Free Tracklist Site Update

2011-06-04T21:10:00.002+10:00

Tracklists updates are here for the PPCA Free Versions of Les Mills Internationals Exercise Programmes:

http://www.blogforumsupport.com/2008/ppcafreeindex.html

Enjoy!

Slack Me!

2011-06-04T08:48:00.000+10:00

Sorry, have not been posting on any of the sites since March, my day job took pretty much over my whole life for the past 3 months. I am a training complaince officer, and that is my day job, I have been working in my day job pretty much 7 days a week for the last 3 months.

We survived the audit :)

Lots of stress, but I got there at the end :)

BODYPUMP®78 SIZZLER

2011-06-03T19:47:00.002+10:00

This workout is all about building lean muscle through pressure and pushing you to fatigue in each and every track. Saturday sets a positive tone in the Warmup as you move through the range of motions that prepare you for the rest of the class. Squats create a Beautiful Monster in three stages, using Singles to drive the heart beat up and then twisting the knife with some strong Bottom Halves. You’ll instantly recognize the guitar intro and by the end of Track 3, your chest will be screaming at you, so focus on great technique through the pain. Four Clean & Presses in a row throw down the “cardio kicker” challenge to the back, while very quick transitions give the Triceps no respite in Track 5. Likewise, the introduction of Bicep Rows mean you don’t get a chance to relax ... there’ll be no raising of the glass afterwards! Track 7 will set off the fireworks in your legs with an overpowering sequence of Squats - Lunges - Squats - Lunges - Squats - Lunges - (gulp!) more Lunges. You’ll be a little shaky on your feet, but next stop is Africa for a three-pronged attack on your shoulders - Deltoid Raises, Side Raises and Overhead Presses. But Please Don’t Go just yet ... what about your abs? We’ve got some Side Oblique Crunches, Crunches with a Pulse and Hover, forward and back. By the time you stretch and leave, the past hour will seem like Just A Dream ... except your body will be telling you otherwise.

© 2011 Les Mills International (Educational Usage Only.)

Japan Earthquake 11th March 2011

2011-03-12T13:49:00.000+10:00

Yesterday a earthquake hit Japan at 8.6 on the Richter Scale. I am devastated by what I have seen on TV and on the internet and saddens me. My prayers and thoughts go to the people in Japan this moment. I cannot believe what I am seeing at the moment.

To my former students who have studied under me who live in Japan my prayers are with you. I hope and pray all of you are alive and that you and I am trying to make contact to see if you are OK. One of my former students married recently and is planning returning to Australia. I pray she is alright and she is safe with her new husband.

God Bless All :(

Wildboyz ft. Ameerah - The Sound Of Missing You OFFICIAL VIDEO

2011-02-12T09:43:00.002+10:00

Love this track it should be in Bodypump, please vote for this on the song suggestion site :)

BODYPUMP® 77 SIZZLER - FIRST LOOK!

2011-02-07T19:11:00.000+10:00

This is the very first look at the sizzler for BODYPUMP® 77

Two releases ago, the BODYPUMP® team unleashed a Shoulders Track that had everyone in awe. This time, they take the Back Track to that same level. BODYPUMP® 77 sets out to put tension on the working muscles to make them stronger and more toned and, after the Warmup, delivers on that promise with a Squat Track that stresses Bottom Halves, 1/3s and Super Slows to build pressure. Your chest gets the same treatment, mixing pressure-building slow reps with Singles and Halves for power, before this release’s pièce de résistance... Keep the Chest weight and get ready to pump out three Power Presses – four sets back-to-back, three times. The biggest Back Track in the history of BODYPUMP®? Believe it! It’s a huge anaerobic power move; just don’t forget to engage your core and legs to drive the weight overhead each time. The Triceps Track features a fun Press Pull-over Combination – oh yeah, you’ll like it – while the slower tempo of Diamond Eyes will encourage your biceps to say “goodbye to weakness”, again pounding out plenty of Single and Half Curls. Track 7 uses Backward-Stepping Lunges to pre-fatigue the legs, finally finishing them off with heavy Squats; then you get to throw the kitchen sink at your shoulders to the anthemic Ti Sento. The new Side Oblique Crunch builds intensity through the abs and core, and the hard work ends with an “Around The World” version of the Plank. If you’re wondering what we can possibly do next to make this program more challenging, you won’t have to wait long to find out...

© 2011 Les Mills International (Educational Usage Only.)

Jack LaLanne dies at 96

2011-01-26T13:30:00.002+10:00

Jack LaLanne has passed away on the 23rd January 2011. Jack was the father of the fitness industry.

If it was not for Jack LaLanne none of this what is here today created by Les Mills International would be here today.

RIP
Jack LaLanne.

Yeah 3X - CHRIS BROWN

2011-01-22T10:08:00.000+10:00

This track would lock in any Bodypump class.

Awesome track vote 1 for this track in Bodypump

QUEENSLAND FLOODS JANUARY 2011

2011-01-11T15:43:00.000+10:00

Some of you may not know this but this blogger originates from Brisbane Queensland Australia. We are in the midst of our worst flood since 1974. There has been a number of deaths and 66 people missing. It is a tragedy that I last saw in 1974. I thought that I would never see this again in my lifetime. This is worse than 1974 we now have a massive wall of water around Queensland. It is the size of Germany and France in area effected.

My thoughts go to the people effected in this flood.

10 Years

2010-12-27T22:05:00.000+10:00

It has been 10 years since the release of the tracklists. I released all my tracklists December 2001. Up till then they were on my computer and that is where they stayed. Mid October 2001 I decided to launch my tracklists on the old domain I used to post to.

Thanking everyone for their support and looking forward to the next 10 years.

Best of 2010 and Highlights of the Year

2010-12-27T22:00:00.002+10:00

Highlight to me would be the following:

01.Out of the blue we had original music to the releases. Then from May 2010 we had 100% cover versions of the tracks. Love the cover versions of the releases, sad to see the originals go.

02. Exposed to some awesome cover music artists who now shape our version of Bodypump, very impressed with the cover artists :)

03. Biggest release of 2010 was Bodypump 76, the best release ever. Well maybe till this time next year and maybe Bodypump 80 could top Bodypump 76.

04. Favorite top 10 at the moment for 2010

01. The Climb - BP 76 PPCA Free
02. Watcha Say - BP 75 PPCA Free
03. Beautiful Day - BP 76 PPCA Free
04. Pyromania - BP 76 PPCA Free
05. Evacuate The Dancefloor – BP 73 PPCA
06. Not myself Tonight - BP 76 PPCA Free
07. 07. Dangerous - BP 74 PPCA Free
08. Bring It Back - BP 76 PPCA Free
09. More - BP 75 PPCA Free
10. No Surprise BP 73 PPCA

Top Release BP 76 PPCA Free.

Most memorable - attending a classes by Glen Ostergaard and Susan Renata.

It has been an awesome 2010 for Bodypump.

Bring on Bodypump 77 February 2011.

BODYPUMP® PPCA FREE BLOGGER

2010-12-12T11:04:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone, I have moved the blog to the following location (see you over there) for everyone who has the PPCA Free version for Bodypump, otherwise this site is for the original releases.

BODYPUMP® PPCA FREE BY LESMILLS INTERNATIONAL

BODYPUMP® 76 PPCA FREE

2010-11-20T18:46:00.000+10:00

Awesome to say the least. You have no idea the rest of the world how awesome it is.

Words cannot say how cool it is.

The workshop was on today. Great moves great music great choreography, awesome cover music what more can one want? :)

BODYPUMP® 76 SIZZLER

2010-11-12T19:26:00.002+10:00

The pop divas of BODYPUMP® may seem a little flirty, but don’t be fooled – this release packs a punch with a solid workout that targets small muscle groups, while bombarding the bigger ones with short sharp shocks of intensity.

A feature is the use of big weights and compound exercises at the front end of tracks to lift intensity.

The warm-up helps you Climb into your work by preparing you for what’s to come, setting up the 1/3 rhythm that comes back to haunt in the very next track – Squats.

Another of those big muscle groups – the chest – gets the treatment in Track 3, really stressing the Singles and Bottom Half Presses. Then we get the fire started with Pyromania, attacking the back with a double shot of power and strength – two Clean & Presses/two Deadrows.

Track 5 is the highlight of the release, Your First Kiss was never like this, but the song’s playfulness can’t disguise the punch you feel as an opening series of Dips softens up the triceps for a circuit of Pushups and Kickbacks, then closing Overhead Presses.

It’s all on, now! The smaller muscles are getting bullied and it’s the biceps’ turn to suffer, courtesy of a new and nasty combo – Mid-Range Pulse, followed by Single Curls.

Youch!

Then, you unleash the perfect Storm on your legs, surprising them with heavy–loaded Squats so they’re burning by the time the lunges hit home. Go to new depths on the lunges with the bench option.

BODYPUMP® 75 highlighted the “pec dec” shoulder track and you learn another new move this time – a Reverse Fly that tests the rear deltoids, trapezius, the rhombus and smaller shoulder muscles.

Finally, you will need every ounce of strength left for a Hover with Pointer that rocks you to the core.

Next morning, this workout will hurt so good!

Checkout the new homepage of blogforumsupport.com

2010-10-09T09:57:00.002+10:00

Check out the new look home page of blogforumsupport.com - More coming soon! :)

Home of Blogforumsupport.com

Oceanlab - Clear Blue Water

2010-10-09T09:32:00.000+10:00

Love this group and love their music. They remind me of the music that we had on the 30's an d 40's series of Bodypump.

Enjoy!

Akcent - That's My Name

2010-10-02T10:26:00.016+10:00

Check out Akcent - Thats My Name an awesome track!

Enjoy!

Is Love Enough To Save The World (Official Music Video)

2010-10-02T09:58:00.009+10:00

I Love Enough To Save The World (Official Music Video) Is their latest single from their 2nd CD Silence Speaks. They were featured in Bodypump 75 "Like the Sun" Track 10.

Click on the link above to access their facebook.

BODYPUMP® TRACKLIST SITE UPDATE

2010-09-21T18:08:00.001+10:00

I have updated the tracklist site for Bodypump by Glen Ostergaard, please feel free to visit the site and make comments back to me.

Click below to enter the site or right click and open in a new window :)

Bodypump Tracklist Site

BODYPUMP® 75 - PPCA FREE

2010-09-21T12:30:00.002+10:00

As everyone knows we have had BODYPUMP® 75 out here for 1 1/2 weeks we had our workshop for this release a few weekends back. It was a late workshop as we had to wait for the PPCA Free version of the CD.

As usual, I listened to the CD knowing that this is not the release the rest of the world has. I guess this is our BODYPUMP® and feel rather special to have our version of BODYPUMP®.

Whatcha Say from our version of BODYPUMP® leaves me with goosebumps. Our versions of More and Whatya Want From Me also leave me with goosebumps.

I much prefer that we have our version of Watcha Say not by Jason DeRulo and I also prefer our version of Shut it Down over the one by Pitball. Overall the cover versions to this release remind me of the great 40's series of Bodypump.

Overall this release is one remarkable release.

I am in the middle of reviewing this release sometime this week a full review of this release.

The rest of the world does not know what they are missing with a 100% PPCA Free BODYPUMP® release.

BODYPUMP® PPCA FREE BEST OF CD'S

2010-09-07T19:51:00.000+10:00

LMAP has just released a special PPCA free release for Australia. I have a look at the release information and I am impressed with the choice of music tracks.

Hopefully, they will continue the range of Best of Cd's and release more of the older releases. :)

Lets hope :)

BODYPUMP® 75 PPCA - FREE COMES MY WAY

2010-09-07T19:46:00.002+10:00

We have now 3 PPCA free releases here in Australia. This weekend saw the release of Bodypump75 PPCA Free (100% cover music).

I know the release information for the Non PPCA Free version of this release. However, I can say that the PPCA release of Bodypump 75 is a great release. Not one bad cover from track 1 to track 10. It pretty is much the same for Bodybalance 50 as well.

I will review the release in a few says.

The rest of the world is missing out on something special a PPCA Free version of Bodypump.

Maybe one day you will get to experience what we have in Australia and have a unique Bodypump experience.

I can say that I am really impressed with the PPCA cover version of these tracks. They are 100% unique and and I love the way LMAP has put them together.

I give a big thumbs up to Bodypump 75 an awesome release as Bodypump 74 has set the benchmark high.

You are going to love Bodypump 75 PPCA Free :)

BODYPUMP® 74 - CONTROVERSY OR NOT!

2010-08-15T19:10:00.001+10:00

On the original Les Mills forum they have been debating this for a long time. The use of two songs "3" and "Don't Speak" are the tracks concerned.

I personally have has no issues with the use of these songs. As where I am from we have two versions of the song to choose from one is the original and the other is the PPCA Free version of Bodypump 49. The thing is the tracks appeal is not to any older adult out there. The tracks appeal to a generation from 16 - 24 who are the target audience of the tracks concerned.. I am not personally offended by the tracks. They are purely pop songs that fit a time period where people are listening to a certain genre of music and a certain time where this type of music is out there. I take it as that. It is a song in the charts and in 5-years from now people will be onto Bodypump 80 or there abouts.

There are however some people that are offended. They now have been given a clean version of the track to play in class. I must say that I think there are bigger issues to worry about than "3" by Britney or "Don't Speak" they are pop songs.

If anyone cares to comment please leave me comment?

BODYPUMP® 75 SIZZLER - AUGUST 2010!

2010-08-15T18:46:00.002+10:00

BODYPUMP® fans are already describing the shoulder track on this release as the toughest ever and who would argue? The opening track – Fever serves as a preview of the carnage to come, as you find the perfect SET position over the punchy big beats. Game on! Track 2 engages the legs with heavy Squats and sets the tone for the rest of the workout, with a barrage on the upper body and a chest section that lays down a challenge – Press-Ups off an elevated platform.

The first new element arrives in Track 4 – a wider lift grip for Rows that has you feeling the intensity build-up behind the shoulders – then go slightly heavier than usual to target the triceps, culminating with One-Arm Kickbacks for best isolation. In Track 6, Susan Renata straps on her spurs and holsters, and has some fun riding the range, while working the “guns” to Cowboy Casanova, the real showpiece of this release. But the levity doesn't last long.
Track 8 gives the shoulders a hammering with the new Rotator Pec Dec move... BECAUSE WE NEED MORE HARDCORE! Then it's time for yet another innovation – wider feet set in the Hover position to stabilize and challenge the core as you walk the hands, one by one, to Press-Up width and back.

By the time you warm down, your body will be confirming what those fans already knew.

BODYPUMP® 74 - PPCA Free News

2010-07-12T16:14:00.001+10:00

It has been a remarkable release of Bodypump I cannot speak more fondly of this release. The cover versions of the tracks are outstanding and even after now 5-weeks I still rate this release (the PPCA Free) release as one of the best releases ever.

If you are ever in Australia and are from some other part of the world please ask the instructor to put on the full release from track 1 - 10 of this release.

This is an outstanding release.

4 - Years Old

2010-06-14T19:20:00.003+10:00

Thank you everyone who has visited this site over the last 4-years.

Congratulations to Glen on a great 4-years of Program Manager - Head Choreographer for Bodypump.

Many thanks.

Best of the 70's my top 10 so far BP 70 - BP 74

2010-06-14T19:12:00.002+10:00

I have a new top 10 from Bodypump 70 - 74 and added a few tracks and removed some.

01. Run - Jamie Knight (BP 74)

02. This is Who I am - Annie lee (BP 74)

03. Infinity 2008 - Guru Josh Project (BP 70) ties with Always be There - Dane Rumble (BP 72)

04. Mysterious Times - Sash feat Tina Cousins - (BP 73)

05. Keeps Getting Better - Christina A (BP 70)

06. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickleback (BP70)

07. Gone - Lasgo (BP 72) ties with It Doesn't Matter - Mamad Voltek (BP 71)

08. Operation Blade - Public Domain (BP 71)

09. In my Head - Jason Derulo (BP 74)

10. No Suprise - Daughtry (BP 73)

BODYPUMP® 74 - Thoughts

2010-06-14T18:53:00.003+10:00

Since I have studied I now find it hard to review something someone has created. However, I will share my thoughts on Bodypump 74.

To begin with we have two versions of this release. What lead to this is I am shocked, how it happened I am also shocked. How can PPCA think what they have done is at the best interests of the artists they are meant to be representing? One wonders at the logic of this decade and how this all came about.

My thoughts on this release are based on the PPCA version of this release. As I have cut myself off from Bodypump non-PPCA mainly because there is no going back.

Track 1 begins the workout. Run returns to Bodypump and the cover version is better than the non PPCA version. Love the music everyone is complaining on the forums about the short amount of squats. The main reason for this is we are going to work the legs further in tracks 2 and 7. I guess for safety reasons and because of the workout in track 7 we have a short squat session. Love this song and reminds me of the 40's series of Bodypump. I don't understand why people are constantly complaining about the tinniest thing is way beyond me. Love this warm-up 10/10 from me. Great sequence of exercises.

Track 2 is a massive legs track (why we have a shorter squat) in track 1. We have a new move Glen has introduced to this part of the workout. The track has massive sets and by the end of the track you pretty much have spent the legs. I love the block sequence of this release. 9/10 from me.

Track 3 a remake of the Bon Jovi hit. I love the rock feel of this track. The track has some tricky timing issues on my behalf. Once you iron out those and work out the slow parts timing wise it works like a well oiled machine. 10/10 form me love the cover (sorry Bonjovi) I adore your music and love your original version of the track.

Track 4 is a highlight from this release we have the (G) rated version of the track so no "offensive words" that must have passed the sensors at LMI. As usual we have a massive block of power sequences. Love the power triples in this release. One of the best track 4's we have had in the 70's series of Bodypump. 10/10 from me.

Track 5 Not one bar in sight. This is one cool track 5 love it enjoyed the variations in the track a real fun track lots to play with and great music from '3' an awesome cover. I have got used to this version of the music and I guess it took me awhile to get used to hearing it. You will love the 4 super set blocks. Enjoy the last 2 blocks I loved them. Enjoyable and awesome workout. 10/10 from me.

Track 6 a bit tricky to get the front end in groove and understanding the rhythm of the music. Loved the cover we have and enjoyed the pain barrier in this track (thanks Glen for that appreciated from the heart) a 10/10 from me.

Track 7 is the show peace track of this release a massive cover of an established artists song a big ask for anyone to take on this song and sing it. It goes off with a bang. One of the most intense track 7's in a long time. For the first time in a long time I have used the bar in a lunge track. Loved every painful part of this track. (Thank you Glen for this awesome remake) a 10/10 from me :)

Track 8 push-ups anyone? Love this song, the transition form one exercise to another relies on great cues form the instructor taking the class. Transition time is short. So be ready to move fast another 10/10 from me.

Track 9 is now one of my favorite track 9's ever loved every part of this track and a great workout choreographed by Glen. Loved what Susan said to us when she coached us with the reverse curl in this track. Based on what Susan told us I remembered her cues and she was so on the money with what she said. This is a real party feel track. 10/10 from me. This is now my all time favorite track 9 :)

The cool down is the final part of this and every release. Love this track the sequencing of stretches made this an awesome cool down each move synchronizes into the music into one fluid movement from one stretch to another. 10/10 from me.

Loved this release an awesome release by Glen Ostergaard and the team at Les Mills. Loved the PPCA - Free version of Bodypump (which makes this a unique class) and can only be heard in an PPCA - Free gym near you taking you here in Australia.

This is a solid 100% release PPCA - Free and I guess I loved the cover artist I have been exposed to now :)

PPCA - Free Bodypump 74

2010-06-01T13:35:00.003+10:00

Heard the PPCA free version of Bodypump 74.

I am in shock that a program I loved for the past 12 years has no original music in it anymore, and that the music of today will not be in our program.

On the current PPCA Free release of Bodypump 74 I love most of the covers the only one I don't like is track 5 3 - Britney Spears. I am a huge Britney Spears fan I guess no one can cover her music. Track 1 is a good remix of a track by Snow Patrol and Jamie Knight. I have had 4 Runs now LOL. (Two in Bodybalance and 2 now in Bodypump.) So I guess the cover version is not really going to change how I feel about the track. I love the cover version of track 4 as well. It was interesting to go a 360 and what was in the original to hearing it from a different artist's version and viewpoint of the track.

The rest of the covers measure up and I can say that if you have done the Original Bodypump 74 then moved to this version then you are going to be shocked. If you have not heard the original or exercised to the original then the transition to this release is going to be easy.

I also have looked at the artists in this release and will get used to not seeing any original music anymore. I am shocked and stunned that this has occurred.

I will write more on the two versions of Bodypump in coming days.

We are living in a period of change and transition.

Pump Hard Train Hard or Go Home :)

BODYPUMP® 74 First Look

2010-05-08T14:28:00.002+10:00

Today was our 1/4 workshop.

Well all I can say is you are going to love BODYPUMP® 74 it is a gem release from track 1 the uplifting Run to final track.

Congratulations to Glen and the team for BODYPUMP® 74.

It was an awsome presenting team including one of the presenters from BODYPUMP® 74 I won't say much more but it was an awesome presentation team.

Will do a full review in a week or so when everyone has done the release.

Love the covers. TBH that makes the release special, you won't find them anywhere elese expect in a BODYPUMP® class and I guess that makes BODYPUMP® 74 unique.

One kick ass workout is coming your way :)

Pump Hard, Train Hard or Go Home!

Graduation Day Today Masters of Education!

2010-04-24T18:11:00.001+10:00

I have been up at Toowoomba for the last few days. Today I graduated with a Masters of Online Education. There was over 600 or so graduates there today from the Faculty of Education receiving their Doctorates, Masters, Bachelor Degrees.

I now have a sense future for the education and training of Australians with the wealth of passionate people talking about the craft of education and training.

It was a honor to accept my Masters from the Chancellor of the University and to partake in the graduation march out of the building. I now look at my Masters and I am in total shock. I cannot believe that it is real and that I finally have it.

I have made another decision to go for a Dr of Education later in 2010. I also made another decision to commence a Graduate Diploma of Management in the mean time.

To everyone out there peruse your educational goals and live your dreams :)

Erika Heynatz performing her debut single "Kingdom

2010-04-10T14:21:00.004+10:00

Erika Heynatz has a new single Kingdom it simply rock. I can only hope PPCA post decision that we could have this track in a Group Fitness Class like Bodypump.

Lets hope!

PPCA who wins the Artist the Fitness Industry or People Simply Wanting To...

2010-04-10T13:59:00.004+10:00

The case is pending 17th May 2010.

So who really wins the artists, the fitness industry, the instructors teaching classes, the people attending the classes.

Clearly no one is going to win. The industry is going to change as of 17th Many 2010. The way we used to exercise to music and the way we used to love to exercise to our favorite artists is going to change.

It must be really hard to sit in a room and dictate a position that is going to destroy peoples enjoyment of exercise to music. It must be hard to sit in a room and make peoples lives a little sadder that they cannot use certain tracks. They must love the fact that they tried to destroy and industry and put people out of work in the fitness industry and upsetting people working in an industry.

People only want to exercise to their favorite artists. Is that wrong well PPCA seem to think.

Clearly PPCA have nothing else to do but to make people sad and not happy in the fitness industry and the people attending their classes.

They could have done an additional charge of $20.00 per CD to fitness instructors purchasing CD's to exercise to this would have worked. The royalties would be $1.95 or up to $2.00 per song as a distributed royalty paid when the music was purchased. They could have said to gyms that for every class you run in Group Fitness that use PPCA protected music that there would be a charge for the use of the music. For example a 10 class track selection would have 6 PPCA free songs based on the use of 4 tracks in this class the charge would be $ per track you use. If you run a class PPCA free then no charge. That would be so simple to run. All gyms need to do is ask their instructors to keep a record of all songs used in a month in say Excel. The data would be in an agreed download format. The data is sent to PPCA and they would send a monthly bill to the gym concerned for payment of the non PPCA Free music used.

Or PPCA could create a software package that instructors and gyms could import their track list taught in a given month and the data file sent to PPCA each month to upload to their system. Based on the data supplied a bill would be sent to the gym concerned.

Simple isn't it?

Unreal to say the least!

Belle Lawrence Please Back in Bodypump

2010-04-03T20:22:00.001+10:00

Been listening to When You Were Young by Belle Lawrence. The last time we had Belle was "Evergreen" that was back in Bodypump 49.

Please bring back Belle Lawrence to Bodypump :).

I love those types of tracks in Bodypump.

BODYPUMP® 74 sizzler

2010-04-02T08:18:00.001+10:00

Get ready for what may be our fiercest release yet. Right from Track 2, the hammer goes down and the intensity does not back off. Watch out for exciting new tempos and some killer supersets. Quick transitions and the shortest recoveries in the history of BODYPUMP mean your muscles are working from start to finish.

The massive energy and drive of This Is Who I Am sets the pace upfront. The new tempo challenges the legs, driving the heart rate up. We Weren’t Born To Follow and we prove it in Track 3 as the classic Rock sounds grounds the workout into the bench, bringing great muscle isolation to the chest.

Track 6 delivers a Boom Boom Pow to the biceps. This was a massive hit for the Black Eyed Peas originally – this one breaks the mold and you’re gonna love it!. We’re getting Dangerous in Track 7 with some Static Lunges followed straight up by some Dynamic Backward-Stepping Lunges for explosive glute training.

Track 9 brings the introduction of an exciting new move. The cool R&B sounds of this cruisy number creates massive contrast from the Shoulder Track. then, just in case you thought it was time to relax, there’s Walking Hovers to challenge even the strongest abdominals.

Keith Urban - Defying Gravity Single for Bodypump!

2010-02-28T11:52:00.003+10:00

Only You Can Love Me This Way - Keith Urban

Have not done this is such a long time a review of a track I personally think could be an awesome track 10 in any Bodypump class. The track is by Keith Urban a local Brisbane artist now residing in Nashville.

This track has so many possibilities and would suit any cool down track in any Group Fitness program.

I know it is country :) I adore country music :)

Bodypump 31 Flashback

2010-02-21T19:43:00.000+10:00

If you can remember back to Bodypump 31 then you are going to love Bodypump 73. For those who know the release details of Bodypump 73 you will know what track this is. It is the best track 4 in the 70's series of Bodypump.

You are going to love Bodypump 73 :)

Best of the 70's my top 10 so far BP 70 - BP 73

2010-02-20T16:45:00.000+10:00

I have a new top 10 from Bodypump 70 - 73 and added a few tracks and removed some.

01. Release Me - Linzi Paul (BP 73)
02. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson (BP 72)
03. Infinity 2008 - Guru Josh Project (BP 70) ties with Always be There - Dane Rumble (BP 72)
04. Mysterious Times - Sash feat Tina Cousins - (BP 73)
05. Keeps Getting Better - Christina A (BP 70)
06. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickleback (BP70)
07. Gone - Lasgo (BP 72) ties with It Doesn't Matter - Mamad Voltek (BP 71)
08. Operation Blade - Public Domain (BP 71)
09. Circus - Britney Spears (BP 71)
10. No Suprise - Daughtry (BP 73)

Bodypump 73 is an outstanding release a great intro to the 70's in 2010 :)

Bodypump 73

2010-02-20T15:59:00.002+10:00

Bodypump 73 is a great release. Will do a review when everyone has or at least completed the 1/4 workshops as not to preview anything that may spoil it for everyone. Every track is a winner and you will not be disappointed.

I guess music changes and Glenn has to make decisions about the music in each release and he has hit the mark with this release with more concentration on technique and cues throughout the release. Love every track and every painful exercise.

Awesome work Glen :) a great way to start off the 2010's series of Bodypump.

Les Mills Forums

2010-02-07T11:01:00.007+10:00

There seems to be some sort of negativity on their forums.

I really don't understand what has happened to their forums? I think that there are bigger issues in the world than the negativity on their forum. I have learned in the last 2 years that it is only a forum where people place their thoughts and that there are a range of view-points going on there.

There are a number of people who think the forum needs moderation. They decided to allow it to self moderate meaning they thought that as adults they would act responsible and post correctly. Now comes the issue of a forum out of control. There seems to be a main point here that the forum can work un-moderated. The issue is that people are over 18+ there posting it would assume that they can act responsible and post as adults.

The other issue is that there is a wider audience going there and that seems to be the crux of another issue that this part of their site is viewed by the wider community in particular under 18 are going to the forum to read the forums.

The whole forum issue also comes with a certain amount of freedom to say what you want to say. To have what is said respected. To be able to write in a forum and simply leave the forum and come back to see what replies have been made. It is a as simple as that. Respect the rights of other view points and not to ride over people and try to embarrassed them or others in any reply back. To some extent this is the central issue of posting in a forum. You are not going to agree with everyone, some people have different view-points, others are going to disagree with what you say.

I have also learned via my studies over the past 2-years that I need to step back and listen to what others have to say. To simply say occasionally I am wrong, or have information that can be changed via an open exchange of ideas. Through doing this I have changed the way I think about certain teaching thoughts I have had in the past. I now have new ideas, and changed the way I now think about teaching. I now have new approaches to what I do now as trainer and assessor. That is the great thing about a well run forum you can learn from others and don't take it personally that you don't know the full picture. I have learned new ideas from the lecturers teaching me and fellow class mates in our on line learning environment.

To me this is learning and I am not afraid to say please expand my knowledge and help me learn new ideas.

On a personal note I loved posting in the forums originally. I don't now. I have read allot of bad things there over the past 9 months. As they are nor serving the best business interests of LMI. They are doing the exact opposite. I suspect that RF and BTS USA are delighting themselves in what is going on there. It can only serve to increase their product range of products at the detriment of the current situation in their corporate forums.

Which currently are rather embarrassing to Les Mills International where members (participants and instructors) are not representing LMI to their best business interest.

IMO!

Where to Start?

2010-02-04T20:00:00.000+10:00

It has been a very hectic two years during that time I embarked on a new learning journey. I started my Masters and it has been pretty much that since 2008. I have completed my last assignment and been told that I will get my Masters. I have learned allot in the past 2 years.

What I have learned is that education is an important thing to have. It is what makes your future and destiny. It allows you to dare dream of a better life and to better oneself.

I encourage anyone out there to get a University education. To reach for your dreams and dare go beyond what you can think you are capable of. I also encourage everyone to get their Masters and one day to dream the ultimate dream to get their Doctorate.

I am so very happy to have reached my dream and have the courage to get my Masters in Education.

Have a wonderful 2010 everyone :)

Happy New Year for 2010

2010-01-01T06:09:00.000+10:00

Happy new year to everyone out there :) may 2010 be your year. Hopefully this year I will post more here and I have some big news coming up :)

BODYPUMP® 73 FIRST LOOK AT SIZZLER

2009-12-23T19:19:00.003+10:00

BODYPUMP® 73 is challenging, bordering on punishing, but it will leave you with a great sense of achievement. We’ve got intense isolated work for you, especially in the Chest, Triceps, Biceps, and Shoulders Tracks. Get prepared right now for the huge cardio endurance work in tracks 2, 4 and 7.

Musically, this release holds a real contrast if genres that will get you through the intensity of the workout. Feel strong and confident as the chart topping music pushes you to new limits.

Get ready for big blocks of Singles that will really drive your heart rate up in the squat track. The awesome anthem DOA will motivate you to keep going all the way to the end. You will not only feel this one in your legs – your heart will be pumping so hard.

It’s a party on the bench in track 3! Watch out for the days of the week in I Gotta Feeling – a week has never felt so long for your chest. Next is the crescendo of athleticism this is track 4. Four blocks of powerful back work will take you to a cardio adrenaline pumping high.

For triceps, we’ve got isolated work that just doesn’t back off the massive song will help you make it through. There’s no hiding in this one, evacuate the PUMP floor! Then get ready for pain in the Biceps hello ¾ Range Singles.

Smells Like Teen Spirit brings more pain of the shoulders in Track 8, before a new exercise the Athletic Leg Extension and Twist, spices up Jordan Sparks remake of S.O.S

A simple question on Cardio

2009-12-05T11:40:00.001+10:00

Over at the main Les Mills International Forum someone asked a question about cardio.

Now that would be simple to answer.

Are there any cardio segments in a body pump class?

Thx!

According to Susan Renata when she took a class I attended she stated that before track 2 began that this is a cardio track. Susan has a Bachelor of Physical Education and I trust what she said.

There also comes a time where you simply respect the source of information and that was Susan Renata and not question what she said.

Over and out!

Increasing weights Part 2

2009-11-15T20:31:00.001+10:00

This is a side thought as participants you are entitled to descent workout and in a safe and stable environment. I would challenge all participants to ask their instructors to use the same mix more than a few times. See how the difference is. You will notice an increase in your weights. You will also notice that your technique has improved (as you know what is coming up the next week) and you can also work on ROM.

So there is the challenge ask your instructor to do the above and leave their need for mixing out of the equation and concentrate on you the participant attending a Bodypump class. You will notice remarkable differences in your workout.

If they constantly change the music then you are not getting the full benefits of a workout that you can truly work on your technique and physical execution of movement.

You can finally increase your weights safely.

IMO!

Should Instructors Change Choreography e.g. remove the rests from the tracks?

2009-11-15T20:00:00.004+10:00

This got somewhere lost in the endless thread over at the Les Mills International (Forum) I often wonder why they would operate a forum and the endless exchanges go on their and not one word from them about what is right or wrong. They seem not to really care about it. There seems to be a open slather where nothing is challenged by TPTB . All they had to do was come into some of the threads and say what LMI says is right.

The situation is opposite at the Radical Fitness Forum where people come in and say something and they TPTB come in and clarify the situation and everyone is on the same page.

Here is their guidelines:

T01 = 15 seconds transition (weight change squats)
T02 = 30 seconds transition (weight change chest)
T03 = 45 seconds transition (weight change back)
T04 = 39 seconds transition (weight change triceps)
T05 = 30 seconds transition (weight change biceps)
T06 = 30 seconds transition (weight change lunges)
T07 = 30 seconds transition (weight change shoulder)
T08 = 15 seconds (loose weights 1 plate opt for abs)
T09 = No transition to the cool down move directly to the cool down
T10 = None

LMI transition guidelines.

All they had to do is say the above and end the tirade of endless abuse over there which lends nothing to what they should say and have not.

I don't want to appear negative but they run the programs and the forums have turned into a bad situation currently where allot of hidden agendas and back fighting is going on. That is not the intent of the forum. Well the forum I joined in 2007. It was opposite to what is was back then. I really don't mind banter between people. However, the endless yada yada and "straw man arguments" that are going on their are endless and distract often from the posts as they are originally asked.

All people have to do is read the original thread. Yes the person who asked the question. Then simply answer the question. Leave the endless diatribe that leads no-where off the questions and simply answer the question. If you don't know the answer then why really bother at all?

No we got 5 pages of crap and the infighting and adults acting like 2-year olds and instructors working for Les Mills acting worse than that. They are representing Les Mills International as Instructors. It just goes on and on daily. If you are a Les Mills Instructor act like one. Don't go into the web space owned by your employer Les Mills International and denigrate the programs and make the whole situation look like a bad "soap opera" act like ambassadors for LMI and don't act like a 2-year old and cheapen the image of Les Mills International.

Rant over!

IMO!

Inceasing Weights

2009-11-15T08:02:00.002+10:00

Read this thread on the main Les Mills International Forum.

Lots of recommendations were made there.

Ideally, you should only increase your weights by a small percentage. You should talk to your instructor before doing so.

In a side issue, with the constant mixing week-to-week increasing your weights should be done with a bit of self regulation. As you have no idea what the instructor taking the class is going to instruct that class. It would be wise if instructors made participants aware of the track selections in advance so that the participant can then make and informed decision to increase weights. Based on their previous history with the track, and what they were able to achieve when they last exercised to the track.

In reality, instructors should work with the same mix for a few sessions so that class members can make an informed decision to increase their weights. The rationale would be that motor pattern adaption can only really occur when an exercise is done repeatedly over a period of time. Learned motor pattern adaption to exercise. In reality, this cannot occur when a new motor patter is introduced. The end result would be redundancy of the previous motor pattern adaption learned. Adaption to a new motor pattern can only be learned if there is a repartition in the same exercise over a period of time. The end result would be a learned new motor pattern. In saying this of an instructor works with the same release over a period of time then (new motor patterns) can be learned and adapted to. Based on this the participant then can increase their weights based on a new motor pattern learned. They then can increase their weights based on a informed decision made.

The other contributing factor is that this a group exercise class and ideally the participant would talk to the instructor about increasing their weights.

The participant is just that they rely on the instructor to guide them through the exercises. It is your choice to increase your weights. If you need to do so please make sure you do this under guidance.

You need to do this in small percentages and only if you are 100% confident your ability to do so as this is a group exercise class not a personal training session.

Exercise during Pregnancy by Les Mills International

2009-11-10T19:50:00.001+10:00

Les Mills International in May 2009 updated its advice on Pregnancy and Exercise.

Les Mills North America published the following guidelines relating to Pregnancy and Exercise.

Click the link below to read more:

Exercise during Pregnancy Handout by Les Mills International

Bodypump and Options as Sanctioned By Les Mills International!

2009-11-10T19:48:00.000+10:00

Here is a link to the options that are officially sanctioned by Les Mills International pertaining to Bodypump. The document is not exclusive, and not exhaustable but it is a general guide to what Les Mills International require from both participants and instructors teaching Bodypump.

Click on the link below to access this article:

Bodypump Options

Using Handweights in Bodypump

2009-11-10T19:41:00.001+10:00

This is a highly debated topic on many forums around the place. I recently came accross the following resource that defines Les Mills International's rules or clarification using weights in Bodypump.

Simply, Les Mills prefers that you do not use hand weights in their classes. They explain the rationale in the article following this article.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

Using Hand Weights in Bodypump by Les Mills International

Thank you!

Track 4 Bodypump 72

2009-11-09T19:51:00.000+10:00

You are all going to love this track. Great track tons of range work in the track. It is confusing to learn from the begining of the track, but once you hear it a few times you can get it. It has been a long time since we have had a track 3 like this in Bodypump.

The last time I can remember a track this intense would be the early 40's series of Bodypump.

TIP: Load the bar up and well let the pain begin :)

Big track and big workout.

Great work from Glen and the team in New Zealand!

Best of the 70's my top 10 so far BP 70 - BP 72

2009-11-09T19:35:00.003+10:00

This is my top 10 from Bodypump 70 - 72 so far:

01. Don't Leave the Lights On - Danzel (BP 70)
02. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson (BP 72)
03. Infinity 2008 - Guru Josh Project (BP 70) ties with Always be There - Dane Rumble (BP 72)
04. Perfect Day - Cascada (BP 72) - awesome :)
05. Keeps Getting Better - Christina A (BP 70)
06. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickleback (BP70)
07. Gone - Lasgo (BP 72) ties with It Doesn't Matter - Mamad Voltek (BP 71)
08. Operation Blade - Public Domain (BP 71)
09. Circus - Britney Spears (BP 71)
10. Sober - Pink (BP 71)

That is my perfect top 10 from Bodypump 70 - 72 so far.

Just love the 70's series of Bodypump. Excelllent work Glen on this series of Bodypump :)

Track 10 Bodypump 72

2009-11-09T19:24:00.000+10:00

I love this release don't get me wrong I love the original release of this track. Well I will leave it up to you when you listen to this release. I might do a poll here on that (attach a poll to the side of the blogger.)

You need to listen to it a few times.

The rest is in your ball court.

Over and out :)

Special Guest Coming to a 1/4 Near You!

2009-11-09T19:10:00.002+10:00

A special guest is coming to the next 1/4 they are..... if you were there then you know who :)

Review of Bodypump 72 early next week!

2009-11-07T16:05:00.000+10:00

For the first time in a long time I am going to do a technical review of Bodypump 72 from track 1 to track 10.

I am also going to artist review, which I used to do in Michaels Bodypump site.

So now I have to go through the release and write it up.

Pump Hard Train Hard or Go Home :)

Focus of Bodypump 72 my Viewpoint!

2009-11-07T16:00:00.000+10:00

I feel that this release is a body correction release. Working within set range movements, more so in tracks 3,4 and 7. I feel that this release is stripping back and rebuilding from the foundation up. Getting out of a comfort zone and working more on personal challenges and technique. In track 6 this I find this evident that you are actually thnking of ROM and technique. I also find with Bodypump 72 you are taken out of your comfort zone and exploring what your personal best can be. Which is what I think it is all about.

Glen in this release has less rest and more working through the exercise with different range options.

The major thing with Bodypump 72 the exercise dictates this release. Which I think is different from Bodypump 71.

Be prepared Bodypump 72 is going to challenge you in so many ways.

Awesome to say the least!

Bodypump 72 Last for November 2009

2009-11-07T15:48:00.000+10:00

Bodypump 72 is a tough release. From track 1 by the Freemasons to the very last track. I am going to do a full review early next week on this release. The only thing troubling is track 10 Careless Whisper I wishe they would have used the original. Apart from this the release is perfect :) The highlight to me is track 3 the chest track and 4 by Cascada.

This release rocks :)

Also while I am here.

2009-11-01T20:21:00.002+10:00

During the past few weeks at the forums I also have been made to feel unwelcome.

I have a right to post there. I don't need the permission of any member of that forum to post there. I will go there and post whenever and whereever I like.

I am over the age of 18 and live in a free and democratic country and as apart of my rights I can post anywhere I like.

I don't need permission of members of that forum to do so.

I simply express my view-point there and that is it.

I will never be pushed around by anyone and I repeat anyone.

While I am here!

2009-11-01T20:08:00.002+10:00

Les Mills International own the forums it is their business and their forum. They pay the hosting and bandwith of their site. When you post there remember that they own the forum and you are a guest posting there.

Whether, you are a participant, instructor, or a franchise owner of a Les Mills Club you are still a guest there and post at Les Mills Internationals pleasure.

It is their business portal and and a marketing tool.

Not the other way around.

IMO!

How can something well intentioned?

2009-11-01T18:50:00.003+10:00

How can a question a person asks in a forum gets distracted from its original intent?

I witnessed this today over at the forum. It happens there all the time someone asks a question and then all hell breaks loose. What gets me is that people need questions answered that are why they come to the forum to ask questions.

They don't need to read the horrendous hurtful things in a forum and people dis-respecting people.

They simply ask a question. That is not hard to do. Simply answer the question. Allow others to answer as well. But never dis-respect anyone and treat people with contempt.

If you don't know anything and are able not answer the question 'Don't enter the thread' and dis-respect people by directing the thread to another direction.

If this their intent then that’s flaming and trolling and generally not acceptable.

Please don't say anything flip and un-warranted and offend the general public.

There are kids and children coming into the site it is a G rated site so keep all the adult talk and dis-respect out of their forum.

Yes kids do go to the forums and read not only adults.

So remember that you are in someones domain that Les Mills International owns. They use the forum as a meeting place for anyone to come and post.

The forum belongs to everyone not a select few now who think they run the place.

Here is the news it is for everyone to post at :)

IMO!

Post Moderation Approval Comment

2009-10-31T14:53:00.003+10:00

I posted this on the main Les Mills Forum.

Options are cool, and by saying one option fits all is counter-productive to say the least and mis-leading. They can do either of 3 options 1) Feet off the Floor (still acceptable) 2) Feet planted firmly on the ground or 3) Feet placed on the bottom of the bench.

It is not one fit you need to offer options :)

Well it was approved by the moderation team there and posted there.

So there you go.

They approved the comment.

I have tried!

2009-10-18T20:07:00.001+10:00

I have tried to go back to posting on the Les Mills International Forums. Well I gave it ago.

I refuse to post in a forum where I am on the defensive I tried to post there about a thread "Women and the Haka" and was essentially denied once again to say what I wanted to say and leave it at that. I got the usual lets have a go at him posts after mine and then I had to defend myself once again. It is so uncool to be in a forum where this kind of hostility occurs.I simply wanted to post about me experiences historically wise about the track as I was there back then.

I am sick and tired of all the drama!

Denied the Right to Post

2009-10-14T20:16:00.003+10:00

Up until Monday this week I was posting on the main Les Mills Forums. I was a member of that forum since February 2007. I enjoyed posting there and really liked answering peoples questions and getting involved in the general chats on the site.

Now it is impossible for me to post there because I feel un-welcome there. I feel as If I was to post there then it may end up not so cool. The thing is I just wanted to post there and talk to others who have my passion for Bodypump and also Bodybalance. Thats it and thats whaI I wanted to do.

To go to a forum that has been apart of my life since 2007 and it has been a daily visit there to not being able to go there and post is not cool. Because I have no idea who is going to enter the thread and what they are going to say to me there. I have no control of what people write in each thread there and choose not be a part of a thread where I have no idea where and who is going to take it in another direction.

Then there is my fear of what they are going to say to me and what they write about me there. It isn't nice to enter a forum and to feel such fear and being scared to post there.

There is also an element there that delights in going into each thread I post in and well making my life difficult there to post.

I really don't understand it is so un cool.

So to avoid that I cannot post there :(

From now I will never be able to post there.

Rather sad to say the least.

Bodypump 72 Track 4

2009-10-13T13:56:00.001+10:00

You are going to love track 4 in Bodypump 72.

Man you are going to love it :)

Shhhhhh :)

Sizzler for Bodypump 72

2009-10-13T13:17:00.000+10:00

BODYPUMP® 72 is all about making your class stronger, faster. How? By focusing on Bottom Halves and Partial Range movements, the rest phase is eliminated and the muscles are kept under tension for longer. Look forward to a challenging workout and an overall strength blast where active recovery is your only break! Brace your abs and prepare for more Bottom Halves than you bargained for in the Squats Track. Kelly Clarkson will motivate you to keep going with her huge hit I Do Not Hook Up. New Zealand’s own Dane Rumble sings Track 3 – Always Be There. Bottom Halves and Slow Bottom Halves will put your chest muscles under tension for a little bit longer than usual. Ouch! The good news is this will give you results faster. The Triceps Track is sweet like Sugar! Again, Bottom Halves are the name of the game.

Challenge yourself and go a bit heavier than normal in the rocky and upbeat Biceps Track. The Bicep Row returns, attacking your guns from a different direction. It’s back to the legs in the intense Track 7. The Lunges stick with the theme of the release – you guessed it – lots of Bottom Halves that will push up your heart and burn calories. The Shoulders Track is a tribute to the legend that is Michael Jackson – make sure you watch the DVD for this one! The range of motion in the Singles has been shortened to ¾ Range. Grit your teeth and hang on! Ciara and Justin Timberlake will take you through the Abdominals Track with Love Sex Magic. The mix of deep, lower abdominals work and the Walking Hover will chisel your six-pack and at the same time strengthen your core.

© 2009 Les Mills International (Educational Usage Only.)

New Artist Releases Coming Soon!

2009-10-12T20:26:00.002+10:00

It has been a long time since I have written about new music and artists. I have a huge back section of new music and artists to review here.

Some of the artists you would have never heard before so they are going to be a real suprise to you all reading here.

Coming Up 2009

2009-10-12T20:21:00.002+10:00

More new artists coming to this blog.
More posts about Bodypump 71 and 72.
Sizzler for Bodypump 72 and tracklists for Bodypump 72 (I know already what track 4 is.) you are going to love track 4 from Bodypump 72. Can not wait for this release, the abs track sees the return of the step for the abs section. :)

I have been told that Bodypump 72 is a tough release :)

Back to Posting Here!

2009-10-12T20:05:00.002+10:00

Well I tried and tried to post in the lesmills forum.

No joy, its like an alternate universe over there.

The problem is I refuse to post in a forum where I am treated like that.

Over the last few weeks it has been rather difficult posting there.

So I am back here posting where I can say what I like and move on :)

The joys of life :)

Tracklists Update

2009-10-01T22:38:00.002+10:00

My host recently went through my sites and helped me out by changing the images I have at Blogforumsupport.com I appreciate that heaps.

If I run out of bandwith this month I am going to upgrade my posting plan so I can have more bandwith and not run out like at the end of this month.

I hope everyone loves the new tracklists at blogforumsupport.com

:)

Back to posting here.

2009-10-01T22:31:00.003+10:00

Well I am back here 100% I have had enough of the Les Mills Forums.

I am grateful I have somewhere I can post and get back to the way I used to post.

I have something new coming to this site later on this year based on something I have seen work this term at University completing my Masters in Online Education. Basically making the site more interactive.

Cheers all!

Blogforumsupport.com

2009-10-01T22:29:00.001+10:00

The site will have a few down moments this weekend. This is due to the hosts upgrading I am sorry for any inconvenience.

I am all for democracy

2009-10-01T22:11:00.004+10:00

But the lack of moderation on the les mills forum and if you report a thread as abuse it does not even get a response back from Les Mills International.

How can you safely post at a forum when clearly no one moderates the forum and a certain sector of that forum post information that is incorrect and inaccurate on their personal blog at that site.

So much for reporting a thread that is not correct and dare to challenge this by reporting it and no one there in the admin team at Les Mills International cares.

Then someone on that forum has a profile and posts numerous lies about someone and they can get away with it.

And they are allowed to defame someone print material that is not correct and put words into ones mouth that one has never said. Then they proceeed to link de-fame one in their signature and it is allowed to sit there.

I now post the conditions of posting on that forum:

You remain solely responsible for material you post on the Online Community. You agree you will not post any material (including links to other websites or images) which is false, defamatory, inappropriate, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any applicable laws. If you believe that a posted message is objectionable, notify Les Mills immediately.

They are still allowed to post there after I report the thread for abuse and my privacy has been invaded at that forum. They also posted hateful, harassing and obscene details about me and are allowed to get away with it.

Clearly who ever is moderating that forum is not doing their job.

I have been defamed, abused and had hateful things said about me there and I have reported this a number of times and no one there cares or bothers to do something about it.

Un real to say the least!

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

2009-09-29T19:50:00.001+10:00

users.bigpond.blogforumsupport is now closed.

After 5 years the old tracklists sites are no longer there they have been closed off as of today. Bigpond has decided to close all sub-domain accounts as of the 30th September 2009. However, this site will remain active and all trackists now will be here at Blogforumsupport.com

Forum for this Blog Back in Business

2009-09-27T18:43:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone the forum for this site is now back in business and operational.

Please vists and intoduce yourself to everyone there.

Tracklist Updates

2009-09-27T18:28:00.002+10:00

Hi everyone,

at:

www.blogforumsupport.com/2008/tracklists.html

you will see a new look tracklist site I have moved everthing from the old site here.

Enjoy!

Bodypump 71 Sizzler!

2009-08-09T14:55:00.002+10:00

Been awhile since I have posted here. Been pre-occupied with University and many many many assignments. Did I say many assignments?

The sizzler is now on the tracklist site:

http://www.blogforumsupport.com/2008/bodypump2008.html

The latest poster for the release is there.

You are going to love BODYPUMP 71 :)

Review coming soon!

New Home for Michael J Mc Sweeney's Tracklists

2009-06-28T19:06:00.000+10:00

Here it is:

http://www.blogforumsupport.com/2008/bodypumptracks.htm

Enjoy :)

Update on Tracklists New Look One Location for Bodypump 12 - 58

2009-06-28T06:02:00.001+10:00

This weekend I have completed a tracklist update for Bodypump by Michael J McSweeney. The site has a new look and feel I am in the process of moving them to www.blogforumsupport.com check out http://www.blogforumsupport.com/2008/bodypump2008.html for updates.

Thanking you all

Bodypump 70 - New Era the 70's

2009-06-09T19:29:00.002+10:00

Went to the 1/4 May 08th and Bodypump 70 came my way. It is the begining of the 70's series of Bodypump. Seems like yeterday when we had Bodypump 20. That was about 10 years ago. Got trained in Bodypump 38 so this is mhy 54th Bodypump after my training release Bodypump 38.

This release reminds me of the old and good in Bodypump.

Awesome music in this release. Much controversy about certain aspects of this release. They are getting more technical and more involved in the exercises Glen has chosen for this release.

The main controvery is the chest track which to be honest is easy to understand and learn.

We have an excellent lunge track which reminds me of Bodypumps in the 30's series. It may be new to some but other like the old school remember the way we used to do lunges and squats back then. Will write something on that track in the coming days. This is the third Thunderstuck that has come my way we have it in the 20's series and the 40's (the best of) this one is by Hinder. Whom I have been following for a long time. It is a great variation on the other releases. Very different form the 40's one by AC/DC.

E-Type are back never get sick of this guy love his music and the track is really easy to learn.

I will in coming days write a review of this release.

Hope also you are enjoying the new track list site. I am doing one for the rest of the programs. They will be here soon. The next one is for RPM and then Body attack.

As said hope you like them.

As Mike said many times Pump Hard Train hard or Go Home :)

TRACKLISTS FOR BODYPUMP 70

2009-06-08T16:03:00.003+10:00

Updated tracklist site for Bodypump 70 (right click the link below to open it in a new window)

NEW UPDATED TRACKLIST SITE

New look and feel.

It is a cool release will post a review of this release soon.

Easy release to learn / the choreography notes for this release are alot better than the last release Bodypump 69. As with all new things they will improve when they take the bugs out.

Tracklist for Bodypump 70

2009-06-08T10:25:00.006+10:00

I am sorry that they are not here yet.

To own and operate this blog I am set by a number of conditions by Les Mills International in return they allow me to do what I do here.

I will not post the tracklists for each release until all the 1/4 are completed the tracklists will be updated this weekend.

New Tracklist Site

2009-06-08T10:25:00.003+10:00

Coming up in a week or so a different tracklist site for Bodypump by Glen Ostergaard. From the current release back to 59. Another one will be done for Bodypump by Michael J McSweeney.

The tracklists for all other releases will also undergo a change as well.

Chest Track Bodypump 70

2009-06-08T10:13:00.005+10:00

Lots of dramas out there regarding this track. Tried to say what I wanted to say but here goes.

There is a DVD and choreography notes that go along with the releases. They go into great detail about the releases and generally what you should do.

A classic example where translation seems to have gone astray.

The track has a hold at the top a small count with elbows bent. There is also in the coaching section of the release. Basically telling people why it is there.

Basically it is a static hold at the top it is a micro pause. It is there to accommodate a hold prior to the downward phase of the tracks next set of exercises. There is a application of load in the hold and this allows participants to hold at the top in a long downward loaded phase. It is a great training effect.

We have had holds in other releases like in squats and lunges the same principle also applies. The small hold at the top or bottom has a limited ATP objective and a micro-rest in the track. The other reason would be to allow loading of weight over a time to increase weight progression in the chest track.

Sorry for being Absent

2009-04-16T12:18:00.002+10:00

Hi,

I am sorry that the blog has not been updated.

I will update the tracklists and this blogger this weekend.

Once again sorry.

New Format for choreography notes - issues!

2009-03-07T15:21:00.000+10:00

New format to the notes (seen at least 5 of these in my time) the latest one is hard to follow. There is a gap where they describe the next movement. Then they recommence the notes. This makes it harder to learn. The counts need to be next to the sequence. They are all over the place makes i harder to learn.

To the point I have to translate them back to where everything is in close prox to each other.

Another concern, where I am from we have CEC's we need to have 18 for re-registration every 2 years it is a requirement for registration. In the past versions of the notes we had a detailed written component which tells us about the poses and in-depth analysis of the poses. Based on this we have examinations, well they have gone, I have no idea why? We need them there so that we can do the examinations and understand the releases from a teaching perspective.

I am for progress, but they need to consult the end user of the notes to guage reaction to the new format. Based on that rectificaiton yes. They need working on.

MVP!

Merry Christmas 2008

2008-12-25T15:03:00.001+10:00

Merry Christmas to all :)

Hope that you get everything you wanted.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

BODYPUMP 69 POSTER

2008-12-21T20:33:00.002+10:00

Coming this weekend.

Awesome looking poster. For the February releases of 2009.

It has been 6 years since I started this site. I thank everyone for coming to the site since then :)

BODYPUMP® 68 - TRACKLISTS

2008-12-21T19:21:00.003+10:00

Sorry for the delay, they are updated via the Bodypump Tracklist site located at:

BODYPUMP 68 TRACKLISTS

Sorry for not posting in awhile

2008-12-12T20:28:00.003+10:00

What can I say, my life is hectic currently. I am setting up business and desigining that website. The logos - design - the overall look and the logos are created by myself :) no templates :)

For those who don't know a wiki is coming to this site in January, which I am also developing. There is so many things that are also going on work - getting up at 4:30 to teach classes and then my day job...

I will post the link to my site here soon I adore what I am creating and look forward to how it all turns out in 2009.

I am so excited :) 7 days till my holidays yahhhh :)

Will update the tracklist this weekend :)

Review of 68 coming next week.

Bodypump 68 rocks :)

END OF STORY no debate 68 rocks awesome work GlenO :)

Cher: The Music's No Good Without You!

2008-11-19T19:58:00.001+10:00

Would be an awesome track 5 in any Bodypump totally rocks.

So very very cool :)

BODYPUMP® 68 - THE BEST BODYPUMP EVER RELEASED!

2008-11-19T18:57:00.002+10:00

Two weeks ago Bodypump 68 came into my life this is the best Bodypump ever.

Congratulations to Glen and the team on an awesome release. The best music moves and exercises I am writing up a review will be here shortly :)

David Tavare Summer Love

2008-11-19T18:04:00.008+10:00

Awesome Track Enjoy :)

Love the track :)

November 8th 2008 Bodypump 68

2008-11-03T21:33:00.002+10:00

5 more days till Bodypump 68 comes my way the last one for 2008. :)

Will tell more when I have done the Masterclass on Saturday :)

Tracklist Updates 2008!

2008-10-19T20:16:00.003+10:00

The updates will be here sometime in November ;) I can't believe I have been collecting tracklists for Bodypump since 1999 I have been doing it for the last 10 years. Wow!

Seems like yesterday I launched this site June 2006. Don't forget Mikes site :)

I love writing here :) many thanks for everyone who has visited here :)

Much appreciated :)

Have not been here in awhile!

2008-10-19T20:13:00.002+10:00

As some of you know :) I am at the tail end of my Masters in Education (On Line Learning) we have a break for 2 weeks coming up :) so I am back :).

Internal Tracklists 2008

2008-10-19T20:09:00.002+10:00

The internal tracklists for 2008 are now updated for all releases :) please check them out :) to everyone who has used them since 2004 I appreciate your support and usage of them :) please check out them if you have not seen them yet!