⭐️ Body Pump with Pedro Pereiros

After two weeks I went back to the gym. I must confess I was kind of afraid of doing Les Mills again, but the rain made me do it… and I am so glad, because… no pain! 💪🏾😃

Today I did Body Pump, with Pedro Pereiros. As usual, he greeted us with his cheerful way, I organized the materials, and we started. As soon as we began the warm-up, I remembered how much I love this class.

The second track (Squats) consolidated that memory. OMG! I LOVE doing this. I used 30kg. Three sets… long and painful… I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it — but I did. And the faces I made… 😅 quite embarrassing, really… 😁

On the third track I had an “aha moment”! Pedro brought us the A-Press. By the way—good thing he explained the exercise carefully. It made it so much easier to follow… because in the beginning it looked quite complex.

So, I kept hearing “A-Press” numerous times, but it didn’t click in my brain. Then… taram: I paid attention to the movement and thought: “Ohhhh! That’s why it’s called A-Press—we make an A when we press! Duh!!” 😅 Ahhhh… my moments of realization… it took me a while to get there…😁😂

I always like the 4th track, and really appreciate the “clean and presses”. I release so much stress there! 💪🏾

Now, today Pedro decided that we would pay for all our sins during the biceps and triceps track. SO MUCH PAIN! Especially the biceps part. I swear: I did not deserve this. I have been a good girl… I think… 😏😅

The lunge track was a challenge for me, because I was really careful there, not to feel my knee. But it went fine.

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We finished with a great core session and I felt quite proud to reach the end, like a “good girl”. 😉😁

What a GREAT class! Pedro was FANTASTIC! He is the King of “Come on” 🙌🏾. Trust me! It really works. When we are about to give up, he goes: Come on, come on, come on… or in Portuguese (where it actually sounds better)… Vá lá! Vá lá! Vá lá! — Helps you stick until the end! 👌🏾

I left the gym SUPER happy, and confident that next week I’ll be back to normal! 💪🏾🙏🏾

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