tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14018873320844852222024-02-08T03:08:19.484-08:00To Be Stronger and Fitter! And beyond!Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-59711163301734157082013-01-02T07:00:00.000-08:002013-01-02T07:00:11.572-08:00Kickstart Day 10Cardio Wave machine for 25 minutes! The first 10 minutes were seriously the hardest. Contemplated fainting and giving up at the 15th.... caught the wind after that and the last 10 minutes were a breeze. I remember how much I love this machine last time... perhaps will make Cardio Wave a weekly thing again. :)<br />
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Stayed mostly at level 5 for 10 minutes and then 7 for the rest. Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-87450682899795763652013-01-01T04:31:00.001-08:002013-01-01T04:31:10.744-08:00Kickstart Day 9Hello! Happy new year!!!<br />
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I bet you thought that I had given up again! Well... what actually happened was the holidays. :P I went for a trip to Bangkok, where I swear.... it's like 500m walk to the BTS station from my hotel. I was there 5d 4n, and I walked sooooo much. Seriously, my right leg was in pain for a few days after I arrived in Malaysia. Til today, I am a little afraid to go to the gym because of this reason... especially when I did a little extra walking when I was back at work last Friday... and the pain came back. Sigh...<br />
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I thought that with all that walking in Bangkok, I would come back lighter, but hells to the no... Turned out that I gained so much weight that I <u><b>at the heaviest I've ever been in my life</b></u>. For the first time ever, my MIL said that I'm fat (not in such a blunt way lah.. but still). T___T And did I mention that before I left for BKK, I actually LOST 1kg, through all the exercise I was doing?<br />
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Now, hubby and I are going to eat healthier (maybe he has no choice cos I'm the chef), and I'm definitely going to exercise more. The leg is better, but I didn't want to stress myself so much. To kick off 2013, I went for a swim at the condo... did only 5-6 laps today because it wasn't so syiok swimming today. A dad and his daughter were goofing around in the pool. I kind of do not like it, cos kids horsing around don't care about horsing around in only one area. Plus the dad was doing a lot of weird things to impress his kid like walking on his mofo hands IN THE SWIMMING POOL. It's distracting lah... it makes me not want to swim but see what other things he can do, lololol.<br />
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Not really tired after the swim, but let me post here for my own records: takes me 25 kicks to get from 1 end of the pool to the other. I must decrease this count! Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-35663098381295448252012-12-18T17:02:00.003-08:002012-12-18T17:02:51.553-08:00Kickstart Day 8Forgot to post this yesterday, but on Tuesday I managed to go for Yili's "Express Body Combat" class. A sweet and short introduction to the new release - BC 54!<br />
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I don't have the tracklists yet, so just off the top of my head, I would say that the warm-up is pretty ok, nothing new. By the 3rd track, there's already major complications --- so many kicks! I didn't know by track #3 gonna be so hardcore already. Honestly, I didn't know if I could make it. And right after that, we have the usual jump kicks track... it's really a HORROR-FILLED moment. There's new combos as well to mix things up a bit... a lot of us got confused. Something like two back knees, step back, side kick, step back again and then a lunging front kick. Halfway through, you would forget about stepping back, or forget the side-kick!<br />
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This whole class will tend to make your limbs feel very tired because it likes to concentrate on one part of your body ONLY, like the roundhouse kicks without putting the leg down (balance.. balance!!) or after that, single jabs on only one arm for like .... countless times.<br />
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The Muay Thai track was not that difficult. In fact, for the whole new release, there is also a lot of concentration on stamina and cardio. Lots of running on the spot, and I love the jumping and running! It brings me back to my happy Attack days, haha.<br />
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Ok, that's all that I remember, about 17 hours since the last class. Happy holidays people, will post whenever I can! Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-59052849307254231802012-12-17T08:05:00.005-08:002012-12-17T08:05:51.384-08:00Kickstart Day 7Made it for Sulin's <b>Body Jam</b> class in J33 today, and it was the new release! Wheeeee!! Body Jam 63!! I haven't gone for new releases in a long~~long~~ time, so it was challenging to me. How fast can I catch on to the new dance steps? Am I still as "alert" as before to be able to memorise totally new chorey? Thankfully, Sulin is a great instructor as always, and probably have not started the tough options yet... the new release is pretty easy to follow!<br />
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I don't have the actual track listings yet, so .... basically starts off with a pretty simple warm-up, although I found the heel pumps a bit tooooo long. Boring lah. The first block is supposed to be really hardcore... I found it tough to do because I pulled a muscle in my inner thigh after all the swimming on Saturday. :X It is really painful for me to do that kick up and sink down kinda movement. However, had lots of fun with the reach out, hand swing, hips a' circling' routine.<br />
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Not a fan of Bieber's <i>Boyfriend</i>, so didn't really like the recovery track. Dunno is it my inner thigh problem or what, but I don't look so cool doing the walk, bump, hip shake thing. I just shake my ass anyhow... donno if correct or not, hahaha!<br />
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The 2nd block is dunno-ninja-dunno-kick-what... it's very fun! A bit confusing with the kick-step-back, move to right, move to left, and left hand sinks down with a lean to the right... Ok, you can't get what I'm saying here, this is more for my own memory, haha. And omg, all the hands movement and jumping right and left like a frog... I felt like some internal organs are going to drop out! :O<br />
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The cool down track was quite nice, a lot of drama with the hands, which the performer in me was revelling in. :)<br />
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All in all, not many new moves, and the really high stamina part is the frog jumping mentioned earlier. I still don't think it's as tough as the earlier release with the Beyonce countdown... Then again, maybe they haven't gone with the harder option yet! I don't really like the music selection for this release either. I don't like the remix for Rita Ora's<i> How we Do</i>. The only catchy song I like was the one with the "Reach!" arms. Sigh...<br />
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Still, will do it again, cos I really like some of the moves, especially in the 2nd block! However, find all the body "Wave" very tedious and boring ... hmmm.. decisions, decisions. :P <br />
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And achieved my own personal record....<br />
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Of 8 laps!! Muwahahhaa... 8 laps = 16x the length of the pool! Last time I told myself 7 laps, but it was actually 7x the length of the pool = 3.5 laps only. Omg! I don't know why today I can swim so much?! Maybe because the condo pool is not as crowded as J33 swimming pool... there were only two little Japanese boys playing, and although they annoyed me at first (cos they are kids... and they don't give a damn about staying in their own lane, and I have to swim around them), they were not that much of a nuisance 90% of the time. At the end of each lap, I would do high-knee runs for 30x before swimming next lap. High knee runs in water is damn easy la, like nothing. But makes me feel extra sporty, lol lol lol.<br />
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I thought I swam for barely 30 minutes, but when I came back to the unit, my husband said I'm gone for more than an hour! Looks like I swim really slowly, but hey, a least exercised for more than an hour! <br />
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Now am thinking of making Saturday swims a permanent thing, but gotta get more suitable swimming suit! Right now swimming in my bikini from VS which looks really pretty when you pretend to be suntanning (pretend cos actually slathered on lots of sun block + sitting in the shadiest area + umbrella), but actually wanna show how cute your swimsuit is. Aih, what do you expect when it's VS la. Should get something from Speedo or the ilk next! Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-89105317804755947592012-12-12T06:54:00.001-08:002012-12-12T06:54:09.225-08:00Kickstart Day 5Another day, another day of combat! I know, I know... so much Combat! I'm starting to remember more tracks now.. and my stamina is back! Now, I can consider going for Body Attack soon... hahaha! Not my fault that there's so much BC... it's really the most convenient class to go to, though I will try to alternate more in the future. Thinking of either swimming or going for Zumba tomorrow. Haven't done weight training in quite a while too... only squeezed in some chest press after Yili's class on Tuesday before rushing back to cook for the hubs. Just to record, on the chest press machine, I'm currently at resistance level 7. I do about a total of 50 chest press only, and then I stop. Already I can feel my arm muscles becoming taut again. :-) But I would need to start downing protein shakes again if I want to make them big... hahaha!<br />
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Anyway, went for Body Combat, Terence's class at SH. I got some extra storytelling to do at the end of my post, so just go to the track listing first. Same as last week, he started with <i>No Easy Way Out </i>and <i>Are You Gonna Go My Way?</i> The first track after warm-up was the very fun "THUNDER!" song.. just that too bad most people don't do the arms.... aiyah, it's because of small things like that that I like Terence's classes anyway. :P Next up was <i>Bagpipes</i>, another oldie track that I love, and then back to the new track listing with <i>True Believer</i>. Hmm, <i>True Believer</i> is one of the newer tracks that I don't mind. :P For the recovery track, he went with <i>Shake Ya Shimmy</i>, which nobody shakes again... so ... blah.. Don't want to be the only one shaking my ass.<br />
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Muay Thai track - back to the new track called <i>Blade</i>, which I specifically told Terence I don't like.... please don't do again.. hahahaha. **demanding member** Reason is because there are too many downward elbows... sometimes feels like swimming in the air, but most importantly, makes me feel like puking. Now that my stamina is back, the puking feeling is not there anymore, but I don't want to risk it, especially when I really go all the way and elbow down in my most gaya style wtf.<br />
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Finale track is <i>Summer Rain</i>, another new track that I don't mind... lots of arms, but somehow (maybe because stamina is back), I don't feel the pain.... but it really made me unable to do the conditioning track after that. :P Which was <i>Do It Again</i>, a very old conditioning track with tripod push-up... which not really is a tripod push-up IMHO... just a Superman lift.... Ended with <i>Silence </i>by Alexandra Burke. I just found out the name for this song!! It's really nice, and a lot of people are calling her the new Whitney Houston. Whaddya think?<br />
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Anyway, it was an awesome BC class... and nothing beats the tired, smelly, sweaty feeling after the class... and then going for a refreshing shower. Somehow you feel much cleaner than ever. Also been saving a lot of $$ on water bill since I bathe all the time at the gym now. My toiletries at home remain unused!<br />
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Okie, now time to story you... as we all know, the parking near the TF SH branch is really havoc. What to do, it's prime area. Usually, I park illegally (like this also can admit), but today even the illegal parking was full. I decided to park behind the gym, which is the "clubs" area... and I thought I was so lucky that I had a parking right in front of this shop that appeared to be closed down. Once I had parked, two guys suddenly appeared and they hung around my car. I just asked.. er... there's parking rates to pay meh? They said yes. I was like .. huh... ok... how much? They asked me where I was going and I blurly (stupidly?) just said the gym. They replied, oh, the gym... well usually we charge people RM10 to park, since this is the pubs area... but since you are just going to the gym, you just pay whatever you feel is right lah.<br />
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WTF!! I hate it when they say that! I really feel like just paying RM1, if even that! But I am afraid that they will steal my tires if I do that. I really was in a dilemma... and ended up, I just fished out all the RM1 notes that I have, which amounted to... more than if I paid for normal parking at USJ. Is there some legal parking nearby? Sigh... damn stupid lah. I was also afraid that they will be nearby when I come out from the gym, and indeed they were... and they were talking to a guy who just parked behind my car .. talk damn long and cannot even see I'm reversing is it? Shit lah... FML... moral of the story is I need to open up my small eyes and see where got legal parking nearby already that is not filled up all the damn time! Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-90331601915154103192012-12-11T05:54:00.004-08:002012-12-11T05:54:36.142-08:00Kickstart Day 4Another day, another day of Body Combat! Sigh, I really can't wake up early for the 7am BC class. This time it's getting better though --- I can actually hear my phone ringing, hahaha! Other times, I sleep through the entire thing going off! Today is a Selangor public holiday, but the team at work is so "lucky" that we have major production problems today! Sigh, couldn't even go for a long weight training + BC workout. Could only make it for Yili's BC slot in SH, and when I came out of the class, there were so many miscalls. :S<br />
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Wasn't aware that Yili's class on Tuesdays is an express class -- there's no "circle" track (er... I call it circle, but it's the track before recovery! Not sure what is the actual term) and there's no conditioning. Quite sad, cos was looking forward to that Brazilian twist push-up thing! Anyway, her class is always nice & well pulled off cos she does older tracks... hahahha... Got no complaints la... except that the class is too quiet! (probably that is what an instructor complains about the students? :P) But I notice that generally SH people are quieter. Even Jon Kin's class considered senyap already...<br />
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Started with "<i>Listen To Your Heart</i>" and "<i>Trouble</i>" for warm-up... followed by <i>Love Drunk</i> and <i>Send Me An Angel</i>. Long time haven't done <i>Love Drunk</i>! I really like it, though I find the jab-jab-cross-hooks-roundhouse combination a bit slow for a 3rd track. Should be faster! <i>Send Me An Angel</i> is awesome torture for the shoulders... I remember feeling like dying the first time I ever did it! You will really hope that someone up there sends you an angel...<br />
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Had <i>Jigga Jigga</i> for the kicks track, followed by <i>U & Ur Hand</i> for recovery. Muay Thai track was <i>Hyper, Hyper</i>... and ended up with <i>What Hurts The Most</i> for the finale. Wah, the shoulders are really feeling' it now! With no conditioning, we ended with cooldown... the only track which I forgot the name! Hehehe... <br />
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Yeah, when it's old tracks, the ol' memory is back in action, aye? New release is this Saturday in J33... who's going? I am thinking of going for either BC or for Jam, one or the other only. Been doing toooooo much Body Combat, maybe will switch back to Jam for a few days! :) <br />
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I wound up going for Jon Kin's Body Combat class today... yeah, after my friend told me to check it out! Someone else told me it's not so "fun", so she advised me to avoid the class... but, this is a Les Mills trainer leh... should be "hebat" right? My new colleague also told me "go for Jon Kin's class.. he just made us run and run and run"... I was wondering... omg, she went for track & field training instead? Why BC just running wan? Lol!!<br />
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His class is super packed!! I am very sien with SUPER PACKED classes because no space to move... and also very malu if I walk out! HAHAHA.... and he is really serious, so maybe that's why my 1st friend told me not as "fun". Ok la, still got smile smile and chit chat, not like some other instructors that really look like they wanna tumbuk you instead of the air... Really, my only complaint is that there were so many new songs... blehk! I don't like! I think the oldest track he did was Beat It? That one was the anomaly. Other than that and "Bring Me To Life", the rest were releases from within 2012... which er.. I was missing most of the time.<br />
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Ok, at least I know more track names now : the killer finale track is "Summer Rain", but ... it's not as killer as J.K. makes it out to be. I still *really* despise "Gimmie Dat", but I saw the Ciara video on Youtube and holy heck!! Whatever we are doing in BC is much easier than how Ciara dances in the video. So when I think I'm dying during the track, I imagine how much worse it would be if we had to dance like her instead. <br />
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For the conditioning, we had to do this capoeira inspired push up, which Raymond taught me before last time, so it's not that new to me... Of course, I'm still struggling cos in the first place, I never practiced it well. =p It's where you are almost in a push-up position, and you have to twist your right knee towards your left HAND (later, it goes into leg EXTENDS) and at the same time, your left hand touches your right shoulder. It's madness wei!! But really fun! Looks so gaya when you do it right.<br />
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Well, that's all I have to talk about for today. Still learning up all the new tracks. I found the name of a track that I really like from the new release : BARK at the moon! Haaha... so fun. Okie, tomorrow is a public holiday for moi, so I'm gonna GYM more... by the way, I have a lot of house chores to do, no wonder I am not super obese yet even though I don't gym so much. :P Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-14830364695990278452012-12-05T07:08:00.001-08:002012-12-05T07:08:25.553-08:00Kickstart Day 2 This is my 3rd day in a row of gymming! I'm doing well! Tomorrow, I'm torn between going for a swim at the condo early in the morning or popping by the gym for some light weights training again. At work, just have to tell myself "I gotta go!" and peel myself away from the screen in order to get to the gym on time. Today, I left work by 7:15pm, worried that I would be late for Terence's class at TF SH, but ends up he is LATE! Late by 30 minutes! Grr... but at least he arrives in the end. I was starting to think I am jinxed, everytime come for his class, he will not be around. Also found out the ~real~ reason why class was cancelled on Monday! Sorry to hear about the things that happened to the instructor, but glad all is ok....<br />
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Started to get more "gossip" again, hahaha.. found more friends in the gym. One of which is my ex-colleague who already became a BC instructor. I tried her class before, I think she is doing excellently for a new instructor! Anyway, she also always comes for Wednesday BC classes... think she's addicted. For me, just telling myself to pace myself so I don't end up feeling like puking by the time the Muay Thai track comes around! Thankfully, today Terence did a nice mix of old & new tracks, from <i>Leave me alone (I'm Lonely), Bad & Sexy, A Little Less Conversation </i>(I think it's his fave conditioning track). The rest of the songs, I know the lyrics, but I don't know the name of the songs! I am so "out of touch" with BC tracks already. *paiseh paiseh* My memory ain't that good either, I know the warm-up tracks, but I can't remember! <br />
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Anyway, I started to feel all the good aches all over my body.... *yawn* stretch* .... oh, and found out that a lot of my fave BC instructors already left TF.... grrr... never mind, can always find new faves. :) Meanwhile, me friend assured me that the 7am BC classes in TF does in fact have a lot of supporters! Wow wee... that is unexpected! So now, Leech is going to become a morning eagle... Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-18951965631214468902012-12-04T06:20:00.001-08:002012-12-04T06:20:35.467-08:00Kickstart day 1 Leech casts the spell "REVIVE!" on dead blog.... it is successful!!<br />
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Well, decided to start blogging here again to encourage myself to work out more often. My current level of stamina is bloody shameful. Last time, even if I couldn't dance well, couldn't remember the choreography... I knew I could still depend on my crazy-levels of stamina to last myself to peak performance right to the end. Right now, I'm gasping by the 5th track in Body Combat! What happened to me!?<br />
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For one, I haven't been exercising regularly this year.. at all. I blame it on the fact that I changed jobs LAST YEAR and it has not been stable ever since. Right now, things are thankfully stabilising out, I don't have to work so late anymore, and I am trying to get more work/life balance. I also just got married, and really cannot think of just myself anymore. I cannot go for 3 back-to-back classes after work, and then creep back home at 11pm. My husband is a "morning eagle" while I am a "night owl". If we keep doing this, we will not see each other at all!<br />
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Being such a nice person, I decided that I will shift to his schedule... his is healthier anyway (meaning: waking up early). The only bad part is I cannot get his lazy bum bum to go to the gym with me. And he likes me to cook dinner for him. Can you imagine that? As if I don't have to work also. Being a woman is tough! Really have to be superwoman.<br />
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Oh and yes... married... I am not staying in Subang anymore, so you won't see me in Taipan True Fitness anymore. In fact, if you see me there... I really won't know what is going on in my brain because it is super inconvenient for me to go there. :P If I go back to Subang, it would also be to see my family and friends, not go to the gym! It's a damn shame because I think Taipan's True Fitness branch is one of the best branches ever! It has the female workout section!!<br />
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Nowadays, I will be at either Sri Hartamas or Jaya 33 branch, which is close to home and close to office! Depends on my mood where to go... if there's any Body Jam / Combat / Attack / workout <i>kaki</i>, tell me oh... I have no friends now. :(<br />
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My condo also has its own gym and swimming pool, so will try to workout there more often, though the weights machines are seriously limited and lack of choice. And I only swam once here ever since I moved in in August! It's just an elevator ride down, but it's so hard to get the brain in the mood to move once you are back in your own apartment. :(<br />
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For the past two days, I was on leave, so I was really pumped up to work out! On Monday, I worked out on the strider machine for 10-15 minutes, and was left gasping for breath wtf. I then hit the machines for about an hour. Had nothing in mind, just more reps and mid-level weights. I know I could go harder, but didn't want to paralyse myself. I am loving the new "Life Fitness" machines in Sri Hartamas branch. It is not plates, but some kinda elastic (??) resistance training. Good to feel the chest press machine again. I will note down the weight amounts properly in next entries. This is just a "kickstart" entry, hehehe.<br />
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At night (after cooking dinner for hubs!), I went for Jon Kin's 8pm<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> Body Combat </b></span>class in SH branch... but was VERY SORELY DISAPPOINTED that the class got cancelled! It was more disappointing that they didn't have anyone officially tell, but I just heard from another member who was standing outside waiting. I was suspecting that something happened already because there was 5 minutes more before the class was slated to start, and everyone was still standing around and not going in. I confirmed for sure with the front desk... and they said that the class just cancelled, not even a replacement class to be given. Seriously, why!?! There was another Body Jam class in the other studio, but felt a bit bengang already... I purposely went out of the comforts of my home to be saddened by this... lol.<br />
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Today, I was supposed to go for more weights training, but last night I couldn't sleep because of all the new aches in my body... so I just went for <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Yili</b></span>'s<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> Body Combat</b></span> class at 5:55pm. Even at this odd hour, the class was pretty full! She mentioned that it is an anomaly... lol. She did mostly older tracks, like <i>Summer of '69, I Never Liked You, Beat It</i>, .... errr... forgot most of the tracks after that! I know she did the horrible <i>Gimmie Dat </i>track (hate it ... hate it!!!! ) and the Muay Thai was actually one of my favorites.... the one with the push (arms) and then push kick. :) And ended with one of the most awesome cool downs <i>Our Solemn Hour</i>!!!<br />
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Tomorrow, my husband will be drinking with his friends, so thinking about whether I wanna go for Body Combat in J33 or in SH? Also, I have been thinking of going for the super early 7am Body Combat classes in SH.... are there actually any people in the class? I would hate max if I go there and ends up that there's only one feller and they cancel it. (Of course, then I could just do weights training la... but I would have to wake up at 6am to go for these classes, and waking up at 6am to go and do weights training is not worth it!!)<br />
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Parking at SH branch is also a bitch and it's actually not that convenient for me to drive there from my house. Yeah, from my house I can see the branch, and sometimes I wonder can I base jump and land on top of TF (impossibru la... just dreaming). Instead, have to brave the crazy traffic around that area, and illegally park. My husband already told me not to illegally park there.. but everyone's doing it. There is seriously only 0.5% chance that you can find legal parking at that hour in that area. This illegal parking method, I learned from my colleague J who got some free passes, but I think she is avoiding me. If she knows I'm going to J33, she will go to SH. If she knows I'm going to SH, she will go J33. -__-"<br />
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Today, I also found the "hole in the fence" that will allow me to walk not-as-far to get to the gym.. hahaha....<br />
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Well, that's how life has been so far. Wishing MYSELF good LUCK to get back into shape. I plan to shed 7kg in 6 months time. Have to eat healthier too... during my horrible work months, I ate chicken chop (with black pepper sauce) everyday.... lololol... Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-64890520592887590732010-02-17T08:49:00.000-08:002010-02-17T08:56:55.638-08:00Day 421I swear, I have been going to the gym pretty religiously, but I am too tired to blog nowadays. And I seem to have 230523958234823 blogs and things to do when I'm online.<br /><br />I am still weight training, my left shoulder's rotator cuff is much better and I have increased weights for almost all the machines.<br />32.5kg steady for chest press, going to 35kg next round!<br />50kg for abductor & adductor<br />21.5kg steady for the pull-ups<br />26kg for fly<br />35kg for the low row<br />I can run for 20 minutes non stop up to 11.5kph<br />etc etc<br /><br />I like floor exercises too. Usually I do 3 sets of these :<br />10 push ups on the toes<br />10 tricep push ups<br />20 "c" crunch sit ups<br /><br />Then I do some Brazilian crunches.<br /><br />Still not enough. Gotta add more. But seriously, doing those few push ups AFTER chest press and the fly machine is super killer.<br /><br />I don't think I'm doing well enough for Body Attack. KY said that I'm not going all out enough. Sigh...<br /><br />Today I nearly died doing Cardio Wave (Alex C's class) ... my first time doing his class and it's insane. I think it's me not exercising for the past 4+ days (CNY break mar) and then just jumping straight into his class. I didn't even plan to do Cardio Wave... planned to train running, but there was only one person in his class and I just joined in cos she asked me to join in, otherwise quite lonely, only one person. So I did... omg... I totally not used to his style of teaching. Alex, change your music lar!! I dunch like. Hahahaha!<br /><br />Since Terence has been on leave, I have been going for Choong's Body Combat class instead, and it is quite good leh! He does old old olddddd tracks, like Tribal Dance, Shake Ya Shimmy, Power of Love, Addicted to Love, Full Metal Jackass, etc. I know a lotta regulars are skipping cos Terence ain't around, but you gotta give other people chance too... "you never know what you may find". Actually, something super duper funny happened in the middle of Choong's class about 2 weeks ago, but I gotta tell the story in person. You won't get the hilarity of it all if I write it out. =p<br /><br />I got to go for Leonara's Jam class recently.. and just today --- Simone's class. Very nice leh! Can do all the old tracks like the "azi azi azi" track hahahhaa. And today we did La Bamba! Yay!<br /><br />Mmm... aside from all of that, nothing much to say. I will continue to update this properly next time. =) Need to keep motivated. I feel like I've gained lots of fats!!! :( :( :(Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-86644048016267086652010-01-18T21:36:00.000-08:002010-01-18T22:25:06.420-08:00Day 420Monday nights.... cherish the back-2-back power classes when they are still around. Starting next week til after Chinese New Year, Terence won't be teaching in Taipan. *gasps of surprise from all his fansies*<br /><br />Combat on Monday... don't really remember much....<br /><i>Shake That</i> & <i>Bom Bom Suena</i> for warm-up<br /><i>Livin' on A Prayer</i><br /><i>Poison</i><br /><i>Power of Love</i><br />the "recovery" track from the latest release<br /><i>Raver's Paradise</i> (??)<br /><i>Miracle</i><br /><br />I might have forgotten one or two tracks, do forgive. Hahaha! Terence said that I "stole" his moves from <i>Power of Love</i>, cheh! I've stolen it damn long ago lah! :P<br />Sharingan!<br /><br />Stayed on for <b>Body Attack</b> after that, which Jason Y finally came back. Haven't seen him for one month, he did the latest release, and give it a breathe of fresh air. Hahaha. Seriously, agree with Frances when she asked him if he's on drugs... he's super energetic from start to finish!Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-31424017560966598202010-01-16T08:17:00.000-08:002010-01-16T08:34:40.620-08:00Day 419Body Combat with Alex C... though I survived (Barely) ATtack with my rotator cuff, it became worse doing BC with Alex C... was so sore and could barely lift my arms to do punches. But it was a great class, back to old tracks, with stuff like <i>Fire</i>, <i>Eye of the Tiger</i>, <i>How Far We've Come</i>. He did <i>Miracle</i> and the two last songs in BC from the latest release, and again he did his Body Attack moves. Lol!!!<br /><br />At the end of the class, he said that he finds it super easy to do old tracks now, after suffering through the new releases. Do you feel so? Hahhaa. I have to say that old BC tracks are more "fun"... I kinda miss it, hehe.<br /><br />Anyway, I got this from Teoh from his Facebook. He asked for the Top 10 Body Attack songs for 2009. I will be fair and do top 10 for my 3 fave GX classes - Combat, Jam and Attack! :P<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Body Attack</span><br />1. Don't Give Me Your Life - Romy Koolhouse (Mixed Intervals from Q1)<br />2. All I Ever Wanted - Daytripper (Running track from Q1)<br />3. Something Good 08 - Club4Life (Intervals from Q1)<br />4. Tubthumping - Smash & Grab ( Plyometrics from Q2)<br />5. Baby I'm On Fire - DJ Razorsharp (Aerobic from Q2)<br />6. The Best Is Yet To Come - Hinder (Cooldown from Q2)<br />7. Fly On The Wall - Dana deWit (Aerobic from Q3)<br />8. Take It To The Limit - Badlands (Power from Q3)<br />9. Put a Donk On It - Northern Accelerators (Agility from Q4)<br />10. Zombie - Andrew Spencer & The Vamprockers (Power from Q4)<br /><br />[This list damn hard to make because I like nearly all the aerobic, plyo, power and interval tracks... sigh. Also, notice how NONE of the upper body conditioning tracks make the cut, hahahhaa! Lower conditioning, I was tempted Sneakernight. Other notable mentions : <span style="font-style: italic;">Gimme More</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Take Me to the Clouds Above</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">When You Leave</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">True Faith, Jump</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Just Stand Up, That's Not My Name</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Bridge Over Troubled Water</span>... damn a lot!! ]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Body Jam</span><br />1. Dance Wiv Me<br />2. Krazy<br />3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight<br />4. 75 Brazil Street<br />5. I Know You Want Me (wanted to put together since it makes the entire performance, but not enough slots, hahaha)<br />6. Pictures<br />7. Finally 2008<br />8. Shake Up The Party<br />9. Loaded<br />10. Oye<br /><br />The year of Latin performance tracks, hahaha. I think 2008 had nicer tracks, hmmm...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Body Combat</span><br />1. Numb (one of the best warm-ups!)<br />2. The Anthem (fast and sweet)<br />3. Slow & Steady Rush<br />4. Enter Sandman<br />5. Desolation Row<br />6. Tutti Fruitti<br />7. The One & Only (warm up again, lol)<br />8. Jump That Rock! (This is not in order of most liked, otherwise this would be #1!!!)<br />9. Johnny B. Goode<br />10. Cum on Feel The Noise<br /><br />The problem with this list, of course, is that I only remember the chorey + song for Attack, the rest is mostly song and vaguely chorey. More on song, so that was the main criteria. Hahahaha! How about u?Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-83126093071444644402010-01-14T08:05:00.000-08:002010-01-16T08:16:35.415-08:00Day 418TT Attack with Janet, and after studying for one whole week, thank God I didn't screw up the choreography for <b>Put a Donk on It</b>. Hahaha. Yes, I am still TT-ing one track and still the agility track. Kakakakkaa! <br /><br />Lots of comments... I will try to remember all... <br />* need to be more "fun" since this is the agility track<br />* need to learn voice contrast (because at the last block must hyper hyper a bit, cannot just all the way hyper, or in this case, all the way like happy happy only) <br />* too much precueing (in my defense, this track is a bit confusing, so I spent more time on precueing, and threw all my set-up cues in the first block... but I think I should find a happy medium la... )<br />* better posture<br /><br />Out of all this, the repeated sin is my posture, but that's a really bad habit from young, and I am finding it hard to correct, but of coz, I will... Right now I'm trying to emulate the guy with the best posture I know, who is my manager Mr Lee... hahahhaa. <br /><br />Guess what? I TT with the BA HT next week.. and I graduate to TWO tracks! Hahahhaa! And it's not running and agility... it's interval and POWER!Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-91020962528301062822010-01-12T08:03:00.000-08:002010-01-16T08:05:53.917-08:00Day 417Told myself to lay off the left arm because rotator cuff was in pain, so I decided to do weight training.<br /><br />Halfway through, couldn't resist and decided to do some floor exercises, with push ups on toes, tricep push ups and stuff...<br /><br />FML.<br /><br />Pain again.<br /><br />Really don't know how going to do Attack TT on Thursday.Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-30172823184009450402010-01-10T08:02:00.000-08:002010-01-16T08:03:06.968-08:00Day 416I was a dumbass and went to the gym to do weight training even though I knew I had some kinda problem with my rotator cuff. I did with "correct form" this time around, but it became even worse, after Sunday, everything went downhill. It was so painful that I couldn't even sleep at night...Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-83073671831936725302010-01-09T07:56:00.000-08:002010-01-16T08:02:11.363-08:00Day 415Did 3 classes, and I was very happy because they were all very nice. <br /><br />Body Combat - Alex C's class. Did new release for the last time. Sigh, goodbye new release, I'll miss you. The most memorable part of his class is that when he did <i>Miracle</i>, halfway through he started doing Body Attack movements! Hahahhaa! I didn't know Alex C also likes Body Attack. Apparently he did it a lot last time, even considered taking BA training. Awww... <br /><br />Body Jam - Zarina's class, and she did the new release too. Before the class started, I told her that the first half of the class is nice, but I didn't like the last part. Anyway, not bad... despite being only my 2nd time doing the new release, can still follow. Hahaha. Got good teacher mar... *sayangs* Okay, I really like the Latin performance track, and now I like the last performance track too! Don't know why I hated it last time, but I guess there are some things you need to listen more and more to let it grow on you. And how can I forget, I really like the <i>One Minute Man</i> recovery track and the <i>I'll Do Anything For You</i> cool down! :)<br /><br />Body Attack - new release with Hazrin! Hahaha.. he made me go on stage to do the plyometrics track - <i>Rock It</i>. Gosh. I know I like lunges, but to do it all the way on stage, got a bit of pressure, but of coz, didn't die. Lol. *proud of my strong thighs wtf* I feel bad cos he asked me to do the finale track and track 10 as well, but shadow is one thing but last minute do on stage is too much pressure for me and I cannot live up to it. :( So I felt very bad after this class.... :( :( :(Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-54028938324824927782010-01-07T07:55:00.000-08:002010-01-16T07:56:53.658-08:00Day 414Went for Janet's <B>Body Attack</b> class... she did the new release, but partially taken over by Ryann hahaha. Actually, I don't really remember what I did because I'm blogging this more than 1 week late. Think I've grown too old to document this.Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-17090555606731795222010-01-05T19:04:00.000-08:002010-01-06T19:07:18.541-08:00Day 413Despite saying that I will go for weight training at the free weights area, I still keep going back to the machines. I must be BOLD and use my damn workout gloves, otherwise am I buying it to hide it in my bag? -__-<br /><br />Advanced: <br />-> chest press @ 35kg now<br />-> fly @ 26kg<br />-> shoulder press @ 45lb<br />-> assisted pull ups @ 21.5kg<br />-> lower back row @ 30-35kg<br />-> abductor & adductor @ 50lb<br />-> leg press @ 70-80lb<br /><br />Right now doing Brazilian crunches for 8 crunches, set of 5. It's very exhausting. <br />I do 75 "C" crunches<br />Tricep push ups look good only if I plant my feet firmly against a wall. <br />Push ups on toes are ok. Been doing it more and more frequently. I'm ashamed whenever I admit to someone that it's only something recent that I picked up. "What is push-ups if not on the toes? What other option is that? On the knees? What's that?" Hahahaha.Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-53544122708830456902010-01-04T19:03:00.000-08:002010-01-06T19:04:19.592-08:00Day 412<b>Body Combat</b>, latest release with Terence Tan! <br />The airconditioning in the studio wasn't working, so we had to do without! The gym was a sauna, and the floor was filled with sweat drops... yucky!<br /><br />Couldn't do Attack after that. If Combat made the studio a sauna, Attack would've made it... a flood area.Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-53845468109649241262010-01-03T19:02:00.000-08:002010-01-06T19:03:15.602-08:00Day 411I worked out in a random gym in Singapore, did weight training and running for 25 minutes at 9-10kph. :) My friend said I made a Sg pervert uncle's day because the guy was sitting directly behind me, not working out and just looking for 10 minutes. After that, he just walked out of the gym! Fail...Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-51519631022027872432009-12-30T19:01:00.000-08:002010-01-06T19:02:05.382-08:00Day 410Weight training day... forgot what I did though. :pLeech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-80023264641213861532009-12-28T03:46:00.000-08:002009-12-30T03:52:34.611-08:00Day 409New releases new releases new releases!<br /><br /><b>Body Combat</b> with Terence Tan, <b>Body Attack</b> with Ryan after. Thought it was gonna be Jason Y! **the superstar Monday back-to-back classes!** <br /><br />Before BC, members were going, "Is Terence gonna be coming?" and looked like gonna walk out if it wasn't gonna be Terence. Aiyoh... support other instructors also la. :P Anyway, he did show up in the end and it was an explosive introduction to the new release... but for me... ok la, it's my 4th time doing it already. :p Used to the movement already. Although Terence keeps saying my push kick is like a step kick. I really cannot get my leg to "mengcangkul" for the push kick la. Isn't that a weird kinda movement. Why so weird one! <br /><br />But I'm veryyyy happy that he said "good job Leech" for my push-ups. Hahaha. Push ups on the toes babeh!! :P So far I've been doing push ups on the toes all the way for this release. =D Can't say the same for Attack though. :P <br /><br />During Attack, gosh, kept thinking that I couldn't do anymore because I was already fried from Combat, but you never know what your body & mind are capable of til you push yourself to the limits. Somehow could still finish strong at the end of the release, though of coz my upper body conditioning is still lacking.. *sigh* But I could still tuck jump all the way for the power track and at the end of the class, a member told me, "How come you're so energetic wan ah!" I am starting to think that I am more of a motivator on the floor than when I am on the stage. Hard to explain this... haha. Basically, when I'm on the floor, a lot of members think that I'm energetic, strong, etc... but when on the stage, I start to quake. T____TLeech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-66318016443130155182009-12-27T08:17:00.001-08:002009-12-27T08:21:40.090-08:00Day 408I had lofty ambitions of working out in both Pavilion and Hartamas today, but woke up late, so Hartamas it is. As mentioned before, it's not convenient for me to go here, so why did I go? Hahaha... because I saw in the schedule that there's someone called "Jeff" teaching there. I haven't gone for his classes before, and I was curious, so sue me. :P<br /><br />Saw <a href="http://adriansnook.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Adrian</a> and wife there as well.. what a coincidence. He wanted to try the new release.. this would be my 3rd time doing it. Hehe. Anyway, we were gossiping outside the studio about who was teaching the class because the time table showed "Jamie" when the online schedule wrote "Jeff". Ok, I was disappointed ok. Cos I came there to "pat" who is this instructor, and though Jamie's class is nice, I went for her class few times already <span style="font-style: italic;">mar...</span> good if I can try someone else right. :P<br /><br />Turns out the Jeff feller was seated nearby only and heard everything. -___-<br /><br />Anyway, his class was quite good... but quiet. Most of the time I'm making noise again... I'm such a good member hor? Always support support support. :P The only part I didn't like was when he didn't split the class into 2 for the <span style="font-style: italic;">The Anthem</span> track. Much more fun if we did split the class right? Hah.~Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401887332084485222.post-19100684213392114302009-12-26T07:11:00.000-08:002009-12-27T18:46:24.811-08:00Day 407Body Combat - Alex C<br />Body Jam - Zarina<br /><br />Both awesome classes... but I'm writing this differently because I want to talk about the new release songs instead. Hahaha.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Body Combat</span><br />Warm up - awesome song, <span style="font-style: italic;">Numb</span> and I like the travel back and forth with the block and punch. Really gets you pumped up for the fight.<br />Lower body warm up - <span style="font-style: italic;">I do not hook up</span>... nothing much to say about it. I don't find it exceptionally good, or an exceptionally good song to do kicks to.<br />2nd track - <span style="font-style: italic;">I Was Made For Loving You</span>... hahaha, my Scooter song! A must have for every Combat release... well, almost every release. Anyway, I really like the song, and if you do the guard and cross jab properly it looks VERY stylish. Not a fan of the backfist and roundhouse kick, but it seems like the trend nowadays for stuff like that (e.g: hook and roundhouse in the previous release).<br />3rd track - <span style="font-style: italic;">Poison</span>... I loved this song in Attack and I'm loving it in Combat, although I think it's got nicer chorey in Attack. ;P The main reason being I do not remember what the chorey for this is. Am confusing it with the next track (<span style="font-style: italic;">Use Me)</span>. I think <span style="font-style: italic;">Use Me</span> is the one with the weird chorey right? The sweeping motion thing?<br />5th track - a very simple track for the "split class" track. I really like it. Very simple, and lots of high knees. Huh, you think you can tire me out with simple high knees? If my high knees were any higher I would knee myself in the face WTF.<br />6th track - <span style="font-style: italic;">Warriors Dance</span> - not very recovery at all. Like Alex C said --- do it properly and your legs will be reallllllly feeling it at the end of the track. I think it's pretty difficult for a supposed recovery, isn't it?<br />7th track - <span style="font-style: italic;">Excalibur</span> --- new Muay Thai track is very nice. I like the 12 knee transition to the pull knee thingy. It's like no break at all, from the elbows to the knees to the drop punch to the whatever la, don't know all the terms. Anyway, it's all very non-stop hardcore, love it love it!<br />8th track - <span style="font-style: italic;">Miracle</span> --- this will kill your arms. Actually, a very ... simple track choreography wise. I think the instructors will have a hard time motivating the class on in this track. Cos it's too simple already. No challenge. Just constant demands for "bring it to another gear / level!" Eh.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fire Burning</span> - nice core & upper body conditioning track! Really like it though I hate Sean Kingston (but not so much anymore)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Second Chance</span> - not a very nice song for cool down, but the movements are quite nice...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Body Jam</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Scared of Me // Freeze</span> --- interesting warm up... harder than average actually. I like the way Zarina kept going "What!!" whenever a weird move came out, because that was seriously what was going through my mind, hahahaha.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Shut Up and Let Me Go</span> --- whoa, damn difficult. Hope to be able to get it later, it's just too complicated, and I just look like a freak when doing this track.<br />THE WHOLE LATIN PERFORMANCE TRACK IS AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME... !!! I WANNA DO IT AGAIN!!!!<br />Bucci Bag --- erm... alright recovery , nothing much to say<br />The last performance track (aka the "Leave the World Behind" performance track) is kinda boring actually. I don't really like it TBH.<br />Cool down was very nice though! I really like the song! <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I'll Do Anything For You</span></span>... :)<br /><br />One more - did Body Attack (Hazrin's class) after all that. Fuuh, after <span style="font-style: italic;">Take Me To The Clouds Above</span>, was already very fatigued, but I can always depend on my '9 tail demon fox' for <span style="font-style: italic;">Zombie. Zombie Finish</span> everyone! Hehehhee!Leech The Lecehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903678645250957445noreply@blogger.com0