Day 3 Part 3 - Aching All Over

After BC, I went to change for BODYATTACK next! BA was not as crowded as BC, but the adrenaline and excitement was there as well. This time the special performance was a fireman with a extinguisher (fake one) spraying around haha... Saying things like 'I'm going to move you away from the fire to inside (the filming room)!' and once we were inside he asked for the 'instructors' to make it even HOTTER!

Bodyattack was HOT in more ways than one.. On stage was Lisa, Mark S, Will, Fabio, Bevan, guest instructors from US and Brazil. I love Lisa so much, she has such an infectious personality and she makes me feel safe with her cueing. I always know what to do next! Their gear was hot, and the tracks are super siong. Maybe it's because I'm not used to BA, having attended only one class prior to coming. My glutes actually started hurting in T3.

This time round there was crowd control. They made us space out apart... in lines, so that we have some room to move around. Which was what they should have done earlier for Combat anyway. Despite being one of the first 20 to dash in, I stood in the third row as I'm not really familiar with some of the terminology and I need some time to catch up. So I didn't want to embarass myself in the DVD.

However, while I'm not sure if I'll appear on BC36, I'm very sure I'll be in the DVD for BA61! During the circle track which Will presented, towards the end I was just behind him, and the camera was shooting him, and I'm right behind him. I hope my form is not too dreadful hahaha...

The class was superb. I really felt the adrenaline and energy rush, much more than BC. But BA is after all a high-impact program, and BC I really had difficult kicking and moving, and I was getting kicked from all angles, so it sort of dampened things a little. At the end of the class, it was the usual mad scramble for photos. I only managed to take one with Will Brereton while he was away from the pack. But once the Team BA 61 gathered, I quickly grabbed my chance and got 1 with the whole team. Woo Hoo!



These BA instructors are really inspiring. Their form and execution on the stage, super sharp. Their fitness levels must be top notch.

After BA, I went to change again, this time for Balance. The mood was quieter. There was still a signficant crowd, in fact as much as Bodyattack I believe, but Balance people are more calm and collected and nobody rushed in to grab spots (even though 80% of the participants are pretty much the same people that dashed in for Combat and Attack)

BB featured 5 instructors. Jackie, Dr Dave, Kylie Gates, Laurence (the French instructor) and Corey (wonder if I spelt it correctly). The guys were topless and did the whole class like that! I found it rather strange haha.

I'm not sure if there was any staged performance, because I must have missed it, or am I too tired to notice? Before the class, Jackie said that it's her dream to have everyone here in her home one day.

Being trained in BB, I can probably identify with the program better and here's some highlights on the release (BB41)
T1 - I'm not sure if I'm feeling the strain from BC and BA, but I actually thought the stretches in the warm up were quite challenging already haha
T2 - Interesting sun-saluation, from the R to the L using some yoga warrior poses instead of the 4 sets of sun salutations (RLRL)
T3 - Natalie Imbruglia's Torn! Love the song so much, but I really felt my legs were going to give way
T4 - Bonus track, 2 tracks in one. Jackie obviously loves the second one and said she couldn't resist including.
T5 - Hip openers really got my hips... aching aching.
T6 - The V shaped heels are quite challenging.
T7 - I kinda find this track very draggy, cos it's R side, then L side repeat music. My wrists were hurting on many occasions from the poses.
T8 - Twist. Lovely. Alicia Keys' No One (recycling BC35 cooldown)
T9 - Hamstrings. Didn't really feel the stretch
T10/11 - I sort of zoned out I think. But I felt refreshed after the meditation track.

After the class, it was 9:30pm already, due to some delays earlier. I didn't stay for photo taking, which I regret after coming back. But at that time I was super famished. 3 classes without a bite since lunch. We had Pizza Hut which was a real deal. All these for NZ$19.90.


So long for now. I spent more than 1 hr on this entry (and Part 2). Gosh. Another day of filming beckons tomorrow!

Day 2 - International Team Teach

Day 2 was a short day. I only woke up at 12:30pm because I was so damn tired. Half a day was wasted... not that I had planned to do much anyway, I had just planned to attend a BP class in the morning but unfortunately I missed it.

Went for a quick lunch, and walked around where I live, as well as the Queen Street area, it's a shopping street. There's nothing much to shop around in Auckland. Things are expensive and there's nothing much that caught my eye. Since we were early for the 3:10pm BB class, we checked out Sky City first. That's where the filmings (and Global Summit) will be held this time round.






Some pics of Viaduct Harbour, near where I am staying.



At Sky City, we saw Lisa and Fabio, and a bunch of other instructors whom I didn't know, rehearsing for BA61. They were in this cool blue and orange outfit. The location seemed a bit small though, for the 400 pple expected to attend the filmings. After that, we went back to grab our stuff and head for BB.

When we reached the gym, guess who I saw. Dan and Rach! I quickly took a photo with the 2 of them, knowing that on filming day, they would be swamped with people wanting to take photos with them. They seemed pretty rushed for time though, but they were nice to oblige with a couple of photos.



I attended BB alone, and had a nice surprise. It was international team-teach featuring Ann See and Sarah from UK, another instructor from NZ, and another one from Italy. Ben Tang from FF Singapore was here attending the class too too.


That's me at the bottom left hand corner doing the 'option'. I can't do the split.

BC after that turned out to be international TT too! This time it was Nathan, as well as 7 or 8 instructors from Team Brazil. Team Brazil were full of energy and passionate, and reminded me of Nathaniel and Gabby. The class was more rowdy than yesterday, but the general feel was that the Auckland crowd cum international instructors did not like to shout that much heh... I was in the front row with Ed, and Ben came forward and stood just behind us.


Ivens & Myself - Ivens presented BC3105


Nathan - the instructor for the class


Team Colombia - a really friendly and warm bunch!





Stayed for a few tracks for BP international TT, this time featuring 4 instructors from Team Sweden along 2 NZ instructors. I thought Sweden was really good. Good posture, good form, clear instructions. Their English is really superb. They even did a few tracks from BP65.




BP International TT featuring trainers from Team Sweden


Short clip of BP team in action


Ben Tang - master trainer from Singapore


Ed - who appeared in front row in BC30

All you BP fanatics, don't be jealous... I took a pic with Petter from BP62! He's like a mini-giant, really that big. Had a good chat with him, asked him about Sweden (yes they teach the programs in Swedish) and the reason why they're so fluent in English is because they learn it from third grade. He's not with Team Sweden for International TT as he's going to rest to prepare for BP66 filming. How exciting. He will be presenting T4 - Back track, and I will be attending the BP filming too.



After that, dropped by LM clothing store to try out more clothing. The zip-tops don't really fit me, but the Seal pants do. I've every intention to get myself a pair. It was getting late, near 6plus, so we rushed back to wait for PJ to drop by with some pizza for dinner!



Had a nice chat and really looking forward to catching him again. Looking forward to the filming tmr!