BodyCombat 40 - 10 years

Thanks to Glen and Raina:

It is obvious from the start that this release is all about one big combat party! Presenters were Dan and Rach, Hernan and Tanya Walker from the UK.

Overall Glen really enjoyed this release - a lot more than he enjoyed BodyCombat 39. The complexity is a little higher than in BC39 (well, that wouldn’t be hard at all!), but again we have no evasive side kicks, no jump knees and no gingas.

The esquiva is back - and unusually it’s in track 4 (which means all you esquiva fans could do two esquiva tracks per class when you start mixing). Track 4 is a rock track with an esquivas/lunge/jump kick combo on the right hand side, which then goes into tubthumping in the middle - before going back into the rock track for the esquiva combo on the left (think a la We Will Survive from BC37).

Highlight for Glen is track 6 (and that’s odd because track 6 is usually one of his least favs) - there is a really cool side kick kata. Track 5 is great too - tonnes of performance opportunities with the Tutti Fruitti "a-whap-bap-ba-loo-bap a-whap-bam-boo!" (with everyone in the room throwing their arms up on the "BOO!") - felt a little like BodyAttack but heck that’s forgivable in a track 5. There are loads of jump jabs going forward and shuffling back.

The Muay Thai is probably the only track that perhaps is a little disappointing, the song is good ("Speed" - no idea who it is by but could be Nick Skitz or similar) but the chorry is d-u-l-l. It is literally just knees and descending elbows (addition - there are some streetbrawler downward punches in as well). Glen found it one of the easiest Muay Thais he has done (if not the easiest).
No crunches in the conditioning track again (weird two releases in a row) but again we have the hover and a new move the "komodo dragon" (think press up position bringing your knee to elbow, sounds to me like the upper body condition sometimes done in the BodyAttack).

Cool down is beautiful (with a lovely song "Use Somebody") and there are some great soft kata's to lower the heartrate. Fantastic end to the workout.

Overall, a great release. Nothing new (save the komodo dragon), nothing revolutionary but a decent workout and not totally basic chorry as was the case with BC39. The release is definitely not as hard as BC38 nor BC37 for example - no killer kick katas with 200 or more kicks but I think a solid release.

Preliminary tracklist:

1a: Layla (Caribbean Mix) - DJ U Hey vs DJ Minagawa from Skitzmiz 30
1b: Hot n Cold - Katy Perry
2: I Know Kung Fu - Shitdisco
3: Sweetheart (Squad-E Remix) - Rezonance-Q from Hardcore Til I Die
4: Is a mix of one rock track I don’t recall, then Tubthumping by Chumbawamba, then back to the original song
5: Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
6: Burn It To The Ground - Nickelback
7: A techno track called "Speed it up"
8: Set you free - N-trance
9: Let it Rock - Kevin Rudolf
10. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

Ciproxine en sport

Ciproxine en sport, intensieve cardiosporten zoals BodyCombat en BodyAttack (dus geen darts, biljart of kaarten :)), zijn niet de goede maatjes. Hiervoor zijn verschillende redenen. Ten eerste verzwakt het antibioticum de pezen en vooral de achillespees. Dus als je reeds last hebt van je achillespees bestaat er een reëel risico dat deze spontaan ontsteekt en zelfs bij sporten gaat scheuren.

Het tweede zeer leuke neveneffect van antibiotica is dat ze niet alleen de infectie bestrijdt, maar ook nog eens je goede cellen plaagt waardoor je conditie zo goed wordt als die van een schildpad die net een marathon heeft gelopen achter een oude, roeterende diesel. Dat heb ik woensdagavond in de BodyCombat aan den lijve mogen ondervinden al na de eerste cardio. There is no turning back, maar ik moest even mijn back turnen om onder de zuurstoftent te kruipen en de hartslag terug een beetje te laten dalen. En dan ga ik nog maar zwijgen van what’s hurts the most .... de downward punches doen niet op het gezicht van je tegenstrever, maar ... op het puntje van je eigen tong : )

Enige voordeel dat deze antibiotica geeft is het feit dat het je immuun maakt voor een aanval met Antrax. So come on Al Quida show me your balls.

Een ander voordeel is dat je zonder een hartslagmeter te dragen perfect weet dat je hart klopt en hoe. En nee het is dan niet omdat er mooie vrouwen (meervoud anders kom ik waarschijnlijk in de problemen) in de buurt zijn.

Piet zou zeggen wa hemme we vandaag gheleerd ?

Ten heerste: Dat ik misschien maar beter eens kan luisteren naar mijne dokteur
Ten twheede: Dat we het nog twee weken rustig aan moeten doen
Ten dherde: dat het dan nog eens twee tot drie weken duurt eer de conditie van die schildpad weg is

BodyCombat 39 - Sizzler and tracklist

Picture yourself fighting one-on-one in the cage – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) style – and that’s BODYCOMBAT™ 39. You’re going to learn the skills you need to hang on until the last round so get ready for some combo-heavy tracks and lots of repetition.

To get a taste of an authentic UFC you’re going to need to get warmer faster as ultimate fighters are among some of the fittest athletes in the world. So that’s what the Warmup is all about, with a focus on keeping light on your feet.

Get ready for one of the longest combos ever seen in a Power Training Track in Track 3 – can you believe there are 16 Punches in a row? The power for the huge combo comes from the core of your body and motivation from rocking track Come With Me.

Two different types of energy are needed in Track 4. The Knee Combo is fun and light but you’ve gotta be tough during the Back Fist/Side Combo. Scooter vs. Status Quo’s Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) harnesses the energy perfectly.

There are six solid rounds of identical choreography in Track 5 which also features the Power Squat. Pink’s in the house in Track 6 and you’re gonna want to start a fight during So What. There’s no recovery and you’re trying to knock your opponent out with every punch!

A new move, the Step Over Cross, features in Track 7. This is awesome as it can be used in both an offensive and a countermove situation. Make sure you hold something back for the last 60 seconds of continuous Knee Strikes!

Your muscular endurance is certainly tested in Track 8 where the challenge is to never step out of the intensity. Track 9 is void of conventional Situps and instead uses the Hover and Side Plank to work all of the core muscles. The apt lyrics of Infernal’s I Won’t Be Crying help you through this intense track – even though you might feel like crying by this stage!

01a. The One And Only (Topmodelz Radio Cut) - Mario Lopez

01b. Calling All Lovers - Rogue Traders

02. Cum On Feel The Noize - Group X/HeavyDance 2

03. Come With Me (Unique Mix) - Styles & Breeze

04. Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) - Scooter vs Status Quo

05. Johnny B Goode - The Undertow

06. So What - Pink

07. Hardcore Angel - Nick Skitz

08. Cry For You (Weaver Remix) - September

09. I Won’t Be Crying - Infernal

10. It’s All Coming Back To Me Now - Meat Loaf & Marion Raven

BodyPump 69 - Sizzler and tracklist

BodyPump 69 is a strong, intense release that you’re going to learn fast and have fun with! The music is pumping with awesome tracks from Fall Out Boy, Pink and Rihanna, motivating you to really challenge yourself – and your class. The squats track is tough but, as the song suggests, it really gets the party started! There are three blocks of work and in each block the legs are pre-fatigued with bottom halves before the singles.
The chest track is short, simple and hard. Fall Out Boy’s rocking track I Don’t Care provides the momentum needed to get through more killer bottom halves before you start the good, honest, back work in track 4. It’s a classic track with three sets of identical work.
Pink’s huge hit So What ensures the biceps track is oozing attitude – this song is definitely the fun peak of this release! It’s another short, intense track but you’ll feel the burn in the bottom halves. There’s a new move in the lunges track – the three quarters squat. Coming up threequarters of the way in the squats means the load is kept on the leg muscles and boy, does it hurt!
And there’s no relenting of the pain in the massive shoulders track which features two supersets. You do three exercises back-to-back to challenge the shoulders in a slightly different way. Don’t be fooled with the cool feel of Kid Rock’s All Summer Long in the abdominals track as there’s a strong core challenge ahead, before you catch your breath and cool down to the smooth sounds of Let Me Be Myself by 3 Doors Down.

01. Better In Time - Jamie Knight
02. Get This Party Started - Dan Winter
03. I Don’t Care - Fall Out Boy
04. Castles In The Sky - Liz Kay
05. Shut Up & Drive - Rihanna
06. So What - Pink
07. Stand Alone - Dyce
08. All I Ever Wanted - Basshunter
09. All Summer Long - Kid Rock
10. Let Me Be Myself - 3 Doors Down

BodyAttack 64 - tracklist

BodyAttack 64 tracklist:

01. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Mike Stone
02. Don’t Give Me Your Life - Romy Koolhouse
03. Do You Wanna Funk? - Linda E & Trance Pacific Express
04. Crank Dat - MC X
05. Hot n Cold - Katy Perry
06. All I Ever Wanted - Daytripper
07. C’Mon C’Mon - Norwegian Wood
08. Something Good ‘08 - Club4life
09. I Need A Hero - DJ Capricorne feat. Lisa Lowe
10a. Cry For You - September
10b. Disturbia - Rihanna
11. Just Stand Up! - Various Artists