Hazards of BP

Another PACKED class last night.  Some familiar faces returning, after a time away. Some on vacation, some just coming back. Love seeing a packed house. The equipment is getting to be an issue, though. The clip issue is really getting old. I have several members who are older and really struggle with the old, antiquated clips and simply cannot get the plates on and off quickly enough. I've asked, begged, pleaded but to no avail. I am now just telling people to contact 24 Hour on their website because the comments posted there go directly to San Ramon, and this is apparently the way to get some attention. It's worth a shot!

It will be interesting to see if tomorrow is just as packed. It's not a holiday, or a perceived one. I'm just afraid that if the class continues to be packed, will a sign in sheet be instituted? Or will people start getting discouraged at the lack of equipment that they stop coming? Sigh.

I'm always advising how to go up or down on weights, and I have going up myself  lately. I've added for squats, back, triceps. Last night, I went up on back weight, then laid down to do triceps, with the large plate. I almost died on Sunday with the 2 large 10lb plates for triceps, but I finished. Well, I'm going through the track, feeling like it was so darned hard to do, to the point where I was so relived for the break. It was so hard that my form started to suffer and I decided maybe I should go back down for the next class. After it was over, I went to adjust the weights for biceps, and realized that I did the triceps track with my BACK weight!!! OMG no wonder I almost died! So now, tomorrow, going back down to the 10lb plates and it will probably feel easy!! Needless to say, I'm sore today!

After biceps, I looked down and noticed a spot of fresh blood on the floor in front of me. Puzzled, I looked at Steph and asked if my nose was bleeding and then someone in the front row said it was my finger. I had cut myself the night before but had no issues all day. Didn't even have a bandaid on it and somehow during the workout, it split open. My fingers were covered but I had to wipe off and keep going. Hazards of BodyPump!