Pound it!

The last few weeks have been an adventure in fitness. I have been trying out some cool classes like Insanity, Kangoo, themed runs, and Pound! Have you ever Pounded or also known as Rip Stix? It’s  interesting class it’s full cardio movement and drumming class.  You use weighted drumsticks and concentrate on different areas as you drum to the beat.  Keeping up with the rhythm and drumming almost distracts you from the pain in your quads from the 50 consecutive body weight squats you just completed in 1 minute.  I would describe Pound as a cardio workout that combines Pilates, isometric poses and plyometrics.  I attended a class at The Riverton Health and Fitness Center. The class I took was 30 minutes, and it was all I needed to do.

Wasn’t what I expected

I was invited from a High School Cheerleading buddy who we have reconnected through a Facebook Accountability group. It was fun to reconnect and try out a new workout. I have to admit I did not research the class, but I knew that it involved drumsticks. The instructor was great. She was full of energy, loud, funny everything you need when you are crunching for your life. As I have been trying out various classes, I find the instructor is vital to a good class. I worked out areas that I least expected. The music was great too. I thought from the description that it was going to be a Rock music, but it was a good mix of Top 40 music all with heavy bass lines. It was intense too! I thought it would be a challenge but in each 2-4 minute song you probably did over 1,000 reps in a particular area. All the while continually working out your arms from Pounding the drumsticks, on the ground, over your head, drum rolling across the floor.

Was it a workout?

We worked our legs, abs, and backs and the next day I felt it in muscles I hadn’t worked before. Especially in my abs. All the different combinations mostly included isolating and stabilized your core in the movements. Some of the combinations took mental concentration too. Your arms are going one way, your legs the other and pounding all in between. I think this was intentionally, so you couldn’t focused on your hamstrings or external obliques screaming, “PLEASE STOP!”

Worth a try?

I left POUND pumped, (yes pun intended) I love music and drumming to the music while working out was a fun energy release. I would like to try an hour long Pound class because although I was winded at the end of 30 minutes. I would like to challenge myself and see I could go for longer and how that would feel. If you have a local gym in your area that does Pound, it would be worth it to try out this new workout!

Have you ever Pound before? Heard of it?