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This post is just for fun and curiosity about how other instructors like certain tracks! I appreciate the effort involved in creating 12 new tracks every 3 months, and realize that not every one will “Hit”

That said, there are a handful of tracks I teach during the Launch period and then never again! I was certified on BP 128, so my oldest release is 122. Of the releases I own and have taught, here are my least favorite ones:

***WARM UP: 133- cool song but hard to catch the beat and starts off too mellow to get the energy pumped for class.

SQUATS- 122: Singles way too fast! 131: Way too many singles, boring song! *136 is most hated though for tons of empty space where you have to count to keep the beat.

CHEST- 132- gorgeous song but chest sweeps do nothing for me, not challenging enough. Too much empty space in song. 124: killer song but way too fast, hard to do and cue in time!

BACK 128- downer of a song and too many wide rows, not enough C & Ps! 124- slow, boring and long.

TRICEPS 131- Hate the Halos, love the song. 122- Diamond presses don’t do much for me, song is incredibly cheesy!

BICEPS- 134- Dislike the song and choreography- will never teach this one again!

LUNGES- 136- Song feels like a drill to the head and way too many pulses! 132 also feels frenetic to me.

SHOULDERS- 131- I dislike the Loo raises- they tweak my shoulder for some reason. Tons of Cobras bore me as well.

CORE- 131- very hard to catch the beat of the song and the hip rotations feel tricky on the lower back. 132- hate the penguins! 122 & 138- adding toe/heel taps onto hip bridges feels like a recipe for tweaking low back. I like these songs so I just teach them with regular hip bridges.

COOLDOWN- any one that is less than 3 minutes long feels a bit irresponsible after working the muscles so hard.

Overall, 131 is my least favorite release. I would gladly trade it for an earlier one if I could! Curious to know which tracks you all either never teach, or groan inwardly when your instructor plays them?

Hey team! First off, sorry if this has been asked - I assume it has but I need present reassurance/answers.

Today, when I taught RPM, in about the last 5s of the build up in track 6 (Sonic Samba from 111), 2 members stopped pedaling all together and started chatting. They'd been chatting a bit here and there, but this time they were properly discussing something - sitting right in the front row, 5s away from a work effort.

One of the members had come in 6 minutes late. I like to try and be lenient around late arrivals, but perhaps I'll have to take a different approach if the same member is late next time 😂.

Anyhow, on the mic, I called out their names and said stop talking. "X, X, stop talking, come on, let's go!" rather firmly and with strong eye contact. They then finally started to join us in the race (we'd already started) but also started laughing a bit, to which I said, "it's not funny", like a disappointed 9th grade teacher.

My question is was this too much? I felt guilty afterwards, but they often talk, and other instructors know that too and have expressed their frustration with them. I have seen them talking 2m into a track in BODYPUMP, whilst participants are in their second round of work.

Love to hear your thoughts and sorry if I was too much.

Hi all, I'm an instructor gearing up to add RPM to my repetoire. My Day 3 training is based on RPM 111 and is in early December, so theoretically I should be able to purchase anything from Q4 2024 (RPM 104) through to RPM 110 upon certification.

I know the general advice is buy back as far as you can before the releases disappear off the portal. However, are there any releases within the past 2 years that were a flop and I should consider giving a miss? My familiarity with releases prior to RPM 110 is limited. Input from both participants and instructors is welcome. TIA!

Edit: Note that I have no legitimate way to get my hands on anything older than 104. I know releases around 80-90 are fan faves, but I unfortunately will not be able to get the instructor release packs for those. I'm only looking for advice on 104 - 110, thanks.

Anyone went to IMT Body Balance recently? Would love to hear your experience and how your certification going? Or maybe you have started teaching after you certified. I am combat and pump instructor, and going for IMT body balance in Austin next week! I found the music counting is a bit tricky, I know i just need more practice 😅 any advice or prior knowledge and experiences will be greatly appreciated 👏 TIA.

We just had the release and first regular session, what do you think about the new body combat?
For me it feels solid, I like track 2+3 a lot. Nothing fancy but all fine, not too exhausting. What about you?