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• User on LM community forums describing “Body Combat 55 was very disappointing” . You what???
  
• Good friend of mine Roger Edwards review of this release. 
  
• Glen Stollery posts about the filming of Body Combat 55 back in October 2012
• All my posts related to Body Combat 55

You Tube clips

A video covering the whole release put together brilliantly

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This event looks awesome “The Nike Blast”

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Tweets

• @dancinggirlie : Body combat 55!!!! Hell yeah!!!
• @thisisZainab : #BodyCombat 55 confession: even 2 wks later, the muay thai track still takes every single last breath of air out of me. #StayWithTheFight
• @ChrisaMills24 : BODYCOMBAT 55 hit hard – but we were ready for the challenge it took it head on! #24hourfitness

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I posted the Body Combat 55 video sizzler back in March when I mentioned attending GFX 1. While doing this release at GFX 1 it didn’t seem to click like previous releases, it was like it had been thrown together. I loved the music but the choreography didn’t seem to move me, maybe it was the event? After delivering this release over and over again I can say that my opinion of it has changed…….

Thoughts on tracks

Track 1a – Upper body warmup – Back in time

Starting the release as you mean to go on. As normal thrown into the depths of boxing. Warmed up with a good combination of upper cuts, hooks, jabs and directional movement. Fun uplifting track preparing you for the workout ahead.

Track 1b – Lower body warmup – Call me maybe

This lower body warm up is absolutely massive. I really do like this for its choreography and the uplifting energetic tune it’s delivered to. Quite surprised not to see the shoots in here but am glad they’ve been kept them out. Knees, kick set ups and kicks, lovely. Can hook into the lyrics so easily…. Please Dan and Rach more like this

Track 2 – Combat 1 – Bad Girls

Following on from previous releases this track throws you in the world of Capoeira. Getting the 1st beat and into the flow will result in maximum workout from the ginga. I do think the jumping evasive side kick is an un-needed option as the tracks quite quick. What do you think?

Track 3 – Power training 1 – Don’t feel the love

I really do like this track, simple effect boxing training, layering on the combination. The last time Dan and Rach took a track off beat was in Body Combat 52 track 7. Not only did they take it off beat they made if freestyle. We need more of these as it just adds on another level of authenticity and cardio.

Track 4 – Combat 2 – Firestarter

Shoots, shoots and more shoots. They’re back and I really do like how they’ve broken this track down in terms of choreography. This track not only gives you a cardio sweat but also a mental sweat working on the 2 roundhouse knees to the jabs and elbow.

Track 5 – Power training 2 –  We no speak no Americano

When I heard the track initially I was quite excited as it sounded like you could have a bit of fun with it. Really everything is happening at a high speed there really isn’t time. Looking at the Body Combat 56 behind the scenes would seem the travelling jabs are staying for a while. Not really got alot else to say about this track.

Track 6 – Combat 3 – Where have you been

I think it’s the first time nearly all my participants agreed they wanted it mixed out. The block, chop and kicks get a little boring.

Track 7 – Muay Thai - Let it rock

At the SQW when I done this it felt thrown together but after teaching it a couple of times my word. This track 7 comes right up to your face and slaps you down a couple of times. Simple choreography with massive effects. From the ascend/descend elbows to knees to downward street punch results in a sold track which will be going in the mix list.  The music has lots of areas to tap into and the options on the knees give the track a whole new level. Fantastic.

Track 8 – Power training 3- For a lifetime

This is an OK track 8. I like the music but choreography feels like something is missing.  Going back to basics with this high energy track. Lets see what the next release brings.

Track 9 – Conditioning - You’re gonna love this

I absolutely love this conditioning track, the shoulder taps, press-up combination is fantastic. The climber is just evil. This will be going into the mix list.

Track 10 – Cool down – Battle Scars

What can you say about cool downs really? Nice tune to a great ending.

Give feedback

So that’s Body Combat 55 in the bag. Have you enjoyed this release?

If you have any thoughts about Body Combat 55 and you’d like to share then please feel free to comment or get in touch. If you didn’t already know you can also give feedback to Les Mills in relation to any programme/release. Are you an instructor? Heard of the BLAH (be loud and heard)? http://www.lesmills.com/blah Are you a participant? You can let Les Mills know about your experiences with after class. http://www.lesmills.com/global/classes/after-class-surveys.aspx

• Track 1a – Upper body warmup - I cry (Basslouder remix edit) – high rolla
• Track 1b – Lower body warmup - Don’t wake me up (Basslouder remix edit) – High rolla
• Track 2 – Combat 1 - Welcome to the jungle – Emperor Platoon
• Track 3 – Power training 1 - Hymn (clubstar mix) – Tina Cousins
• Track 4 – Combat 2 - Hello (radio edit) – Scooter
• Track 5 – Power training 2 –  Stamp on the ground (breeze remix) – italo brothers
• Track 6 – Combat 3 - Still getting it – Foreign beggars feat. skrillex
• Track 7 – Muay Thai - Raise the flag – Airbourne
• Track 8 – Power training 3 - Silence (Darwin remix) – Filthy Louca
• Track 9 – Conditioning - Shawty got moves – Get Cool
• Track 10 – Cool down - Hall of fame – Born Rush vs Mr Ticket

Ralf :

Body Combat 54 is boom, Body Combat 55 is boom boom, Body Combat 56 is boom boom bang

The video doesn’t really give anything away, can’t wait for the sizzler…….

Looking over the web.config and IIS settings everything looked good. I wasn’t using anything that wasn’t on the server until I noticed the WebDAV Icon. This I found was the problem.  After removing WebDAV from the server everything started working as required.

The short and curlys of it all, if you have this error check if WebDAV is installed and either remove it from IIS or remove it from “modules” and from “handler mappings”.

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This review comes a little later than normal, so late that infact the Body Combat 55 video sizzler has been posted with the workshops kicking off this month. Where to begin? We were given the Body Combat 54 sizzler video quite quickly and I liked what I saw even though there wasn’t much.

From Body Combat 50 the releases have been getting tougher and tougher and 54 takes it to a entirely new level. It’s been just over 9 weeks that I have been teaching this release and I have to say that from start to finish it’s another solid release. I would actually go a step further and say it’s one of my favourites to date and here are my reasons:

• Best track 2 I have ever done.
• Lots of hooks into the music across all tracks.
• “Feel good” music resulting in pushing harder and faster.
• The amount of calories burnt is off the scale.
• Easy to teach, to have fun with and encourage participants with technique correction or working levels.

The latest calorie count on the posters for a class is 737.  After monitoring 12 classes on my polar watch my average consumption was 1075 hence once of my reasons being the amount of calories burnt. Like everything else it’s the matter of what you put in you get out.

Thoughts on tracks

Track 1a – What doesn’t kill you

We kick off with a feel good energising track “What doesn’t kill you” for the upper body warm up.  Music really works well with the simple boxing combinations then throwing in a nice Karate kata to break the warmup down.

Track 1b – Blow

The lower body warm up comes at us with simple combinations, but what’s this, the shoot lunges are back again. Like the last couple of releases they’ve managed to squeeze alot into the warmup. Lower body done, time for our first fight.

Track 2 – Turbulence

This track throws you straight into the work out. From the knee and kick combination to the balance challenge. This has to be the best track 2 track I have ever done.  I have found that directional cues with the arms help to bring together the side kick and the front kick of the 2nd half of the combination. Big thumbs up for this track…..

Track 3 – Gona love me

First power tracks throws in a normal combination of punches and upper cuts. Boxing training with simple, effective choreography to an uplifting, euphoric tune.

Track 4 – Paradise City

This track seems to go at full steam ahead. I have found that new participants didn’t take a liking of this track as quite alot of different moves to take in like the switch and the kata’s. Over the duration of doing this release a couple of times the track did eventually flow with participants. Short, Sharp, Sweet.

Track 5 – Invincible

The track that rocks the shoulders. Only half way through and by the end of this track the shoulders should be burning. From jabs, uppercuts to the hooks that bring the burn.

Track 6 – DOA

Like it’s counterpart (T4) this track goes full steam ahead.  It’s not the hardest of lower body tracks but  none the less still delivers a good punch with its back kick-knee combination followed by both the boxing and karate phase. It’s quite interesting to see how many people zone out during exercise esp when the combination goes to the blitz.

Track 7 – The Switch

By all means it’s not really the hardest T7 track we’ve had over the last couple of releases but lots of room for a bit of fun with the choreography and the music. It did take a couple of classes before participants were comfortable with the plyio push and then then push kick.  I really do like the music to this track.

Track 8 – Dark Skies

Simple power training combination with the speedball thrown in. Not one of my top 10 track 8′s but everything about it allows you to push harder and harder. The jab, hook, cross jack combination really does test shoulder endurance. If you’ve been putting in what you want out then you should feel it working in all the right areas.

Track 9  - Internet Friends

The hip escape from BJJ. After a couple of times participants really needed to be encouraged to take the next option up.  I do like this conditioning track due to the muscles worked, the nature of where the hip escape comes from and it’s adoption to group exercise.

Track 10 – Payphone

Nothing beats a cool down you can sing to or try to anyway while bringing the heart rate down and stretching the muscles.  Job done see you next time .

Give Feedback

So that’s Body Combat 54 in the bag.  Have you enjoyed this release?

If you have any thoughts about Body Combat 54 and you’d like to share then please feel free to comment or get in touch. If you didn’t already know you can also give feedback to Les Mills in relation to any programme/release. Are you an instructor? Heard of the BLAH (be loud and heard)? http://www.lesmills.com/blah Are you a participant? You can let Les Mills know about your experiences with after class. http://www.lesmills.com/global/classes/after-class-surveys.aspx

Sizzler

Insights with Dan Cohen and Amir Behforooz

The video really doesn’t give much away apart from more kata’s and crazy leg combinations. Suppose in 24 hours we will know if Dan and Rach have taken it up another gear.