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Rock Star
POUND Rockout Workout: Burn Calories
and Get Toned While Feeling Like a
Rock Star
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 2 COMMENTS About the Author: Josie Rubio is a senior editor at VIVmag.
My dreams of rock stardom were tempered at 17,
when my bass guitar teacher asked me, in all
seriousness, if I was tone deaf. Also, I have no
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rhythm, which is definitely a problem when you
aspire to be part of a rhythm section.
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But I swept aside my trepidation (not to mention
the shards of my broken dreams) and took my
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first POUND class at a Crunch location in
Manhattan. The upside: I’d feel like a rock star
while getting a full­body workout. The POUND
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Rockout Workout uses lightly weighted drumsticks
called Ripstix, a rhythm­heavy soundtrack and
energetic instructors for a cardiovascular workout
with full­body toning.
Founders Kirsten Potenza and Cristina
Peerenboom were at a birthday party for Matt
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Kirsten Potenza and Cristina Peerenboom came up
with POUND as a fun way to incorporate drumming
into a calorie­burning, muscle­toning workout.
Sorum (of Velvet Revolver, The Cult and Guns N’
Roses fame), when they came up with the idea. During the party, the two L.A.­based drummers found
themselves playing at a kit without a stool and realized drumming could be incorporated into a workout.
Since POUND’s debut at Crunch in West Hollywood, CA, in March 2011, the workout has spread to
Crunch locations in New York City and San Francisco, where you can find 45­ or 30­minute classes. In
the L.A. area, Potenza and Peerenboom offer 60­minute sessions.
After arriving at the Lafayette St. Crunch, I grabbed a mat and a pair of brightly colored Ripstix. Beware:
Someone who had previously taken a POUND class told me that she hit herself in the head with the
sticks. I’m apparently somewhat of a timid drummer, so it wasn’t a problem for me. Instructor Zuta
Gilchriest led the 45­minute class first through some moderately paced songs to get us in the groove
before building up to faster beats and more complex moves. Tracks you might “play along” with include
Lana del Ray’s “Blue Jeans,” Ellie Goulding’s “Lights” and Linkin Park’s “Faint.”
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As we warmed up with the first songs, the class got the hang of squatting and drumming on the mat to
Gilchriest’s lead, as we activated our leg muscles and arms. Then lunges and squats were incorporated,
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as we drummed on the floor to the side, while the motion kept the cardio up. The class also incorporated
core work, as we sat on our mats with our legs in front of us and were directed to drum at our sides, then
with our legs elevated and leaning back, to activate our abs and obliques.
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The music and routines make the time fly by, and I think POUND is a fun way to burn calories and get
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toned. If you have rhythm, that’s a plus, but even if you’re a little clumsy and uncoordinated (like me) the
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class is fairly easy to follow. Though I didn’t look like Sheila E. — or even The Muppets’ Animal — I’d
happily take POUND again. To find a class near you, use the class locator (though a Crunch
spokeswoman notes that Miami Crunch locations are no longer offering POUND classes.)
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Darlene says:
February 9, 2013 at 3:01 pm
I really want to do poundsstix .. But I cannot find anywhere to purchase the sticks or the DVD of the
poundrockoutworkout.. I cannot get to a gym.. Please can you help me find the workout to purchase..
I am so excited to do this. Because I believe this will help me achieve my goal to getting in better
shape.. I really hope you can help me..
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josie says:
February 13, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Yes, creators of Pound offer Ripstix you can buy online, as well as streaming classes for those
who would like to do the workout at home! Here is a link to the “Backstage Pass” program:
http://www.poundfit.com/backstage­pass
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