Basics
Class: Mighty Mate
Studio: Training Mate, in West Hollywood and Studio City
Length: 45 minutes
Difficulty (1-5): 4-5. The class really is as hard as you want to make it for yourself. So if you push yourself (or if your instructor really pushes you), it can definitely be a 5.
Sweatiness (1-5): 5. There’s a good mix of cardio and weights, so your heart rate is definitely up!
Recommended for beginners?
Yes! It’s definitely scaleable for all levels.
Recommended Instructors
Luke Milton, obviously (you can read here why we love him so much). He pushes us SO hard, but it’s because he knows we can handle it. It’s amazing, but we come out of class completely spent. Plus he tells the best worst jokes!
Luke Cook. Great energy and love that he is able to really get to every person and encourage them!
Rachael O’Leary. Rachael has so much energy! Plus she’s great because she gives a lot of options if you need to modify a move that’s too much or doesn’t feel right.
What to expect
Each day at Training Mate is a different focus – Mondays and Thursdays are upper body (Bondi Burn); Tuesdays and Fridays lower body (Thunder Down Under); Wednesdays and weekends full body. On most days, each station has 3 exercises, each which you do for 45 seconds, and you do it 3 times before moving onto the next station. There are 3 stations. On Wednesdays, for Mighty Mate, you go in a full circle around the room and do each move for 1 minute. You go around 3 full times. Then you finish with abs.
For Mighty Mate, there is always a good mix of cardio (rower, shuttle runs, jump rope, assault bikes, etc.) and weights (squats, deadlifts, lunges, burpees, pull-ups, etc.). The most recent one we went to had:
- Shuttle runs with frog jumps back
- Chest press
- Bosu deadlift/squat with a fit bar
- Assault bike
- 4×4 bicep curls/lateral raises with a resistance band
- KB overhead lunges
- Rower
- DB renegade row to tricep kick-back
- Burpee with pull-up
Other
Try to get from one station to the next quickly because sometimes there’s a little set-up time (i.e. changing the settings on the rower or bike). And definitely don’t hold back in the beginning because you’re nervous about the round!
Training Mate also provides towels and has a water refill station. So bring your own water! They also have lockers and 1 shower available at the West Hollywood location.
P.S. If you have bad allergies like Grace, do the ab portion inside, not outside. She discovered the hard way she can’t handle all the flowers outside…
