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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:04 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:15 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:44 pm
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I can't believe nobody's posted here in about 9 months. eek
Uhm... Anyways...
I've recently been trying Bob Harper's Inside Out Method Pure Burn Super Strength DVD, and I like it. Recommended To: Men and Women (ages 18-50) without heart, back, or mobility problems
The Good: It's a super-simple workout that has your heart rate up the whole time (if you're doing it right with the right weights!). It involves squats, lunges, push-ups, down & outs, a whole lot of arm exercises (bicep curls, overhead presses, etc.), and crunches. He works everything you know how to use in your body, and he does it such a way that as the lower body gets to rest, the upper body is working, and vice-versa. The best part is, when it's done, it's done. He works both sides at the same time (most of the time), so just as you're tired of this particular exercise, he gives you a new one. It feels fast-paced in a pleasant "I'm going to have time to wash the laundry" type of way. He has a timer on the bottom of the screen so you know how much longer you have until the workout is complete; you'd be surprised to find how much time passes and how quickly when you're actively engaged in everything.
The Bad: He sucks at explaining things, and even has his workout crew with him questioning if he meant something else. When it comes near the end of the workout, he even has to get on the ground and show everyone what he's instructing them to do. You'll need to keep a close eye on the television if you don't have experience in any of the exercises he uses in his DVD. You'll also need a set of hand weights with the video and, if you love it as much as I do, you'll need to keep using heavier and heavier weights as you progress. This could make it expensive if you don't already have hand weights in your possession.
The Ugly: You'll love him for being nice and making you laugh (at times, unintentionally), but you'll hate him for making you do certain things. However, repeatedly yelling "I HATE YOU, BOB!" to the television could make the neighbors call the cops when they were sure you were alone.
Another one I've tried is Skinny b***h Fitness: Body, and I wasn't impressed with it in the slightest. Recommended To: Young women (ages 16-23), and older women (ages 37-52) that want to pretend they're 16-23 again
The Good: You'll laugh throughout the video, and it's pretty easy. And they're not actually bitches.
The Bad: But they are annoying as crap. It's a stereotypical chick DVD; the two girls are talking to each other the whole time. I'm not into gossip magazines and I don't give a s**t that they're trying to create an air for girls to feel "accepted"---at the end of the day, it's just a marketing ploy to sell a DVD. It feels like a yoga class more than an actual workout. And there is no stretching after everything, so it's all up to you to decide if that's what helps prevent muscle soreness; they instead give you a 5-minute clip of them "meditating" to music at the end to cool down.
The Ugly: At times, if feels like the camera guy is obsessed with their face. By the time you look up at the television to see what they're doing, you have, at the very most, a waist-up shot that doesn't help you with proper form. It also drags on because they only work one half of the body at a time. Just when you think you're done, they switch to the other side. You know how much it sucks because you just lived it, but you HAVE to do it, unless you want to be uneven. They also make you work on the same part of the body over and over again until the DVD goes to the next part of the body to work on, so it feels unfulfilling and time consuming.
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