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1991 of 2008 persons found the following review helpful.
WOW! Amazing!
By mcel
I had never purchased a Jillian Michaels DVD before b/c of the hit or miss reviews. So when I heard raves when it comes to this one, I decisive to give it a shot and I am so glad I did. This is an sheer butt-kicker workout. I am an intermediate/advanced exerciser (I work out 5-6 days a week) so I figured I could see what Level 1 was all when it comes to and move onto Level 2 right away. Listen to me folks–these workouts are HARD. Level 2 was VERY difficult–a good difficult though, very challenging. When Jillian tells you to commence at level 1, listen to her she knows what she’s doing. I’ve been at this for with regards to 5 days, and I already feel a divergence in my body.
Jillian is tough–absolutely NO rest in this workout (not even for a sip of water) but that’s what makes it go by so quickly, and it makes your body change, according to Jillian. You’re done before you recognise it–but by the end you’ve gotten a kick butt workout and feel like you’ve actually done something. She bases her workout on the 3-2-1 method: 3 mins strength, 2 mins cardio, 1 min abs. Her strength circuits remind me of Jari Love–compound exercises that work the upper and lower body simultaneously. The cardio is good as well: a lot of jumping, so watch those knees (she has a modifier for beginner and lower impact) And the abs is straight up ab work–a assortment of crunches and twists on the floor.
This is a outstanding workout and I find Jillian to be tough but she’s gorgeous likeable. Be cautioned though: she’s no-nonsense. I think it’s funny when for the duration of the stretch she admits she’s not flexible and struggles to reach her legs on the floor. I thought “Ha, Ha, in the long run something I’m better at than Jillian!” lol
If you genuinely want to get a good workout and to jumpstart your weight loss get this DVD you will not be disappointed. It’s great for those who are short on time too and want to try something new; each workout is just under 30 mins!
1108 of 1127 humans found the following review helpful.
I wish there were more workouts in this DVD
By M. Curtis
First off, I would give it 3 ½ stars. I’ve only done level one but it is a good, very intense work out. I felt outstanding afterwards. Also, I actually like the trainer. She motivated me to push my most difficult to undertake and finish each exercise, which from time to time I couldn’t do (and I consider myself to be in good shape). My greatest complaint regarding the DVD is that you are told to commence with level 1 and then progression up to level 2, then level 3. But there is only one level 1 workout, one level 2 workout and one level 3 workout. As a result, you are doing the same workout each day until you may move up a level. This may get boring. In addition, you are working the same tired and sore muscles that you worked the day before. My other complaints are a bit petty: the music is terrible and you can’t skip through a lot of of the beginning stuff. As stated above, the workouts are great and exceedingly challenging but I wouldn’t use this DVD alone.
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UPDATE:
I would now give this video 5 stars. One of the remarks to my review suggested that I don’t wait to move up in levels, rather, I could do each level so that I am not doing the same workout again and again. THANK YOU to that person. I am now switching around levels and I love it. Level 2 and 3 are harder but I follow the “easier” version of most of the exercises and make modifications to galore of the aerobic exercises that may be too hard (or that I just may not like). This is now my favored DVD. I love it because it is hard sufficient to in truth replace the gym… and in only 25 min.
728 of 746 persons found the following review helpful.
WOW! YIKES! JILLIAN KICKS YOUR [...]
By jmastro
Ok, if you’re like me (overweight and unmotivated) and watch The Biggest Loser and wish you could be one of the contestants and have Jillian train you then you’re in luck! Buy this DVD! I just received the dvd today and did the First Level today. It’s been 2 and 1/2 hours since I finished and I’m still shaking and finding it hard to go up and down stairs. I can’t even imagine what she puts those poor contestants through..LOL!
I have knee pains and feet pains and commonly just walk at 3mph on my treadmill. Well, suffice to say I’m not seeing any weight loss. And let me be honorable the real reason I have knee and feet troubles is because I weigh too much. So I did the full on jumping jacks..no altered jumping jacks in this workout…Jillian tells you straight, she has 400lb people doing full jumping jacks, you may too! And she was right. I sure as heck can’t actually do the push ups but I’m sure that I will be capable to ultimately if I keep doing this dvd daily for 20 minutes.
And she’s right, you can’t do a workout for 20 minutes and suppose it to be easy…you want easy, don’t get this dvd. You want to sweat and genuinely workout get this dvd!
I’m 5’4” and 168 lbs. I will let you know my progression in my remarks as time goes on. Good luck to everyone!
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