Michael Olajide
This is his newest Aerobox
video and its all about the
punching. He does have a
section at the beginning with
tips on stance and punching
technique.
The video itself has a fabulously
gritty, noir feel about it, with
Michael ( providing the only
colour with his gradual
peel-a-way outfit) conducting the
workout in a shadowy boxing
ring. The music is techno with
flashes of house ( and a little
Carmina Burana!) and made me
feel tough! There's a brief
warm-up and then you're led
through three rounds of
punching combos with Round
Three connecting the
sequences learned in Rounds
One and Two , done at lightning
speed. In between you do plyo
squats, jacks and you hold a
deep squat forever ( okay it only
seems that way). You lose the
(optional but effective)
handweights when you move
into the faster combos. There's
an abs section and then the
cool-down.
The workout is a lot of fun and
requires alertness and speed. If
you brace your middle and hips
and let the punches fly, you
should be breathing hard by the
end. The whole thing is about 50
minutes so its very effective
when you don't have 90 minutes
to spend on a cardio tape. I love
this one and have been using it
three times a week for a month
now.
Caveats: The warm-up and
cool-down could have been
longer, at least in terms of
holding the stretches. The abs
section looks effective but he
just shows you the moves, and
so I don't know how many
sets/reps I'm supposed to do.
Overall though, I'm a big fan and
can't wait for the even tougher
followups.
Instructor comments:
Michael's clear calm instructing
style is very motivating. I love it
when he tells me to "bring it"
when we get into the faster
sequences. Plus, just watching
him is a treat... his nickname
"The Silk" is well-earned!
shimster
November 25, 2002