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12-10-13, 12:59 PM | |
Join Date: Aug 2010
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LOVED it and still do! I did the full rotation. And whenever I go away, I bring the book and do these workouts in the hotel gym.
I love the idea of doing an abbreviated rotation of 2 weeks each phase, since I miss the workouts, but don't feel like committing to 3 months of anything right now. The moves I modified were the two handed bent over rows, I have had past back issues, and am not comfortable doing too many bent over type rows so as soon as I feel strain (perceived or real) I go to a one armed row with support. And there is one particular move, some kind of scarecrow thing that replaces the pull up she has in the book, that I just hate, so sometimes I do a lying pullup using my Cathe tower, or just throw in any other back or shoulder move since I don't like the pullups either Because of this rotation, I still foam roll nearly everyday, I love it and have no idea how I lived without it, lol. And I use many of her RAMP moves in my general warmups. I did not drop 2 sizes either, not sure if that will ever happen. But I would say my smaller sized jeans were fitting perfectly, and I just had an all over fitter feel and look. Oh and it really works your core even though you don't do lots of core specific exercises, she just works it in with a lot of the other moves. She does talk a bit, but I really don't mind it at all, her voice isn't grating, the tips are usually really helpful, and she just has a friendly but professional demeanor. The metabolic workouts in the beginning are a little easy, so I was combining them with other workouts. They got more intense in Phase 2. I also loved having the extra 3 "free" days in this rotation to get in more CS and boxing/kickboxing workouts (my favorite cardio). I found I got a better workout doing the metabolic workouts on my own using the book. It does take a workout or two to figure out your weight. And what I liked a lot, is in some moves, they would use some heavier weights, Rachel was doing shoulder presses with a 16kb kettlebell in one move. Oh, you don't have to have a kettlebell, the moves with it, always has a dumbbell sub, and sometimes it's the other way around, and she is just showing how to use a KB instead of a dumbbell. The only move that I don't think subs will with a dumbbell is the swing. Hope you enjoy it if you end up trying the rotation! |
12-10-13, 02:54 PM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: I love that dirty water...
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I reviewed it on my blog, if you want to read about it. I thought Rachel did a pretty good job instructing, esp. since it was her first crack at a DVD, but I agree that sometimes the rest periods could have been used more efficiently. I'm glad I did it, but I don't plan to do it again. |
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12-10-13, 04:41 PM | ||
Join Date: Aug 2010
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https://www.rodalestore.com/drop-two...d-program.html Their shipping is usually really reasonable. RAMP is her warmup, it's about 10 minutes of different stretches and a little hopping. I use the moves in this often in most of my warm ups now. It moves a little slow with the dvd, so sometimes I just preferred to do it on my own and move through it a little faster. I can't remember exact workout times, but if I recall correctly, they range from slightly under to slightly over an hour including the RAMP and foam rolling. |
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d2s, drop 2 sizes, foam rolling, rachel cosgrove, ramp warm-up, warm ups, warm-up |
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