I was inspired by this thread to do the DVD right away, instead of waiting my usual 6 months (or longer!).
I am happy with the purchase, and I'm also happy that I have the book. I like the anatomical illustrations in the book.
So far, I've done the "How To Do the Exercises" and Basic Workouts 1 and 2. If I hadn't received the book first, I most likely would have skipped all that and have gone straight to the advanced workouts. I'm glad I started at the beginning. The book gave me a good sense of how different these exercises are from what I'm used to doing, and I wanted to be sure to get all the form pointers and basics down.
I'm not going to do a review, just wanted to say that even though the presentation is somewhat dry, it's not deadly. I'm easily bored, and if I can do it, anyone can! I like the man who does the How Tos and Basic Workout 2, because he gives really good form pointers, and a lot of context (like why you are doing what you are doing, and also how you will build from there as you advance).
I like having the workout format, instead of just demos and then you have to figure out how to incorporate them into your routine. The workouts aren't too long so they make good add-ons.
What I really like is that, even though the workouts don't feel wonderful when I'm doing them, AND I tend to boycott static poses that you have to hold, I feel GREAT afterwards! I even feel great the next morning. Do a search on all the posts under my name and I bet you'll never see me ever having said something made me feel GREAT before
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