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Old 09-22-19, 01:02 PM  
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Talking I took 33 years to finally do "The FIRM: Volume 1" (1986)

When I first joined VF, The FIRM was all the rage. (And, a reliable source of more than a few train-wreck threads.)

I was never a Firmie. I like a few of their videos, but not so much to be a huge fan. I can't remember the first ever FIRM video I watched, but I remember LMAO over the bouncing microphone, the braless boobage and the stilted dialog. Then I tried the workout and thought I'd die. Tough stuff!

I have had Vol. 1 on my shelf and finally decided to try it. It is as tough as I have read. I went light and had to modify some moves.

Towards the end of the inner thigh work, I got pretty tired. My cat came in to visit and we decided to lie down on my mat and watch the rest of the video.

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Old 09-22-19, 01:10 PM  
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When I first joined VF, The FIRM was all the rage. (And, a reliable source of more than a few train-wreck threads.)

I was never a Firmie. I like a few of their videos, but not so much to be a huge fan. I can't remember the first ever FIRM video I watched, but I remember LMAO over the bouncing microphone, the braless boobage and the stilted dialog. Then I tried the workout and thought I'd die. Tough stuff!

I have had Vol. 1 on my shelf and finally decided to try it. It is as tough as I have read. I went light and had to modify some moves.

Towards the end of the inner thigh work, I got pretty tired. My cat came in to visit and we decided to lie down on my mat and watch the rest of the video.

It's a tough workout...I liked Vol 2 better....and really liked Vol 6 with the low impact moves and step. I probably got the most mileage out of Vol 6.

I really was a Firmie back in the day!
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Old 09-22-19, 01:21 PM  
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ha ha! welcome to the "isn't this better than dieting" club.

"tough, eh?"
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Old 09-22-19, 01:32 PM  
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ha ha! welcome to the "isn't this better than dieting" club.

"tough, eh?"
I like it when Susan says a few times, "Hit it!"
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Old 09-22-19, 02:27 PM  
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This was hard in my 30s and hard in my 40s. Volume 1 doesn't stop being hard
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Old 09-22-19, 03:15 PM  
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I really like splitting V1 into two workouts, the 1st part being the warmup and standing strength work; the 2nd part, the floorwork and cool down (skipping the abs chapter, I don’t do crunches).

Alta, I’m pretty surprised that you have never done V1!
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Old 09-22-19, 03:35 PM  
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I like it when Susan says a few times, "Hit it!"
yes - i was wracking my brain trying to remember more catch phrases!
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Old 09-22-19, 03:58 PM  
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That was my very first Firm video - in BETA format! I barely even remember it because I haven’t done it in years. I just remember how sexy and breathy Susan seemed to be. I think I saw it advertised on TV because, of course, there was no internet. Wish I still had that Beta for old times sake.
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Old 09-22-19, 04:24 PM  
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You have me beaten! It took me 27 years to try Vol. 1. Back in the day, my mom had it and Vol 2, and I previewed them. They intimidated me so I stuck with my Kathy Smith tapes.

I did Vol 1 this morning. I did pretty well but the soft weights cardio segment continues to slay me. Then there's the table floor work. I should have gone sans weights but I wanted to see if I could do it straight through with 1 lbers. Almost!

Although Vol 3 is my favorite of the Classics, I like Vol 1 because it's thorough, and I'm always challenged by it.
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Old 09-22-19, 05:22 PM  
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I found Firm Vol. 1 in the 80's through the ad in Shape (?) magazine. I immediately ordered the VHS tape for $50 and did it so many times that I'm surprised I didn't wear it out. I instantly fell in love with the aerobics & weights workout concept. It was (to me) so new, creative and innovative at the time. I still have this tape as well as all the other clamshell VHS tapes and can't part with them even though I haven't owned VHS tape player in years. Interestingly enough, I've never been tempted to repurchase them on DVD. Different times different interests now. I loved classic Firms way back when although I never considered myself as Firmie.
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