Yes I luv BB, in fact you could say I am addicted,lol. These workouts are more "tough barre" , not necessarily fluid nor 8count based as BB and Eccentrics are but they also have no burpees , no mountain climbers, no jumping, no typical athletic cardio/kickboxy hi/low stuff, as a matter of fact so far no impact and yes some plank and push up variations but not overkilled. They are a tad slower controlled movements pilates/barre based, but you will heat up and work big time. Minimal equipment in that they use only 3-8lbs dumbbells and a soft barre type ball. There is one band workout as well. These are slightly more reps than typical barre, with sets with no rest in-between at time, building on exercises to burn out muscle and they encourage you to start with heaviest weights first. They are great about showing a variety of available modifications as well wether mods are to make easier or more advanced.
So far I feel like these are giving me that strength bump I crave without going back to traditional "strength training" so to speak. They kind of remind me of the dumbbell conditioning of the 1st few VOL Firm workouts without the high impact cardio in-between.
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Originally Posted by glamgal
bjammin13 - I think you are a fan of Ballet Beautiful, right? I'm drawn to those workouts that require minimal or no equipment. I like BB, Essentrics/Classical Stretch, and barre3 and appreciate that you can do most of those without equipment (aside from the occasional ball in barre3...I don't use any dumbbells).
Can these be done without equipment? Are the moves more fluid (like BB / Essentrics) or athletic (planks, burpees, etc)? I looked at some previews when the HSM thread was revived recently, but I dismissed HSM as being more tough than the workouts I typically enjoy. Just wondering about your thoughts...
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