Review Tracie Long's Figure 30: Butt

[Laura S.]

Full disclosure: I received a free review copy of this workout.

Figure 30: Butt is the second in Tracie Long's "Figure 30" series. It is a 30-minute lower body workout led by Tracie that focueses with laser-like precision on the muscles of the butt. This may be a short workout, but Tracie achieves her apparent goals of burning out the muscles of the butt while teaching you tips and tricks for effectively working these muscles.

The sections in this workout are:

> Warm up - 5 minutes

> Standing exercises - She puts you through different tempos and pattern variations (4:4, 2:2, partial lift) and does a variety of squats and lunches that really address the glute muscles.

> Floor exercises - The pattern variations for these exercises include single reps and pulses. The exercises include traditional floorwork moves like leg lifts and kickbacks. She also has a long section that includes different bridge variations.

> Stretch - 5 minutes


For this workout, you need one pair of heavy dumbbells, one set of ankle weights, and a mat. Don't ask me about ths music; I have no memory of it. So, it must not have been super good OR super bad.

Tracie cues really well in this workout and also explains how to make many of these moves the most effective you can. You can tell that she has taught a lot of people and has seen many, if not all, the ways people cheat the moves and/or how they don't really understand what to do. She is by herself in this workout with no background exercisers on a raised area at the front of the room. If that sounds familiar, it's because this set looks a lot like the one from other workouts.

I think Tracie proves that she is a really good instructor in this workout. If you want to target your butt, then you may want to consider this workout.

[c4ward]

Great review! Love how this zeros in on the butt. Thanks for sharing.

[momofcha]

I this DVD

[Susan]

I love specialized "body part" workouts, so I think I'd like this one. Does anyone know how this compares to her Figure 30: Hips workout?

Thanks for the detailed review!

[Sara1000]

I enjoyed this workout very much. For some reason, all the recent Tracie Long workouts just seem like fun and the time flies by. Most of the music is good to outstanding.

Unfortunately I have some kind of problem with my right glute that is aggravated by floorwork. I only used one pound weights but it aggravated a problem I developed a few years ago that made it uncomfortable to sit - it had finally completely gone away but did bother me a little after I did this workout for the first time. Next time I will substitute step ups on the tall box.

[Laura S.]

I haven't ever done the Hips workout, but maybe someone else can compare them.

Sara - It's too bad the floorwork aggravates the glute. At least you have a viable alternative.

[bee]

I have the Hips one, and I just looked at the Butt clip and wish I'd gotten that instead. Not sure that helps anyone, just an observation!

[princess76]

I love this workout!

[DachsieDogMom]

I didn't love this work out. Its not bad but I didn't feel it had anything new to offer.

[Jane1721]

I like both workouts, but I like the hips one better. It has more standing work than the butt workout, and more moves that are unique (to me anyway!). But both are worth having if your lower body is a problem area.