Good short strength workouts (20ish minutes)

[Rhonda]

Thanks everyone. I have the two FIRM workouts, and I think I also have Cathe's body max 2. Just got All in 18 in a trade.

Will be looking at starting my short strength rotation today. need to get some upper and lower body work done.

[mle777]

Fitness Blender on YouTube has some good, shorter strength workouts

[Lucky Star]

Kathy Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight. Two 20min routines, one upper body, one lower. Also has a 7min bonus ab/back routine. Kathy's hyper (to say the least!) but they're good, solid workouts with dual tracks that allow you to lift lighter or heavier.

[Vintage VFer]

Originally Posted by Joni O

My fave is The Firm Super Body Sculpt. Upper body is about 15 minutes. Lower body is about the same.

Joni, thanks for the The FIRM: Super Body Sculpt suggestion. I bought it and is a good one. Just weight-lifting at a reasonable pace. Short, but effective.

[buffmama]

Montenegro Method lower is about 29 min but you can skip the core work to shorten it a little. Her upper body work is 18 min.

[Joni O]

Originally Posted by Vintage VFer

Joni, thanks for the The FIRM: Super Body Sculpt suggestion. I bought it and is a good one. Just weight-lifting at a reasonable pace. Short, but effective.

Glad you like it. It's my go-to upper body workout when I'm short on time - and even sometimes when I'm not!

[bfit]

I second the Kathy Smith Lift Weights to Lose Weight suggestion. There's also a Kathy Smith Lift Weights to Lose Weight 2; I didn't like it as well as the first one, but it's OK. I think you can get both 1 and 2 on a single DVD now.

[CarlaVeg]

Originally Posted by buffmama

Body Max 2 is my favorite quick upper body workout and is 20 1/2 min

yes totally! I love using the ball too!

[Rhonda]

Originally Posted by buffmama

Body Max 2 is my favorite quick upper body workout and is 20 1/2 min

I did this one this week. It was good and not overkill. Only thing I didn't like was there was not a premix (that I could find) for just upper body. I went to the menu and picked each body part. Guess I could put the whole workout on and just skip to that part.

Am I missing something or is there a premix for this?

[Lucky Star]

Originally Posted by Garrie A.

Tracie Long's Lift premix on her Leaning Out DVD is 20 minutes and hits almost every muscle in that time. It's another good one.

Thanks, I didn't know about this premix!

I'm trying for consistency and want 20min strength routines in the morning. I love Gilad's Quick Fit System and Kathy's LW2LW but am also trying out Star Trainers Strength. The DVD has 5 individual workouts, all 20min total body, prob more of a beginner-intermediate level (depending on weights). Not *exactly* what you were looking for but I thought I'd mention it as well.