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Old 10-27-10, 12:59 PM  
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All of this sounds good to me I especially like that she does tons of plank work, as I cannot do traditional crunches. I definitely don't NEED another strength workout, but I'm going to look at collage anyway.
Marta does a nice job of working your core with planks and variations of them!
(In all dvds of this set).
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Old 10-27-10, 01:04 PM  
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How are these on the shoulders? I had a shoulder impingement in the past which is OK now but I am wary of shoulder work and don't do certain shoulder exercises (like upright rows and front raises).

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I did breakdowns of these a while back...

Here's Strength (I never did the core workout so I don't have that one):

Workout 1:

Back exercises:
Double arm pulldown w/squat - 2 sets of 10 reps *
Side lunge w/double arm dumbbell row - 10 on each leg
Bent over double arm row w/one leg raise - 10 on each leg

Chest exercises:
Double arm chest press w/squat - 2 sets of 10 *
Double arm pec deck w/reverse lunge - 10 on each leg
One legged, double arm dumbbell fly - 10 on each leg **

Shoulder exercises:
Double arm shoulder press w/front squat - 2 sets of 10
Deadlift and jump into double arm overhead press - 2 sets of 10
Jump press w/knee raise - 10 per leg

Triceps exercises:
Double arm overhead press w/squat - 2 sets of 10

Biceps exercises:
Double arm bicep curl w/lunge & knee raise - 10 each leg

Back to triceps exercises: (I don't understand what happened w/the trisets with the triceps/biceps section)
Side lunge with triceps extension and twist - 2 sets of 10 each leg

* Good move for a band
** Seems like more of a back exercise

Workout 2:

Workout 2: Lower body
1st giant set:
Reverse lunge to knee raise - 10 each leg
Reverse lunge to dumbbell touch (touch dumbbells to floor) - 10 each leg
8 o'clock lunge: 10 each leg
Front squat: 10
Squat w/knee raise: 10 each leg
Romanian deadlift: 10
Wide stance deadlift: 10
1 legged squat w/leg raise: 10 each leg
Break: ab exercise: russian twist

2nd giant set:
Reverse lunge from 6 to 10 o'clock: once around on each leg

Reverse lunge, touch floor at bottom & raise opp. leg: 10 each leg
Diagonal reverse lunge w/knee raise: 10 each leg
Forward lunge into reverse lunge & 2 pulses: 10 each leg
Romanian deadlift in and out: 5 in and 5 out
Wide deadlift: 10
One legged deadlift w/opp. leg kickback: 10 each leg
Another ab exercise: v-ups
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Old 10-27-10, 01:05 PM  
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Workout 1


First circuit:
High knees
Four point squat (walk 2 forward, 2 back)
Side lunge to touch floor on each leg
Reverse lunge to touch floor
Burpee w/jump
Pushups
Planks
2nd circuit:
High knees w/knee catch
In and out jump squat
Side lunge w/knee pull
Forward lunge to touch floor on each leg
Burbee w/bottom jack
Pushup w/knee-in's
Planks
3rd circuit:
High side knees
In and out jump squat w/pulses
Side lunge w/kick
Forward lunge into reverse lunge
Burpee w/bottom jack and knee in and jump
Pushup w/side knee-in
Planks

Workout 2

First circuit:
Squats
Squat jumps
Squat into front kicks
Squat into side kicks
Reverse lunge into front kicks
Mountain climbers
Renegade rows, no weights
Down and up w/hands in planks
2nd circuit:
Touch down squat into squat jump
One legged squat into front kicks
One legged squat into side kicks
Pulsing reverse lunge into front kick
Side mountain climbers
Side planks, up and down
3rd circuit:
5 touch down squats into squat jumps
In and out squats w/front kicks
In and out squats w/side kicks
Around the clock reverse lunge w/kick & punch
In and out knee mountain climber
Renegade rows w/a twist

Workout 3

First circuit:
Squat and overhead reach
Plyo squat and plyo reverse lunge
Reverse lunge with side twist
Body lifts on elbows
Triceps dips
Pushup into plank
2nd circuit:
Squat and cross body reach
Plyo squat and plyo reverse lunge w/2 pulses
Reverse lunge to touch floor and side twist
Body lifts on elbows w/1 leg raised
Triceps dips w/1 leg raised
Pushup into plank w/triangle hands
3rd circuit:
Squat into elbow-knee touch down
Squat into jump to reverse lunge, 2 pulses, and knee lift
Reverse lunge, raise glutes up, lower, and stand
Body lifts on elbows w/1 leg raised and abducted
Triceps dips - full body
Pushup into plank
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Old 10-27-10, 01:09 PM  
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Workout 1:

1 minute: Split jumps (30 seconds per leg)
30 seconds: Pushups on toes
30 seconds: Hold plank on toes
1 minute: Deadlifts w/dumbbell clean, and jump into overhead press
1 minute: Squat w/overhead raise and calf raise
1 minute: 1-legged deadlift with other leg out balanced behind you, w/rows (30 seconds per leg)
1 minute: Crunches with bicep curl (on floor)
1 minute: Single leg squat w/other leg kickback (30 seconds per leg)
1 minute: Romanian deadlifts
1 minute: Curtsy dip w/knee raise (30 seconds per leg)
1 minute: Side to side walking squats


Workout 2:

1 minute: Forward lunge to squat to reverse lunge (30 seconds per leg)
1.5 minutes: Burpees w/jumps
1 minute: Bent over T w/side raises - 30 seconds per leg
30 seconds: Pushups w/hands in triangle position
30 seconds: Hold plank on toes
30 seconds: Split jumps, switching legs
1 minute: Crunches w/overhead press
1 minute: Reverse lunge w/double-arm lat row
1 minute: Deadlift to upright row
1 minute: Reverse lunge into deadlift - 30 seconds per leg
1 minute: Mountain climbers



Workout 3:

1 minute: Jumping jacks
30 seconds: Pushups
30 seconds: Elbow planks w/body raise
1 minute: Reverse lunge into squat (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: Back fly's, alternating grips b/t palms out and down
1 minute: Side lunges (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: Hold side plank, hand behind head w/elbow toward ceiling, raise knee to elbow
1 minute: Front lunges (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: Good mornings
1 minute: Reverse lunges from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock and back (30 seconds on each leg)
1 minute: Romanian deadlift into bicep curl and overhead press



Workout 4:

1 minute: High knees
1 minute: In and out knee raises (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: Triple touch (jumping with touch downs to front, side, and back, while turning body)
1 minute: Tick tocks
1 minute: Skaters side-to-side
1 minute: Front kicks (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: Side kicks (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: Squat into jab, jab
1 minute: Reverse lunge with side twist (30 seconds each leg)
1 minute: High knees with arms up overhead in a v-shape
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Old 10-27-10, 08:04 PM  
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A very generous VF'er gifted these to me and after doing them for four weeks, I already have the body of an athlete!

The good:

1. They will kick your butt! They're challenging, yet do-able.

2. Because they're short, you can use them as add-ons.

3. Each DVD has three separate work-outs, so you can mix and match in different ways.

4. They are time-efficient - no standing around yapping, although Marta does say you can take a quick break, or drink some water now and then, so I think she intends that you hit the Pause button when you need to.

5. Endurance, in particular, will build strength and endurance through lots of planks, push-ups, burpees and variations thereof - which is either a pro or a con, depending on your feelings about said exercises.

6. The workouts are rapidly increasing my overall fitness and endurance - more quickly than I would have expected.

7. I'm new to combined strength exercises with light weights, but picked up all the moves very quickly; there's nothing awkward or seemingly unsafe.

8. I'm developing a strange girl-crush on Marta - not sure if that's good or bad.

The bad:

1. There are no warm-ups, cool-downs or stretches, which isn't a problem for me, as I just do my own.

2. The workouts aren't exactly "fun", but then they're not really that kind of workout.

3. Marta occasionally says "C'mon - you're getting the body of an athlete!" which may bug some people, but I think of it in terms of "moving like an athlete", or "developing the efficiency of an athlete".

4. Marta doesn't provide much in the way of form pointers, (see point 4 above) but then they are advanced workouts.

In summary, these are straightforward, no-fluff workouts, with a lot of stuff on each DVD. I'm looking forward to my next Montenegro rotation, and if Marta puts out more DVDs I would definitely get them.
I agree with RedPanda 100%. The key points being that they're not supposed to be fun, they're great as add-ons (or as I mentioned in my op, mixed and matched) and the exercises are challenging but safe and doable (e.g. no worries about choreography).

I know I've already enabled some on this one and I hope they like Strength as much as I do.
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Old 10-27-10, 08:25 PM  
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I was quite surprise when people refer to them as boring, I like the way they are set up works great for me, I have been using them as a supplement to my running, I like that they are short, pack a punch and there is not that much babbling. I alternate the Strength and Endurance workout after my run, so I like that there is no warmup that I have to skip, can't remember when I did anybody's warmup and really hate it when the warmup is part of the first round of workout, I also skip cool down since I do my own yoga stretches since I know what works best for my body. I love that she didn't babble much or tell stories, since that means I hear the same thing over and over. There is enough variety in it to work all my total body that I plan on using it through the end of the year in between training for 3 more races, before I switch back to Barry's bootcamp but his babbling bothers me even though it is an effective workout. But then I do have to say, I have no problem following a workout from paper and doing it with no music.
Give the workout a try, ignore looking for the entertainment factor just do the workout and you make just be surprise how good and accomplish you feel at the end.
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Old 10-27-10, 08:41 PM  
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Give the workout a try, ignore looking for the entertainment factor just do the workout and you make just be surprise how good and accomplish you feel at the end.
Yeah, that!

I've been mulling this over, and I'd describe very few of my workouts as actual "fun". I look forward to doing them, I enjoy doing them, and I get a sense of accomplishment and - if I'm lucky - an endorphin buzz.

Oh wait, did I just describe "fun"?
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Old 10-27-10, 09:01 PM  
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Isn't it strange when a thread comes along at just the right time?

I've been looking at these over and over since I got my Collage guide the other day. They are priced good & I love having a set of something for a rotation. Since alot of people are saying they re good as add-ons would you say they are not enough as is for an advanced strength workout?
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Old 10-27-10, 11:31 PM  
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Since alot of people are saying they re good as add-ons would you say they are not enough as is for an advanced strength workout?
We're only saying that because of the format - I'm sure if you did all three circuits on the Strength DVD (totalling more than 60 minutes) you'd get a pretty good workout.
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Old 10-28-10, 08:13 AM  
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Just added them back on my ever-growing wishlist!
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