Okay - Tell Me I Can Do This - BBL

lorajc · 05-02-10, 08:41 AM

Yesterday was a cardio day but I've been wanting to try Bum Bum BBL - so I popped it in. After 10 minutes, I popped it out. I despise working my legs, but thought this might be "fun" since it has rave reviews. My legs were already sore from the other day, I was in a foul mood, and it was basically a cardio day......so please tell me.............can I do BBL? Will I learn to enjoy it? I really need the results everyone is talking about. Help me to enjoy BBL.

DachsieDogMom · 05-02-10, 09:20 AM

Sadly I don't love it like I thought I would. But it has grown on me a little bit. I dont think I could follow the rotation though because I just don't love it.

chrisqan · 05-02-10, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lorajc

Yesterday was a cardio day but I've been wanting to try Bum Bum BBL - so I popped it in. After 10 minutes, I popped it out. I despise working my legs, but thought this might be "fun" since it has rave reviews. My legs were already sore from the other day, I was in a foul mood, and it was basically a cardio day......so please tell me.............can I do BBL? Will I learn to enjoy it? I really need the results everyone is talking about. Help me to enjoy BBL.

give it another try in a few days, when i first did bum bum, it was hard! now it's a lot easier, it takes time to build up to it, plus, you had a bad day yesterday. i would give it another try before giving up.

PLS · 05-02-10, 09:30 AM

I like the workouts, but on any given day with ANY workout, if it isn't working for me I pop it out and put in a different workout. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. If it is a new workout, unless it is just plane horrible, I have a 3 try rule. I have to do the full workout 3x before I can trade it. That gives me time to learn the moves, hear the music and cuing and decide whether I really don't like it or not.

Then if its a set and I still don't like it I shelve it for a while. I did this with RevAbs and a year later I am actually liking these workouts. Things I found annoying just don't bother me this time around. This is what works for me.

So yes I do think it is possible that you might enjoy BBL on a different day or even in 6 months. And probably a day your legs aren't already sore would be a better day to try it. I found that I was always sore after BB so doing it on a day my legs were sore would not be fun.

Vintage VFer · 05-02-10, 09:45 AM

Try it when your legs aren't sore already.

lorajc · 05-02-10, 10:09 AM

i think I'm a leg wimp......as my legs are sore a lot!

JP44 · 05-02-10, 11:29 AM

Maybe do only 15 min of Bum Bum to start w/ and gradually add on. Alternatively, try Bum Bum Rapido or Bum Bum Live. Both are shorter than Bum Bum and less cardio intensive. HTH!

Joan (JP44)

gigi · 05-02-10, 01:13 PM

Oh, I love BBL! I'm finishing my first rotation with it, but I did add in other cardio. What I like about it, is it's just enough burn and then he switches to another move. I love Bum Bum b/c of the cardio factor. I'm liking it even now more at the end of my rotation b/c I've perfected the moves and know how to really work it. Every time I don't want to do a workout, I hit play and the time ends up flying by for me. I find Bum Bum challenging, but focus on the fact that you will not do endless repetitions of one move. It moves from one thing to the next quickly. I hope you learn to like it, but it may not be for you. I would give it another try though. Good luck!

tigger · 05-02-10, 05:15 PM

Try Bum Bum Rapido since it's only 10 minutes. I use it a lot as an add on. I only use it and Bum Bum from BBL. I'm going to try Uppercuts since I've heard good things about it. I can't do a BBL rotation because I didn't like Cardio Axe and I can't make myself do High and Tight because I hate floorwork. Anyway, I agree, don't try to make yourself do a workout if you dislike it, but definitely try it a couple of times. I didn't like Bum Bum until the 2nd or 3rd time when I knew what to expect.

KarenJo · 05-02-10, 07:05 PM

I've only previewed my set so far but I plan to do the Basics w/o a couple or three times and then start with Bum-Bum Rapido. I don't think I could make it through all of Bum-Bum from the start and I definitely wouldn't be able to walk the next day. That's a lot of big muscle usage going on.

Unfortunately, they don't include an 'I'm having a bad day, just got over a stomach upset and don't feel like killing myself' rotation.

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05-02-10, 08:41 AM
lorajc Join Date: Jul 2005	Okay - Tell Me I Can Do This - BBL Yesterday was a cardio day but I've been wanting to try Bum Bum BBL - so I popped it in. After 10 minutes, I popped it out. I despise working my legs, but thought this might be "fun" since it has rave reviews. My legs were already sore from the other day, I was in a foul mood, and it was basically a cardio day......so please tell me.............can I do BBL? Will I learn to enjoy it? I really need the results everyone is talking about. Help me to enjoy BBL.

05-02-10, 09:20 AM
DachsieDogMom Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida	Sadly I don't love it like I thought I would. But it has grown on me a little bit. I dont think I could follow the rotation though because I just don't love it.

05-02-10, 09:30 AM
PLS Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Missouri	I like the workouts, but on any given day with ANY workout, if it isn't working for me I pop it out and put in a different workout. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. If it is a new workout, unless it is just plane horrible, I have a 3 try rule. I have to do the full workout 3x before I can trade it. That gives me time to learn the moves, hear the music and cuing and decide whether I really don't like it or not. Then if its a set and I still don't like it I shelve it for a while. I did this with RevAbs and a year later I am actually liking these workouts. Things I found annoying just don't bother me this time around. This is what works for me. So yes I do think it is possible that you might enjoy BBL on a different day or even in 6 months. And probably a day your legs aren't already sore would be a better day to try it. I found that I was always sore after BB so doing it on a day my legs were sore would not be fun.

05-02-10, 09:45 AM
Vintage VFer VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Try it when your legs aren't sore already. __________________ Goal:250 / Done:91 POSTURE CHECK!

05-02-10, 10:09 AM
lorajc Join Date: Jul 2005	i think I'm a leg wimp......as my legs are sore a lot!

05-02-10, 11:29 AM
JP44 Join Date: Nov 2007	Maybe do only 15 min of Bum Bum to start w/ and gradually add on. Alternatively, try Bum Bum Rapido or Bum Bum Live. Both are shorter than Bum Bum and less cardio intensive. HTH! Joan (JP44)

05-02-10, 01:13 PM
gigi Join Date: Jun 2003	Oh, I love BBL! I'm finishing my first rotation with it, but I did add in other cardio. What I like about it, is it's just enough burn and then he switches to another move. I love Bum Bum b/c of the cardio factor. I'm liking it even now more at the end of my rotation b/c I've perfected the moves and know how to really work it. Every time I don't want to do a workout, I hit play and the time ends up flying by for me. I find Bum Bum challenging, but focus on the fact that you will not do endless repetitions of one move. It moves from one thing to the next quickly. I hope you learn to like it, but it may not be for you. I would give it another try though. Good luck! __________________ Angela

05-02-10, 05:15 PM
tigger Join Date: Feb 2005	Try Bum Bum Rapido since it's only 10 minutes. I use it a lot as an add on. I only use it and Bum Bum from BBL. I'm going to try Uppercuts since I've heard good things about it. I can't do a BBL rotation because I didn't like Cardio Axe and I can't make myself do High and Tight because I hate floorwork. Anyway, I agree, don't try to make yourself do a workout if you dislike it, but definitely try it a couple of times. I didn't like Bum Bum until the 2nd or 3rd time when I knew what to expect.

05-02-10, 07:05 PM
KarenJo VF Supporter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Central Valley, California	I've only previewed my set so far but I plan to do the Basics w/o a couple or three times and then start with Bum-Bum Rapido. I don't think I could make it through all of Bum-Bum from the start and I definitely wouldn't be able to walk the next day. That's a lot of big muscle usage going on. Unfortunately, they don't include an 'I'm having a bad day, just got over a stomach upset and don't feel like killing myself' rotation. __________________ Karen Jo I now have a doctor's order to never again do push ups (yippee!)