02-20-12, 02:48 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Georgia
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I love Slim Series and like Slim in 6. Slim in 6 doesn't use weights for most of the workout. It's more lower body focused and has a cardio element to it. You then use bands or weights for about 8 minutes and finish with some lower body floor work, pushups, abs, and a yoga type stretch. Each workout gets progressively more intense (similar moves with higher BPM to the music, making it more cardio).
Slim Series is a high rep/low weight set of workouts. They are tough and a total Slim Training rotation has a dread factor for me. There are 5 weight workouts that are an 60-78 minutes each (5) and an hour long stretch. A friend recently helped me break these down and it helped me a lot. Firm it Up~lower body, unweighted(standing and floor); abs Shape it Up~total body; hits the legs, chest/tris/standing abs well (floor and standing work) Mix it Up~total body; hits chest and tris well; standing and floor work Tone it Up~total body, uses lightest weights; hits shoulders and legs well; standing and floor work Tear it Up~total body, hits the back of the body well(lots of deadlifts and back work, etc); no floor work except a few minutes of abs; has some cardio work in there too. Shape and Tear are 78 minutes and the others are roughly an hour each. Hope that helps somewhat. I like both sets and have gotten good results from them.
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02-20-12, 03:00 PM | |
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pacific NW
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I'm one that was raving .
English Ivy gave some good advice. I have no dread when it comes to SS but as far as doing Slim in 6 that might be different if I were to follow the recommended rotation (doing the same workout everyday before advancing to the next one). Alternating with Leslie/Ellen would be a great idea. I use only dumbbells for these workouts. I tend to dislike using bands, so I don't use them. These workouts are polarizing! I love them because for me THEY WORK. Lots of people loathe them. So YMMV. |
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02-20-12, 06:08 PM | |
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pacific NW
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Laura, I have no problem whatsoever using dumbbells.
If I were you, I'd probably start off using Slim in 6 and work on increasing my fitness level. This is 3 workouts. Maybe start off using Start it Up (first workout) 2 or 3 times a week and Leslie/Ellen 2 or 3 times a week. When that becomes too easy, move on to Ramp it Up, and so on. Later on if you want to do a Slim Series rotation, you don't need every one of the workouts. My favorites are Shape, Tone, and Firm, because I love the floorwork and like working my lower body a lot. Cheri gave a good breakdown, but other than Firm being all lower body, the workouts are not that radically different from one another. So I don't think it matters too much which ones you get, maybe whichever you can get in trade, that way you can see if you like them. And if you have Sin6, Burn it Up is pretty good so you could mix that in with a couple of the SS workouts. Put a Leslie in every other day and you have your rotation! |
02-20-12, 07:33 PM | |
Join Date: May 2011
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If light weights/high reps are your thing, you might also consider Jari Love. If you can't trade for Slim in 6, Jari's stuff is much cheaper so you could try it without much risk. Her stuff is a lot less boring than Sin6 (IMHO) and you would only need 3,5 and 8lb weights. I like her Ripped and Chiseled (great if you don't have a barbell). Just another option...
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02-20-12, 08:08 PM | |
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pacific NW
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I think some of Debbie's magic comes from how she works the lower body. I like Jari's workouts and they are definitely high rep, but they don't work as well for my lower half as SS. For me the floorwork makes a big difference. Of course YMMV. Another choice for hi rep/low weight is Jessica Smith 10 Lbs Down Total Body Tune Up, or her Better Body Blast. Dove Rose's workouts have a lot of reps and floorwork too. Or there is Karen Voight's Great Weighted Workout. The Toniques fit this category as well. HTH.
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