07-02-14, 07:43 AM | ||
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Joyce is very amusing--I enjoy her writing style. She's a great example of the benefits of weightlifting.
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07-02-14, 08:17 AM | |
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Michigan
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I have a few of Joyce"s books, and many of her dvds. I haven't used them all, but generally gravitate to her "Just" series. This thread has inspired me to break out my Joyce dvds.
As some of you might know, I have been struggling with my health this year (fibromyalgia) so trying to take a different approach to my workouts. I'm wondering what a Joyce and lower body barre rotation would do as far as results? I also ordered her Cougar workout this morning. Any thoughts on this one?
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07-02-14, 08:25 AM | |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Illinois
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I haven't done a Joyce wo in years however when I pick one, it's usually Definition. This workout delivers the promised results for me. I do the basic 15 minute upper body workout and my arms tone up nicely......
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07-02-14, 08:26 AM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2007
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It's worth the hassle, though. If I was results-oriented, I'd only do Joyce Vedral upper body weight training. Her workouts are very effective but her DVD's aren't fun. They are low-cost productions. She really does move too fast. She's also rather goofy. Because her media is so bad, she's underrated on VF. It's a shame, really. I wish she'd get a VF'er to manage her. So much untapped market potential there. I did JV weight training back in my running days. I don't know if she's effective for losing weight because I was already bordering on underweight at the time and didn't need to lose any weight. She's certainly effective at building and defining muscle, though. People who saw professional trainers at my healthclub would occasionally sneak behind their backs to ask me what I was doing to get my results. I just wrote down her book titles. |
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07-02-14, 09:29 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2009
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I generally stay away from the older titles because of Joyce's lifting speed (for those, I use the books, which is where Joyce really shines, IMO). The newer stuff with daughter Marthe counting is much more reasonable: BUG+, the Just Arms (etc.) series, Slow Duet, Quick Quartet, Fast Forward, Speedy Non-Stop (not really speedy), and Top Shape. Bone Building is good too.
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07-02-14, 09:59 AM | ||
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