ALL-NEW BOOTCAMP ELITE BY BILLY BLANKS
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Product Reviews of ALL-NEW BOOTCAMP ELITE BY BILLY BLANKS
Product Review: Excellent, energetic work out
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a very energetic set of work outs. I work out at least 5 days a week with Billy Blanks since I had my baby and these work outs have really help me to tone my body and get back into shape.
The use of the Bands really intensify the work outs.
DVD 1 is really good for beginners but there is still increased energy levels. Dvd 2 is an advanced workout, using the bands which really boost energy, it took me a while to get into this because of the intensification of the workout. Dvd 3 works the abs and this is also a powerful workout.
Billy Blanks has done an awesome job with developing this set of 3 dvds.
I started working out with Billy Blanks and within 1 week I saw results especially around my waist line. The work outs are awesome.
Product Review: GREAT SCULPTING AND TRIMMING WORKOUT!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a set of 3 DVDs. I use the second dvd, "Maximum Power".This workout will help trim all the fat around your hip and thigh area in less than a month. I use it once a week since I already use the "Tae Bo Fat Blasting Cardio" dvd 5 days a week yet it has helped me develop great definition on my arms and helped me trim my hip area for a very athletic body. Quite intense moves for great definition!!Product Review: Great Workout
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been buying and using workout dvd's for years. This workout is the best I have used, but it is not for the faint hearted....It's tough, but you will see the results if you stick with it.Product Review: I'm a believer!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm in my fourth week of using this set now. I wanted to wait until I'd tried all three DVDs for awhile before reviewing. And I'll say that I'm almost completely won over. I'll explain the "almost" in a bit.
Mission One: Getting Started
I like this one. It focuses more on the cardio aspect, with some strength built in, using the weighted bands. I like the bands a lot; they're a little awkward at first, but they really do boost your workout. My only criticism for mission one is that it's a great way to get introduced to the workout early on, but I can already feel it getting a lot easier (which is just a testament, I guess, to how much better shape I'm in now!). Each cardio portion starts off doing the motion slowly, and then moving into double time. I think that as time progresses, I'll simply start doing all of it double time to boost the challenge.
Mission Two: Maximum Power
This DVD will kick your butt and the rest of you, too. After three weeks with mission two, I'm still not nearly up to the task. Especially the upper body -- if you're looking to put a dent in those arms, this one will do it for you. I think mission two has the best use of the weighted bands; you can really use them to take your workout to another level. This mission is more focused on strength than cardio - it mixes short cardio segments in between strength segments.
Mission Three: Rock Hard Abs
This is where my "almost" comes in. This segment is awkward to me; I kind of feel like it's just incorporating the bands for the sake of doing so. I ended up not responding very well to this one; it was just a little strange for me. I do like the little 8-minute bonus segment at the end, though - no equipment, just old-fashioned ab work. I've started using, instead, the Core and Stretch segments on Cathe Friedrich's Muscle Max DVD - it's about 15 minutes with no bells and whistles, and really gives you a nice stretch at the end.
Product Review: Just okay...
Summary: 3 Stars
First, I am a HUGE Billy Blanks/Tae Bo fan. I lost 30lbs. with Tae Bo and after my 4th baby I used Post natal Tae Bo with Billy Blanks' stepdaughter, Shelley and it helped me get back into working out.
I would not recommend Bootcamp Elite to someone who is already fit. It was way too easy for me. I thought it might be a low impact, high intensity workout, but I was really disappointed that it was neither. If you have just started exercising, this would be perfect for you. Prior to this workout program, I had already been doing strength training, yoga, running, etc. and needed something else that was just as or more intense but this was not it.
This is the first time I was ever disappointed with a Billy Blanks video. I haven't returned it because I think I will use it once I get to the maintenance phase of my weight loss.