Turbo Charged Fat Burner is a condensed but intensely fast-paced workout packed with powerful, AMPED-up sets of intervals for an optimum fat-burning experience. Billy instructs on the correct form to prevent injuries while challening you to work harder, boosting your confidence. High energy, high intensity and high fat burn -- it's all here in one workout. (23 minutes)
Sculpt Express is a total body workout designed to give rapid results. Using special combinations of punches, kicks and other moves done at a slower pace followed by an exciting, heart-pumping, AMPED-up pace, you'll sweat hard but be rewarded with a toned, scultped body. (45 minutes)
Ultimate Tae Bo is the workout to do when you want a super intense workout. This workout involves non-stop, high-energy moves that will provide an extreme, heart-pumping fitness challenge. Billy keeps your whole body -- feet, arms, legs and shoulders -- moving every minute. You'll sweat hard and feel energized as you experience the ultimate Tae Bo workout! (89 minutes)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
AMPED multipack has arrived
We'll write more about these in the next few days, but the multipack arrived today. Turbo Charged Fat Burner is 23 minutes, Sculpt Express is 45 minutes and Ultimate Tae Bo is 89 minutes! Each DVD comes in a small cardboard sleeve. Here are the descriptions of each taken from the back of the DVDs:
Latest workout: "Rockin' Abs"
Completed "Rockin' Abs" Monday. It's just behind "Rockin' Buns" in its intensity. We found the standing abs exercises very doable, while the floor exercises were extremely hard.
There are several exercises where Billy has you hold the AMPED bar off the ground without any support. We had to put the bar down and use the floor for support for these because the pressure on our spine was too much. We suspect those of you who are younger than we are (we're 55) will handle these just fine. It also might help to have a pad underneath when you're exercising, too. (We didn't.)
Overall, it's a good, thorough workout.
There are several exercises where Billy has you hold the AMPED bar off the ground without any support. We had to put the bar down and use the floor for support for these because the pressure on our spine was too much. We suspect those of you who are younger than we are (we're 55) will handle these just fine. It also might help to have a pad underneath when you're exercising, too. (We didn't.)
Overall, it's a good, thorough workout.
Special surprise to come
Check back here in the next day or two. We'll have something very special you won't want to miss.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Today's workout: "Live in L.A."
This is part of the four-disc/five-workout set that comes with the main Billy Blanks' Tae Bo AMPED
set. I'd previewed part of this one just after getting it and originally didn't think it was worth doing because it seemed a bit disorganized as compared to the in-studio workouts.
But today, for some reason, I chose to do it, maybe because it was the only one in the main set I hadn't done. And I was glad I did. It's a lot of fun.
The key here is Billy's interaction with the live crowd. In the more controlled studio, what happens is pretty predictable since most of the group is usually Tae Bo regulars. But in this live setting, done in the Hollywood Paladium theater, Billy and the team (including Shellie and Jillianne) work off the enthusiasm of the crowd. And everyone has a good time.
Most of the workout is focused on the upper body, since in the crowded theater, the participants don't have much room to work with. The movements include helicopter twirls, twirling the bar around the ankle and punches using the bar. It lasts 45 minutes and works at about an intermediate level. Anyone, even basic level Tae Bo'ers, should be able to get through this without much problem.
It's one we want to do again.
set. I'd previewed part of this one just after getting it and originally didn't think it was worth doing because it seemed a bit disorganized as compared to the in-studio workouts. But today, for some reason, I chose to do it, maybe because it was the only one in the main set I hadn't done. And I was glad I did. It's a lot of fun.
The key here is Billy's interaction with the live crowd. In the more controlled studio, what happens is pretty predictable since most of the group is usually Tae Bo regulars. But in this live setting, done in the Hollywood Paladium theater, Billy and the team (including Shellie and Jillianne) work off the enthusiasm of the crowd. And everyone has a good time.
Most of the workout is focused on the upper body, since in the crowded theater, the participants don't have much room to work with. The movements include helicopter twirls, twirling the bar around the ankle and punches using the bar. It lasts 45 minutes and works at about an intermediate level. Anyone, even basic level Tae Bo'ers, should be able to get through this without much problem.
It's one we want to do again.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
2 New Tae Bo workouts coming
Two new workouts -- "Tae Bo Celebrity Fit - Sculpt" and "Tae Bo Celebrity Fit - Cardio" are due to be released in March. They can be ordered in advance through our Amazon.com Tae Bo Revved Up store linked in the left-hand column.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
No tae bo today, but ...
... did an hour on the treadmill. Jogging the first 45, then walking the last 15. Got my notice yesterday that my Tae Bo shipment, including the Ultimate Tae Bo workout (90 minutes!!) is on its way. Quick work, that! Can't wait.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A two workout day: Jumpstart Cardio and Core Express
Did two workouts today out of the Billy Blanks' Tae Bo AMPED main package: Jumpstart Cardio and Core Express. That's the first time I've done two workouts back-to-back, but I felt really good after the first one and really wanted to see if I could meet the challenge to finish the second.
I did it and without the pain I felt from the Rockin' Butts workout last week. Both Jumpstart Cardio and Core Express would be, in my mind, comparable to the Basic workouts of the Tae Bo and Tae Bo Live! days. Neither are particular intense or straining, at least in my mind. I think the worst part of both was running the AMPED bar over my knee in a genuflecting position to stretch out my abs.
One thing Billy makes clear in both workouts that seems to be new is keeping your shoulders and arms tightened as you move the AMPED bar. It adds a tension that you feel as you do the exercise. It also proves the exercise is working.
Another thing is when Billy has you drop the bar and punch without it. You really feel the difference.
One workout may be enough for some people. That's certainly fine. But it feels good for this guy to have done two. It won't happen all the time. But it feels good today.
main package: Jumpstart Cardio and Core Express. That's the first time I've done two workouts back-to-back, but I felt really good after the first one and really wanted to see if I could meet the challenge to finish the second. I did it and without the pain I felt from the Rockin' Butts workout last week. Both Jumpstart Cardio and Core Express would be, in my mind, comparable to the Basic workouts of the Tae Bo and Tae Bo Live! days. Neither are particular intense or straining, at least in my mind. I think the worst part of both was running the AMPED bar over my knee in a genuflecting position to stretch out my abs.
One thing Billy makes clear in both workouts that seems to be new is keeping your shoulders and arms tightened as you move the AMPED bar. It adds a tension that you feel as you do the exercise. It also proves the exercise is working.
Another thing is when Billy has you drop the bar and punch without it. You really feel the difference.
One workout may be enough for some people. That's certainly fine. But it feels good for this guy to have done two. It won't happen all the time. But it feels good today.
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