Today's workout: Bootcamp Basic Training

This one's always been a bugaboo for me. Between the deltoid and the abs exercises, not to mention the power pushups and the squat thrusts with the bands, I've had trouble getting through this one at times.
I made it through the whole 55 minutes today, though not without pausing through a few of the abs exercises near the end. I kept my hands on the floor during the sit-up abs moves. That's the only way I can do it without my backbone in pain. Not to mention the studio folks can do those about twice as fast as I can.
But I did my best and that's what counts when you're having a tough go. They're not all easy.
One thing I told myself when setting up this blog is that eventually I will try all the workouts I've avoided and either publicly celebrate or humiliate myself in trying. So stick around and see if the kid lives through the workouts he's been too chicken to try.
Ha ha.

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Today's workout: Sculpt Express

Sculpt Express, available through the Billy Blanks' Tae Bo AMPED multipack at Billy's website, is an invigorating 45 minute that concentrates on exercises designed to tighten up your body.
Many of the moves feature punching using the AMPED! bar. The most challenging part, though, is near the end when Billy and co. wave the bar to one side with one hand like a magic wand, putting heavy pressure on your wrists and biceps. You can hear many of those in the studio (including many off-camera) really pushing themselves to get through this exercise. The result is your biceps and arms feel renewed.
A great workout and a great reason to pick up this multipack.

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Turbo Charged Fat Burner: a great wake-up call

Saturday's usually my rest day for Tae Bo (we bowl Saturday nights), but we decided to try "Turbo Charged Fat Burner," a 23-minute workout that's part of the AMPED! multipack .
It's a fast-moving workout for those with only a little time. Most of the moves will be familiar from other AMPED! workouts, but instead of four segments, Billy cuts them back to two.
Because it's so fast-paced, you'll find you'll definitely work up a sweat. This is a great way to jump start a busy day. We'll definitely come back to this one and we think you will, too.

Order "Turbo Charged Fat Burner" in the three DVD AMPED! multipack (along with "Ultimate Tae Bo" and "Sculpt Express") by clicking the Billy banner on the left.

Billy Blanks' two new Tae Bo Celebrity Fit workouts -- first review!

Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo - Get Celebrity Fit - Cardio and Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo - Get Celebrity Fit - Sculpt : Billy Blanks' latest two workouts, which hit stores on March 6, are, in one respect, a nod to the Tae Bo workouts of earlier days. There's no AMPED! bar, Billy bands or ball weights. It's just you.
Both start out with light warmups with speedbag, light stretches, neck and shoulder rolls, butterfly stretches and toe-touching that Billy often incorporates in his workouts.
The actual workouts, both single disc sets, alternate between slow sessions (so you can grasp the movements) to accelaterated-paced exercises with added punching, kicking, slides back and forth, knee pulls and raises and body twists.
In CARDIO, the workout includes several segments with cross-body movements. The final minutes include new moves where Billy has you alternate punching and jumping, then doing a forward-backward speedbag. Billy constantly tells you to keep the abs and triceps tight for maximum results.
In SCULPT, the focus is on punching and kicking, both forward punching and backward kicks, plus some side kicks near the end.
Both workouts feature almost constant movement, something Billy's more recent workouts have focused on. Billy keeps the pace moving quickly. They also each include a special features section with a demonstration of Tae Bo movements by Billy and an interview in which Billy discusses his life and how he got started with Tae Bo.
Tae Bo fans enjoying the AMPED! workouts may find these not as intense. But these workouts are certainly more challenging than the Tae Bo and Tae Bo Live! workouts of a few years ago.
And either way, these discs will give your workouts an enjoyable energy boost.

(You can order the discs through our Tae Bo Revved Up! Amazon.com store in the left-hand column.)

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:

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)