Part of the original Brazil Butt Lift series, this is a combination of standing work using a band, floor work with a band and floor work with ankle weights. It's a great complement to Bum Bum - do them back-to-back for a real leg burner - and a nice change of pace from traditional floorwork, which can be dry and boring and overly repetitious. I'd use this as an add-on after a leg-focused cardio session (ie treadmill or bike) or as a supplement to a squats-lunges-leg press heavy legs workout. Each section is chaptered and is about 10 minutes in length, so for a shorter workout you could focus on standing work only, or ankle-weights only.

My light-tension band included with the set broke after two weeks of use, so I use the intermediate-tension band and 1# ankle weights for this workout (I am a high-intermediate exerciser with low back problems, so have to be careful with weight selection on any floorwork).

The standing work is focused on outer thighs and hips. If you listen to Leandro's cues about keeping your hips squared, you really feel the burn in those areas.

The floorwork with band targets glutes and hips, with some obliques work in the lying-side exercises. I like doing this section with ankle weights instead of a band, except for the clamshell work, which really benefits from the band for that deep glute burn. The last exercise, where you roll over onto your hip and pulse one leg upwards toward the ceiling, feels very awkward to me. Leandro should have provided more form pointers about alignment for this exercise.

The floorwork with ankle weights has more familiar exercises (bent-leg and straight-leg extensions, crossovers, etc.) plus some good inner-thigh work at the end. I really like Leandro's cues on keeping properly squared and aligned, and extending the arm opposite the working leg and balancing on fingertips on that side really helps. Seeing that I have to go relatively light with the weights in this section, I focus on perfect form and contracting the working muscle group.

I really like this workout. Time flies and my legs feel energized and worked out at the end.

Instructor Comments:
Leandro is upbeat and makes sure you do equal reps on each side. Most of his cues are very clear. Sometimes his cadence is off, and he's never in sync with the music, but I'll forgive him that for this fun, effective leg workout.

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