CIA 2503: Triple SSS: Surging, Step & Sculpt

Rhonda Cook
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Step Aerobics


This dvd has 2 separate step and sculpting workouts. The step workout alternates complex choreography combinations with intervals or surges of simple choreography. I would compare it to Kristen Kagen's workouts in terms of complexity and intensity. The choreography is more athletic than dancy, but complex. Rhonda is an excellent cuer. Kudos to her background exercisers for being very well rehearsed. Rhonda goes back to the top a few times, but I didn't find the TIFTing excessive. I do wish she had put all the combos together at the end. The warmup and cooldown were only about a minute each, but I prefer that to a long warmup. The workout had a high fun factor for me. I was working hard and really liked the choreography. I liked that the surges came between the combos, it gave my brain a nice little rest. The music was pretty good but not great.

The step workout lasts about 55 minutes.

The sculpting part is about 38 minutes if you add in the pushups, abs and stretch. The first part is a 21 minute high rep, low weight routine reminiscent of the Slim Series workouts. I used 3 lb. weights which fried my shoulders but weren't heavy enough for biceps and triceps. I didn't really find the music very inspring in this section. I think that this is the first time I have ever done a strength workout with TIFTing. There isn't any chest work at all in the first section, but she adds a couple of minutes of pushups. This is followed by 11 minutes of mostly traditional ab work and a very short stretch. I don't like to devote a lot of time to strength work, so I think I will use this one fairly frequently with my own music.

Instructor Comments:
Rhonda is upbeat and encouraging, but on the more serious side. She is one of the best step cuers I have ever seen on video.

KathyS

03/26/2005