The Firm: Bust & Butt

Tamela Hastie, Carissa Foster, Dale Brabham
Year Released: 1999

Categories: Circuit Training (cardio and weights)


I love this video!!! I'm so glad The Firm is making videos to target my worst feature! (Yes, my butt) This one is one of their best. There is no leg press, which surprised me, but lots of lunges and dips, and hover squats. And plies! Ouch! I really don't think three sets in a row were necessary, but I won't be complaining in a couple weeks when I start seeing results! I had to pyramid down for the set of lunges on the floor. The move is a little fast.

Of course there is excellent upper body work as well. Lots of biceps and triceps, and push-ups from both steps as well as the floor. The push-ups from the step boxes hurt my hands! I wonder if I'm doing something wrong?

My only complaint about this video (except for the 2-minute stretch at the end, which I complained about at length in my review of Core Cardio 1!) is that the moves change quickly, and the first few times I did this workout, I didn't have enough time to change weights and props, so I had to keep rewinding a little every time they went to do a new move! Now that I've done it several times and know what's coming next, it's not a problem. I just never noticed this with any other Firm. Overall this video is awesome. For the first time in a long time I felt afterburn from The Firm! It was a great feeling! I definitely recommend this.

Jane

04/15/1999