The Firm: Better Buns & Body (aka Better Buns)

Jennifer Peluso, Jen Carman, Taber Bruner
Year Released: 2000

Categories: Lower Body Strength


I really loved most of this video. It had tons of leg presses (at least 32 on each side). I'm still not sure how I feel about the Tall Box Climb. Sometimes I seem to catch my toe on the box as I'm stepping up... especially when my muscles are feeling fatigued. I'm also not crazy about the leg floorwork. (but, I generally don't like floorwork!). I liked the plyometric sequences. The lunges alternated with dips were great. Ab work was done first. This tape had the best ab work of the three Tri-Trainers. All in all, I found this tape to be a challenging workout packed into 45 minutes. I did notice that the entire Tri-Trainer series has a faster tempo than previous FIRM workouts. I know this because during these workouts I have to pause the tape to get a swig of water. (normally I don't have to pause the tape). The music was good, and it was really nice to have the old FIRM set back!

Instructor Comments:
I liked all three instrcutors very much. Each of them represented a different healthy body type. I thought all three instructors cued nicely. I really enjoy the "team-taught" classes!

Christine Letsky

07/13/1998