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

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

Categories: Lower Body Strength


The workout has already been described in depth. I use medium dumbbells when learning a video. Once I understand the pacing I go to the heavier weights. I love this video. It's intense and gets the job done. I'm always wiping sweat off the floor when I finish. This video does only one set of upper body work for biceps, shoulders and lat rows so use the heaviest weights you can handle with good strict form. The incredible leg presses are back. I sometimes do the first set on the left leg for variation. Plies finishes the standing work You will feel these if you put your mind into the muscles being worked. The swinging leg work would seem useless to those not used to ballet or Pilates types exercies. Jennifer Peluso, who leads this is a certified Pilates instructor. When done correctly, it's a good compliment to traditional weight training. Overall, it's a good, concise workout.

Instructor Comments:
Three different instructors with three different body types and personalities. Jen Carman seems to be taking over Tracie Long's role as the Firm's Master Trainer. (I"ve done Super Shapers and she sparkles.) She's had some voice work and doesn't have that kewpie doll/Bernadette Peters voice anymore. She's very muscular like Tracie long and may have a body type many women cannot achieve. Taber Brunner has a deep boice like mine and moves gracefully. She leads the cool down and is very flexible. Actually , she is the most waif-like of the three but has a darker coloring than Jennifer Peluso's fair blonde coloring. Jennifer Peluso is quite fit, she also does push-up on her toes or was everyone too busy complaining about her sexiness to notice? As for as her on camera persona, well that's what film directors are for.

Jean L. Wakefield

12/19/1999