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

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

Categories: Lower Body Strength


WHERE DID ALL THE BAD REVIEWS OF THIS ONE GO?

I know I saw them. I used to have this video. USED TO! I kept it since it first came out until this year (maybe 3-4yrs) and then traded it away because I could NEVER like this tape! I am a huge huge FIRM believer, I own almost every FIRM on the planet, and I have HATED this one forever!

I agree w/ the last review that said that she was sad because it got such great reviews!
Don't get mad, but I think the general consensus between FIRM believers is that this video is bad. Maybe those not used to "FIRM style" might be the ones w/ the good comments!~

Maybe the workout might've been better w/ better music and different instructors.

As others know, Jen Peluso is NOT the typical FIRM instructor. I know that there are women who just can't build muscles and are naturally lean, but for aerobic weight training, I hope to look up to women (like Tracie Long) who are sculpted and TRUELY represent what weight training can do.
Peluso (I have heard) is a pilates instructor. Of course the same would be true for Pilates, except in reverse. If one was looking for a lean, ballerina ish body, you would be puzzled to see Tracie leading the class, and one might want to see someone like Peluso leading the class because she represents what pilates can do ..

Anyway, BBB is hard to find now. I guess I am just trying to give someone a perspective on this video before they go over to ebay to look for it! There is a reason Fat blaster is still available (the other Tri-trainer) and this one isn't !

FB is the better of the two. Maybe it is the tri-trainer thing, but it ain't workin in this video!
Super Cardio /Sculpt have four instructors though, and that works MUCH MUCH better, although the tape is cut and spliced w/ no intros to the next person

I haven't reviewed the tape because others have already told about the moves.

I HATE HATE to part w/ any firm video but I GLADLY got rid of this one.
Bon Voyage BBB!
janna

Instructor Comments:
The only instructor that is great (but NOT in this video) is JEN CARMAN. She is a very great instructor. I can NOT stand instructors who just read the telepromptor, I like to have instructors w/ some oomph!
Jen Peluso HAS been discussed in great lengths, but she is HORRID
her form is awful, she is a MAJOR MAJOR camera poser and she is plain weird! I LOVE EVERY SINGLE FIRMS, even Tortoise and hare w/ the weird ballroom aerobics, but this video seems stale and sterile, almost icy and cold.
Taber Bruner=Heidi Tanner, don't cha think? No comment either way

Janna

05/05/2002