With strength work, I am an intermediate exerciser, who doesn’t really want to move up to advanced work. I have really enjoyed getting into workouts on the ball and Pilates as an alternative to traditional strength training. Traditionally, I have ALWAYS done full-body workouts as I didn’t see the sense in split workouts (upper and lower body). Recently, I have been rethinking this and have been trying a few split workouts and have found they give me more of a focus on certain muscle groups.

I got this video in a trade and, frankly, didn’t expect to like it. But, I had read about it for a long time and, after all, Alta recommended it! I thought I’d try it – and I’m glad I did. I really, really liked this workout. It flows well and hits all the upper body muscle groups. I hated the warm-up, but will substitute my own in the future. I did have to stop the tape several times to give myself the time I needed to switch dumbbells, but that is typical (for me) with Firm workouts. As I was walking upstairs finishing it, I felt thoroughly worked out, but not sore.

Instructor Comments:
The instructors are those from the Firm Classics. So, they are the same as they were in the full workouts. However, I liked the way it jumped from instructor to instructor. In my mind, it accentuated their positives and minimized the negatives.

Laura S.