Strong Bear is a winner! It's tough without being overwhelming. There is an emphasis on lower body sculpting, and what I like about this workout is that it uses the usual exercises, such as tall box climbs, hovers and dips, in new ways (that are VERY effective and fun). There are compound movements, such as squats with upper body work, and upper body work while balancing on one leg (which I enjoyed, to my surprise).

This workout is great for people to build up their ability to do push-ups, because Tracie does a number of push-up variations. There are some very tough, unique push-up variations using isometric holds, and the tall box. I loved these exercises!

The floor work for the lower body is great for toning up the hips, thighs and buttocks, and I would have liked it to be even longer. Tracie does the lower body section with ankle weights and barefoot.

All parts of the upper body are worked: shoulders, chest, back, biceps and triceps. There is a really tough triceps dip section using the tall box! Even Tracie found it challenging! I loved it!

The only negative is the production quality, which struck me at first (it looks and sounds like FitPrime used home video and editing equipment), but the workout is so good that it doesn't matter to me. The music is pretty good, although the balance between the music and Tracie's voice is not always good.

I highly recommend this workout to advanced and intermediate exercisers. I give it an A+!

Instructor Comments:
Tracie is a very knowledgeable, professional personal trainer and an experienced video instructorand it shows in this workout. She is in great physical shape with excellent muscle development. Tracie's approach is no-nonsense and straight-forward, but she also comes across as caring and nice.

Abbe