Well, there is no doubt in my mind that this video will build some serious muscles in one's body. I also think it is one of the best strength-training videos out there for getting your form correct (typical Cathe Friedrich form pointers are scattered throughout).

Having done Firm videos for many years, I thought that I would be able to handle a 35 pound barbell, no problem. Yeah right. I found I could use it for the leg portion, but not the upper body. Lowering the weights to 25 pounds helped for some of it, but other moves, I am embarassed to say, I had to use my ten pound hand weights. This video definitely shows you where you need to work on your strength!

Although I do like this video, I found some of the moves rather monotonous, as she usually does two longs sets of each. Also, although the back of the video says it's only 60 minutes, the warm up and cool down make it a lot longer. All in all, I give this one a B+.

Carolyn Sproule