I have to say this is an incredible workout video. It far exceeded my inital expectations. This review is only based on doing the video once (today) so I do not know if I will be sore tomorrow but I am thinking that I will be. I am a high intermediate / low advanced exercisor and this workout whipped my butt. It is a little over an hour long and consists of I believe 6 phases. The phases start with drill work then move to conditioning and core conditioning.

It begins with a pretty intense warmup that includes boxer shuffles. I do not usually like to do those in my warmup so I modify. After a few stretches you begin a series of drills which is mostly upper body work. There is lots and lots of jabs and crosses in this workout. There is not very many kicks compared to Kickbox Jam, Dawaii or one of Janis Saffells tapes. There really is not much choreography, it is pretty much straight drill work but it is intense. Some of the work is sports style conditioning with moves that seem as though they may come from football or army PT. They include standing ab and oblique work that is done at a fast enough pace to keep your heart rate up. Most of the conditioning is done at this pace. She does kicks with squats to condition the lower body.

She then moves on to upper body work with very light weights. Sherri suggest 2-3 lbs. I used 2 lbs, I would not use 5 because I think it would be to heavy and I do not have 3 lbs or I would use them. She basically does slow jab, cross, hook and uppers on both sides. Then you move to the floor for a series of pushups. These are similar to the push up segment of Latin Groove. I believe you do about 8 sets of pushups. Then there is ab and lower back work. There is a mix of pilate and traditional ab work. Then there is a fairly good stretch at the end.

I really recommend this video to anyone who would like an advanced level total body workout. The cardio is very intense. While the muscle conditioning is not as intense it would be a good tape to do in between serious weight training to give your body a little extra rest. The intensity level is more like Dawaii Cardio Kickboxing. The moves are done really fast where Janis Saffels tapes are a bit slower but more focused on form and technique. I plan on putting this video in my heavy rotation.

Instructor Comments:
I really liked Sherri in her Latin Groove tape and that is why I decided to try this one. If you seen her in either the Latin tape or in CIA Kickbox Jam you may hardley recognize her. I almost did not because she is now a brunette instead of a blonde. She still looks beautiful and seems more sculpted than in her previous videos. She definately knows her stuff!

Tara