This is a five-workout set; it is no longer available retail, but is plentiful on ebay and is a pretty good buy. Each dvd has a 30-40 minute strength workout, a 20-minute treadmill workout (I ignored these as I do not own a treadmill) and a high-intensity floor cardio option. I only sampled two of these. One was very similar to Plyo X, and one was jump=rope based. Another involved a step, and I did not try it.

The strength workouts were primarily what interested me about this set. They all follow the same format, a series of exercises done for circuits of about a minute each. It's slightly less polished a production than Barry's newer infomercial kit, no flashy countdown timer or anything like that. Also, other people are sometimes working out on the background treadmills and such, and the lighting isn't always fabulous.

I have some quibbles with the exact distribution of work. Shoulders and Chest is forty minutes long, and I have zero interest on devoting that much time to those two body parts, especially since the arms routine already works those areas with many push-ups. But with that aside, the routines I tried were good. The lower body routine was thorough, and with only one set per move, the time went by quickly. Arms & Abs was really mostly an upper body routine (abs got about three exercises) and was tough! Lots of push-ups, which works for me.

Barry does not lead every routine, which was a disappointment. And I will not regularly do all five workouts. But I got these inexpensively enough that I am happy with the value I will be getting for the workouts I intend to do.

Instructor Comments:
I like Barry. His drill sergeant style might not be for everyone, but he cracks me up and produces a good workout

Joanna