I got Killer Butt for around $7 on clearance at a local Ross store. It’s definitely not for someone who dislikes squats and lunges. There’s a standing segment of about 30 minutes that starts with “sprints” or knee-ups where you rest your weight on one bent leg and pull the other up to your chest, up and down, up and down. Then you do many squats and lunges, with some variations. Squats with kicks, plie squats, lunges, static lunges, nothing fancy.

The floorwork section is around 15 minutes long. It starts with “bridgework” (pelvic lifts) and then goes into a variation where you do a pelvic lift while also lifting one leg straight up, so basically the leg still on the floor really gets worked. Then you flip over for “table work” on hands and knees. This includes “donkey kicks”, side leg abductions, and variations of rear leg extensions.

I used light weights for some of the standing work. About halfway through, one of the background exercisers picks up dumbbells, the other a body bar. I also used ankle weights for the floorwork, as does one of the background exercisers.

I really don’t remember the music; it’s nothing special. One background exerciser is really buff and wears teeny shorts and sports bra, the other has a somewhat different, softer look and wears capris and a sports bra. Dolores doesn’t speak to them at all during the workout.

All in all, not what I’d call a terribly exciting workout, but I really feel it every time. Maybe it’s the slightly slow pace, or the high repetitions, but it really seems to work my butt and outer thighs. The DVD includes a bonus, the floor ab segment (about 10-15 minutes) from Killer Abs and Back.

I think I got what I paid for, and will keep this one for a while, at least. It’s a good mindless workout that really hits the lower body. You could easily use heavier weights, or none. It’s also a good one for focusing on form. The DVD is well-chaptered, so you could do the standing segment one day, floor the next, AND you can skip through Dolores’s intro.

Instructor Comments:
Well, I love Dolores’s capri pants. She’s wearing this rather revealing top and it looks like she’s, um, well-moisturized to show off her muscles and cleavage. But it’s not as bad as the Michael Olajide Killer Abs and Back look. She does look good, no exaggerated flat abs or anything. She doesn’t really talk much, other than to cue the next move and count. Her manner is quite different from other instructors; overall she’s pretty low-key. Sometimes the counting bugs me, but I have no strong feelings about her one way or the other.

Pratima