Just Arms

Joyce Vedral
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Upper Body Strength


This is a full pyramid workout which has been fully broken down by another reviewer, so I'll just make some comments.
The exercises are classics. The lifting speed is slow for Joyce, and moderate in general. She gives no resting in between sets, so keep the dumbbells close! You only need dumbbells and a chair for this workout. It is a non-choreographed, gym style workout, with negligable music (standard fare for Joyce workouts.)
I like that you can vary the length of the workout - either do the full pyramid (up and down) which goes about 30 minutes, or you can pyramid up by skipping to the next chapter after each superset. Or, you can do full pyramid and skip an entire superset - there are a lot of options.
Joyce works you hard - she does biceps, triceps and shoulders. A nice thing about this workout is, she ends with alternating arm exercises (one-arm at a time), which allows you to still go heavy even though the muscles are fatiqued from the previous exercises (which are done with both arms together.)
This is an efficient workout, and good for time-crunched days, or can be used as a longer upper body workout (although, chest and back are not worked.)

Instructor Comments:
Joyce is her usual self! Martha counts while Joyce talks to us. Her form isn't great, but the exercises are basic and I don't need to look for form.

Jo

06/26/2006