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Originally Posted by JP44
Patrick Goudeau's HWC & LHB.
For a differing opinion on KCM's Circuit Burn -- I did it a few times but sold it as it didn't have much back or chest work in it. The few moves she did have torqued my shoulder. I got rid of her Bootcamp & NYC workouts as they also had questionable moves for shoulder work.
I know Kelly is considered to walk on water here at VF and I do think she does a good job running her presales but I don't think her weight work is that safe. She uses a lot of momentum & twisting moves which are a bad combination. Her combination/compound moves frequently mismatch weight for body parts--especially for shoulders.
(I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but it's my opinion & I'm entitled to state it however many times I want. )
Joan
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I agree with you. She may be a "trained athlete" or "elite athlete" (apparently that's supposed to explain her form and technique issues somehow) but the fact that she doesn't mention which muscles she's working (or rather which
different muscles she's recruiting through her idiosyncratic technique) leads me to suspect that she
doesn't actually know much about which muscles work how during various exercises--or the possible risks involved for participants.
Breaking the received wisdom on technique with good reason is wonderful, but I expect instructors to understand THAT they're breaking it, WHY they're breaking it, and the RISKS of breaking it FOR the mass of their FOLLOWERS. I also think it's part of their job to COMMUNICATE those things during workouts, or at least somewhere on the DVD. For me, part of the professionalism involved in being a fitness instructor is educating participants, not just leading and motivating.
That said, I enjoy Kelly's personality and some of her DVDs I use a lot, e.g. RSG, 30MTF Weights, 30MTF Muscle Def. (I enjoy and use Joyce Vedral DVDs a lot too.) But I'm always very careful with my own technique and modify for their idiosyncracies in technique. I also really appreciate instructors like Cathe, Kari Anderson, and barre and pilates instructors who emphasize good form and technique.