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Old 10-26-10, 07:51 PM  
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i still like Marta! great dvd set!
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Old 10-26-10, 10:25 PM  
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I'm glad I saw this thread. I was trying to decide what workout to do tomorrow. Now I know.
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Old 10-27-10, 01:14 AM  
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I just saw the clip at Collage. It looks very good. I do not need another workout, but if I did, I would want this. I just wish the music was better.

It does not seem like Mary is carrying it. If she did, that could have pushed me over the edge to buy.
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Old 10-27-10, 02:14 AM  
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I think they are great!
My favorite is the Endurance DVD. They are great workouts for when you are short on time.
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Old 10-27-10, 03:10 AM  
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Copying and pasting my impressions from another thread...

A very generous VF'er gifted these to me and after doing them for four weeks, I already have the body of an athlete!

The good:

1. They will kick your butt! They're challenging, yet do-able.

2. Because they're short, you can use them as add-ons.

3. Each DVD has three separate work-outs, so you can mix and match in different ways.

4. They are time-efficient - no standing around yapping, although Marta does say you can take a quick break, or drink some water now and then, so I think she intends that you hit the Pause button when you need to.

5. Endurance, in particular, will build strength and endurance through lots of planks, push-ups, burpees and variations thereof - which is either a pro or a con, depending on your feelings about said exercises.

6. The workouts are rapidly increasing my overall fitness and endurance - more quickly than I would have expected.

7. I'm new to combined strength exercises with light weights, but picked up all the moves very quickly; there's nothing awkward or seemingly unsafe.

8. I'm developing a strange girl-crush on Marta - not sure if that's good or bad.

The bad:

1. There are no warm-ups, cool-downs or stretches, which isn't a problem for me, as I just do my own.

2. The workouts aren't exactly "fun", but then they're not really that kind of workout.

3. Marta occasionally says "C'mon - you're getting the body of an athlete!" which may bug some people, but I think of it in terms of "moving like an athlete", or "developing the efficiency of an athlete".

4. Marta doesn't provide much in the way of form pointers, (see point 4 above) but then they are advanced workouts.

In summary, these are straightforward, no-fluff workouts, with a lot of stuff on each DVD. I'm looking forward to my next Montenegro rotation, and if Marta puts out more DVDs I would definitely get them.
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Old 10-27-10, 03:13 AM  
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RedPanda I have to ask the inevitable .... how did you rotate them?
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Old 10-27-10, 04:54 AM  
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I did a six-week rotation of Circuit 1 of Endurance, Strength and Power as a cardio/weight circuit, once a week, to complement my traditional heavy strength training. During that six weeks, I also did Circuit 1 of Endurance as a warm-up to a short heavy bag workout.

Now I've moved on to KCM's Circuit Burn as my cardio/weight circuit workout, then when this six-week block is up, I'll do Circuit 2 of Endurance, Strength and Power. I think each circuit gets a little more challenging, so that will be a nice progression.
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Old 10-27-10, 06:19 AM  
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How are these on the shoulders? I had a shoulder impingement in the past which is OK now but I am wary of shoulder work and don't do certain shoulder exercises (like upright rows and front raises).

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Old 10-27-10, 06:31 AM  
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4. They are time-efficient - no standing around yapping, although Marta does say you can take a quick break, or drink some water now and then, so I think she intends that you hit the Pause button when you need to.

5. Endurance, in particular, will build strength and endurance through lots of planks, push-ups, burpees and variations thereof - which is either a pro or a con, depending on your feelings about said exercises.

6. The workouts are rapidly increasing my overall fitness and endurance - more quickly than I would have expected.

All of this sounds good to me I especially like that she does tons of plank work, as I cannot do traditional crunches. I definitely don't NEED another strength workout, but I'm going to look at collage anyway.
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Old 10-27-10, 11:54 AM  
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How are these on the shoulders? I had a shoulder impingement in the past which is OK now but I am wary of shoulder work and don't do certain shoulder exercises (like upright rows and front raises).
I have an old shoulder injury and avoid those exercises too. There's nothing iffy in MM - at least in the first circuit of each DVD. I do a quick shoulder warm-up before I start.
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