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04-30-14, 07:54 AM | |
Join Date: Jan 2013
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You guys have me really looking forward to getting some of these. Here is what I'm thinking now:
Vol 1 Vol 2 Super Cardio Tough Tape 1 Not too sure about: Vol 3 & 4 I did some research on the Parts workouts. However, my guess is that I'll like what I see (I have watched tons of clips and read almost every VF review on the above workouts). Then I'll want the whole workout anyway. |
04-30-14, 12:13 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Ok, so I was inspired by this thread to pull out my Vol. 1 on VHS this morning. I had the perfect storm of both my grown kids (the youngest wasn't born yet when I started the FIRM) and my husband walk into the room while I was doing this workout. My middle son was like "OMG, I remember you doing that workout on Saturdays before breakfast when we were little." My daughter, the eldest remembers it too. My husband comments that I must be feeling retro today.
It it still pretty challenging. The floorwork was pretty hard as I don't even do that kind of work much anymore. Then, I watched Susan oohed and aawwed her way through the cool down with grinding her hips and looking all come thither at me . I thought it was a bit much back then but now I just feel dirty like I got my burn on like a real lunk. Oh how times have changed. It's still a great workout though. I only kept Vol. 1, 4, 6, Cardio Burn, and Maximum Body Shaping. They were my faves and I had a whole slew of them at one point, except the Prime Powers, which I thought just looked too, too, um, primal? I'll do the others over the next week. I'm looking forward to the Fossesque jazz hands and dork dance, not, in Vol. 4.. Kai made it look cool for sure but I stopped trying to do it years ago along with Susan's hip grinding finale. I have a lot more come thither to look forward to with Jayne in Vol. 6. She was oh soo glamorous and beautiful. She was hot, really hot. The camera loved her. |
04-30-14, 07:27 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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LoveVA I'm excited for you that you are considering going down this path. I think it has been the biggest influence on/of my fitness lifetime. Unlike others I am not a fan of Vol 1 as I came to it a bit too late and the workout already felt dated, jarring and too fast. I enjoyed all from Vol 2 onwards.
My best ever compliments from family and friends came from my almost only FIRM rotation. I always return to the FIRM but with a large DVD collection I veer off into other directions from time to time. Faves, Vol 2 Vol 3 Vol 4 Tough Tape, Supers, Crosstrainers, Maximum Body Shaping. Total Body Shaping. From a modern context re: Cathe, Patrick, Michelle it may be hard to see The FIRM as tough. For example if I were to do a Cathe only rotation now, I would enjoy it to start but I would over time feel exhausted and dread would set in. I could do a FIRM only rotation with no dread because of the constantly changing styles, moves, instructors, visuals, music and things to chuckle about. Having said that some of the workouts are tough. I am speaking with a 57 year old voice, exercising for over 30 years at mostly advanced level. |
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