Get Extremely RIPPED! and Chiseled

Jari Love's newest offering Get Extremely Ripped and Chiseled was one of my Christmas presents. I am a big fan of Jari Love. HIIT and metabolic weight training are all the rage now, but she was doing both before they become popular. She was one of the forerunners of the most effective and advanced training … Continue reading Get Extremely RIPPED! and Chiseled

Get Extremely RIPPED! Revved to the Max

Revved to the Max is another Jari Love torture session--high rep, endurance level metabolic weight training. This workout seriously burns my muscles out. It has some very cool and unique exercises in it that will train your muscles in new ways. I have always really liked this workout, but there is something of a dread … Continue reading Get Extremely RIPPED! Revved to the Max

Get Ripped 1000

I love this workout. I haven't done it in years, but I always think of it fondly. One of my all time favorite workouts. I remember when I discovered Jari Love with Get Ripped Slim & Lean, then Get Ripped to the Core. They were so very challenging for me at the time and I … Continue reading Get Ripped 1000

A.S.A.P Hollywood Bootcamp 4×4

Paul Katami is a slave driver! I was so impressed with his Burn & Build I decided I needed to sample more of his offerings. So A.S.A.P Hollywood Bootcamp 4x4 was the next one I chose. WOW. Another super tough metabolic weight training workout. I especially needed something like this today--the day after Thanksgiving when … Continue reading A.S.A.P Hollywood Bootcamp 4×4

Atletica Vol 3

Atletica Vol 3 is an advanced, total body metabolic weight training workout. And it is intense. It is only 48 minutes, but wow. Just like Ilaria's other workouts she can pack a lot into 48 minutes. A LOT. She has 4 volumes of Atletica and this one is by far the most advanced. I did … Continue reading Atletica Vol 3

Atletica Vol. 2

Ilaria Montagnani has come out with several new workouts. Because of my Cathe obsession it has taken me a while to get to them, but I'm working on it! Today was Atletica Vol. 2. I'm surprised it took me this long because I loved Atletica Vol. 1, but it did. Atletica Vol. 2 is very … Continue reading Atletica Vol. 2

Cathe’s Greatest Hits Volume 1

Greatest Hits is the newest of Cathe's compilation collections. The ones she has created in the past are Terminator, Hardcore Extreme and Cardion Fusion. Timesaver is also a collection that contains compilation workouts done Cross Train Express style. The fact that Greatest Hits is labeled Volume 1 means there are more to come. I say … Continue reading Cathe’s Greatest Hits Volume 1

Paul Katami Burn & Build

Wow. This workout was really tough. Really tough. Burn & Build is my introduction to Paul Katami's workouts. I heard he was advanced and knows his kettlebells. I also saw this was a cardio + strength/metabolic weight training workout, which I have always loved. So I decided to give it a try. It is a … Continue reading Paul Katami Burn & Build

X10

  ***Updated 10/17/13 X10 is INSANE! I don't even know how to describe it. But I will try. X10 is a mix and match conglomeration. It contains five "10 minute" segments. NONE of these are actually 10 minutes--they are all longer, but we'll get to that in a moment. It also contains a warm up … Continue reading X10

Bob Harper’s Ultimate Cardio Body

Ultimate Cardio Body by Bob Harper is another intense metabolic weight training workout. Bob does make an effort to hit every muscle group so it can also be viewed as a full body cardio + strength workout. What can I say about this workout except it is another super tough Bob Harper torture session. He … Continue reading Bob Harper’s Ultimate Cardio Body