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The Firm: Crosstrainer Strength |
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*The star rating system began in April 2007. Reviews posted before then do not have stars.
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| My Favorite |
| This video got me into the best shape of my life. If you can spare the hour, you can't go wrong. It is a very tough tape. I much prefer the Firms to Cathe tapes. They give me a leaner,longer look. I love the no nonsense choreography and the beautiful mansion setting. Three times a week and you will love the way your body looks. I must say, that my butt is always sore the next day to some degree, and so I know it keeps working and working as long as you up your weights when the lunges/squats/leg presses get less challenging for you. I also find Pam Cauthen quite pleasant. - posted by J. Longo on 5/3/2006 |
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| Firmies are just kidding themselves |
| I WAS a devoted Firm fan and thought I was getting a tough workout, until I tried Cathe. Now that is a workout. Firm Strength is supposed to be advanced--all I can say is HA! Easy, easy, easy. The newer Firms are even easier. Don't waste your time on these. Not tough enough. - posted by Amy on 12/29/2005 |
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| OH MY ACHING T-R-I-C-E-P-S!!! |
| If you are looking for a GREAT workout that, indeed, works your triceps to the max, this is it! It manages to hit every single muscle, but I'd say they were really aiming for those TRICEPS! It is dated, but the workout attire isn't so bad that it deters you from actually putting it into your VCR or DVD. While I am pleasantly sore the next day, it is an all around good TOTAL body workout. If I heavy up on the weights (5-15) I feel like I get a good, strong upper body workout. What's more, it has ab work and leg work on the floor--it really works your inner thighs (a problem area for me), so that was a big plus. Although there aren't many tall box climbs in this workout, as compared to MILLIONS in the newer systems, I just do squats and lunges with no weights, since tall box climbs build up my thighs too much. I would recommend this one, especially after doing so many of the more recent ones (BSS3 & 4) which for me, do not require as much endurance. - posted by Rachel on 12/15/2005 |
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| Great for Strength |
| To those who don't like this because there is not enough cardio - this is not supposed to be a cardio workout, that is why it is called Strength! This is a great strength workout, you have to do weighted workouts AND cardio workouts not just cardio. - posted by Jenn on 10/26/2005 |
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| Great Strength Workout |
| I do love these 2 crosstrainers. I have been doing The Firm exclusively for about 2 1/2 yrs. and my only complaint is that sometimes the workouts are imbalanced-not enough work for each muscle group. Firm Strength does delivery-I always feel everything got a great workout and my TRICEPS are SORE! I wish there were more Firms with more cardio mixed with the weight work, though... - posted by Marye Eveland on 6/16/2005 |
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| I like it.... |
| ...but I do prefer Firm Cardio, its counterpart. Pam is a terrific instructor, the pacing of the exercises is good, and it is a challenging workout, particularly if you go heavy on all sections. I agree that there isn't much cardio -- but the cardio that there is is low impact. I would recommend it if you want a good cardio/sculpt workout -- but I'm not going to count it among my top 5 favorites.PS- your triceps get a GREAT workout! - posted by on 9/6/2004 |
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| An excellent video if you have time to do it |
| I liked this video very much because it did not have a lot of funky dance routines. This is a key thing for me. I saw muscle development very rapidly with this (in about 2-3 weeks) and enjoyed doing it very much. - posted by Donna on 8/15/2004 |
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| Disappointed |
| I just wanted to say that I was slightly disappointed with this video. I have become a Firm Believer and was doing this video because it was in one of the rotations but I found it hard to follow at times. The instructor tended to move to quickly at times without proper explaination. Also, I was disappointed to see that she did not give any guidance on how to adapt for more of a beginner. However, overall I think it is a good video workout and I will continue to use it hopefully with practice it will become easier to follow - posted by Becky on 3/13/2004 |
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| Not Advanced |
| I was disappointed with this dvd. The cardio component is minimal. I would rate it intermediate, certainly not advanced. The instructor is very good & pleasant to follow. I agree the set is goofy & the clothes outdated, but was hoping for a great workout. I find the first body sculpt with Jen is by far more advanced & strenuous, I really feel that workout. The cardio sculpt with Allie is a close second. For exceptional cardio you can't beat Super Cardio. I was hoping for much more of a challenge from the Crosstrainer series. I won't be purchasing any more of the older variety. - posted by Leslie on 1/7/2004 |
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| Not So Great |
| I know I'm in the minority here, but I really did not enjoy this tape at all. I got it together with Firm Cardio and hate them both! The set is horrid! It's dark and dreary and you can see the microphone bobbing up and down A LOT! The music is unmotivating. I do like the instructor but that's about it. It's just a boring workout. I couldn't even finish it. I would recommend almost all of the other Firm videos, but not this one or it's counterpart. Buy Super Sculpting or Maximum Body Shaping instead. - posted by Jenni S. on 12/4/2003 |
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