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Amy Bento Ross' Kettlebell Power |
  Great kettlebell stuff, horrific on my knees |
| I loved the kettlebell stuff but the endurance minutes were terrible for my knees. I have bad knees already and this did not help. Next time I'll just do something different for the endurance minutes as I did really think the kettlebell patterns were very tough. - posted by Ann on 4/28/2013 |
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| UM...... |
| sure RKC rules require you to be barefoot, but RKC rules don't cover kettlebell segments punctuated by spastic cardio movements. This workout is just plain disjointed and disappointing. - posted by Caroline on 5/6/2012 |
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| Great workout |
| It is so hard to find truly advanced workouts on the market today. Amy takes kettlebell workouts to a whole new level with this dual bell workout. Very, very impressive workout. The cardio bursts are actually a nice respite from the kettlebell segments. I would buy a Kettlebell Power 2 for sure. - posted by Pascal on 1/23/2012 |
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| Only 2 Stars. |
| I've never worked out with Amy before, but I saw that she is RKC and I ordered this. I like the complexes that she develops, but I feel like she struggles through her form sometimes. I'm training for my RKC in May, and I think I'm sending this one back unfortunately. I definitely didn't like the cardio bursts either. They were pretty awkward. Sorry guys, but this one wasn't for me. Kettlebells are AMAZING and super fun, but I wasn't feeling Amy's motivation.
Also, the one person on here noted about doing the workout without shoes--RKC standards REQUIRE barefeet or shoes that have minimal support to AVOID injuries. So, please ensure that you follow Amy and do not wear shoes or dig out those converse! :) - posted by April on 1/15/2012 |
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| Awesome Workout! |
| I workout with Amy on a daily basis and love every minute of it. I have never worked out with kettlebells before and this workout is perfect for someone with no experience in it. As I read some reviews I have to disagree with almost everything I have read. Amy's form is great and always is in every workout I have ever done with her. And as far as unsafe well I think you have to be smarter than what your working with there is nothing unsafe about this workout. IF you don't know what your doing then you probably don't need heavy weights to start. Keep knocking them out Amy! Thank you! - posted by Heather on 11/17/2011 |
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| If you are obsessed with kettlebells, this one is for you. |
| I almost didn't buy this one because of so many negative reviews, but I liked Amy Bento's previous kettlebell DVD so much I decided to try it anyway. So glad I bought it because I absolutely love this DVD. It is very hard, very different, and it has a somewhat slower pace like that of a hard core gym weight workout, which you need, in order to recover from the heavy loads you put on your body during the "complexes". The one minute cardio intervals are really unique and fun, with different and challenging moves, might be hard on bad knees though. She also does a really good warmup in this workout, which is so important with this much weight. Now, I don't use the same amount of weight she does. I do about 1/3 of the moves with two 15 lbs. bells, and 2/3 of the moves with two 20 lb. bells. NOT 12 or 14 kg bells like she uses, which translates into 25 and 30 lbs.! I hope to work up to that someday. IF you are really into kettlebells AND in very very good shape AND like to really push your limits, then you will love this DVD. If kettlebells are not really your thing or are new to kettlebells, then you are much better off with Paul Katami's drills and kombo DVD's. Although I still find those great to do too. This has become one of my favorite "hard core" workouts. - posted by Andrea on 10/22/2011 |
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| Great Workout For Experienced |
| I have been doing kbells since 2008. I started with Sarah Lurie and Lauren Brooks. I have been working my way up over time and improving my technique. I have not been trained personally by an RKC. I've only been watching videos of RKC's. Now about KP, I think this workout was a great improvement from Kettlebell Dynamics (KD). Amy has definitely improved her form and control of the kettlebell since getting her RKC. I agree that at times, it seems like 12kgs may have been a bit much for filming the long hours they do for a DVD. But my hats of to her for maintaining reasonably proper form through out the workouts. Most of the moves required 2 kbells. I used 2 20lb bells and felt pretty much challenged. This takes some time and lots of practice and there's is no tutorial for that on this DVD. I don't feel like the moves are unsafe considering that they are traditional kbell moves (dbl swings, dbl high pulls, dbl front squats, dbl cleans, dbl snatches, renegade rows and a few single bell moves) that RKC's are used to doing. There's nothing hokey here. It's only unsafe if you don't know how to execute the moves. I've been doing dbl bell work, so I did not modify the bell work. I modified some of the endurance moves to make them a bit more cardio focused like in KD. I think Amy makes kbells fun and her instruction style was also more mello than KD, an improvement. (I felt she sounded breathless and talked more than necessary in KD.) I really enjoyed this workout except for a few of the endurance moves. I think this DVD is a nice complement to KD. It's also a great DVD to have if you are ready to take it to the next level. The music is fantastic as usual. (Amy consistently picks the best music of most of the instructors I have.) - posted by Jessica on 10/12/2011 |
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| Terrible |
| I just couldn't finish this workout. I thought the instructor's form wasn't good at all. She looked like she was having a hard time doing these herself. The only thing I liked is the SET. - posted by CARLY on 9/23/2011 |
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| Didn't care for it too much |
| I love Amy's workouts normally, but I was a bit bummed out by this one. It moved way too slow for me- I found myself sighing in frustration, waiting for her to move on to the next move. Maybe the weight I was using was too light, but I found I was not very challenged by the moves. I have her other Kettlebell workout (Kettlebell Dynamics), which I like a lot. This one just was not as good. Slower, less cardio and, sorry to say, kind of boring. I may do it again, but not often. Maybe on my lazy days ;) - posted by Lisa on 9/17/2011 |
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| A No-No |
| Dangerous workout!! - posted by Aimee on 9/13/2011 |
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