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Amy Bento's Kettlebell Dynamics |
  Big improvement over 3-in-1 |
| I ordered both this DVD and the 3-in-1 beginner DVD. (I reviewed the beginner one as well). I'll only be keeping this one. It is clear that Bento--a really likeable instructor--got some kettlebell (KB) instruction between shooting the beginner DVD and this one. Her form is much much better in this one and her instruction and cues are pretty good as well. I was surprised that some moves that show up in the workouts were not presented in the preview section. One example of this is the snatch. That is a movement pattern that requires some focused instruction (I'm a trainer and experienced with KBs) so it really should have warranted a tutorial. The workouts are good and well-structured. I think it would take a while to ever get bored with this DVD. Also, if you are already working with KBs, this is a good one to pop in if you just don't feel like thinking up your own workout one day. I love the incorporation of bodyweight intervals. I train clients this way and it's very effective so I'm sure most users of this DVD will see a positive change in their physiques. Word of caution: During the "Bottoms Up Swing" you are instructed to depress your shoulders to lock the position in. My husband and I (physical therapist and chiro, both trainers) cringed. This is an invitation to shoulder impingement syndrome. The move itself--without the shoulder depression--is not a bad one, great for core in fact. If you are brand new to KBs I highly recommend you learn proper form of base moves from a qualified KB specialist first--money and time well spent!--and use this DVD as a fun and effective workout once you are familiar with KBs. You are really going to enjoy adding them to your workouts! - posted by HMorgan on 1/4/2010 |
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| UNBELIEVABLY TOUGH |
| This video was an awesome addition to my crazy tough workouts. I am 41 years old and I Swim over three miles, run 6 miles and bike over 30 miles on any given day. I rollerblade over 20 miles and lift weights, as well. I like challenging workouts. I did Amy's entire workout video straight, but I only used a 12lb kettlebell and two 12lb dumbbells. I was breathing hard and sweating, which is a good sign for me that I was working hard enough. This video is not for the faint of heart. She really puts you through the paces. - posted by Michele L. 11-21-09 on 11/21/2009 |
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| Another great one from Amy! |
| This is the first kettlebell workout I ever did and I was concerned because she says you need previous experience because this is advanced, but as an advanced exerciser I tried it cold. Its totally doable! And wow, a kettlebell workout is awesome! You just can't tell from watching someone do it how hard they are really working. Its a great overall conditioning workout. I needed to do 2 of the 20 min segments to feel like I "worked" enough, but what a great overall conditioning challenge. I LOVE it. I'm adding this once a week as a strength workout to my rotation of 3 strength training days and 2 cardio/week. Thanks Amy and collage for such high quality, result producing products! - posted by Theresa on 9/30/2009 |
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| Awesome! |
| I love being able to get an intense workout in a short amount of time! This workout is perfection from beginning to end when it comes to intensity, creativity, and getting "it" done! I enjoy kettlebells a lot and I enjoy them even more now that Amy is creating kettlebell workouts. You can do a short workout or combine the segments for a longer workout. After completing one round you get a 30 second rest (which goes by quickly and is needed). 30 second to 1 minute rests are common in the kettlebell workouts I own. Each round is followed by 1 minute of simple but fun cardio. I love seeing Amy's creative twist come to the kettlebell scene. This is one of my all time favorite and already most used workouts!!! - posted by Angela on 7/4/2009 |
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| A lot of momentum |
| This is my first Amy video and I quite enjoyed it. My only criticism is there is a lot of momentum being used to lift the kettle bells rather than pure muscle work. That being said, my thighs were screaming at me the next day! I don't think the ab routine is particularly effective, but some of the moves were unique and I could feel my abs working to some extent. There are also a lot of rest periods throughout the video and the cardio is a little dull. Overall though, I quite enjoyed this video and will include it in my rotation. - posted by Stephanie on 7/2/2009 |
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| Great! |
| Because the market is flooded with whimpy workouts holding 3-lb weights, this DVD is so refreshing that an advanced exerciser will appreciate. Amy uses a 20 lb kettlebell - Awesome! Sure, you can always go heavier than what is recommended, but it is much more motivating when the instructor uses heavy weights too. I own almost all of Amy's workouts along with another 200 intermediate to advanced DVDs and overall, she is my favorite. So far for this workout, I have to stick with my 15 pounder, but I'm looking forward to working up to 20 lbs. Nicely challenging, this DVD is well chaptered and offers premixes, plus a separate abs section. - posted by holly on 5/12/2009 |
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| Creative and Fun Twist on Kettlebells |
| I had been looking forward to Amy's Kettlebell Dynamics workout, and she didn't disappoint! I enjoyed her creative moves and fun personality versus another dull kettlebell workout that I have by a different instructor. This workout is challenging, has a good pace, and does a decent job of keeping the heartrate up. I am an advanced exerciser who is mainly a cardio junkie but likes to include weights every other day, and this is a nice addition to my rotation. I appreciated that it wasn't just one or two basic kettlebell moves repeated over and over, but had good variation and kept you moving. There are a few double kettlebell moves (2-20lbs), but I modified by using my 20 and 15lb. bells instead. Most of the moves use just one, though (20 and 25's). She does two exercises involving rolling up from a floor position, so you may want to use a mat. Kettlebells are a great way to work different muscle groups that don't normally get hit with regular weights, as my sore muscles can attest to after doing this workout yesterday! - posted by CP on 4/30/2009 |
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| Excellent-Fun, Creative, and Tough !! |
| These workouts(3 complete workouts plus 3 pre-mixes)are quite tough,especially the cardio but doable, I found it fun, creative, and tough. This is my 1st video by Amy Bento, and I like her as an instructor. Amy does show some limited modification for some of the cardio and KBell moves, but not much. The trickiest Kbell move for me would have to be the push ups in the "horns" down position and the swings, tap, change hands, if you attempt swings, tap, change hands move... you might want to try it outside 1st, for sure you just might drop the bell...it is fun however. The most challenging cardio move for me was the "Deck Squats" done for 1 full minute, DAM-YUM, My favorite KBell move on this video was the "wood-chop" swings, really got my heart-rate up, this move is a great fat burner and total body move...great for the abs to. What I didn't like about this workout was the warm-up seem long for a KBell workout, but because her cardio was mostly plyo, she may have felt she needed the warm-up to be long. Also I didn't like the jerky editing in some of the premixes, I'm spoiled by Cathe's and The Firms smooth transition in their premixes. The KBell moves are advance and you can really see Phil Ross's (Certified RKC Level 2)influences in her KBell moves, For the most part this is an Excellent workout. - posted by Beeah on 4/29/2009 |