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Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000 |
  Be careful with this one! Not for beginners/intermediates |
| The recovery period after each cardio interval is very short. If you are performing at maximum intensity, you may want to stop the DVD and cool down a bit more before moving on to the strength intervals (which often are very intense cardio-wise as well). I almost blacked out after the seventh cardio segment and spent several minutes walking around and sucking in air.
I also have to admit that Jari Love is not a very engaging instructor. That's not necessarily a requirement, but it sure helps when I'm selecting a workout. - posted by Debra on 5/5/2008 |
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| Great combo of weights & cardio - more upper body focused |
| Sets of compound exercises (usually involving shoulder work) followed by a minute or so of really fast cardio (e.g. football style run with a stepup). I liked that your heartrate gets up there, but I prefer the more focused approach of S&L, where you can really exhaust your legs with all those squats and lunges. This one I felt a lot more in my arms/shoulders and lot less in my lower body which unfortunately is the opposite of what I'm looking for. It does do a really good job of combining the resistance with cardio, but this one's just not for me. If she made one that was this format but focusing on legs and butt that would be absolutely AWESOME.
Oh and it was slightly annoying how in most sets your step has to be rotated 90 degrees in about half a second to switch from weights to cardio. However, if I knew the DVD well enough I would just leave my step where it was and listen to the cueing. The first time though, I didn't want to be turning my neck to see the TV. If you like the format, I wouldn't worry about that detail. - posted by Marian on 5/1/2008 |
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| Fun!! |
| This is the first Jari workout I have done and I really liked it!! I liked the interval training. I liked how she kept changing things. It made for a fun and not boring workout!! I cannot believe you can burn 1000 calories, though, I only was able to burn 262. This is one workout I will keep in my rotation!! P.S. It would have been nice if she would have cued us that she was changing the step direction, but that's not a big thing, the more I do the workout the more I will know what to expect!! - posted by Pam on 4/30/2008 |
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| Jari ROCKS! |
| No matter what level of fitness you are at, this is an AWESOME workout. If people are not familiar with interval training you may not understand how good of a workout this is for you. You will ABSOLUTELY burn major calories - not just 250 of them! There's a science behind interval training and you will perform better in all of your other workouts and/or sports. All of her workouts are AMAZING and I hope they keep coming! - posted by Aimee on 4/25/2008 |
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| A current favorite |
| I've always had trouble getting and staying motivated to use workout videos at home- I get bored quickly with traditional aerobics routines, and I was afraid I'd just have to cough up for a gym membership so I'd have to go to classes that would force me to stay the course. This video changed my thinking! It's the first workout I've ever actively looked forward to doing. I am not an advanced exerciser, and I love the short bursts of cardio- they're effective, get/keep my heart rate up, and the short length means I don't ever have time to get bored or discouraged. Jari is calm and supportive, never in your face or off-puttingly perky. The abs section, as others have said, is a little weak, so I do a different abs workout, but that is my only complaint. I only wish Jari's other videos weren't so solidly toning-oriented, so I could do them more often! - posted by Maura on 4/18/2008 |
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| She is just too weird.. |
| ...but her workouts are good. But this one was a pain because you had to switch your step into the right position with no time at all and she does not explain that. When you only have a minute of cardio, several seconds were spent trying to hurry and get my step changed and then back again to a different position. Give me Cathe, or anyone else at this point to workout to. - posted by Marsha on 4/17/2008 |
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| An Amazing Cardio Compliment! |
| This video is the perfect addition to the other Ripped workouts I love that the cardio drills are combined with her awesome strength training- it is the perfect one stop shop. I KNOW that I am torching major calories. Jari is amazing and inspiring. - posted by Alison on 4/14/2008 |
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| 1000 FAN |
| 1000 deserves a review - it is AWESOME! I recommend this video to anyone who wants to intesify their workout. I consider myself an intermediate exerciser and I was dripping and dreading the "cardio" screen. I was working out with a neighbor and we had to "high five" each other a few times just to catch our breathe at the end of this one! Keep them coming strong Jari - you are the best! - posted by Carolina on 4/14/2008 |
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| This one gets your heart rate UP! |
| I love interval style workouts, especially when the weight segments have compound exercises and that is exactly what this workout has- not only does it give you short high impact fast paced cardio drills in between each weight segment, the sections with weights are definately challenging. I have already upped my weight since purchasing this workout- which was about a year ago. But I never wrote a review so I thought it was time! I actually will do 30 min of cardio BEFORE doing this workout to get some more cardio in, and the only negative thing about this workout is the abs could be longer in the end- but that is how all Jari's workouts are unfortunately, she does not give much ab work in her workouts. BUT still you are working your abs throughout the workout if your form is correct. - posted by Mandee on 3/25/2008 |
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| a bit misleading |
| This is a solid workout, but I find it really hard to believe someone would burn 1,000 calories. No way! The weight lifting portion is good, but the cardio bursts were so short they felt like a waste of time and broke up the workout in an awkward way. I prefer Slim & Lean - it gives a better overall workout and flows better. - posted by BarbaraW on 2/24/2008 |
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