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Personal Training with Jackie: Power Circuit Training |
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| The workout is GREAT, but quality of the DVD (I ordered replacement the first one had the same problem) was really bad :there was no chance to open 15 min's workouts at all, menu brought you to the 40 min's workout every time. had to return it. - posted by Larisa Kurkova on 7/22/2010 |
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| Great toner! |
| I really love this workout. I was a little afraid it'd be too difficult, but it's very easy to do without feeling too easy. I'm able to do all the moves just fine without it being too hard, but the next day I was very sore - which is great! Then I know it was doing its job! I do this workout quite often, and when I do this one first thing in the morning, I actually do feel firmer & like I'm burning calories all day just by doing that right away. I stand taller & my abs are pulled in tighter after this workout. I love it! - posted by Jenny on 7/1/2010 |
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| inspired me to buy her book |
| This video is a little faster paced than I am used to. And the warmup is a little higher impact than I like. But the wt lifting is great & I already saw a little definition in my arms. She has a great book out & this video persuaded me to buy the book. - posted by diane on 6/24/2010 |
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| Power Circuit Training by Jackie Warner |
| Wow! A very intense total body workout in just 40 minutes. Jackie works every muscle of your body! When I first did the workout, I thought no big deal. But the next day, I was very sore. I am a Jari Love fan, but needed something new. This is very different from Jari's muscle toning workouts since it goes very fast from move to move. But this makes it very challenging. I am always looking for an advanced muscle toning dvd with minimum equipment (this uses only dumbbells), and this met that criteria. It will be a good workout to add to my rotation with my other Jari Love muscle toning dvds. - posted by Pat on 6/24/2010 |
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| Worked for me! |
| Much to my surprise I liked this DVD. I've been working out steadily 6-7 days a week for the past 5-6 years now and I'd say I'm a solid Intermediate/Advanced at this point.
I find I tend to get bored of my workout DVDs after a while. I'm a big fan of Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000. Karen Voight got me turned on to this type of exercise.
I wasn't sure what to expect from Jackie but found this to be a very different type of routine. First off I like the fact that it is 40 mins. I can't always do a 60 minute routine so 40-45 mins is good for week days. It didn't leave me spent but I felt I got a good all around workout including cardio using mostly 8 lb weights. The only one I really struggled with was the kneeling and getting up which was tough due to my knee surgery last summer. Today I am sore which feels good. So this one is a keeper for me! - posted by Suzkin on 6/14/2010 |
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| Love it! |
| I bought this video the other day at the recommendation of a friend. I loved it! The way that Jackie has set up the circuits is great. I definitely was able to fatigue some muscles that don't normally get worked that hard in some of the other videos I have in my collection. At the same time, I didn't dread the circuits. I don't really understand how another reviewer said their heart rate didn't get up. I use a Polar heart rate monitor and my rate was in the fat burning zone for 95% of this video. Maybe the other reviewer wasn't using heavy enough weights... While the exercises in this video are great, if you don't use the proper weight to feel the fatigue you won't get the benefit of the video. You only get out of it what you put into it!! - posted by Cara on 6/9/2010 |
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| Choppy |
| I was very disappointed and returned this video. I found it to be choppy, and the same warm up was used for each work out. For me, it was not a flowing workout nor a workout I would look forward to doing. - posted by Wolfie on 6/3/2010 |
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| Like it, will use it again, but not an advanced workout. |
| I tried this workout for the first time yesterday and agree with the previous reviewer that this is definitely not an advanced workout, especially if you are used to Jari and Cathe. That said though, I will use this one again for a pretty effective total body workout on days where I'm either short on time or not up for a grueling workout. The length is great (40 mins) and the time does go by fast, no dread factor with this one. I didn't feel the "burn" while I was doing the workout (I used 8 - 10 lbs.) but can feel it today esp in my upper body and abs, not so much in my legs and butt. Will use this one in my rotation for a "lighter" day workout. - posted by Christine on 6/1/2010 |
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| Not really advanced |
| The 5 different circuits are quick and you can feel some fatigue, but I would not call this an advanced routine. Your heart rate doesn't really get up there since there is a little bit of a break between circuits and you only work on one muscle group at a time. - posted by Vicky on 5/27/2010 |
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| Fantastic! |
| I'm a 45 year-old female, who works out 5-6 days a week. Generally, I'm bored to tears by exercise videos and prefer running, hiking, swimming, etc., outdoors. When I use exercise videos, I like them fast-paced and high-impact, with 10-15 lb. dumbbells. I also prefer more serious instructors who 'yell', 'C'mon! Don't you dare stop now!,' to instructors who smile and giggle a lot. Jackie Warner's newest 'Power Circuit Training' video delivers all of the above! I'm in pretty decent shape, and I couldn't complete all of the repetitions without feeling like I was going to collapse, and I mean that in a good way! Regardless of whether you do this video with no weights or really heavy weights, you'll feel invigorated at its end. All of my other videos are now too easy, and I was unable to find a video that was a challenge; until now. Until I build up even more strength and endurance, I'm using this video as a goal - I'm motivated to be able to complete it, rather than feeling like I can only do half of the repetitions. Don't be discouraged by this video's toughness though. Even when I am only able to complete half the reps, I'm still very proud of myself!
Jackie moves VERY quickly from one exercise to another, so until you do the video a few times and learn to anticipate what's coming next, prepare to push the 'pause' button between exercises. (It took me about three workouts before I memorized what's coming next. Now, I don't have to push 'pause' at all). - posted by Donna on 5/21/2010 |
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