Lotte Berk Method For Beginners - Hip Hugger Abs
by Andrea Ambandos
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Actor: Lotte BerkDirector: Andrea Ambandos
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Goldhill Home Media
Movie Reviews of Lotte Berk Method For Beginners - Hip Hugger Abs
Movie Review: NO hype - get ready for true Hip Hugger Abs!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love, love, love this one and I really enjoyed this instructor, Suzanne. She was firm but sweet, lol. She gently chided you if she suspected you were getting sloppy: "Keep the integrity of your form, because they're not sloppy."
Uhm, this ab work leaves Burr Leonard (The Bar Method) in the dust. I've never seen some of the exercises and my abs let me know it right away. These are incredible. Some are just plain freaking scary ... *cry* but I loved every minute of it. If you buy the 4-pack, this one alone is worth the price of the pack. I do this one every day after whatever workout I do in the pack. I alternate Lotte Berk with Bar Method but I make sure either this workout or the HHA Bonus Blast is done every day and I have people in my office coming over to touch my abs. They are ROCK HARD. It's that wonderful. There are 3 modifications shown for the workouts here and each one could be done by us, depending upon how strong we're feeling or crampy or ambitious we are.
Barbara (the most advanced instructor) is really scary in this one. She kept the plank held even through the rests and she never trembled once. Perfect form, perfect posture, strong and muscular body.
I'll say the easiest exercise was the Lotte style situps and that's saying something.
The Bonus Blast is going to be humbling if you're not extremely fit. Be warned. It is grit tough and maddeningly horrifying, lol. At first, you just collapse and stare at her as if she's some kind of demon woman. But somehow, you force yourself back up into position and pick it up and keep going. Your legs won't be as high as hers, your back won't be as straight but each time you do it, your form will improve to the point at which you smile happily when you realize, "OMG, I'm DOING IT!"
The Bonus Blast is only about 10 minutes, but you're working hard the entire time. Again, there is no easing in, especially on the Bonus Blasts. You get straight to business and isn't that what you want when you don't have a lot of time for chatter in DVDs?
I love these kinds of exercises and am happy that I bought the 4-pack because there are 4 DVDs -- I have a very nice rotation now and am even more motivated now to keep pushing forward! Hooray!
One other thing: If you've been doing The Bar Method or Callanetics, you will be very well prepared for the Lotte Berk workouts. If you don't have that background, don't worry. There is a beginner DVD/tape. If you start with this one, you just may collapse from the shaking, trembling and sweating. LOL! And strangely you'll feel really good about it because every muscle in your body will feel worked and you'll also be strangely relaxed.
The abs are notoriously difficult to sculpt and they resist overtraining but if you're watching your diet and you are religious with your workouts, you will see them begin to appear. You really will. This is the first DVD I've used that has backed up that boast.
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