The Firm: Firm Parts - Upper Body/Standing Legs
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Actor: Firm PartsBrand: Gaiam
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 77 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Good Times Video
Movie Reviews of The Firm: Firm Parts - Upper Body/Standing Legs
Movie Review: Good but dated workouts
Summary: 3 Stars
I will start off by saying that Upper Body has always been my favorite Firm workout (and I have owned over 50 Firm workouts). It is good for those days when you cannot stand the thought of doing aerobics or tiring out your legs with lunges and squats. I have probably done this workout at least 100 times in the last 12 years. I originally owned these on VHS, and wore them out.
If you use light weights, UB is a mild workout that still leaves you feeling like you completed something good. If you use heavy weights, you should definitely tire out your lats, triceps, delts and pecs. The biceps work is minimal, though. It is about 35-40 minutes long. There are plenty of "pre-exhaust" exercises (like for the triceps) though, that can make it difficult to work your lats and pecs at maximum weight. The final stretch isn't really appropriate for the workout (it was not designed for a solely upper body workout), so I would recommend doing your own upper body stretches instead.
On to Standing Legs. This workout was always known as a form of torture to the legs, back in the Firm's heyday. It's still hard. But it's not so long that you feel as if you're going to die. Lighter weights, you can still get a great workout and have the chance to develop better form. Heavy weights and your lower body will be screaming. It's about 45 minutes long. The stretch at the end is okay, but not really complete after such a tough workout (it's only 4 minutes long or so).
These were filmed from 1985-1993, and it shows. They do look a bit dated. Some of the moves, especially in Standing Legs, are jerky. You really have to watch your lower back, rotator cuffs, knees, etc. That is true though of weight-training in general. Be careful. But that said, these are effective workouts. It would have been nice if the Firm had also put their abs collection on this one DVD, to develop a more well-rounded DVD.
I have to be honest- once I saw Cathe Friedrich's Gym-Style Series, I feel they are more up-to-date, well-rounded, effective and safer than these older Firm workouts. You can get results from working out to this DVD, but Cathe's workouts(IMHO)are better.
Summary of The Firm: Firm Parts - Upper Body/Standing Legs
Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 03/01/2005 Run time: 77 minutesFitness & Yoga DVD Video
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