The Firm: Total Sculpt Plus Abs
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Movie Reviews of The Firm: Total Sculpt Plus Abs
Movie Review: One of my favorite Firm workouts....
Summary: 5 Stars
Total Sculpt is led by Jennifer Carman, who always does a great job, this video is no exception. She is with 4 of her fellow master instructors, one who shows beginner modifications. For this workout you will need dumbells, they recommend 3 sets such as 3, 5, and 8 pounders. You will also need the fanny lifter (or a step and a stool)and the Sculpting Stick is used, but a broom or mop handle will work too.
This workout alternates strength and cardio segments. For strength all the muscle groups are covered. The sculpting stick is used for most of the lower body work, usually holding the stick in one hand while holding a heavy dumbell with the other. The lower body exercises include, squats, dips, plie squats, leg press, hover squats and an interesting variation of the lunge where you put your back leg on the fanny lifter and lower up and down, while it's a relatively short set you really feel the burn when it's over. The upper body is covered well also, you will see biceps curls, double arm rows, french presses, triceps kickbacks, chest work and single arm shoulder presses using just one heavy dumbell.
The cardio segments are a lot of fun and a good variety. The is one section of hi-lo impact with optional plyometric jumps that I usually skip, one really fun step aerobic segment and a 4 limb section using the "twigs" from the Sculpting Stick though light or no weights could be substituted. A short ab section follows and then it's on to the cooldown.
I really like the music in this workout, keeps me going through
to the end. The workout itself is great, one of my all time
favorites from The Firm. Highly recommended.
Movie Review: Total Sculpt Plus Abs = Total Body Workout
Summary: 5 Stars
Total Sculpt Plus Abs, led by Jen Carman, will do what it promises. It is a total body workout focused on sculpting and toning your muscles. The equipment used in this video includes the Firm Fannylifter, Sculpting Stick, and a range of dumbbells such as 3, 5, and 8 pounds. If you do not own the Fannylifter, you will need a step or stool of some kind. You can substitute a broomstick and/or dumbbells for the Sculpting Stick, depending on how they are using it in the video.
This is considered to be a sculpting video, but there are three cardio segments included. This is a great addition, helping to break up the workout and raise your heart rate. So even though the focus is on weight training, you will get a cardio workout as well. I much prefer this to Body Sculpt, another Firm sculpting video that Carman leads.
I also like the way the workout is structured. Carman alternates exercises for the upper and lower body. However, you will work your muscles to exhaustion, which is ideal for optimum results. For example, in an upper body segment focused on biceps, you will do sets of bicep and hammer curls with dumbbells as well as two types of biceps curls with the sculpting stick.
I like the use of the Sculpting Stick in the abs section. I found the abs exercises to be good variations on some old stand-bys that were made fresh by the stick.
Movie Review: Great introduction to The FIRM
Summary: 4 Stars
Total Sculpt plus Abs is part of the Body Sculpting System 2 and uses all of the "required" equipment to the fullest. You'll need pairs 3, 5, and 8 pound dumbbells, the Fanny Lifter (or equivalent), and the Sculpting Stick (or equivalent). I acquired this DVD when I purchased the full BSS2 set with the Fanny Lifter and Sculpting Stick, however it also comes with the BSS2 4-pack and with a BSS2 set that includes only the stick. (Confused yet?)
I will admit a certain soft spot for this workout--it was the very first Firm workout I ever did. Jen Carmen got me on the road to a level of fitness I never thought I'd be able to attain. This workout is thorough. If you're a beginner or even just new to this kind of exercise, you're going to feel not only worked out, but worked over. I was seriously sore for a day or so the first few times I did this tape. Equal attention is paid to all the major muscle groups--shoulders, triceps, biceps, back, abs, inner/outer thighs, and glutes all get worked in this video.
The cardio segments are short and fun with moderately challenging choreography. If you're someone who has "two left feet," I highly recommend previewing this one a time or two before you attempt it. The four-limb segment towards the end is probably the most challenging--it's what tripped me up the most the first five or six times I did this workout.
The Sculpting Stick gets put to innovative use during the abs section of this workout. Jen uses it to add resistance to the brief but effective segment of reverse crunches. The shin crunches are fun too. As someone who absolutely loathed any kind of ab work before finding these videos, the ab section in this workout was a pleasant surprise. Having to use the equipment kind of distracted me from my hatred of situps!
As I've become more fit, I keep going back to this video if I want a long sculpting workout that isn't going to leave me reaching for the ibuprofen the following morning. If I want to make it more challenging, I'll add a dumbbell to my other shoulder rather than use the stick for balance and/or heavy up on a few exercises. This workout really can grow with you to an extent, but the short sets and short ab section drop it back to 4 stars for me. This workout is a total winner for high beginner/low intermediate exerciser. If you're an advanced fitness buff that's looking to get your butt kicked, you should probably look elsewhere.
Movie Review: GOOD BEGINNER WORKOUT
Summary: 2 Stars
THIS IS A VERY EASY TAPE TO FOLLOW THAT IS NOT CHALLENGING TO THE BODY. I HAVE HAD THE TAPE FOR OVER A YEAR AND FIND MYSELF VERY BORED WITH IT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT CHALLENGING. FROM THE GET GO, I HAVE USED 5-10LBS MORE WEIGHT THAN INSTUCTOR FOR EACH EXERCISE AND STILL DO NOT FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING A WORK OUT. I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT OR SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT DONE MUCH WEIGHT TRAINING BEFORE.Movie Review: Love It!
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this tape once a week along with my other 2 FIRM: Body Sculpting System 2 Tapes.
I consider myself to be at an intermediate level exerciser. I use the 3 - 5 - 8 pound dumbells recommened with the video. When ever I do this video, I have to take a day off and rest before I can go on to exercising again. This one really challenges my thighs.
If you are at an intermediate level and are looking for a way to get some light weight training in your workout...I highly suggest this video.