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DiscountDelight - Billy Blanks Bootcamp Boot Camp Dvd Set with Bands Tae Bo
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Manufacturer: Billy Blanks
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: Billy Blanks Bootcamp
Feature: Billy Blanks 7 day sucess plan
Label: Billy Blanks
Manufacturer: Billy Blanks
Publisher: Billy Blanks
Studio: Billy Blanks
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Billy Blanks 7 day sucess plan
Basic Training BootCamp DVD
Ultimate BootCamp DVD
Ab BootCamp DVD
ALL NEW Billy BandsTM
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not crazy about it...
Comment: I've been a fitness addict for about 7 years now, and I love kickboxing and tae-bo style workouts. The problem with Billy Blanks is that he is simply NOT a fitness instructor. The DVDs in this series are okay, but they're really not the greatest, and even though I love working out, I can't make myself do these. Reasons:
1. He doesn't cue the moves very well.
2. He has you do some exercises at breakneck speed, which sacrifices both your form and any actual benefit you might get from the exercise, since you're just flailing around trying to keep up.
3. He seems to think he's a motivational speaker during the whole workout, and frequently stops working out to look earnestly into the camera to go off on tangents about taking care of yourself and training yourself for the military (?!?!)
4. He pays no attention to being "even". He'll direct you to do 40 reps of a move on one side, and then not do any at all on the other side. Or he'll have you do 30 reps of an exercise on your right side, and then only 16 on your left. Very aggravating.
I think there are better kickboxing/tae-bo style workouts out there, like Cathe Friedrich's Kick Max and Kickboxing with Janis Saffell.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good for all levels
Comment: Despite some of the criticisms, I'd say that this set is great for people of all levels. In each video, there's a participant who demonstrates how to do the moves without the 'Billy bands' (resistance tubing with handles and foot loops), so those who aren't in the best of shape can still get a great workout. Billy is very encouraging and motivational throughout which makes for a great experience. The footwork isn't all that difficult to follow, although he does tend to move a bit quickly in the DVD's after the basic bootcamp.
The only negative is that this set doesn't come with the cardio bootcamp DVD or the lower-body bootcamp DVD. However, you can get these pretty cheap on Ebay to complete the set. I can say for certain that my butt and thighs have never burned this much during a video workout or the days after doing one. It's awesome!
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Summary: Hard for Beginners
Comment: The videos are fun and fast paced. If you are not in the best of shape I wouldn't recommend these DVDs to start. I would suggest starting with another work out and then moving on to this after you are in better physical shape. I know that when I first started working out these videos were too much for me. Billy jumps right into the workouts and you get tired easily. Once you are in good shape you might want to try these, but start with something easier. By the time you are half way through the work out you are tired and sweating and you want to quit. Only attempt to do these DVDs if you are already in good shape and you just want to stay in shape.
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Summary: Boot Camp -- Not for the Timid
Comment: After literally kick-boxing an aerobically weary exercise world back onto its feet with his fast-paced Tae Bo series of videos and DVDs for ten years or more, martial arts champion Billy Blanks seemed stalled, producing clones of his earlier successes that put devotees into a holding pattern. Instead of tailoring the new videos to an already Tae Bo savvy audience champing at the bit to move on to the next level, Billy and his team catered to a market of newbies yet to be captured into the Tae Bo fold.
We've all seen this system hawked on television infomercials. The heart-elevating music, the testimonials, and Billy's drill sergeant style all persuade us to buy. But did Billy take the complaints seriously and provide a system that Tae Bo veterans would find challenging?
I am pleased to shout out a resounding `yes'.
The set includes four (4) videos, "Basic Training Boot Camp" (55 minutes), "Cardio Boot Camp" (30 minutes), `Abs Boot Camp (35 minutes), and "Ultimate Boot Camp (55 minutes), and comes packaged with two (2) `Billy Bands', a workout schedule with dieting tips, motivational dog tags and a seven (7) day supply of Billy's Energy Supplements. For some unknown reason, the set offered on Amazon.com does not contain the Cardio Boot Camp session, hence making it impossible to follow Blanks' four (4) week workout plan.
The first 55 minute session is not for the faint of heart. Showcased as the video of choice for the first week of Billy's 4 week workout schedule, it starts out with 4 sets of full position push-ups and squats. Billy bulldogs you through rapid fire calisthenics combined with the familiar Tae Bo kicks and punches that only veteran Tae Bo-ers will be able to follow the first time through. Rewinding might be necessary initially to see first and then do without feeling exasperated.
About a third into the time allocated, Billy dons the Billy Bands---two (2) elastic resistance bands that are anchored by built-in stirrups and hand grips. Unfortunately, Billy doesn't supply an accompanying written instruction how-to to explain how to adapt the bands for someone less than 6 feet tall. He does demonstrate this in Cardio Boot Camp, the very session that Amazon excluded from its packaging. Go figure.
The pace of the exercise with the bands takes off like a rocket and doesn't quit---there will definitely be times when that rewind or `slow' button will come in handy to insure a full range of both negative and positive motion. With his intrepid benign bulldog style, Billy will demand yet another set from already stressed muscles and then coax out a double-time set which delightfully even his background troop cannot sustain. Jumping with lightning speed from biceps to deltoids, rhomboids to triceps, he interjects kicks and punches that the bands force you to do with close-to-perfect form. Even so, attempting a signature Tae Bo move like, "Speedball" becomes a real chore with the bands flopping over and under the wrist, cutting into the upper arm and never quite being in the position demonstrated by Billy and the gang---at least not in the rapid-fire time he allots each exercise. In spite of this functional error, the bands do up the ante, making the completion of each set a rival to a labor of Hercules. Basic Training Boot Camp finishes up with floor work-mostly abs----an abbreviated stretching routine and trademark motivational pep talk.
In week two (2) Blanks adds Cardio Boot Camp to the mix---less calisthenics, more kicks and punches and more band work. This session at only 30 minutes is a cinch compared to the Basic Training. As is the Abs Boot Camp included in week three (3) that doesn't even use the bands and focuses on abdominal-work done while still in an upright position.
The piece de resistance comes in week (4) with the Ultimate Boot Camp-same format as BasicTraining that includes more advanced calisthenics like roll over push-ups, lunges and squats that will leave you panting.
Bottom line: Despite his commercialism, Blanks does deliver the goods with this series. Unless you are in peak athletic condition, completing both 55 minute sessions ascertains waking up the next day with a little pain. The two half-hour sessions provide great breathers for either a day when less exercise is more or when a warm-up to a jog or other aerobic activity is necessary. Unlike the 2004 Capture the Power series, this Tae Bo offering builds on what you already know, progressing you to the next rung in the Tae Bo ladder. Recommended for all Tae Bo devotees.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Workout
Comment: I use The Firm, Core Secrets and Windor Pilates to switch-up my exercise routine. The Boot Camp routines are challenging and even though I have been using the other fitness products for over 3 months now and am in pretty good shape I had sore muscles in my legs and arms after doing the Basic Boot Camp DVD which said to me the Boot Camp DVD's are hitting muscles that the other routines weren't quite getting. I have incorporated the Boot Camp routine into my fitness regimine. I Love them!
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Billy Blanks, creator of Tae Bo®, presents his brand-new, latest and greatest workout system: Billy's BootCampTM. Billy will motivate you to Blast into Shape in 7 Days and completely transform your body and your mind! Billy's BootCampTM is a complete fitness system that consists of 3 amazing new workouts combined to create a fat blasting muscle toning program. Whether you're a beginner or already one of the millions of Billy Blanks followers, BootCampTM is the best workout series for any level!
Basic Training BootCampTM Billy takes his experience from 6 days of real basic-training exercise and concentrates it into one get-you-started workout that lays the foundation for your new body, new spirit, and the new life you want. (approx. 55 mins)Ultimate BootCampTM Designed by Billy to be the FASTEST hour in fitness! This is the workout that ties it all together cardio, upper-body toning, lower-body toning, and abs in one mega-workout that drives you to peak performance. You'll get maximum results in minimum time for your entire body! (approx. 55 mins)Ab BootCampTM Billy introduces a whole new approach to attack the belly fat, and give you the slimmed-down midsection you've always dreamed of! This brand new approach gives you the same effect as crunches without the stress and strain. It's Billy's three pronged attack in the battle against that midsection bulge! (approx. 35 mins)
ALL NEW Billy BandsTM All new for BootCampTM, these are Billy's secret weapon in the battle against fat and flab! Billy has added resistance bands for added muscle toning and sculpting. Now Billy?s workouts are even better and offer more benefits and variety. Boost your metabolism and get even greater results!7-Day Success Plan For optimal results, follow Billy?s 7-Day Success Eating Plan. This healthy, low-carb eating plan is designed for you to follow for one week to jump-start your weight-loss plan.
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