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The FIRM ZipTrainer Cycle 2 Peak! - Review Continues

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The third workout on the ZipTrainer Cycle 2 Peak! disc is AMP Reps 2 .  Recall that AMP stands for A s M any P ossible reps.  AMP Reps 2 is lead by Annie.  Kelsie and Stephanie are the background exercisers.  Stephanie is on beginner modification detail. If you add the warm up and cool down, you will get Emily for those sections as this workout uses the warm up and cool down from the AMP Reps 1 workout. If you choose the Customize Your Workout options, you can choose any of the Cycle 1 warm ups and Cycle 1 cool downs.  I just think considering these workout are so short (15 minutes for all the main workouts) the Peak workouts should have been given their own warm up and cool down.  If you want to do just the Peak workouts as a single workout on their own, it comes across as very disjointed with abrupt switches, especially leading out of the main workout and into the cool down. Because you will get Alison, Kelsie and Annie introducing their workouts in...

The FIRM Hi Def Sculpt - Thoughts

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Originally a part of the The FIRM CardioWeight System, Hi-Def Sculpt is currently sold as a standalone workout. It features Annie Lee as the lead and it is about 45 minutes in length. When this workout first came out, it was not a favorite of mine. I still wouldn't call it a favorite, but I appreciate the workout much more than the first one and half times I did the workout. I would add it into a rotation and then take it out when I remember I didn't like it. With weight workouts you can generally increase the weights to make the workout harder or easier. This workout, however, really has the elements of a beginner's workouts. First Annie and the cast members (there are four) are using only light and medium weights. Light being 3lbs and medium being 5 lbs. I went much heavier than this depending on the exercise. This workout is part of the system that came with the Pink Adjustable Cardio Weights. I have only used the weights a couple of times because they are cumber...

The FIRM Slim Without the Gym - Thoughts

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Slim Without the Gym is one of those workouts that I never get or got around to doing because it is hard for me to find a spot for it in my rotations. The FIRM promotes the workout as a travel workout - One that you can take anywhere with you because the equipment that you will need or use for the workout is very easy to pack. The workout is a "kit" workout. Meaning it comes with a type of equipment, tool, accessory etc. The items that come with this workout are a jump rope, a tube (cord with handles) and a loop (band). The workouts contains 4 individual workouts that you can combine for one long workout. If you click the "play all" button, the order of the workout is: The Jump rope/Plyo section, (jump rope) Upper Body Workout (cord and loop) Lower Body Workout (cord and loop) Core workout (cord and loop) Each section is about 11 minutes or so, and each sections has its own warm up and cool down. You can select each of these workouts individually ...