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Kettlebell Krush is a 41 minute workout.  It is a drill based workout. Throughout the workout you are doing 30 seconds of work and this is followed by 10 seconds of rest.  There is a countdown clock in the lower right corner. The workout moves from one exercise to the next. Paul uses the 10 second break to explain the next exercise or next sequence. Along with Paul, there are two other exercisers. One person is doing advance moves and the other person modifies the moves. Paul does quite a bit of the workout but he also stops to coach and point out form on the other two participants. This workout was challenging. The best part about the workout is the length. I found this to be a very efficient workout. The DVD menu offers the following options: Intro/Clinic (this segment is just over 3 minutes. Workout music off. 4 stars

Kettlebell Konnect is a 58 minute workout and it is all about connections.  Paul starts with one move and he continues to layer and/or add on additional components (moves) to create an intricate compound combination. And yes, by the time he is done most of the connections (Paul spells konnections with a K) are quite complex. There is a 5 minute warm up before you move into the connections. There are  six konnections. The konnections vary in number of components and length.  Some of the konnections are cardio base, some are strength base.  Some require balance.  Konnection 6 is your core segment. There is a five minute stretch. There are three additional cast members.  One cast member is showing modifications and performs the moves with a dumbbell. Only one kettlebell and a mat are used. The music is background and the set is spacious. The DVD menu offers the following options: Intro/Clinic - 12 minutes Kettlebell Konnect Workout [music off] ...

Burn & Build is a kettlebell workout featuring Paul Katami. This workout uses a high step which Paul often refers to as "the board". Along with Paul, there are three cast members. One cast member is modifying the moves and this person uses a dumbbell instead of a kettlebell. The workout contains a warm up, seven exercise blocks and an ending stretch. At about 70 minutes, I thought the workout long. Like KettleBell Drills and KettleBell Kombos each exercise is timed. However in this workout the timed exercise are for 90 and 60 seconds. For instance the first two warm up exercises start off with a 90 second timed leg drill. The first two warm up exercises, you do not used the bell or the high step. The warm up is about 10 minutes. Each of the seven blocks has a particular theme or focus. Cardio focus, core focus, strength & power focus are the predominate themes. You are doing each exercise in each block for 60 seconds. Each block is roughly 7 to 8 minutes. The b...

Kettlebell Kombos is a 41 minute workout featuring Paul Katami. In this workout, Paul combines a series of moves together creating mini combinations. He does each set of moves for 30 or 60 seconds. Depending on how elaborate the combo is, you may go through two complete cycles in a 30 second period. In that case, Paul often repeats the combo for another 30 seconds. We are talking per side. Almost all the combos have a right and left lead. There are some combos that alternate the lead and most of the combos are 60 seconds long. There are approximately 3, maybe 4 - what I call Practice Breaks - where Paul has you practice the move before starting the clock. I kind of think this was unnecessary for him to do because he already demonstrates the move before he sets the clock. Other than the practice breaks and the constant stopping to check form, (that is just his style of training - at least that is what I gather) I like this workout. The music is just okay. The set is a warehouse. At...

Kettlebell Drills is about 36 minutes in length and features Paul Katami. The music is minimal, mostly background and the set is a warehouse. The DVD contains three separate workouts. There is a Clinic or Tutorial. That is a little over 30 minutes. There is the Drills workout and there is a Core specific workouts. The core workout is about 18 minutes. This review is just of the Drills workout. So, along with Paul, there are two other cast members (Toby and Sarah). Sarah is your modifier. Paul likes to stop and point out form. He does this quite a bit. It's annoying because it is not natural. It appears to be very scripted. The workout starts off with a warm up and the warm up uses the kettlebell. I was okay with this. Normally, I get annoyed with using weights in a warm up, but this didn't bother me. Now, I did use my lightest kettlebell for the warm up. Because the warm up exercises are timed as well, there is really no distinction of when the warm up ends and the actua...