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Disc 2 of 22 Minute Hard Corps contains the resistance workouts. The Main Menu has the following options : Cold Start Resistance 1 Resistance 2 Resistance 3 Bonus Workout  P90X3 The Warrior Subtitles The Cold Start workout on disc 2 is the same Cold Start workout that appears on disc 1. I forgot to mention the subtitles when reviewing Disc 1 but if you click on subtitles, you are given the following subtitle selections : Off English Spanish  The format is set pretty similar to the workouts on disc 1. When you select a workout, you get to choose your music setup and you get a list of what equipment you need. Tony also gives you your daily directive. Unlike the cardio workouts, the resistance workouts do contain a brief warm up that includes four exercises.  After the warm up, Tony and cast take you through a series of 5 moves for three rounds. The reps vary in each round and for each exercise. Before each exercise in round 1, Tony does have a cast membe...

Get Ripped! Slim & Lean is a 65 minute workout that focuses on resistance body sculpting exercises. Jari Love is your trainer and she takes you through a series of tracks, where each track concentrates on a particular exercise or body part. There is an introduction to each exercise. The introductions tell what the exercise is and it also shows someone demonstrating how to perform the move correctly. Once the track starts, Jari offers further tips on exercising and staying motivated. Barbell, dumbbells, mat and step are used in this workout. Along with Jari, there are three other cast members who at times show exercise modifications . There are also subtitles that pop up that tell how many reps your will perform and the weight selection of each of the cast members. I like this workout. It is no-nonsense and to the point. 4 stars

Get Ripped is an approximately 55 minute sculpting workout. It features blocks that are based on either an exercise or a muscle group. Within the block the exercises are done back to back and you are doing several reps of each exercise. Within the squat section, you do traditional squats and plie squats. In the chest section, the exercises are push ups and chest press. Back - overhead pullover Triceps - Scull crushers and lying triceps press Lunges are done in the form of dips. Shoulder section contain lateral raise and frontal raise. I like this workout. The soundtrack is pretty good. Jari is quietly motivating and the exercises move at a nice pace. Along with Jari, there are three cast members. The cast members show variation by using either a different piece of equipment or either by modifying the exercise to make it harder or easier. Equipment - club step, dumbbells, barbell, exercise ball, stability ball, and mat.