David Kirsch's One on One Training Series Upper Body and Abdominals

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Summary: Love this series!
Review: David Kirsch is a great personal trainer. I've even emailed him a question and he answered! I have all his videos and one book. This video is a great arm and ab workout. The ab section will get you burning. You must up the weights or do more reps on your own when you get the hang of it. He shows you how to do each move with proper form and is encouraging throughout. Definitely recommended!

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Summary: buy it-it works
Review: I worked with David on Extreme Makeover and know that his training and scupting exercises work. David knows the extra "tweeks" that make any exercise more effective. Don't waste your time doing the wrong exercise, or doing it the wrong way. Trust David! It works!
Kenna

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Summary: Excellent for beginners/intermmediates
Review: If you can get through David's boot camp video with moderate effort, this video may be a bit too easy for you. That said, this is an excellent workout for a beginning or intermmediate exerciser. David does a great job of breaking the exercises down and offering comments to help you maintain good form. He is very encouraging throughout. The workout progresses from easy to more difficult and can be made tougher by increasing the amount of weight used (two dumbbells needed). There are a few innovative moves thrown in as well.

Since the difficulty level of any workout video is relative, I'll give a quick background of myself - I run 4-5 times a week, for a total of 40+ miles/week. I also lift weights 2-3 times a week, incorporating plyometrics and compound movements. I've personally found David's boot camp video to be just the right amount of intensity when using 5-lb dumbbells and think this one-on-one video is great for days I have less energy. Regardless of fitness level, you are sure to enjoy this workout. If you need to make it more intense, use heavier weights. The biggest thing to remember about David's style (in my opinion) is to really *focus* on every repetition, *focus* on the muscle being worked, and *focus* on isometrics (contracting the muscle without movement - eg. pushing against a brick wall is isometric). Hope this helps!

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Summary: It's tough
Review: This workout is similar to other workouts I have done, yet it is different in the fact it breaks down each exercise into segments. I like using it with the Butt video, and making my own workouts using the different segments.