Billy Blanks - Tae Bo Ultimate Upper/Lower Body

Billy Blanks - Tae Bo Ultimate Upper/Lower Body
DVDRip | English | Edition: 2003 | Run time: 47min + 52min | 1.01 Gb
Video: AVI | 640x480 | DivX 5 1257 kb/s | 4:3 | 29.970 fps
Audio: AC3 | 192 Kbps | CBR | 48.0 KHz | 2 ch.
Video tutorial - Fitness, Aerobics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Blanks - Tae Bo Ultimate Upper/Lower Body
Legs to die for is what your customers will get with this high-intensity leg workout. TaeBo's Ultimate Lower Body works the quads, calves and feet to create the legs you've always wanted. Strong legs not only look good, but also are essential for strength and atmina in any workout regimen. Ultimate Upper Body: Forearms, biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest - all these muscle groups are included in TaeBo's Ultimate Upper Body. This workout targets each individual muscle, with a variety of different workouts. This video is geared to tone and tighten the complete upper body with an all-in-one workout , so that you need nothing else.

Workout Description: 2 workouts (one focused on upper body, one on lower body) of 35-40 minutes of aerobics w/ some toning mixed in with 5 minute warm-up and 5 minute cool-down / stretch for a total of 45-50 minutes

Workout Level: mid-intermediate to low advanced; moderate impact; fairly basic choreography

Instructor: Billy Blanks (Creator of TaeBo; 5-time Karate Champion and captain of the 1980 US Olympic Karate team; has a 7th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.). Billy is very enthusiastic and encouraging, although he's a bit much for me. He does not work each side equally or always give you enough warning of his intention to change moves. (I know this just isn't me because his assistants even stop a couple of times to see exactly what Billy is doing.)

Class: mostly women with some men of various ages and sizes. Classes range from 12 to 40+ people. Several people toward the front count by 8, and there is a projected image in the back of someone doing the moves.
Music / Set: The beat-driven instrumental music varies. The set is a large, brightly colored and lit room that is obviously the TaeBo studio.
Equipment Needed: sneakers, optional weighted gloves for additional toning if advanced

Caveats: Be careful with pivoting or shuffling moves if you work out on carpet. Pay attention to your form. Familiarity with TaeBo, kickboxing, or other martial arts is necessary, as Billy doesn't give enough explanation for beginners. I find that I need to do a little bit more of a warm-up than Billy provides. His Tai Chi-based cool down has never done much for me, so I cool down on my own and then do my own stretch.

Additional Comments: You will need a bit of space for this workout. You should be able to take a small step and kick to each side and to the front plus take a step or two to the back.
These workouts are actually edited segments of TaeBo Live workouts that are available on VHS but not yet on DVD. The editing is decent, but sometimes you get the tail end of one segment and sometimes you jump right into another segment.
I use the Upper Body workout much more than the Lower Body since I have so many fewer videos that work my upper body. The Upper Body focuses almost exclusively on punches and bean bags with some non-weight toning for the arms and, of course, push ups. The Lower Body focuses almost exclusively on knee raises and kicks.
The DVD allows you to select your workout, though not your chapter, and offers "bonuses" that include brief segments of the Ultimate Abs / Buns programs and infomercials for TaeBo Get Ripped series, TaeBo active wear, and Malibu Naturals (nutritional supplements of some kind).


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