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Get Ripped! with Jari Love: Get Ripped & Chiseled

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I'm fairly new to Jari's workouts but have really been enjoying them--I love how she pushes you to work hard yet doesn't kill you. I was thrilled to be able to preview her newest video, Ripped & Chiseled. I found it to be most similar to her Get Ripped Slim & Lean in that it is a long workout (just over an hour) which really challenges your endurance. However, Ripped & Chiseled is different in that Jari uses 2-3 consecutive exercises per muscle group, so each area really gets hit hard!

Jari's background exercisers here include Gaylene from Ripped 1000 (who amazingly is 57 years old!), Judy, and Mike. As with the other Ripped workouts, you have your choice of using different types of equipment, including dumbbells, a barbell, and weight plates. Also, the weight loads for each exerciser are shown (this time BEFORE the exercise starts, which is great because it gives you time to set up) as well as the total number of repetitions.

Again Jari uses a high number of repetitions with varied counts (singles, 2-2, 4-4, 3-1, 1-3, and pulses), but she adds some new twists here, such as high/low pulses on the squats and 1-7/7-1 counts on the triceps work. There are a total of 15 exercise tracks as follows:

1. Warm-Up

2. Lunges

3. Squats

4. Stiff Leg Deadlift/Bent Knee Deadlift

5. Chest Press

6. Push Ups

7. Chest Fly

8. Back Track

9. Triceps Dips

10. Skull Crushers

11. Pull Overs

12. Overhead Press

13. Biceps

14. Hammer Curls

15. Cool Down

With the exception of the triceps dips, which is a bit shorter, each track averages around 4.5-5 minutes. As you can see, there is no abs work, but the abs section from Slim & Lean (a nice quick abs routine consisting of 4 exercises performed in 2 sets), is included as a bonus. The DVD Bonus features are as follows: Abs Workout-Talking Nutrition-Healthy Recipes-Other Programs-Previews.

Although this workout is similar to Slim & Lean, I enjoyed it much more; it just seemed to flow more smoothly, making the time, although lengthy, go by more quickly. Although not as intense overall as Ripped 1000, which includes cardio, I believe that Ripped & Chiseled is Jari's most intense endurance workout to date. Since you are working each muscle group several times before moving on, you will probably need to use lighter weights than with Jari's other workouts--even Jari & crew dropped to lower weights during the biceps section! Therefore, this would not be a good workout to use as part of a heavy lifting routine.

The best thing about this workout was that I felt great after I was done! Definitely an excellent endurance workout for intermediate to advanced exercisers; highly recommended.

I used Jari's "Slim and Lean" DVD before. "Ripped and Chiseled" is the second DVD I have of her. I have to say, I like the Slim and Lean DVD better. My goal is to find an exercise routine that burns calories while weight training. There is limited amount of time to exercise everyday, I wanted more bang for my effort so to speak. This particular DVD does not really keep my heart rate elevated throughout. Looking at the exercise breakdown, the exercises that incorporate lower body muscles are all in the front of the DVD. The lower body lounges and squats get my heart rate going in the beginning, but after that, there is hardly anything for the lower body at all. The upper body exercises doesn't use large enough muscles to maintain my heart rate in the 80% range.

Overall, this is a good workout video. I like the fact that the workout involves controlled movement, Jari is not overly hyper, bouncing off the walls, like some other aerobic videos. The back workout is new, and very necessary for me.

Update (2 months later):

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I've been using Jari's "Ripped 1000" and "ripped to the core" with "Chiseled". I realized that the three DVDs have slightly different focus.

- Ripped 1000's focus is mixing cardio with weight reps, your heart rate is elevated throughout because of the cardio portions. On average I consume 20 oz of water during this video and seems to sweat them all out.

- "Ripped to the Core" is slightly less cardio than 1000, but lots of compound exercises that involve both upper and lower body at the same time. Heart rate is elevated but not nearly as much as 1000. I can get away with drinking 15oz of water.

- "Chiseled" is less bouncy. More focus on each muscle group. Especially the back, arms, shoulders and chest. Because of the large amount of upper body work, my heart rate is not as high as the other two, but the upper body muscles do get more work. Because of the lower cardio, I perspire a lot less, and can get away with drinking 8oz of water.

My arms and shoulders were all sore after using "Chiseled" even after I've been working with "1000" for a few weeks. So I guess it depends on what your focus is. I had limited amount of time to work, and I wanted every minute to count. So I chose 1000 more thinking that I can work Cardio as well as weight at the same time by keeping the heart rate high. But I think "1000" does not do as well when it comes to train the upper body muscles as the "Chiseled". So my new plan is to use this video once a week.

One drawback, the break between segments in this video is extremely short, I had to pause the DVD after most of the segments. I suppose this could be viewed as a good thing, you get as much material as you can, crammed into the alloted time. Keep the remote close though.

Jari is a fantastic instructor. She may not be as vibrant and outgoing as a Christi Taylor or a Kari Anderson, but she is straight to business, get results instructor. She could whip ANYONE into shape.

This is another brilliant workout. I have all her other workouts and this is up there with them. You really fatigue your muscles here. Free weights and high repetition to get the maximum burn. If you are going through a plateau or such, then this will push you beyond it. It's really helpful to get your metabolism up because there is so much intensity for your muscles. The first time I did this, I could barely move the next day and in fact I still felt the effects of this for almost half a week. All you need is weights, maybe a dumbell if you want and you can use a step as your weight bench.

I thoroughly enjoyed this workout (yes, even through the fatigue and pain) because I know it's going to tone up almost any trouble spot and also because she is a good clear instructor who cues well. I would only suggest doing this three times a week maximum, but as always, consistensy is key and do this with cardio. I love it.

This video has 6 sections: legs, chest, back, shoulders, triceps, and biceps. Each section is 2 or 3 (for legs it is 4!) exercises that last 5 about minutes each which really wear each muscle down until you can barely lift any weight at all. By the time you are done working out a body part, you are really glad to be moving on. I consider that a good thing in an exercise video, because it pushes me harder than I would push myself.

There isn't really any cardio, though. However, if I want cardio I can do the Get Ripped 1000 workout. This one is great for all around strength and endurace.

Jari Love is a great trainer. This workout out is a non-stop killer workout; with lots of reps and no stopping. I could barely walk the next day after all the lunges. I like her training style; she mixes things up to confuse the muscles into working harder. She has very good form and passes on good information, to keep the student from injuring themselves. I have all her DVD's and can honestly say; I am not disappointed with any of them.

My wife took a class known to many as "Body Pump". It's an hour long, high intensity, high rep class that uses free weights and weighted bars to fatigue your muscles to the point of exhaustion. We've been using this DVD for weeks now and it's great. She says it's almost just like Body Pump, so if you're into that class, you can buy this dvd and do it at home. This dvd takes you through a logical course of legwork and upper body work to hit all of your major muscle groups hard. About the only thing she doesn't concentrate on is Abs, but by the time you're done, you're ready to be done. If you want a high intensity dvd that really works your muscles in ways you never thought possible, try this! I used to go to the gym and "lift weights". This is far superior to anything you can put together yourself at the gym.

I LOVE Jari Love! She seems so sincere. My first (and favorite workout) of hers is Get Ripped 1000 'cause it has cardio with the muscle toning. I recently got Slim & Lean and the new Get Chiseled. This Chiseled one works every muscle good, but I find it really is more challenging for my upper body. I was worked to failure on many of the upper body tracks and had to lighten my weight or stop for a few reps. Remember the butt cramps from the original Buns of Steel with Greg Smithy? Well, that is what this is for your arms, back, and upper body. You will be sore!

This is a good workout and I love Jari too but I prefer all of Jari's other workouts over this one. I guess supersetting is just not for me. Also, in the lunge section near the beginning you hold your feet in the same place for a long time (in a lunge position). I found this really irritated my ankle and foot while holding in back in that position for so long. I have only done this video once and it will probably be a long time before I pull it out again (when I forget how much I did not care for it). It is really HARD though. Personally, I would highly recommend Get Ripped to the Core or even the original Get Ripped. Those 2 are my faves..

All of Jari's workouts are great. In this one she adds more variety of exercises for each body part. I love this workout. It's fun, and it's very effective. Her sequencing and her style are great.

I just purchased Jari's latest dvd Get Ripped and Chiseled and I must say Jari delivers a great workout once again. Not the most challenging, but a great overall workout. This dvd focuses more on the arms, but the leg section is good too. The hardest part of the workout for me was the shoulder track. I had to decrease my weight load as did Jari. I still can't believe Gaylene is 57!