Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573306746
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,521 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This tough, total-body workout is for the experienced exerciser with stamina and strength. You might expect a MTV workout to be a dance routine, but this one is rugged and pure athletics. Instructor Keith Byard and his two female exercisers first present an intense cardio segment (sometimes using a step) with athletic and boxing moves, such as squats, jumping jacks, kicks, jabs, and lunges, done with enough repetition to make you feel the burn. One participant shows modifications, but even so, this workout is not for the beginner. Next you alternate free weights and push ups to work the upper body, then you work the lower body using your body weight, followed by a killer abdominal segment. After your rigorous workout, relax with a 30-minute yoga session taught by Courtney Tarpley. --Joan Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Total Workout In Just the Right Time, March 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mtv / Advanced Workout: Total Body Training [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After being stuck in the "Intermediate Zone" with my mostly Kathy Smith workout tapes, I have seen quick results in a short period of time with this tape. Keith Byard gives clear instructions throughout the tape, emphasizes "safety at all times" and many exercises are modified if you are having difficulty keeping up. The tape begins with a warmup and stretch and quickly moves into approximately 20 minutes of an aerobic workout which is not "dancy". A step is used in the video but is not absolutely necessary if you don't have one. After a heart rate check, it moves into upper body exercises using free weights (curls, tricep extensions, overhead presses) and some tough pushups. There are also standing lower body exercises and the workout finishes with a super abdominal workout before the cooldown stretch. You could not fit any more into a 55 minute workout. Being a 45 year old woman I might never have bought a workout tape from MTV: however, a review on the video fitness website convinced me to try it. It is NOT a tape for beginners (Kathy Smith is excellent for beginners) but you will see quick improvements if you regularly do this tape.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent supplement to your cardio workout., May 9, 2000

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This review is from: Mtv / Advanced Workout: Total Body Training [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Keith Byard, might not be the best workout video instructor in terms of cuing (sometimes the count is to 16, then to 24, 15, 30, 25!), but he is so earnest and well-meaning that you forgive him this. He will also give you an enjoyable total body strengthening and sculpting workout. The brief cardio section, using every-day movements instead of "Solid Gold" Dancer moves, was mostly easy to follow ( Keith, you gotta cue!) Ah! Too bad it was over so quickly. I found the music was average, not great, not terrible. The girls were a smidge robotic and charmless, especially the premature one who kept on getting ahead of the instructor. Keith's section was nicely shot on the beautiful cliffs of Palos Verdes. The Yoga section with Courtney also had some astonishing photography of Utah canyons. I would recommend using this tape as sculpting to supplement a great cardio workout like Karen Voight's "Energy Sprint" or Kathy Smith's "Functionally Fit Peak Fat Burning."

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT WORKOUT FOR ADVANCED, January 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mtv / Advanced Workout: Total Body Training [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just happened to come across this video a few years ago and I was hesitant to buy it because I expected it to be a lot of fancy footwork (I am not very coordinated)but I was pleased to find that this tape provided a fantastic cardio workout without all the fancy steps. The abdominal segment is outstanding and if your arms arent very strong definately use light weights the segments are tough. I would rec this tape to anyone looking for a tape that is a challenge without having to rewind every 2 minutes to figure out what the heck your feet are supposed to doing.