Product Details

• Actors: Greg Smithey
• Format: Color, NTSC, DVD
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Run Time: 52 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002G4ECB6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,367 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

BUNS OF STEEL is devoted to strengthening, tightening, toning and shaping the buttocks (buns), thighs and upper legs.

Through a grueling but effective series of exercises following a brief aerobic warm-up, Greg Smithey, former World Class pole vaulter, leads you on the road to a tighter, sleeker, lower half. Greg incorporates the lower body strengthening exercises he used to train for vaulting into his demanding, targeted routine. Once you see the remarkable results, the hard work will be worth the effort!

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me loose 40 pounds and I love mountain hiking now, July 24, 2009

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Momof4 "Michelle" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Original Buns of Steel: Intense Target Toning with Less Aerobics (DVD)

Originally made in the 80s, this video is NOT for you if you care about the appearance of the video and the participants. Sweat bands and leg warmers (and even Jheri Curl I think) abound. And Greg Smithey can drive you CRAZY if you don't mute him or just enjoy the laughs. ("We're going to squeeze out that cheeseburger and that carrot cake.") All that said, I have to say that this is hands down one of the best work out videos ever made (and I've tried a lot) to get your thighs and buns in shape--rock hard and very strong. You can order the DVD directly from Greg Smithey on his web site for only $14.95, so don't pay more than that. I like the DVD cause you can skip the aerobic part (I honestly have never done this part) and start with the floor exercises. I am a mom of 4 and I homeschool, so I have to keep my workout very brief or it just won't happen, so I do 1/2 of the floor exercises one day and the other 1/2 the next, both equaling 18-20 minutes each. The first 1/2 is outer thighs, second 1/2 inner thighs and buns. (I also skip the end ab work; I prefer pilates/ And I do that on alternate days. And I do arm work--push ups and free weights--on my own on days when I have the extra 5 minutes.) And still, after almost 2 years of doing this once a week (okay, some weeks I missed) this workout is still a little tough, in a good way. (If you're new to these exercises, I encourage you to just do as many reps as you can of each, but stick with it and you will see your reps improve.)
This video and a few others (Pilates: Abs Workout; 10 Minute Solution: Rapid Results Pilates; and Ana Caban Maintenance Pilates for weight loss, which I alternated as ab workouts in that order, adding each after I got rather competent at each) were 1/3 of the reason I was able to loose 40 pounds 1 1/2 years ago and it is great feeling fantastic at 40.
The other 2 reasons?
I started eating healthy (highly recommend SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life) and every 7-10 days I ate only fruits and vegetables--as much quantity as I wanted for 48 hours, but only fruits and veggies. I consistently lost 1.25-2 pounds per week, so I lost 40 pounds in about 7 months.
But the most important reason/inspiration for me was Romans 6:12-14...
"Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
When I was tempted to eat poorly or turn off my alarm and sleep in instead of exercising and doing my morning devotions, I told myself that "sin shall not be your master."
I started the whole process toward weight loss out of sheer obedience to God. I knew He wanted me to take care of myself, and I never had, my entire life really. What I didn't know at the beginning of my 7-month journey was that in the end God wanted me to take care of myself for ME. I have so much more energy now to do so much more. I can mountain hike with my teen and pre-teen daughters and keep one step ahead of them! I used to have pain in my knees occasionally when I went up stairs and lower back pain every morning--no more. I used to snore even--no more! And needless to say, being in the best shape of my life has had a huge, wonderful impact on my marriage.
All that said, I highly recommend this video. There are plenty of buns of steel workouts out there. Some are really wimpy, and in some the instructor yells at you while he's dripping in sweat and bragging about his own physique. I couldn't do most of those more than once or twice because I hated them so much. (I recommend you try videos on loan from your library so you're not wasting money, until you find the ones you like.) Like I said, if you can figure out your own way to get around the 80s look of the video and the quirkiness of Greg Smithey, this workout will deliver life-long, proven results. None others come close to that for me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only VHS I still own!! My favorite workout of all time! 14.95 on official website!, April 20, 2010

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R. Ford "b1e1c1c1a1" (Starkville, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Original Buns of Steel: Intense Target Toning with Less Aerobics (DVD)

I LOVE this workout. I was a kid when my mom bought it for herself in the early 90's. I started using it in High School and I LOVED it. I got so TONED that I had to start using ankle weights when I did the floor exercises to get more resistance. My legs and butt looked so good that my friends would ask me how I did it. I told them all I did was walk a few times a week and do this workout a few times a week. 3 of my best friends actually started coming over and doing the workout with me. I am now the mom of a 15 month old baby and I want to start doing it again. I have finally lost all of the baby weight, but I am not nearly as toned as I used to be.

I got rid of all of my old VHS tapes years ago, with the exception of this workout. I have used it SO many times that the tape is starting to wear out. I used a dvd recorder to transfer it onto a DVD, but the tape was already so degraded that it didn't turn out very well. I am so glad they decided to re-release this workout on DVD. I remember searching for a DVD version when I was in college but had no luck.

This has always been my all time favorite workout video. Every time I think about it, I think about the time I was in English class doing a group assignment. We had 10 minutes to come up with as many 2 word noun/adjective combinations as we could think of (chalkboard/dirty, ball/red, alarm/annoying). After a few minutes of writing, one of the boys in my group looked at me, looked up, then said LEGS/DISTRACTING!! That moment will forever be stuck in my mind. It was such a good feeling to know that all my hard work was actually paying off! I want everyone to know that this is an AMAZING workout video. I am upgrading to the DVD but I am buying it directly from [...] because it is only 14.95+4.95 S&H.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars floor work, December 15, 2009

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Rin - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Original Buns of Steel: Intense Target Toning with Less Aerobics (DVD)

I've been using this video for around 20 years, VHS until now. I only do the floor work, second section of the video. I put ankle weights on, turn off the volume and listen to my own music since I know this video by heart. This video 4x a wk plus cardio gets results.