13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buyer Beware...., October 31, 2006
This review is from: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout 2 (DVD)
It is a good DVD, but beware: this workout or DVD is already included in some versions of the "Total Body Workout" that precedes this one. It might be worthwhile verifying before buying...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This workout nearly killed me, March 23, 2007
This review is from: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout 2 (DVD)
Soon to be 60, I have enjoyed and benefited from Tom Holland's ab workout and total body #1. But this one from the very beginning had me doing lunges with weights and overhead presses. I thought I was going to have a heart attack, so I went back to #1. I am sure it is a great workout, but I think I need a few months until I am ready!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A short, fast-paced workout that targets the entire body with compound moves, October 9, 2007
This review is from: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout 2 (DVD)
This is Tom Holland's second Total Body Workout. At just 24 minutes, it is significantly shorter than his earlier workout, but the use of compound moves makes this second workout more intense. Like all of Tom's videos, the workout is shot in "real time," meaning there are no edits; it's just you and Tom working out one-on-one. The Main DVD Menu offers options for "Complete Workout 2" or "Exercise Menu 2." If you click on the latter, you will obtain a list of all the exercises as follows:
1. Lunges with Curls/Presses
2. Lunges with Front/Side Raises
3. Triceps Kick Backs
4. Dumbbell Row
5. Bent Knee Pulls (abs)
6. Plank
7. Push-Ups
8. Plie Squat with Bicep Curls
9. Stationary Lunge and Press
10. Stationary Lunge
11. Lunge with Front/Side Raises
12. Squat with Side Raise
13. Triceps Pulses
14. Bent over Flies
15. Raised Bent Knee Obliques
16. Plank with Leg Raise
17. Backward Lunge with Bicep Curl
18. Backward Lunge with Press
19. Backward Lunge with Front/Side Raise
20. Dumbbell Row with Pulse
21. Squat with Weights
22. Dumbbell Press (abs)
For a warm-up, Tom just has you do whatever cardio moves you like for 1 minute, and he encourages you to cool down on your own. As you can see, Tom really likes lunges! Although there are a ton of lunges, overall, the workout felt more upper body focused--ie, my upper body felt way more fatigued than my lower by the end of the workout, and I had trouble executing some of the upper body moves because of this. You'd be surprised how worn-out you can get in just 24 minutes! There isn't anything new and different about these exercises, and there's not much of a "fun factor" to this workout, but if you like compound movements and are looking to do some straight-forward strength training in a short amount of time, this workout should serve you well.
One final note: Previous reviewers mentioned that this DVD includes Tom's original Total Body Workout. That was definitely not the case with my DVD; as mentioned above, the Main Menu includes options for Workout 2 only.
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