Looking for good strength training dvd recommendations

dixiech1ck

Hi everyone,

So my Zumba teacher said I could definitely be rocking my body *IF* I added some good core and strength training to my zumba workouts. I'm stuck at 21 lbs now for two weeks. It's frustrating as heck and I know I could be killing some good calories.

So here's my goal --- give me some video ideas for DVD's YOU personally do and like. I already have 30 Day Shred and I'm not a big fan. I also have the Cardio and Body Sculpt for Biggest Loser. So tell me:

1. DVD title and author or person running the show (ie. Denise Austin, etc).

2. Why do YOU like it?

Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. I don't have NetFlix and don't have ExerciseTV - - stupid DirectTV doesn't carry it. Someone did suggest trying Hulu and plugging into my tv. Great idea! Thanks in advance!

Angie

mrsfoose

Strong Body, ageless body by Erin O'Brian. It's crazy and it hurts when you first start but it works.

taso42

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

dixiech1ck

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Well, some of us can't afford gyms and fancy trainers so I do what I can.

alexa_image

If you don't like Jillian Michaels which is kind of easy, I don't think you'll like my recommendations.
P90X or Insanity

Jeff92se

Squats, deads, power cleans to an overhead press, bench press.

ninerbuff

Well, some of us can't afford gyms and fancy trainers so I do what I can.

Then go to bodybuilding.com and look up a beginner's workout there. It's free and has videos to show you how to perform the exercises.

taso42

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Well, some of us can't afford gyms and fancy trainers so I do what I can.

Pushups
Lift weights (or cans of beans or gallons of water)
Keep an eye on craigslist for used weights around 50 cents/lb
Resistance bands
Stuff like that

Jeff92se

I'm probably mistaken but isn't your zumba class at a gym? I can't be a dvd since the teacher talked to you.

catlady100

Kelley Coffey-Meyer (split sessions)
Gin Miller (seriously strong)

Kelley also has a lot of other dvds. Go to collagevideo. and search for them and look at clips and user reviews


If u want low weight/ hi reps, a lot of people like Jari Love

MrsCon40

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Well, some of us can't afford gyms and fancy trainers so I do what I can.

Pushups
Lift weights (or cans of beans or gallons of water)
Keep an eye on craigslist for used weights around 50 cents/lb
Resistance bands
Stuff like that

Again with all the fanciness! Not all of us can afford our own bodyweight or free internet videos!

hmph!

TeaBea

Strong Body, ageless body by Erin O'Brian. It's crazy and it hurts when you first start but it works.

I really like Erin O'Brien too. She has a couple of strength training DVDs. Strong Body Ageless Body & Strong Body Fit Body. There's a circuit workout with Kristie Yamaguchi too.

I have Strong Body Ageless Body. I like this one because it is so adaptable. You do upper body .... then lower body, and keep switching. This keeps my heart rate up pretty good. The time flies. The last 15 minutes are ab work & stretching. Several modifications are shown ... so you can pick the easier or harder version depending upon how you feel.

Collagevideo.com has video clips & reviews.

watergirl626

I think their point is that you can do a lot with your own body weight, or with milk jugs filled with water/sand, or with canned goods. I don't have a gym membership either, but I just put together a good session using nerdfitness.com. There are a lot of resources out there to help you out so that you can exercise without a gym or personal trainer (neither of which I have either).

I started with JM 30DS, but I liked the session I came up with on my own better. It felt more real.

Also try checking your local library to see what they have and just try it out. If you don't like it, who cares, you didn't spend any money on it, and you can return it and try something else instead.

TeaBea

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Seriously? I'm confused. If Cathe STS DVDs aren't strength training what are they?

Not all DVDs are 2 pound pink dumbbells.

taso42

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Seriously? I'm confused. If Cathe STS DVDs aren't strength training what are they?

Not all DVDs are 2 pound pink dumbbells.

Do those DVD's demonstrate proper form, then tell you to click pause and do some weight lifting? If so then it's potentially on the right track.

When I think workout DVD I think of aerobics.

Strength training is more something you learn and then apply yourself, at your own pace. A strength training DVD seems almost as weird to me as a "diet dvd", that shows a person on the screen sitting before a plate of chicken and brocolli.. and they say, "now take out that trusty knife and fork! ok stick the fork in the chicken! good! and breathe! now slice the chicken with the knife! if you can't do this properly yet, just try your best, you'll eventually get it! don't forget to breathe! ok, now lift up the fork and bring towards the mouth! alright! and chew! and chew! and chew!"

tangal88

Chalene Extreme - 45 min workouts circuit style (Chalene Johnson)
P90X - 55 min workouts except yoga - circuit style (Tony Horton)

Both do strength days and cardio days, both great programs. You can use resistance bands, but I get better results with some dumbells and an in door pull up bar.

With good diet, pushing myself on workouts, high protein - results are excellent.

bodyrock.tv - you can watch free online, and add some bagged rice to an old back pack to create a weighted bag. Workouts from 12-20 min, HITT training (Zuzane)

kensky

I feel like I am a frothing convert to Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength stuff but his DVD demonstrating proper form of squats/deadlifts/press/power clean is on my puffy heart please-oh-please wish list.

Nelski

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Not true. You can get great strength training from dvds, like P0X, etc. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and really like it.

ninerbuff

Seriously? I'm confused. If Cathe STS DVDs aren't strength training what are they?

Not all DVDs are 2 pound pink dumbbells.

Well Cathe does rock. I personally met her in Pennsylvania at a gym (can't remember the name). We had a good conversation.

ninerbuff

Not true. You can get great strength training from dvds, like P0X, etc. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and really like it.

Well these are more CONDITIONING DVD's than actual strength training. Strength training consists of progressive resistance overload, which is not what these 2 DVD's cover.

Jeff92se

It's what you do vs whether or not it's on a dvd. If you need to learn how to squat, dead, bench, power clean etc..properly then a dvd would help.

It also depends what her definitiion of strength training is. For a beginner, she could use most anything around the house (as others have mentioned) For the advanced, yeah, you're going to need a squat rack, proper bench etc.. to handle the weights.

Some heavy bands would probably work well at this stage.

yummy♥

I feel like I am a frothing convert to Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength stuff but his DVD demonstrating proper form of squats/deadlifts/press/power clean is on my puffy heart please-oh-please wish list.

so far, this is the only DVD recommendation that makes sense.

lor007

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Not true. You can get great strength training from dvds, like P0X, etc. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and really like it.

P90X and ChaLean Extreme are both better classified as cardio/circuit training, not strength training.

Contrarian

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Not true. You can get great strength training from dvds, like P0X, etc. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and really like it.

As GME, Jeff92se, yummy, Ninerbuff, etc (sorry - I can't scroll up too the other posters) said, these are conditioning or circuit training, as opposed to strength training.

Gigi_licious

I'm probably mistaken but isn't your zumba class at a gym? I can't be a dvd since the teacher talked to you.

Maybe it was an interactive video. This IS 2011 after all.

_GlaDOS_

Sorry, but by the definition of circuit training vs strength training, I have to disagree with my friends and say that Chalean Extreme is a fairly good strength training program (there is one dvd in the program I would classify as circuit training). Although the CLX dvds are called “circuits” they are definitely not circuit training.

Nelski

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Not true. You can get great strength training from dvds, like P0X, etc. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and really like it.

As GME, Jeff92se, yummy, Ninerbuff, etc (sorry - I can't scroll up too the other posters) said, these are conditioning or circuit training, as opposed to strength training.

HUH?? On the days that the routine is only weights, how is that not strength and how am I getting stronger??

Nelski

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Not true. You can get great strength training from dvds, like P0X, etc. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now and really like it.

As GME, Jeff92se, yummy, Ninerbuff, etc (sorry - I can't scroll up too the other posters) said, these are conditioning or circuit training, as opposed to strength training.

How is it not strength training on the days the routine is only weights, and I'm not sayin 2 lb Barbie weights?

31prvrbs

True strength training isn't really a DVD sort of thing.

Seriously? I'm confused. If Cathe STS DVDs aren't strength training what are they?

Not all DVDs are 2 pound pink dumbbells.

Do those DVD's demonstrate proper form, then tell you to click pause and do some weight lifting? If so then it's potentially on the right track.

When I think workout DVD I think of aerobics.

Strength training is more something you learn and then apply yourself, at your own pace. A strength training DVD seems almost as weird to me as a "diet dvd", that shows a person on the screen sitting before a plate of chicken and brocolli.. and they say, "now take out that trusty knife and fork! ok stick the fork in the chicken! good! and breathe! now slice the chicken with the knife! if you can't do this properly yet, just try your best, you'll eventually get it! don't forget to breathe! ok, now lift up the fork and bring towards the mouth! alright! and chew! and chew! and chew!"

Seriously, Cathe's STS is exactly what you described. She explains proper form, tells you to lift at your own pace, changes the weights on her barbell right along w/you, lifts slowly and precisely w/you, tells you to pause and get water, stretch, etc...
I've lifted heavier to her DVDs than I ever did @ the gym....And I lift HEAVY. If you have the *right* equipment at home, DVDs are just plain cheaper...

BUT, on that note, I will agree that most of the DVDs out there (even the ones that use dumbbells) are more aerobic than anything...but then again, many women are still scared to lift heavy enough, so it caters to the needs of its customers.


To the OP: depending on what you mean by "strength training" (like you just want cardio work w/dumbells? or you want to get stronger? add size to your muscles?) you can't really go wrong w/Cathe's vid's she has quite a variety that has any of those options.

janetmp10

ChaLean extreme is great! I will finish 60 days of it on Friday! I have lost 7 lbs and over 10 inches. It IS strength training . www.janetsfitnessblog.blogspot.com shows my 30 day results!

dixiech1ck

I'm probably mistaken but isn't your zumba class at a gym? I can't be a dvd since the teacher talked to you.

Nope, it's not. It's at a community center. You pay for a monthly pass, which is cheaper than gyms in my region for three months.