Can someone explain Beachbody TurboFire
Winterlover123
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Please explain what it's all about and what are good workouts to work up to actually doing it or if I could just start doing it 
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well- first off- what are your goals?0
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I'm 5'4 and 134 lb. So I'm not over weight anymore ,now I would just like to burn off the extra fat and tone up0
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Someone got me the program for Christmas, now I'm at a loss for when I should use it and if my beginner workout body is ready to use it or if I need to do other workouts before I'm ready0
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Winterlover123 wrote: »Someone got me the program for Christmas, now I'm at a loss for when I should use it and if my beginner workout body is ready to use it or if I need to do other workouts before I'm ready
I suggest giving it a try and stopping if you feel like you're injuring yourself.0 -
Lucky dog! I haven't done this program personally but have done T-25 and other beachbody videos. Go ahead and put that video in and get started. If you are anything like myself you will feel like a fish out of water right away. Go at it knowing you will improve with time and make your ultimate goal to complete the workout with confidence. Something to challenge you and work towards.0
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I did TurboFire when it first came out and had amazing success with it! At first, it was hard for me but I just modified it the best I could and just kept moving and before I knew it I was starting to see that I was doing moves better, keeping up more, being able to give more - it was great! I still to this day when a song comes on that is in Turbo Fire, I find myself doing the moves - in a much lower tone though since I'm at work LOL!0
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Winterlover123 wrote: »I'm 5'4 and 134 lb. So I'm not over weight anymore ,now I would just like to burn off the extra fat and tone up
Argh. "tone up"-1 -
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JeffseekingV wrote: »Winterlover123 wrote: »I'm 5'4 and 134 lb. So I'm not over weight anymore ,now I would just like to burn off the extra fat and tone up
Argh. "tone up"
What's your problem?-2 -
Winterlover123 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Winterlover123 wrote: »I'm 5'4 and 134 lb. So I'm not over weight anymore ,now I would just like to burn off the extra fat and tone up
Argh. "tone up"
What's your problem?
"Tone up" is made up work. You can lose weight with that program. But I doubt it has the resistance work to "tone up". If you want to make your muscles you already have appear more, it might work (if your macros are in check). But it won't create any more muscles.
I assume you don't want to get "too bulky" right?0 -
JeffseekingV wrote: »Winterlover123 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Winterlover123 wrote: »I'm 5'4 and 134 lb. So I'm not over weight anymore ,now I would just like to burn off the extra fat and tone up
Argh. "tone up"
What's your problem?
"Tone up" is made up work. You can lose weight with that program. But I doubt it has the resistance work to "tone up". If you want to make your muscles you already have appear more, it might work (if your macros are in check). But it won't create any more muscles.
I assume you don't want to get "too bulky" right?
Maybe I'm looking for a different word. Get less curvy? It's not that I want to be bulky or very muscly, and I don't want to just lose weight either, I guess I want to look better in my birthday suit? Get lean, maybe?0 -
All of those programs are basically cardio. I think if it improves your agility, balance etc.. at the same time, then it's all good. But I'd consider it just a calorie burning exercise. Unless you enjoy those things (as I enjoy bball to burn calories), it's easier to watch your diet.
I think this meme describes my thoughts well
These women might be a touch too muscular for your tastes but these are also probably the top 1-5%. If these ladies lifted this much and that's the result, I doubt you'd suddenly bulk up too much by accident.
I think every time a women mentions "toning" and some cardio DVD, I think they are missing out on a very significant part of "toning". And if they don't incorporate some type of resistance training, they set themselves up for failure.0 -
Thank you for your thoughts What do you think of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred? 0
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I don't think anything of it. Like I said, to me, it's another variation of the word "cardio". You already have the dvd, just do it.0
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Alright, thank you0
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I think you should just pop in that dvd and get started. You can always modify the moves if they are too hard. You will get there. As for 30 Day Shred, that was one of the first things I bought when I decided to do the mfp thing for real and "get toned" lol. Get some 3lb, 5lb, 7lb weights. Start with the 3s and work your way up.0
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Okay. You need to be lifting. That's the only way you're going to significantly change your appearance without losing weight and looking exactly the same as you do know.. Which is what more cardio is going to get you.
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I feel like TurboFire is most likely to just lose you more weight but not give you better muscle tone (trying not to get yelled at if I say "tone up" lol). Try to find a program that is more focused on strength and less on cardio conditioning - like anything of Jillian's. Also if you like DVDs, let me recommend Kelly Coffey-Meyer. Like Jillian, but less smarmy and also even more strength-focused than Jillian.
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Check at Collage Video - you can watch clips of different videos so look for ones that focus on strength while also keeping your heart rate up.0 -
Okay. You need to be lifting. That's the only way you're going to significantly change your appearance without losing weight and looking exactly the same as you do know.. Which is what more cardio is going to get you.
Yep. I started this whole "fitness thing" with DVD's at home. I thought the ones with "ripped" and "shred" and "tone" in the title would mean that I would eventually look like the people on the video. What they don't tell you is that those people also weight train. But, a weight training video wouldn't work and therefor wouldn't sell. All of those DVD's (I don't care which one or how much $$$ it costs) are just cardio in different forms. So, all they will do is make you smaller (if your diet is correct). Your actual shape will not change if you don't do actual weight lifting. And by weight lifting, I do NOT mean weights that come in the color pink or purple.0 -
Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.0
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OP, Turbofire is a HIIT cardio program. I do believe it includes 1 or 2 resistance workouts with bands. There is a modifier to make it low impact. If you are a complete beginner, just don't go all out right away, follow the modifier and stop early if you have to.
As many others have said, there are a lot of benefits to weight training if you are at a weight you are happy with but want to change your shape. Good luck!0 -
At home work out DVDs. Some more expensive than others...but they are all pretty much the same thing.arditarose wrote: »Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.
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sarahstrezo wrote: »
At home work out DVDs. Some more expensive than others...but they are all pretty much the same thing.arditarose wrote: »Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.
I got that much I guess. What about Richard Simmons? I remember doing "sweatin' to the oldies" with my mom. How come no one does that anymore?
Seriously though OP, this is cardio stuff. Cardio won't give you the body you want at this point.0 -
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arditarose wrote: »sarahstrezo wrote: »
At home work out DVDs. Some more expensive than others...but they are all pretty much the same thing.arditarose wrote: »Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.
I got that much I guess. What about Richard Simmons? I remember doing "sweatin' to the oldies" with my mom. How come no one does that anymore?
Seriously though OP, this is cardio stuff. Cardio won't give you the body you want at this point.
This too. To the OP, I'm not picking on you, it's basically for all the others that might read this and have the same question. I see it quite often0 -
Winterlover123 wrote: »Please explain what it's all about and what are good workouts to work up to actually doing it or if I could just start doing it
Stand in front of a tv, stare at it, flail around.
Done.0 -
arditarose wrote: »sarahstrezo wrote: »
At home work out DVDs. Some more expensive than others...but they are all pretty much the same thing.arditarose wrote: »Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.
I got that much I guess. What about Richard Simmons? I remember doing "sweatin' to the oldies" with my mom. How come no one does that anymore?
Seriously though OP, this is cardio stuff. Cardio won't give you the body you want at this point.
how do you know they don't???
come on Richard was THE man.0 -
I did Turbo Fire a couple of years ago, its a lot of fun and I still do the HIIT workouts as a warm up before I hit the weights. There is a toning program that works with a resistance band, I substituted dumbbells. There is a modifier and an instructional workout that walks you through the routines. But if your goal is to just "tone" up, Turbo Fire is good for the occasional cardio, but you should really be hitting the weights.
Check out Fitness Blender on YouTube, they have a lot of beginner strength training workouts and they're free.0 -
He ain't dead yet, still is.arditarose wrote: »sarahstrezo wrote: »
At home work out DVDs. Some more expensive than others...but they are all pretty much the same thing.arditarose wrote: »Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.
I got that much I guess. What about Richard Simmons? I remember doing "sweatin' to the oldies" with my mom. How come no one does that anymore?
Seriously though OP, this is cardio stuff. Cardio won't give you the body you want at this point.
how do you know they don't???
come on Richard was THE man.
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He ain't dead yet, still is.arditarose wrote: »sarahstrezo wrote: »
At home work out DVDs. Some more expensive than others...but they are all pretty much the same thing.arditarose wrote: »Ay what are all these programs? I don't know what any of this t25, xbox 350, 30 day shreds are.
I got that much I guess. What about Richard Simmons? I remember doing "sweatin' to the oldies" with my mom. How come no one does that anymore?
Seriously though OP, this is cardio stuff. Cardio won't give you the body you want at this point.
how do you know they don't???
come on Richard was THE man.
truth- he was on "whose line is it anyway" I just watched that episode- hysterical.0
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