Monday, April 14, 2014

REVIEW: Jillian Michaels Body Revolution Phase 3 Workouts

Jillian Michaels Body Revolution PHASE 3 Workouts: High-energy circuits to tone muscles and shred off the fat. This set contains the best-of-the-best exercises to attack trouble zones. Two front of the body focused workouts, two back of the body, and an intense cardio workout all at a high intermediate to advanced level to get you in the best shape possible. Workouts 9 & 10 will take you through weeks 9 & 10 and workouts 11 & 12 will finish off your rotation with a bang.



Jillian Michaels, 2012

Jillian works out in a gym set with a group of toned background exercisers. Each dvd is in one folder as pictured above. You will need dumbbells and tubing for some of the exercises. Each workout is done circuit style, with each exercise being performed for 30 seconds to 1 minute and then repeating the circuits, and mixing in a few straight cardio exercises. Each workout contains a built in warmup and cooldown. The warmups & workouts being more intense than the previous phases.

Workout 9 Front Body: (33 min) Exercises include push-up jacks, plank flys, unweighted toe plies, low jacks, down dog to cobra divers, lo to hi plank press ups, down dog to plank knee pulls, crouching burpee hop ups, side thrust burpees, unweighted chair hold, single leg squat to walk out one legged plank, boat to hollow man, band reverse crunch, plank hop ins, curtsy and lat raise, weighted crab drops, side plank rotations, and roll back up to squat hold.

Workout 10 Back Body: (34 min) Exercises include reverse plank leg raises, weighted plyo lunges, weighted dip & hitch kick, runners lunge knee pulls, curtsy & cable chest pull, lunge & chop, weighted squat hold, kettlebell swing & hop up & back, tree squat & bi curl, jump squat & upright rows, superman & upper back fly, weighted rock stars, 1/2 moon hold, static lunge & row, and weighted skater windmills.

Workout 11 Front Body: (36 min) Exercises include unweighted low squat to chair, scorpion push-ups, jump lunges & shoulder press, weighted burpees, down dog diver to chataranga, duck walk, plank kickbacks, crab kicks, cable push-ups, chataranga hold, standing Mt. climbers, dragon stance & lat raise, push-ups w/ hand hopping, Russian twist, knee twist plank, and long jump - hop back.

Workout 12 Back Body: (37 min) Exercises include rib cage pullover & single leg bridge, renegade rows, V sit to X hold, kneel to stand, tuck jumps, crab style bridge push-ups, plank & up back fly, hollow-man & cable pec fly, upper body cable hold dip & glute raise, bi hold & plyo jacks, speed bag & soccer kicks, single leg weighted squat hops, bi curls, crab toe touches, and bi hold & lateral knee hops. 

Cardio 3: (33 min) Exercises are performed for 20 seconds each & done 3X total. They include rockstar jumps, jumping lunges, plank moguls, squat jacks, hi knees drop to push-ups, standing mt. climbers, tuck jumps, runners lunge knee pulls, crab kicks, plank hop ins, down dog hop ins, long jump up & hop back, side thrust burpees, plank punches, and windmills.

I found the workouts to be high intermediates but I did use heavier weights than Jillian. I was able to use heavier weights in the entire set that Jillian shows, making the workouts more challenging.  Some exercises are advanced and she doesnt waste any time but as a whole my ranking is high intermediates.  Jillian doesnt offer as many modifications in this phase. The strength workouts will def get your heartrate up more than the other phasss. These are athletic style workouts and Jillian adds more multi-muscle exercises and includes balance work to the exercises. I received these dvds to review. 

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