Cathe Friedrich AfterBurn Review

Time 54 minutes

Equipment:  5lb, 10Ib & 12lb dumbbells & Glide Disc

 

Warmup (4:45) - moderate pace

·         Consist of marches, knee lifts, squats, and lots of lunges (single, alternate and triples).

Aerobic Portion (44:11) – intervals consisting of cardio move followed by strength (2 rounds). All moves low impact high intensity.

1.       Squat Dips/10lb dumbbell squat press (this is when I start to breath heavy)

2.        Mountain Climbers(w/gliders)/Dixie cup pickups (thighs on fire)

3.       Lateral skates (my  favorites)/15lb Wood Chop (I use 10lbs)

4.       Air Squats/Burgees  w. pushups (w/gliders) (the cardio will have you eating your heart)

5.       Runner sprints/10lbs rear lounges w/hammer curls

6.       Side to side low kicks/15lb pile squat with arm row (I use 10lbs)

7.       Jumping jacks w. gliders (I moved back a lot to me it’s easier to use impact and jump)/12lb clean n press (I use 10lbs)

8.       Spiderman climbers (w/gliders)/10lb lateral lounge combo (great for oblique’s)

9.       Lounge kicks (kickboxing)/Walking plank pushups (w/gliders) (this one is hard but she does offer just doing pushups)

10.   Dixie Cup line taps/Back lounges w/arm lifts using 5lb weights (arms and shoulders will be on fire)

Cooldown and stretch (4:55)

 

Premixes- like most of Cathe workouts this DVD includes premix options.

1.       Express (32 min) - Same as main workout, just do each interval once.

2.       Random (60 min)-Same as main workout, but in different order also she does the 2 hardest intervals (in my opinion) twice.

3.       Trouble(51 min)- Same as main workout, but you do 1 round of interval A and then a round of interval B

4.       Bonus Burn (74 min) - Same as main workout, but ads on another round of each interval. Killer workout your body will be burning right after.

 

 

 

Overall this was a great cardio and strength low impact workout. You burn lots of calories and by the end of this routine your face will be covered in sweat.  I’m not a big fan of gliders, but they are a must with this workout. The gliders really add core strength to the routine. I will be reaching for this DVD and adding it to the rotation. For a little under an hour you get it all J Strength, Core and Cardio without impact. Now I know why this DVD is titled Afterburn, because the next day your core, thighs, butt and arms will burn. J For a workout junkie this is A+