Product Description

Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 07/18/2006

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16581 in DVD
• Brand: Razor
• Released on: 2006-07-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, DVD, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 67 minutes

Customer Reviews

Burn more calories while working your core
I have tried all three of the workouts that Jari Love currently has out. "Ripped to the Core" is different from the original "Ripped" and "Slim and Lean" in that it consists of compound exercises. You will work multiple muscle groups at the same time which makes your workout more efficient and is a real calorie burner. Some examples of compound exercises included are: dead lifts and biceps curls, side squats with lateral shoulder raises, and step-ups with overhead shoulder presses. My heart rate was elevated for most of this challenging workout.

The inclusion of compound exercises requires you to engage your core throughout the workout. Additionally, there is a segment of planks, supermans, and traditional ab work. There is also an emphasis on shoulders in "Ripped to the Core". Three tracks are dedicated to frying your deltoids to a crisp. I did this workout six hours ago and my shoulders STILL feel the burn.

As in her earlier releases, there are a wide variety of modifications shown so the workout may be done by anyone from beginner to advanced fitness level. It requires minimal equipment (dumbbells and a club step) which is also a plus.

Another great workout by Jari Love! Highly recommended by this fitness enthusiast.

A challenging high rep low weight workout.....
And one that doesn't require quite as much equipment as most advanced workouts. A step, a mat, and some sets of light weights will be all you'll need- no stability ball, medicine ball or tubing work here. It's basically broken into ten sections, with each section averaging 5-6 minutes and featuring one compound exercise followed by a brief stretch. Jari generally starts with either an easier version of the exercise or an isolation move, then adds on with a more intense version or added upper body work to make a compound exercise. There is no aerobic warmup; instead the warmup is the first section of weight work, and gradually builds in intensity. This starts off with side squats and reverse lunges, and then Jari has you transition into travelling side squats. The second section is "Spider" and pushups. The "Spider" is basically moving from full plank to forearm plank and repeated, with pushups and stretches in between the planks. The next section is chest work, with chest presses, then chest presses done at the same time that the hips are held in bridge position. The fourth section is bent-leg dead lifts with bicep curls. Section 5 is wide squats with upright rows, and a similar emphasis in section 6 with stiff- leg deadlifts and lat rows. Section 7 features side squats from the end of a step, with lateral shoulder raise, and a brief set of narrow squats with anterior shoulder raises. Section 8 fries the shoulders further, with overhead presses done in conjunction with step ups onto a step.These aren't tall box climbs, as in the Firm, or high step leg presses as seen in Cathe Friedrich workouts. The step is at about a 6 inch height. Section 9 works the triceps, first with tricep pushups and then with tricep kickbacks from all fours position with leg extended to challenge the balance and core. The final section works core and abs with Superman planks (lifting opposing arm and leg while holding plank position), reverse crunches, and regular crunches. Don't expect a lot of ab work- the premise of this workout is that you've been working your entire core throughout the compound work in the previous exercises. The ending stretch is brief, and I added on my own stretches. This workout places a strong emphasis on "calorie burn" and "carb metabolism". Jari reiterates this throughout the workout, and before each section you'll be shown an overview of the coming exercise, which muscles it works, and the average calorie expenditure. I found this rather distracting, but you may find it motivating. Throughout the sections, there are various modifications shown that are less advanced, such as overhead tricep presses to replace the tricep pushups and kickbacks. Even with the modifications, I definitely wouldn't recommend this for the beginner or even the low intermediate. You really should be familiar with good form and safety in weight lifting, and also have a good level of ab and back strength to do this. There are a large number of planks in this workout, and if you have wrist problems those may be tough, although Jari mentions that they can be done with hands held in fists. I really like Jari's style- very professional, "let's get to work" attitude. The music is OK-better than the original Ripped, but certainly not the "driving Body-Pump style music" that it's been described elsewhere. I have just a few minor quibbles: I felt that biceps and triceps were a little neglected in favor of shoulders, and even with the high reps, I didn't feel a whole lot in the lower body because of the necessity of using light weights for the compound work. That didn't detract from my opinion of the workout though; this is meant to be muscle definition and toning as opposed to strength work. As Jari constantly repeats "this won't bulk you up!"

Tough, compound workout....
I really like Jari Love and really enjoyed her Ripped workout, so when I heard she was releasing new workouts I had to pounce on them. Ripped was very enjoyable, thorough and fun, but not too hard. Jari has upped the difficulty a few notches with this workout. I realized how weak I was with endurance training after doing this workout and Slim & Lean. I have some work to do where that is concerned. Jari is joined by Laurie, Ben & Christy. All you need for this workout are dumbells, and a step, a barbell can be used also.

The workout itself consists of 10 tracks plus a stretch, each exercise performed to a different song, lasting about 5 minutes which for some feels like an eternity. Jari talks a lot about burning calories and carbohydrates throughout the workout, some people might be annoyed by this but it didn't really bother me. For each exercise there is a demonstration of what is coming so you can prepare, I liked this plus it was an opportunity to take a breather and grab some water. It also displays the amount of weight that each exerciser uses, which I found very helpful in determining how much weight that I needed to use. I used a range of 3-10 pound dumbells which was pretty tough for me.

Each muscle group hit and well, the shoulders are especially worked as they are included in three of the tracks. Here is a listing of the exercises.

side squats/reverse lunges
spider/pushups
chest press with hips raised
bent leg deadlifts/biceps curls
wide (plie squats/upright rows
stiff leg deadlifts/double arm lat rows
squats/side lateral raises & narrow squats/front raises
step ups/overhead press
triceps kickbacks with core work
abs
stretch

Christy does a lot of beginner modifications for these exercises, which I found helpful, whether it was foregoing the step or not using dumbells. After being used to lifting heavier weights and using low reps while using The Firm workouts and others, I really had to lighten up on the weights for this one. I have heard that people are seeing great results with this one, while incorporating this type of training in with my heavier weight work, I truly believe that I will too.

Overall I give this workout 4 stars. Jari Love is a great instructor, one of my new favorites.