Product Description

Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 11/20/2007

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2228 in DVD
• Brand: Razor
• Released on: 2007-11-20
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Jari's most challenging endurance workout yet!
I'm fairly new to Jari's workouts but have really been enjoying them--I love how she pushes you to work hard yet doesn't kill you. I was thrilled to be able to preview her newest video, Ripped & Chiseled. I found it to be most similar to her Get Ripped Slim & Lean in that it is a long workout (just over an hour) which really challenges your endurance. However, Ripped & Chiseled is different in that Jari uses 2-3 consecutive exercises per muscle group, so each area really gets hit hard!

Jari's background exercisers here include Gaylene from Ripped 1000 (who amazingly is 57 years old!), Judy, and Mike. As with the other Ripped workouts, you have your choice of using different types of equipment, including dumbbells, a barbell, and weight plates. Also, the weight loads for each exerciser are shown (this time BEFORE the exercise starts, which is great because it gives you time to set up) as well as the total number of repetitions.

Again Jari uses a high number of repetitions with varied counts (singles, 2-2, 4-4, 3-1, 1-3, and pulses), but she adds some new twists here, such as high/low pulses on the squats and 1-7/7-1 counts on the triceps work. There are a total of 15 exercise tracks as follows:
1. Warm-Up
2. Lunges
3. Squats
4. Stiff Leg Deadlift/Bent Knee Deadlift
5. Chest Press
6. Push Ups
7. Chest Fly
8. Back Track
9. Triceps Dips
10. Skull Crushers
11. Pull Overs
12. Overhead Press
13. Biceps
14. Hammer Curls
15. Cool Down

With the exception of the triceps dips, which is a bit shorter, each track averages around 4.5-5 minutes. As you can see, there is no abs work, but the abs section from Slim & Lean (a nice quick abs routine consisting of 4 exercises performed in 2 sets), is included as a bonus. The DVD Bonus features are as follows: Abs Workout-Talking Nutrition-Healthy Recipes-Other Programs-Previews.

Although this workout is similar to Slim & Lean, I enjoyed it much more; it just seemed to flow more smoothly, making the time, although lengthy, go by more quickly. Although not as intense overall as Ripped 1000, which includes cardio, I believe that Ripped & Chiseled is Jari's most intense endurance workout to date. Since you are working each muscle group several times before moving on, you will probably need to use lighter weights than with Jari's other workouts--even Jari & crew dropped to lower weights during the biceps section! Therefore, this would not be a good workout to use as part of a heavy lifting routine.

The best thing about this workout was that I felt great after I was done! Definitely an excellent endurance workout for intermediate to advanced exercisers; highly recommended.

Brilliant as always :-0
Jari is a fantastic instructor. She may not be as vibrant and outgoing as a Christi Taylor or a Kari Anderson, but she is straight to business, get results instructor. She could whip ANYONE into shape.
This is another brilliant workout. I have all her other workouts and this is up there with them. You really fatigue your muscles here. Free weights and high repetition to get the maximum burn. If you are going through a plateau or such, then this will push you beyond it. It's really helpful to get your metabolism up because there is so much intensity for your muscles. The first time I did this, I could barely move the next day and in fact I still felt the effects of this for almost half a week. All you need is weights, maybe a dumbell if you want and you can use a step as your weight bench.
I thoroughly enjoyed this workout (yes, even through the fatigue and pain) because I know it's going to tone up almost any trouble spot and also because she is a good clear instructor who cues well. I would only suggest doing this three times a week maximum, but as always, consistensy is key and do this with cardio. I love it.

Killer Workout
Jari Love is a great trainer. This workout out is a non-stop killer workout; with lots of reps and no stopping. I could barely walk the next day after all the lunges. I like her training style; she mixes things up to confuse the muscles into working harder. She has very good form and passes on good information, to keep the student from injuring themselves. I have all her DVD's and can honestly say; I am not disappointed with any of them.