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(More customer reviews)I just completed my first Kettlebell Goddess workout (Odyne -- the Goddess of Pain -- yeah, I'm a masochist) and loved it!
The DVD design is intelligent & user friendly. It's setup as interactive menus which allow freedom of choice. You can choose from the Goddess workouts (which either focus on cardio or strength) or a build-your-own workout by combining different exercises and Goddess workouts. There's even a pdf file that contains examples for your weekly exercise routines which allow you to chose between cardio & strength.
The Goddess workouts are a complete workout which include a warm-up and a cool down/stretch. The build-your-own workouts include elements from all of the workouts, plus there are additional exercises.
Granted, you have to buy the kettlebells, but this is still a great price for the volume of exercises available. Kettlebells are pretty reasonable until you get up to the really heavy ones. I'm starting with a 4 kg/9 lb kettlebell I got at a local sporting goods shop for $20. It's the traditional black iron Russian version, not the colorful, vinyl coated American version.
The instruction is easy to follow, and the exercises are demonstrated well. I just hate when they pan to the pretty smiling model's face and I can't see what she's actually DOING, which is the whole point of the darned thing! That doesn't really happen with this video. One of the things that seperates this from the pack of most workout DVDs is that all three are Kettlebell instructors. One is even a medical doctor. They aren't model/actresses who answered a casting call ad and know little to nothing about the exercises.
Another feature which seperates this DVD from the pack is NO CHEESY MUSIC! Andrea has omitted the usual, generic workout music in favor of simple instruction. Much of the time, there is no speaking either, just breathing. She says once you get the hang of the exercises, feel free to play your own music. I went ahead and played mine and was able to hear her and the music. So much better than that Goddess awful synthesizer music commonly found in workout videos (pardon the pun)! =P
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The Kettlebell Goddess Workout: How to Achieve and Maintain a Divine Body with the World's Most Effective Tool for Weight Loss, Strength, Endurance and FlexibilityThe ancient Greek Goddesses were famous for their vigorous and vibrant strength, their power, their grace and their physical elegance.Now you have a realistic chance to make even a Greek Goddess green with envy as you match if not surpass them for athletic grace and high performance!In this superbly produced, interactive, menu-based DVD, Senior Russian Kettlebell Instructor, Andrea Du Cane challenges and inspires you to seize that ideal of elegant strength and make it your own.Andrea s powerful array of authentic kettlebell workouts, plus cool downs and stretches, are guaranteed to reward you with greater energy, greater well being, greater strength and a superb figure. Fit for the Goddess you know you are! Choose from a wide variety of Upper Body, Lower Body, Abs and Cardio workouts, then mix and match to create your own customized training program for godly perfection. Your results will be strictly divine...Or simply follow along with one of the six Goddess Workouts for a complete, carefully targeted session designed to carve away the fat and sculpt lean, toned muscles ready and willing to take on the world and win it all. Just like Athena... Just like Nike...Once the hard-kept secret of elite Russian athletes, special forces and manly men, the kettlebell is now becoming the preferred tool for women who are tired of being merely human and tired of mediocre results and who demand fast fat loss, high energy and exceptional physical performance, now! Let Andrea show you the way...-Receive inspiring, first-class personal instruction from one of the nation s top female kettlebell athletes.-Renew yourself with a constant variety of targeted, high-yield workouts that meet your changing needs. -Redefine your body and exceed your mortal limits, with the divine challenge of Andrea s patented Goddess Workouts. Kristann Heinz, MD, RKC discusses the Medical Benefits of Kettlebell Training and Pregnancy and Kettlebell TrainingWhile it is possible for beginners to immediately follow along with The Kettlebell Goddess workouts, Andrea strongly recommends that Goddess-newbies study the Quick Start Review of the fundamental kettlebell drills before jumping in: Quick Start ReviewSwing, Clean, Military Press, Front Squat, Windmills, Power Breathing Goddess WorkoutsArtemis: Upper BodyAuxesia: Lower BodyAthena: Full Body StrengthCallipygos: Legs & ButtNike: Cardio & EnduranceOdyne: Strength & Cardio Kick-Butt Design-Your-Own WorkoutsJoint Mobility WarmupUpper Body AMilitary PressLat PullsBent Arm PulloversUpper Body BSee Saw PressWindmillsRenegade RowsUpper Body CSide PressFrench pressChest Press & FlyLower Body AFront SquatsDragon WalksSide LungesLower Body BBox PistolsStep Back LungesSuitcase DeadliftsLower Body COne Legged DeadliftOverhead SquatGood MorningsAbdominals AStanding Power BreathingGet Up SitupsSlow KB TwistAbdominals BPower Breathing Crunch or SitupRussian TwistHalf Roll BackCardio/Conditioning ASwingsDouble SwingsDouble CleansFigure 8s to CatchCardio/Conditioning BSnatchesSwing-Catch-Squat1-Swing, 1-Clean, 1-SnatchRolling Deck SquatsCardio/Conditioning CSwing- Clean-SnatchSnatch-Clean-SwingSnatchesWalking SwingsCool Down Stretches
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