sneak peek
I just did this workout this morning and enjoyed it! It was nice to workout with Susan again ! She brings back some old stuff with some neat new stuff too w/ an added twist(love the one legged goood morning move combined with the tricep kickback) ! I also could tell that Tracie had some influence to the choreography! This was a refreshing change of pace!
Here's a review/breakdown from Firmheels over at
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Review of FitPrime's Crunch Time with Susan Harris
I tried to post this for you all hours ago, but my computer crashed in the middle of it. Here's the breakdown and review I posted over at FP.
Crunch Time Review
Warm-Up
~ Side stretches
~ Rib cage reaches (Volume 1 anyone? )
~ Rib cage with knee flexion
~ Squats with twists and knee raises
~ Warrior pose
~ Downward-facing dog
Cardio
~ Side squats with weights
~ Squats with abductions and curls & overheads
Dip Sequence on weaker side
~ Balance dips with knee lifts and bicep curls, hyperextensions with rows
~ Releve’ (sp?) on the toes with the stick in slight lunge position – lift stick to the shoulders, then over the head – great balance move (remember this from HH!)
Cardio
~ Hips side to side with jump roping arms
~ Slow jumps
~ Hopskotch (Lots of FUN!!), march back
~ Step and Pull-in for flexibility (increase range of motion!)
** I did this whole routine on my new rebounder!
Dip Sequence on dominant side
Upper Body
~ Lunge out with the legs and lat row
~ French press balancing on one leg (great balance move!)
~ repeat on other side
Leg Press weaker side
~ Classic leg press
~ Leg press with single, then double bicep curls
~ Sinking down on one leg toward the tall box – lots of balance – lots of reps – umm….ouch!!
4 Limbed Cardio
~ Side Toe with biceps and triceps (where she says, “This is definitely better than a diet.”)
~ Side toe and kick with a delt
~ Rocking horse type move (hip lift rear, knee up) with biceps and triceps
~ Finishes with LOTS of side toe and delt raises
Leg Press on dominant side
Tall box Cardio
~ Chugs
~ Slow jumps off the tall box – very fun! (Susan says you can sub leg press – I went for it all the way!).
~ Slow climbs
Plie’ Sequence
~ Plies with overhead press, alternating lifting the heel on either leg, lots of variations (e.g., slower, faster, one arm, both arms, etc.).
~ Plies with upright row, same variations
~ Plies with bicep curls
Plank Sequence
~ Downward-facing dog
~ Into plank
~ Runner’s lunge type stretch
~ Back to plank
~ Into tricep push-up (tough!!!)
~ Plank into down-dog, repeat
Upper Body
~ Triceps – really cool move where you lean over, pull the knee in (sort of like a good morning) then do kickbacks. Lots of balance here! Several sets.
~~ Put on ankleweights.
Lower Body
~ Squats with the stick on shoulders and twist side to side
~ Squats with abductions
~ Calf raises with stick on the floor
~~ move to floor
Floorwork – chest, legs, abs
~ Pec Flies
~ Inner thigh work lying on the back – similar to Strong Bear
~ Pullovers
~ More inner thigh
~ Roll-ups into a teaser variation
~ Crunches with variations
~ Single leg stretch move (similar to pilates move) – like a pulley- but pulling the leg in one at a time
~ More roll-ups
Final Stretch with yoga
Wonderful!!!
Music: What we’ve come to expect from FP – only the best!
Set: Redesigned – different colors of paint, new artwork, pedestal statue – very nice and clean looking!
Editing: Picture is bright and pristine; editing is silky smooth.
Overall Impressions:
I loved it, of course! The first thing that comes to mind about this workout is: it’s straightforward. It gets the job done in a short amount of time with effective exercises.
I loved how the warm-up was the same music and exercises as the Live Weekend in HH – I’ll never forget that first class with Susan Harris! Susan has so much expression in her face, and she looks GREAT.
This is a workout that I will do often; there is absolutely no dread factor. I loved every minute of it. I feel great now – nicely worked out!
How can you resist now
