adrienneelsenity
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DOES ANYONE HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF THE OLD FIRM VIDEOS (BEFORE ANA AND CYNTHIA LEFT). I LIKE THE EARLIER ONES BEFORE THEY LEFT. THANKS
ADRIENNE
ADRIENNE
THE FIRM VIDEOS
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holisticbody
Active Member
Thank God someone asked this! I would like to know too as I'm considering hunting down every OLD Firm workout there is (I have a few) and purchasing those which have been re-released on DVD.
The very first workout video I started with was the FIRM's "Body Sculpting Basics" and 'til this day I still find it very challenging.
I have tried some of the new ones but I did not like them very much. Too watered down, intermediate-level at best.
I really hope that someone on these forums has a complete list!
The very first workout video I started with was the FIRM's "Body Sculpting Basics" and 'til this day I still find it very challenging.
I have tried some of the new ones but I did not like them very much. Too watered down, intermediate-level at best.
I really hope that someone on these forums has a complete list!
adrienneelsenity
Member
I KNOW
ME TOO
I JUST LOVE SUSAN HARRIS, JANET JONES GRETZSKY, SANDAHL BERGMAN, LAREINE CHABUT, JANIE POTEAT, TRACY LONG, AND THE OTHERS.
IT IS LIKE GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS. THE NEW VIDEOS JUST ARE NOT THE SAME. IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR OPENING THE DOORS AND GREETING HER STUDENTS. I FELT LIKE I WAS A PART OF THE CLASS. I MISS IT SOOOOOO MUCH
ME TOOI JUST LOVE SUSAN HARRIS, JANET JONES GRETZSKY, SANDAHL BERGMAN, LAREINE CHABUT, JANIE POTEAT, TRACY LONG, AND THE OTHERS.
IT IS LIKE GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS. THE NEW VIDEOS JUST ARE NOT THE SAME. IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR OPENING THE DOORS AND GREETING HER STUDENTS. I FELT LIKE I WAS A PART OF THE CLASS. I MISS IT SOOOOOO MUCH
TXGin
Cathlete
I hope I am able to answer your question. I was a true "Firmie" before Cathe and had about 30+ of the first Firm vhs tapes. I finally got rid of them all this past summer, but I still have the Firm for Life book by Anna & Cynthia Benson which lists all workouts prior to 1998.
Total Body:
Body Sculpting Basics (Susan Harris)
Low Impact Aerobics (Janet Jones Gretsky)
Aerobic Interval Training (Sandahl Bergman)
Time Crunch Workout (Susan Harris and Kai S.?)
Abs, Hips and Thighs Sculpting (Lareine Chabut)
Complete Aerobic Weight Training ( Jayne Poteet)
Cross Trainers:
The Tortoise (Tracie Long)
The Hare (Tracie Long)
FIRM Cardio (Heidi Tanner)
FIRM Strength (Pam C.)
Prime Power Fat Burning
Prime Power Lower Body
Firm Parts:
Five Day Abs
Lower Body Sculpting
Standing Legs
Upper Body
Tough Aerobic Mix
Not-So-Tough Aerobics
Five Day Stretch
Firm Basics:
Sculpting with Weights
Fat Burning
Abs, Buns and Thighs
Hope this helps!
Gin
Total Body:
Body Sculpting Basics (Susan Harris)
Low Impact Aerobics (Janet Jones Gretsky)
Aerobic Interval Training (Sandahl Bergman)
Time Crunch Workout (Susan Harris and Kai S.?)
Abs, Hips and Thighs Sculpting (Lareine Chabut)
Complete Aerobic Weight Training ( Jayne Poteet)
Cross Trainers:
The Tortoise (Tracie Long)
The Hare (Tracie Long)
FIRM Cardio (Heidi Tanner)
FIRM Strength (Pam C.)
Prime Power Fat Burning
Prime Power Lower Body
Firm Parts:
Five Day Abs
Lower Body Sculpting
Standing Legs
Upper Body
Tough Aerobic Mix
Not-So-Tough Aerobics
Five Day Stretch
Firm Basics:
Sculpting with Weights
Fat Burning
Abs, Buns and Thighs
Hope this helps!
Gin
holisticbody
Active Member
Thank you for that list Gin!
I know that several of these videos have been re-issued on DVD, with some of them being sliced up and/or compiled together, which can make it a bit confusing in trying to seperate the old FIRMs from the new.
Basically, if it has a "mansion setting" does that automatically make it an old FIRM?
For example, I've seen the DVD "Super Cardio Mix" with a pink background and Jen Carmen on the cover. This is a compilation of parts of old Firm videos, right?
I know that several of these videos have been re-issued on DVD, with some of them being sliced up and/or compiled together, which can make it a bit confusing in trying to seperate the old FIRMs from the new.
Basically, if it has a "mansion setting" does that automatically make it an old FIRM?
For example, I've seen the DVD "Super Cardio Mix" with a pink background and Jen Carmen on the cover. This is a compilation of parts of old Firm videos, right?
PennStater
Cathlete
Standing Legs is an awesome workout! My legs are so fried by the end.
Matiana
Cathlete
>DOES ANYONE HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF THE OLD FIRM VIDEOS (BEFORE
>ANA AND CYNTHIA LEFT). I LIKE THE EARLIER ONES BEFORE THEY
>LEFT. THANKS
>ADRIENNE
I have a number of what I think are old ones. I'm not too familiar with the Firm girls. I want to get rid of them. I will check which ones I have, let you know, and if you are interested i will send them to you. They dont have the original DVD cases as I put all my workout DVDs in one case.
>ANA AND CYNTHIA LEFT). I LIKE THE EARLIER ONES BEFORE THEY
>LEFT. THANKS
>ADRIENNE
I have a number of what I think are old ones. I'm not too familiar with the Firm girls. I want to get rid of them. I will check which ones I have, let you know, and if you are interested i will send them to you. They dont have the original DVD cases as I put all my workout DVDs in one case.
>>DOES ANYONE HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF THE OLD FIRM VIDEOS
>(BEFORE
>>ANA AND CYNTHIA LEFT). I LIKE THE EARLIER ONES BEFORE THEY
>>LEFT. THANKS
>>ADRIENNE
>
>
>I have a number of what I think are old ones. I'm not too
>familiar with the Firm girls. I want to get rid of them. I
>will check which ones I have, let you know, and if you are
>interested i will send them to you. They dont have the
>original DVD cases as I put all my workout DVDs in one case.
>
My favorite is the Janet-Jones-Gretzky - Low Impact Aerobics workout.
I've borrowed it from the library a number of times.
viki-nyc
>(BEFORE
>>ANA AND CYNTHIA LEFT). I LIKE THE EARLIER ONES BEFORE THEY
>>LEFT. THANKS
>>ADRIENNE
>
>
>I have a number of what I think are old ones. I'm not too
>familiar with the Firm girls. I want to get rid of them. I
>will check which ones I have, let you know, and if you are
>interested i will send them to you. They dont have the
>original DVD cases as I put all my workout DVDs in one case.
>
My favorite is the Janet-Jones-Gretzky - Low Impact Aerobics workout.
I've borrowed it from the library a number of times.
viki-nyc
sahara
Cathlete
>Thank you for that list Gin!
>
>
>Basically, if it has a "mansion setting" does that
>automatically make it an old FIRM?
>
>For example, I've seen the DVD "Super Cardio Mix" with a pink
>background and Jen Carmen on the cover. This is a compilation
>of parts of old Firm videos, right?
No, the mansion setting doesn't automatically make it an old Firm. I think of "old" Firms as the Classics Volumes 1 through 6. Anna continued to film using the mansion set long after those volumes were produced. Super Cardio Mix is a compilation but it is not a complilation of the classic Firms. It includes compilations from workouts with Allie, Jen, Carissa, Dale, and I think a few others that I can't remember. I don't too much care for any Firm past the Classics but I do like Super Cardio Mix. The compilations using the Classic Firms are in the third list (Firm Parts) that Gin posted. As far as I know, they are only available on VHS.
>
>
>Basically, if it has a "mansion setting" does that
>automatically make it an old FIRM?
>
>For example, I've seen the DVD "Super Cardio Mix" with a pink
>background and Jen Carmen on the cover. This is a compilation
>of parts of old Firm videos, right?
No, the mansion setting doesn't automatically make it an old Firm. I think of "old" Firms as the Classics Volumes 1 through 6. Anna continued to film using the mansion set long after those volumes were produced. Super Cardio Mix is a compilation but it is not a complilation of the classic Firms. It includes compilations from workouts with Allie, Jen, Carissa, Dale, and I think a few others that I can't remember. I don't too much care for any Firm past the Classics but I do like Super Cardio Mix. The compilations using the Classic Firms are in the third list (Firm Parts) that Gin posted. As far as I know, they are only available on VHS.
737flyhighgirl
Cathlete
I am also hanging on to the old originals. I did Vol. 1 cardio portion recently. I have all the newer Firm releases. Now that I have discovered Cathe they are way to easy. I decided to sell on Ebay with not much luck though. No one has even bid on the items. Anyone out there interested?
Christie
Christie
Govtgirl
Cathlete
Here's another list, organized by year or series...
**Firm Classics . . . 1986 - 1992
1986 - Vol 1 / Body Sculpting Basics (Vol 1)
1987 - Vol 2 / Low Impact Aerobics (Vol 2)
1988 - Vol 3 / Aerobic Interval Training (Vol 3)
1990 - Vol 4 / Time Crunch Workout (Vol 4)
1991 - Vol 5 / Abs, Hips & Thighs Sculpting (Vol 5)
1992 - Vol 6 / Complete Aerobic Weight Training (Vol 6) a.k.a. Boomers Workout
**Firm Parts (from Classics)
5 Day Abs (5DA)
5 Day Stretch (5DS)
Lower Body Sculpting (LBS) formerly Floor Legs (FL)
Not So Tough Aerobic Mix (NSTA) formerly Light Aerobic Mix (LAM)
Standing Legs (SL)
Tough Aerobic Mix (TAM)
Upper Body (UB)
**Firm Cross-Trainers . . . 1994
The Hare (Hare)
The Tortoise (Tort)
**Firm Parts (from Tortoise & Hare)
Ballroom Aerobics (BA)
Sculpted Buns, Hips & Thighs (SBHT) formerly Lie Down and Workout (LDWO)
Tough Tape (TT / TT1)
**Firm Cross-Trainers (Variety Series) . . . 1995
Firm Cardio (FC) formerly StrongHeart (SH)
Firm Strength (FS) formerly StrongBody (SB)
**Firm Prime Powers . . . 1996
Lower Body Shaping (PPLB) formerly Prime Power Lower Body (PPLB)
Prime Power Total Body (PPTB) formerly Prime Power Fat Burning (PPFB)
**Firm Basics . . . 1997
Abs, Buns & Thighs (ABT)
Basics Fat Burning (BFB)
Sculpting with Weights (SwW)
**Firm Tri-Trainers . . . 1998
Better Body & Buns (BBB) formerly Better Buns (BB)
Fat Blaster (FB) All Cardio (AC)
Maximum Body Shaping (MBS) formerly All Weights (AW), Maximum Body Sculpting (MBS)
**Firm New Cardios . . . 1999
Cardio Burn (CB)
Calorie Killer 2 (CK2) formerly Power Cardio (PC)
Maximum Cardio (MC)
**Firm Parts / Blast Set (from New Cardios)
Bust & Butt (B&B)
Core Cardio 1 (CC1)
Core Cardio 2 (CC2)
**Firm Super Shapers . . . 1999
Super Cardio (SC) a.k.a. Super Cardio Mix (SCM) - DVD version of SC
Super Sculpting (SS)
**Firm Parts / Super Shapers
Cardio Split 1 (CS1)
**Firm Parts (from post-Classics)
Boot Camp 3-in-1 Mix (BC)
Cardio Step Mix (CSM)
More 5 Day Abs (M5DA)
Total Body Shaping Mix (TBSM)
Tough Cardio Mix (TCM)
Tough Tape 2 (TT2)
**Firm Parts / Split Set (from post-Classics)
Lower Body Split (LBSp)
Upper Body Split (UBSp)
**Body Sculpting System 1 . . . 2002
Ab Sculpt (ASc)
Body Sculpt (BSc)
Cardio Sculpt (CSc)
**Body Sculpting System 1: New Super Set . . . 2002
Body Sculpt Blaster (BScB)
Cardio Sculpt Blaster (CScB)
Lower Body Sculpt Vol 1 (LBSc1)
Lower Body Sculpt Vol 2 (LBSc2)
Super Body Sculpt (SBSc)
Super Cardio Sculpt (SCSc)
**Body Sculpting System 2 . . . 2003
Complete Aerobics & Weight Training (CAWT)
Maximum Cardio Burn (MCB)
Total Sculpt plus Abs (TSc)
**Body Sculpting System 2: Add-Ons . . . 2003
Calorie Killer 1 (CK1)
FIRM Abs (FA)
Upper Body Sculpt (UBSc)
**Body Sculpting System 3 . . . 2004
Complete Body Sculpting (CBSc)
Fat Blasting Cardio (FBC)
Total Muscle Shaping (TMSh)
**Body Sculpting System 3: Add-Ons . . . 2004
Advanced Cardio Express (ACX)
Express Cardio (XC)
Express Total Body Sculpting (XTBSc)
Hips, Thighs & Abs (HTA)
Power Yoga (PY)
**TransFIRMer Series . . . 2005
Aerobic Body Shaping
Supercharged Sculpting
Ultimate Calorie Blaster
**TransFIRMer / Jiggle Free Series . . . 2005
Jiggle Free Abs
Jiggle Free Arms
Jiggle Free Buns
**Firm Classics . . . 1986 - 1992
1986 - Vol 1 / Body Sculpting Basics (Vol 1)
1987 - Vol 2 / Low Impact Aerobics (Vol 2)
1988 - Vol 3 / Aerobic Interval Training (Vol 3)
1990 - Vol 4 / Time Crunch Workout (Vol 4)
1991 - Vol 5 / Abs, Hips & Thighs Sculpting (Vol 5)
1992 - Vol 6 / Complete Aerobic Weight Training (Vol 6) a.k.a. Boomers Workout
**Firm Parts (from Classics)
5 Day Abs (5DA)
5 Day Stretch (5DS)
Lower Body Sculpting (LBS) formerly Floor Legs (FL)
Not So Tough Aerobic Mix (NSTA) formerly Light Aerobic Mix (LAM)
Standing Legs (SL)
Tough Aerobic Mix (TAM)
Upper Body (UB)
**Firm Cross-Trainers . . . 1994
The Hare (Hare)
The Tortoise (Tort)
**Firm Parts (from Tortoise & Hare)
Ballroom Aerobics (BA)
Sculpted Buns, Hips & Thighs (SBHT) formerly Lie Down and Workout (LDWO)
Tough Tape (TT / TT1)
**Firm Cross-Trainers (Variety Series) . . . 1995
Firm Cardio (FC) formerly StrongHeart (SH)
Firm Strength (FS) formerly StrongBody (SB)
**Firm Prime Powers . . . 1996
Lower Body Shaping (PPLB) formerly Prime Power Lower Body (PPLB)
Prime Power Total Body (PPTB) formerly Prime Power Fat Burning (PPFB)
**Firm Basics . . . 1997
Abs, Buns & Thighs (ABT)
Basics Fat Burning (BFB)
Sculpting with Weights (SwW)
**Firm Tri-Trainers . . . 1998
Better Body & Buns (BBB) formerly Better Buns (BB)
Fat Blaster (FB) All Cardio (AC)
Maximum Body Shaping (MBS) formerly All Weights (AW), Maximum Body Sculpting (MBS)
**Firm New Cardios . . . 1999
Cardio Burn (CB)
Calorie Killer 2 (CK2) formerly Power Cardio (PC)
Maximum Cardio (MC)
**Firm Parts / Blast Set (from New Cardios)
Bust & Butt (B&B)
Core Cardio 1 (CC1)
Core Cardio 2 (CC2)
**Firm Super Shapers . . . 1999
Super Cardio (SC) a.k.a. Super Cardio Mix (SCM) - DVD version of SC
Super Sculpting (SS)
**Firm Parts / Super Shapers
Cardio Split 1 (CS1)
**Firm Parts (from post-Classics)
Boot Camp 3-in-1 Mix (BC)
Cardio Step Mix (CSM)
More 5 Day Abs (M5DA)
Total Body Shaping Mix (TBSM)
Tough Cardio Mix (TCM)
Tough Tape 2 (TT2)
**Firm Parts / Split Set (from post-Classics)
Lower Body Split (LBSp)
Upper Body Split (UBSp)
**Body Sculpting System 1 . . . 2002
Ab Sculpt (ASc)
Body Sculpt (BSc)
Cardio Sculpt (CSc)
**Body Sculpting System 1: New Super Set . . . 2002
Body Sculpt Blaster (BScB)
Cardio Sculpt Blaster (CScB)
Lower Body Sculpt Vol 1 (LBSc1)
Lower Body Sculpt Vol 2 (LBSc2)
Super Body Sculpt (SBSc)
Super Cardio Sculpt (SCSc)
**Body Sculpting System 2 . . . 2003
Complete Aerobics & Weight Training (CAWT)
Maximum Cardio Burn (MCB)
Total Sculpt plus Abs (TSc)
**Body Sculpting System 2: Add-Ons . . . 2003
Calorie Killer 1 (CK1)
FIRM Abs (FA)
Upper Body Sculpt (UBSc)
**Body Sculpting System 3 . . . 2004
Complete Body Sculpting (CBSc)
Fat Blasting Cardio (FBC)
Total Muscle Shaping (TMSh)
**Body Sculpting System 3: Add-Ons . . . 2004
Advanced Cardio Express (ACX)
Express Cardio (XC)
Express Total Body Sculpting (XTBSc)
Hips, Thighs & Abs (HTA)
Power Yoga (PY)
**TransFIRMer Series . . . 2005
Aerobic Body Shaping
Supercharged Sculpting
Ultimate Calorie Blaster
**TransFIRMer / Jiggle Free Series . . . 2005
Jiggle Free Abs
Jiggle Free Arms
Jiggle Free Buns
holisticbody
Active Member
>No, the mansion setting doesn't automatically make it an old
>Firm. I think of "old" Firms as the Classics Volumes 1 through
>6. Anna continued to film using the mansion set long after
>those volumes were produced. Super Cardio Mix is a
>compilation but it is not a complilation of the classic Firms.
> It includes compilations from workouts with Allie, Jen,
>Carissa, Dale, and I think a few others that I can't remember.
> I don't too much care for any Firm past the Classics but I do
>like Super Cardio Mix. The compilations using the Classic
>Firms are in the third list (Firm Parts) that Gin posted. As
>far as I know, they are only available on VHS.
>
That is what I meant though. I refer to the "old" FIRM as being any videos that were released under the Bensons before they sold the FIRM name. So I guess my question is, are all of the FIRM videos with Mansion settings Benson Firms? I really liked the atmosphere of those so much more than the newer ones.
>Firm. I think of "old" Firms as the Classics Volumes 1 through
>6. Anna continued to film using the mansion set long after
>those volumes were produced. Super Cardio Mix is a
>compilation but it is not a complilation of the classic Firms.
> It includes compilations from workouts with Allie, Jen,
>Carissa, Dale, and I think a few others that I can't remember.
> I don't too much care for any Firm past the Classics but I do
>like Super Cardio Mix. The compilations using the Classic
>Firms are in the third list (Firm Parts) that Gin posted. As
>far as I know, they are only available on VHS.
>
That is what I meant though. I refer to the "old" FIRM as being any videos that were released under the Bensons before they sold the FIRM name. So I guess my question is, are all of the FIRM videos with Mansion settings Benson Firms? I really liked the atmosphere of those so much more than the newer ones.
>That is what I meant though. I refer to the "old" FIRM as
>being any videos that were released under the Bensons before
>they sold the FIRM name. So I guess my question is, are all of
>the FIRM videos with Mansion settings Benson Firms? I really
>liked the atmosphere of those so much more than the newer
>ones.
"Old Firms" is a rather loose phrase. There are the "classic Firms", being volumes 1-6, then there are the mid-era Firms that the Benson sisters and Mark H were still a part of. All of these had the elaborate sets you have mentioned. The Goodtimes took over and started with the BSS sets with gadgets and the workouts went from int/adv to easy intermediate. Now Gaiam has control and things have gone from bad to worse.
Diane
>being any videos that were released under the Bensons before
>they sold the FIRM name. So I guess my question is, are all of
>the FIRM videos with Mansion settings Benson Firms? I really
>liked the atmosphere of those so much more than the newer
>ones.
"Old Firms" is a rather loose phrase. There are the "classic Firms", being volumes 1-6, then there are the mid-era Firms that the Benson sisters and Mark H were still a part of. All of these had the elaborate sets you have mentioned. The Goodtimes took over and started with the BSS sets with gadgets and the workouts went from int/adv to easy intermediate. Now Gaiam has control and things have gone from bad to worse.
Diane