Billy's Bootcamp Elite WAS: T-Tapp Questions

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On 2/14/07, Donna M-P <donna112520@...> wrote:

> H Tess,

>

> I'm glad I could help. Icouldn't do it from a book

> either. The " stealth " concept is really neat, isn't

> it? I have gotten pretty good results from her

> workouts, and the good news is, you really don't need

> to buy a ton of them!

It's always encouraging to hear that someone has gotten good results

from a workout system. With all the infomercial-type hype out there

on so many workouts, it's hard to really winnow out what works and

what's ineffective. Especially since one size does NOT fit all with

exercise, even less so than it does with t-shirts! LOL

> How are you liking the 's Bootcamp Elite?

It's fun, not sure how effective it's going to be as far as seeing

tangible results, yet. I'm going to withold opinion on that until I

go through the full rotation suggested in the kit. The production

values are good-- 's stuff always seems to be top notch

productions-- and as usual the " crew " is inspiring in their level of

fitness. 's awesome as always. In fact, sometimes I think her

form's better than 's...

's -- if you like him, you'll like this. He blows a few

cues and doesn't enunciate as well as he could, but eh-- he's

motivating, genuine and inspiring to me, which makes up for a few

glitches. And he's not perky. I can't handle perky. ( Austin,

fer instance, makes me run screaming for the " off " button. *giggle*)

The workouts are close-captioned, which is a nice touch, and the

captioning's well done-- it follows precisely what's being said. The

music's... there. It provides a rhythmic beat, and for me, that's

pretty much all it does. Sitting here, I can't even really call any

of it to mind.

Not that I consider that a *minus,* mind you. If I want an intriguing

musical experience, I'll buy a CD. In a workout, imho, it's better

that the music track is unobtrusive and most definitely hookless--

nothing worse than a persistant earworm haunting me all day from dawn

on!

The " bands " with the weights in the handles seem to be

effective, though in this first leg of the rotation, they're not

really used enough to make a whole lot of difference. I can feel

where the resistance really ups the amp on kicks, especially, though.

My only complaint about them I've made before, about the length

adjustment not holding, especially when the bands are laid down and

then picked back up. It's very annoying to have to stop the DVD and

fix the darn things every single time. If I could figure out how, I'd

cut them to length permanently... still thinking that one over.

This workout set's definitely on the intermediate level, and I think

it'd be preferable to have some previous experience with Tae Bo before

using it. has a short bonus feature explaining the moves, but

there's next to no instruction in the workout itself, especially on

form, and each combination is run through only once before it's done

to speed. I still have trouble with some of them, but that's more due

to my problem with coordination and such than a flaw of the workout.

The nutritional information sheet is really basic-- if you're eating

at all well, you know this stuff already. And of course, the " 6 day

jumpstart " menu is your basic stripped-down low carb, high protein, 3

meal, two snacks routine that seems to come with every packaged

workout. It'll make you drop a lot of water weight and maybe break

the hold of " the white stuff " if you've not already cut processed

flour and sugar out-- but it's too low calorie and low carb to be

safely followed for more than a week. ly, I'd be leery of it for

even a week-- why flirt with sending your metabolism into starvation

mode?

So far, I give this set a thumb's up, and I feel it was worth the 30

bucks I spent for it. If you like Tae Bo, I think you'll be happy

with it.

Thanks again for the T-Tapp advice!

Tess