STS 2.0: Upper Body 1

Upper Body 1 is an upper body split strength workout in Cathe's new STS 2.0: Muscle & Recovery series, and is one of four workouts in the second phase of the program. The second phase of the program contains two upper body split workouts (Upper Body 1 and Upper Body 2) and two lower body …

Denise Austin’s Personal Training System

Personal Training System is a workout DVD from trainer Denise Austin, originally released in 2004. I have fond memories of Denise. Way back before I seriously started my fitness journey with The Firm in 2012, I would do Denise's "Daily Workout" show (on Lifetime TV) before school every morning. This was around 2005-2006, when I …

Iron Series Day 2: 30 Min Upper Body Workout – Shoulders, Back, Chest

30 Min Upper Body Workout - Shoulders, Back, Chest is Day 2 (out of 30) in Caroline Girvan's Iron Series. I haven't reviewed a Caroline workout since 2021, but did a few sporadically here and there over the past year. I did several in the Iron Series and loved them, but never got to blog …

The Bottoms Up Workout: Upper Body

Bottoms Up: Upper Body is an upper body weight training workout led by trainer and author Joyce Vedral, and is one of three tapes in her Bottoms Up series (released in 1995), based on the book of the same name. The other two videos are Middle Body and Lower Body. In 2017 I wrote a …

Just Thighs & Just Arms

Just Thighs & Just Arms is another excellent DVD from trainer Joyce Vedral, one of two DVDs part of her "Just Joyce" series. The other DVD is Just Bra-Roll/Boobs & Just Butt. All four workouts were also released separately on VHS back in 2004. I picked these DVDs up from Collage Video. For review purposes, …

Just Bra-Roll/Boobs & Just Butt

Just Bra-Roll/B00bs & Just Butt is one of two DVDs in Joyce Vedral's "Just Joyce" series released in 2004. The other DVD is called Just Thighs & Just Arms (which I will also review). All four workouts were also released on individual VHS tapes at the time. I recently purchased these after re-discovering my love …

The Complete Bottoms Up Gold Plus

The Complete Bottoms Up Gold Plus is an excellent strength workout DVD from author and trainer Joyce Vedral, and is both based on her book Bottoms Up and an updated version of her old Bottoms Up VHS tapes (that were never released on DVD due to the VHS masters apparently being destroyed). The DVD consists …

The Firm: Body Sculpt

Body Sculpt is a weight training DVD from The Firm's first Body Sculpting System (BSS1), released in 2002 after Anna Benson was forced to sell the company to GoodTimes (now Gaiam). It is led by Firm trainer Jennifer Carman. There are three main workouts in this set: Body Sculpt, Cardio Sculpt, and Ab Sculpt. Alongside …

6 Minute Dumbbell Shoulder Burner

6 Minute Dumbbell Shoulder Burner is an excellent short shoulder workout from Lift with Cee. I used this to finish off her Stress-Busting Chest, Shoulders & Triceps workout and to give my shoulders some extra love. Each exercise is done for 45 seconds of work/15 seconds rest. Cheryl uses 10 lb. dumbbells and 5 lb. …

Stress-Busting Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Workout

Lift With Cee is a new discovery for me. This channel contains strength workouts from Cheryl Coulombe, a personal trainer from Canada (who is 48 and also a mom of two). Initially, she was not on my radar. Her channel is geared towards strength workouts for women over 40, and well I'm not a woman …