Jillian Michaels - Lift and Shred

I am really enjoying both routines. There are a good number of compound moves for muscle gain/weight loss, as well as isolated moves for gains. This is a great dvd for beginners as the moves are taught in such a way that you should not compromise form. You can keep things interesting by progressing weights - besides that there is not much in the way of modifications available. The end stretch could be longer (maybe it's just my body needing that much more to unwind!) But the excersizes themselves are dynamite.

I have many Jillian Michaels DVD's and this is my absolute favourite. A well put together, well explained, weight lifting workout. It is so enjoyable that I am always suprised when it finishes. I do this on the days that I am not running, and it gets results. Highly recommended.

Great DVD for kickstarting getting fit once again, leaves you sweating and pumped. There are also stretches and warm ups before and after you get to the meat of the work out. One thing to note is that the weights they are using are in lbs, not kg, something to bear in mind. i.e 8lbs being rougly 3.6 kg. Overall, amazing presenter and session for beginners and intermediates. Well worth the money.

Great exercise by Jillian, who never disappoints. 4 stars because the audio is in German and I always have to switch audio manually back to English version, which is really annoying because for introductory video it doesnt work at all and for the workouts it works but only with one button on my DVD remote. Not sure how I would do it otherwise and it is not very good to buy such products from the Amazon UK but receive a DVD in German language.

I'm a fan of JM and have a few of her dvds. This one is pure weights and whilst it is hard work the pace is slow and it is over quickly. I would recommend this to anyone. JM is not as shouty or mean in this one, and I'm not sure if that is good or bad. If you want a short weight session this dvd will do the job.

I have had a few of JM's DVDs in the past. This one is sensational - feels good to do, simple and clear, and you feel you're getting a sweat on each time. I do it alternate days to running and I feel much more toned and slimmer each time I do it. I'm still on Level One, upping my weights to make it harder, will move to Level Two after. I work at keeping my abs held in, but there's not much ab specific stuff, so I do a ten minute blast from JM's Body Transformation 1 and 2 if I have time to add a bit more ab work.

Really brilliant dvd. I broke my wrist in January so I am taking it easy by doing the first workout for now but looking forward to moving onto second which looks like it will make you sweat as I sat and watched it through. I can already see my arms, waist and legs toning up. I had to invest in some weights as I quickly found I could lift heavier but also use my kettle bells for some moves. All in all still cheaper than a gym membership for us home exercisers and I love Jillian Michaels so a good addition to my collection.

I have been training with Jillians DVD's for several years and I love her method-although this is a departure from her usual style of combining cardio and endurance training it still follows the same format as all her dvd's and it is fun and effective. I love that she has focused on pure strength here and although I work regularly with weights I was still in bits after doing this for the first time. Super addition to any workout schedule.

Très satisfaite

Come al solito, Jillian non delude mai! Ottimo dvd, spedizione veloce, tutto a postissimo!

Aus meiner nicht die beste DVD von Jilian Michaels. Hier geht es um Training mit Gewichten. Man benötigt kurzhanteln, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg dazu. Training macht Spaß, würde mir mehr davon wünschen. Es sind 2 Trainingslevels auf der CD, ca. je eine halbe Stunde, aber anstrengend ist es schon. Gefällt mir gut.

This is a great workout, easy to follow, lifting weights at a slower pace than other Jillian’s workouts. I alternate this workout with other more intense workouts like 30 day shred, No more trouble zones and Banish fat.

Perfektes workout für Krafttraining Anfänger. Man sollte je nach Statur und Kraft 3 verschiedene Gewichte haben, wobei man von jeden 2 Stück braucht. Also bspw zwei Mal 2kg Hanteln, zwei Mal 4 kg Hanteln und zwei Mal 6 kg Hanteln (oder eben 2.5, 5 und 7) und dann trainiert man mit diesen in verschiedenen Sets. Es ist Recht einfach gemacht und spürt schnell einen Unterschied. Ich würde auf jeden Fall Handschuhe empfehlen, da es für Anfänger doch auch etwas schwierig sein kann und man schnell leichte Rötungen an den Händen bekommt und das halten der Gewichte mit den Handschuhen leichter fällt.