Get Extremely RIPPED! and Chiseled Exercise & Fitness DVD

I have to say up front that I really enjoy working out with Jari Love. she is a supportive, encouraging instructor and she knows her stuff! I have almost all her DVDs and enjoy the balance between cardio and strength training. This one fell a bit short for me. You will get a good strength workout, but be aware that there is essentially no cardio. This is not a bad thing, you just need to be aware of what you're getting.she uses tried and true exercises, no fanfare, but the reps seem to go on forever. Even the women working out with her in the DVD seem to get a bit tired of doing the same move ad infinitum. You will feel the muscle burn but I got bored. Also, in the cons category the "background" music seemed a bit too loud and was obtrusive.still if you can push past the distracting music and repetitive repetitions, this might be one for you.

Wow! Probably my favorite weight training workout I own and I own a lot! Definitely my favorite from Jari. Good to do this about 3 days a week and alternate with some cardio/HIIT training as well. A steal for only $15 definitely get your moneys worth!

Challenging workout! I love that most of the exercises simultaneously work at least two body parts plus your core. Note that while there's a "lower body" and "upper body" segment to the DVD, both halves work both parts. I actually had to go buy lighter weights since I couldn't complete all the reps of some sections (like the anterior raises). It would be helpful to have a step bench, but I use a milk crate that works great for the seated exercises. The other reviewer who commented on the repetitiveness has a point, but reps bring results. Without the video, few of us would do this many push ups or dead lifts on our own. I have been doing this a couple times a week since it came out in December...still not bored yet and seeing/feeling the results - great return on investment!

I like Jari videos. This is my second one. I cannot find my other one. I like that you can do half the video if wanted to. I feel I get results. Yes moves are very repetitive and can get boring but it works and to me that is what counts. I feel she gives you time to change weights in between which others I have tried do not. It can be done without a lot of jumping which with ankle injuries is good for me.

I'm a huge Jari fan and have all of her advanced workouts, including Bootcamp. This DVD workout gets really boring if done in the 60-minute format; endless repetitions of the same movement. Enough Already!By comparison, my very favorite Jari Love workout is "Get Ripped And Chiseled," which is still fun to do."Get Ripped 1000" and that whole series include intervals, and that doesn't get boring, either.These are traditional weight lifting exercises, nothing fancy, but they're very, very effective. Not just for women.

If this was just an upper body workout,I would have given it 5 stars ,because I really think the Upper body segment is amazing but the lower body segment just didn't challenge me at all.My lower half is my problem half and as a result I have purchased so manylower body dvds.I like that Jari splits it up,so I can choose to just do the upper body.This is my only dvd by her and I find her very encouraging and even though she has a perfect body,she doesn't seem snooty or unapproachable.I would recommend this if only for the arm work-my muscles are throbbing during as well as hours later!

I can no longer say that I don’t sweat when I workout. I use Get Extremely Ripped! and Chiseled and alternate with Get Ripped 1000 #3. You have option to use a step on both and maximize calorie burn. They get the metabolism going and the sweat starts pouring out.

Jari's workouts are my favorites. I can't wait until she comes out with more. I was disappointed that the soundtrack is mostly the same as another DVD. With high reps and not much jumping around to keep it fresh, something has to be new. I'm pretty good with repetition and don't mind doing a workout over and over again, but when I get a new one I want it to feel new for a little while at least. I was half-way bored with this one on day one because I'd already heard most of this soundtrack over and over.