The Firm: Get Chisel'd

"WOW!!!" That's exactly what I said out loud after completing my first workout of Get Chisel'd. This is the 6th Firm workout DVD that I have purchased and this one is by far the most challenging. I thought the 500 calorie workout with Kelsi was hard; I was wrong!! Rebekah keeps you moving for 40 minutes straight. This workout is not for beginners and anyone that said that they didn't feel like they were doing anything, well, you must not have been moving around. I consider myself an advanced exerciser and I was huffing and puffing and struggling, but made it through. It was really nice to do something different from my usual routine and while this workout was very challenging, it was well worth the challenge.You begin the workout with a short warm-up and go right into the workout. I used 8 pound weights for my "heavy" weights and 5 pound weights for my "medium" weights. I usually use my 8lbs weights all the time, but Rebekah changes it up so much that you really need the medium weights to ensure that you're not over-working your muscles and getting too tired too fast. Between the sculpting sets are the power moves. My knees aren't the greatest, but I work out enough to know how to do a proper squat and lunge so that my knees aren't affected too much. You do jumping squats, lunges, etc. They're very tiring, but well worth it!Rebekah is a great instructor. My only complaint with most of The Firm workout DVD's is that it takes a while to learn the moves and the instructors are not the best at cuing you; however, this was not the case with Get Chisel'd. Rebekah was huffing and puffing right along with you, she gave clear directions, gave them slow, and everything was very easy to follow. I am true fanatic of The Firm and can tell you that after one workout of Get Chisel'd, this will be my favorite.My only true complaint about this particular DVD is the same complaint that other reviewers have mentioned, which is that the Express workout is not included. I'm not sure why it's missing. Even though it's not there I gave this review 5 stars anyway because I never use the Express workouts.If you want results and you want them fast, I highly recommend this DVD. As The Firm always states, you'll see results in 10 workouts and the same holds true for this one!

Wow, I just finished this video and had to sit down to right the review. Literally, dripping sweat at my computer, but it's worth it so that I may help others who are wondering about this video.This video is 40 minutes long and is considered one of their Cardio & Sculpt because of the incorporation of weights and power moves that increase your heart rate.Like with all Firm videos (obviously I'm a big fan anyway) this video is well choreographed by Rebecca Sturkie, who is just awesome. She has a great attitude and you can tell she's working right there along with you - and sweating with you too!!Every single move is modified for beginners, using no weights, as Rebecca points out at the beginning of the video, and you can still work up a sweat following Noel.Each set incorporates lower body and upper body work for "maximum calorie burning" as the Firm is so famous for saying, and they are right!I workout with a Heart Rate Monitor and was not surprised to see myself on the high end of my Zone 2, which is my fat burning zone, and where I want to be for most of my workouts. This video, and most Firm videos, help me achieve that fat burning zone quickly and efficiently.This video definitely has a lot of squats, lunges and dips, so it's very, very important to watch your form, especially before you incorporate weights and before you add the arm work that always accompanies these.I really liked the power moves - Rebecca would choose a move and tell you how to modify it to help your heart rate climb and it's awesome and hard, but they are over very quickly!This will be a workout that I keep handy for my monthly rotations, especially because it's such a powerful workout for the amount of time. I love Rebecca, I love the Firm and I love this workout.I'm a SAH and WAH mom, with a husband who works long hours, so these workouts have allowed me to change the shape of my body for the better! I feel great during and after every workout; I look forward to typing up my monthly rotations; and I love checking them off and feeling strong and powerful!Get this video - you won't be sorry!

I waited weeks to get this DVD as it was out of stock. What a disappointment when I tried it out. If you are a beginner you can't see the low impact/beginner instructor on the DVD MOST of the time and when she is on it's only for a moment than gone! The main instructor is too thin and fast. I didn't like the overall exercises.I tried to do it again to be fair but,it didn't change my mind. The Hard Core Fusion is a better workout.