Amy Bento: Drop Set Strength Workout

Fun exercises to spice up your strength training
Strength training is my favorite type of exercise and Amy Bento is one of my favorite instructors. So I was very excited to get this latest offering from Amy. This is a 90 minute workout that uses a dropset technique, meaning you start with heavier weight /fewer reps and end with light weights/higher reps. (Note: the DVD jacket says this workout is 60 minutes, but it is 90 minutes.)

Why I enjoyed this workout:

**The fun twist Amy puts on the exercises. Each set usually has a different twist, e.g. you start pushups on your toes and end on your knees, or do lunges with arms straight with heavy dumbbells and overhead with lighter dumbbells.

**The variety of exercises. You will be using dumbbells and also your own body weight. I love mixing it up this way.

**Amy tells us what weight she's using. This is helpful as a guide.

**Minimal equipment is needed just a few sets of dumbbells, a step and a stability ball.

There...

Basic,boring
Basic,boring weight work. They should have invested in a nice set and some good sound to make this workout more appealing to do. As it is, it is just Amy on a cheap stark set doing sets of basic weight training. It will be a dust collector unfortunately.

Good Strength Workout
I found this to be challenging. However, I used heavy weights. I felt it all over, but I will say this is a long and somewhat boring workout. I usually do Jari Love's weight workouts and I find them a bit more interesting. I would have also liked to have had more leg moves in this one. Perhaps if the entire dvd just focused on one or two areas of the body it would have been better. I would still recommend this to add variety to your regular routine.

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