Fitgirl: Jillian Michael's Shred It with Weights

I love to buy fitness videos, I have a huge library which includes P90X, Turbo Fire, Insanity, some yoga DVD's, and some Biggest Loser DVD's, one of which is Jillian Michael's Shred It with Weights, which I am highlighting today.

The work out is actually a kettlebell work out, with options of using dumbbells, but she highly recommends using the kettlebells.  The weight that Jillian Michael's recommends is quite light, lighter than you would ever find a kettlebell.  But I suppose it's good to recommend lighter than heavier weights, not knowing the level of the participants.

There are 2 work outs on the DVD, a level 1 and a level 2, both of which are 30 minutes in length (which is my kind of work out!)

I believe there are alot of technique details involved with Kettlebells, which is difficult to cover in a DVD work out video, so alot of moves could definitely be done incorrectly.

Level 1

Warm up: arm hugs; Kettlebell 360's around the body (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KmlRNrQP7c);

butt kicks holding kettlebell; Halo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhPKoas303A); Kettlebell standing russian twists

Approximately 45 seconds each * 2 sets 

1. Bridge Position 1 arm Chest Press 
2. Kettlebell Swings            I find that a heavier weight is needed to do this exercise properly
3. Stiff Leg Deadlift with an Upright Row

• Bent Leg Deadlift (transition move) 

1. Alternating KB Swings
2. KB Rack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsVMYbV14ZU), squat, then push press
3. Isometric Lunge with 1 arm row

• Crunch up then KB chest press (transition move)

1. KB Windmill   (she did a press instead of keeping the weight up the entire time: I think that if this was with a heavy weight it would have been dangerous, but being a lighter weight, it was fine) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPUnA9bqnU
2. Squat Jump holding weight, with quarter turn to the right, centre, left, centre
3. Turkish Get up (this wasn't done the way I was taught, but seemed fine)  This clip has great form!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L837eiPuios&feature=fvst

• Kettlebell Snatch (i would not have this as a level 1 move, too much technique) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MGUllzX_0g

I would like to try this work out with a heavy KB, with a light one it was too easy of a work out.

Stay tuned for Level 2!!