Cathe Friedrich's ICE Chiseled Upper Body

I love this one because she doesn’t use a barbell or high step-many of her lower body workouts use a barbell-I always prefer to use weights-she also doesn’t use extremely heavy weights,which I like,since I don’t own weights as heavy as hers.I find this workout is fun and appreciate that it doesn’t use a ton of equipment-I used 8,10 and 12 pound weights.I left off one star as one move I find awkward-the sumo squat into lunge and I also don’t like the plié jump when she clicks heels together-I just do plié jumps.I’m always soaked after this workout and it doesn’t have the dread factor of some of her other lower body ones-when I’m pressed for time,I skip the warm up and cool down,since I usually walk prior to my workout so I’m already warmed up and stretched out

This is a very helpful exercise program. She doesn't move so fast that you can't keep up or understand. At the same time you can really feel the results. Highly recommend!!

I've never (ever) agreed with reviewers who describe a workout as 'flying by'. I generally suffer through every excruciating minute but I was surprised to be surprised when Cathe said it was time for a stretch. Most of the moves will be familiar to anyone who has lifted a dumbbell or stretched a band before but nearly all of the combination moves are unique (to me). The pace is perfect and I would have more than enough time to change weights if I didn't use adjustable dumbbells. Even with the added step of changing plates I occasionally miss only one rep if I don't pause. This workout is all strength, with no cardio component and the floor work incorporates the core, which I love. Cathe's cuing is spot on and she constantly reminds about using a challenging weight. I did this the first time with light weights but such caution wasn't necessary since her directions are so clear and the workout doesn't feel rushed. Thankfully, she isn't overly chipper and she doesn't make any comments which will grate my 10th time hearing them. She has one person who does the occasional modification but this isn't the sort of DVD where someone is modifying every single move. Cathe understands that we watch these videos many, many times so she omits anything we'll quickly outgrow and all extraneous chit chat. The format of the DVD also shows how much she understands the video exerciser. There are two pre-mixes which include the additional Blast components and a number of 'time saver' mixes which cut the workout by about 10 minutes. The DVD is further broken down into chapters so one can DJ their own workout. I don't do fancy footwork and will never be an advanced stepper - two things I previously thought I needed to be a Cathlete - but I will be buying more Cathe DVDs.

Did not dislike this video. Great for defining upper body.

Good tape, the bear crawl and I did not get along.

I LOVE this video- i am a avid follower of another female video maker First name starts with D last name starts with A - and i went out of my bubble and bought one from Cathe and OMG am i glad- This video is perfect for me- i am suffering from Frozen Shoulder syndrome and trying to get my shoulder to work has been painful and hell and again i always feel to painful to do the video's again - but the fact that Cathe uses every direction of movement in her work out helped alot- the next morning (this morning) i am sore but not too sore- i will definitely be using this one again and again and already have more video's in my cart from her!!!

It is good for every level of fitness

Hard but fun! I really enjoyed this dvd the very first time I tried it, my weights were lighter than what they were using but with the lighter ones I was able to keep up and do the whole thing from start to finish although I was sweating hard and my heart rate was up there. It moved along at a good pace and I was surprised at not being bored and it seemed to be done before I knew it. I enjoy that I can make it more challenging as I progress by upping the weights I use. This is one that will be used often.