The Belly Off! Workout: The Strength Training Routine

This workout was a pleasant surprise. I love it's simplicity and straightforwardness. There is a relatively small number of exercises and fewer reps in this one so I feel compelled to make every move count. My thought while watching it was that I would have to go heavy in order to feel like I got a workout. Maybe that's the way it was designed. I've never done the workout all the way through. The mix and match menu makes it very easy for me to customize the workout to my preference. I do the warm-up, the supersets and the strength circuit segments for a thorough 30 to 35 minute workout.

Here's the breakdown. This workout only uses dumbbells.

Warm-up: 9 minutes and includes core and back exercises.

2 Minute Drill: David says 8 exercises but I only counted 7 and I watched this segment twice just to be sure I didn't miss something. Each exercise is 15 seconds each.

Side to Side Hops w/ Arm Rotations

Skips

Skater Hops

Spiderman Push-up

Crunches

X Climbers

Squat Thrust

Supersets: Exercises ranging from 8 to 10 reps and repeated 3 times

Dumbbell swing

Split lunge w/ overhead press

Squat

Push-up and lat row

30 second active recovery/stretching

Reverse lunge

2 count push-up

30 second active recovery

Strength Circuit: Combo exercises ranging from 8 to 10 reps and repeated 3 times

Dumbbell Romanian deadlift w/ upright row

Biceps Curls to overhead press

One arm lat rows

High knee runs- 10 seconds

Cooldown: 10 minutes

Ab Blast: ab and back exercises ranging from 5 to 20 reps

Weighted crunch

Leg Slides- crunches w/ hands reaching to knees

Plank to rock- plank position rocking back and forth

Reverse Crunches

Twist & Reach

Side Plank

Windshield wipers

Piston crunch

Modified bridge crunch

Glute bridge

Back extension

I recognize the music from Cathe's Slow and Heavy series so it's a bit dated but that didn't bother me. There is also no mirror cuing in this workout which didn't bother me either. At the beginning of each exercise, a message pops up on the screen to tell you how many reps are in that set. There are two background exercisers, a male and a female. Modifications aren't necessarily stressed but there are few moves where more advanced or easier options are shown. Overall, a good solid routine. I'm pleased with this purchase.