After your two minute warm up you start with Lunge Chops which are a great way to get the loving off your stomach.  All you need is a little heavier weight and all your doing is lunging forward at 90 degrees and taking the weight and swinging it across on an angle.  The purpose is to work your love handles and as your doing all 24 you want to focus on squeezing your stomach.  I use a 20 pounder and yes it is very difficult because the crew on TV move pretty fast so watch your weight.   You can use the bands as well because they are easier to manuever during the faster sets. 

Front Squats are next and ladies if you want a tone behind then you will love this workout after 45 days.  The squats are done with knee lifts so your working Abs and your Butt.  This exercise is a short 45 seconds but feels like a few minutes. 

Speed skatersare my favorite from this RevAbs DVD because Apolo Ohno a sports celebrity gets brought up a lot.  I didn’t know who this person was until I was watching the Olympics and he was speed skating.  He took home some medals this year and really was fun to watch.  So this exercise is exactly like skating but your lunging really low and I didn’t think these would do anything but no matter how many times I do this workout my butt kills the next day.  You do 16 with really short fast ones in between the long slow ones.

Sprawls are my biggest struggle and put a hurting on my breathing.  Your in a standing position and you drop flat to the ground and then have to get back up and stand and try doing 15 straight and you will understand why I struggle.  this is a type of exercise that is in the Insanity program.

FINALLY!  Your first break and a quarter of the way through.

Round one is still not over, Brett makes you do one more set of speed skaters and its in the RevZone. RevZone is where you step up even more than what everyone is doing.  Cheasy Yes, Effective Yes.

Round 2 is the same as round 1 but Brett Hoebel throws out challenges to the crew.

Spice Round is the last round and is much more intense than the first two rounds.  These are how he makes it harder:

Lunge Chops-Holding the weight in a different position and making it heavier

Front Squats-Not only do you raise your knees but in this round you have to lift the weights above your head.  I know I make it sound easy but try it with a heavy weight and you will struggle.

Speed Skaters- Brett tries to make this harder but all he asks you to do is go very low on your lunges.  The crazy thing is I still hurt the next day so maybe it’s working

Sprawls- He includes a jump after each one as if jumping up isn’t enough!  I skip the jump cause I’m dying at this point.

One more break and then Speed Skaters for a quick 40 seconds and your done. 

Try and get that kind of workout at the gym in almost a half an hour.  RevAbs is been an interesting journey and I believe that Phase 2 is more challenging then phase 1.  There are many advantages to this program over just doing the Ab Ripper X DVD or the P90x program.

The workout is just under 39 minutes and consists of 3 rounds just like all the other RevAbs DVD workouts.  Each round consists of 6 exercises that are intensified after each round.  It starts with a little stretching but mostly 3 minutes of cardio routines like a ton of jumping jacks and side steps. 

Moving Plank is first and it seems really easy but it really kills your external obliques.  You start out in a plank position with your forearms on the ground and when Brett says go you move left 4 times and then back 4 times.  The key is to move the same arm and leg together so there is less confusion.  Brett has you do this for a minute and 5 seconds so good luck.  P90x did prepare me for this exercise.

Cobra is a favorite because It helps strengthen your back and your posture.  It is used in many of his workouts so if you don’t know by now I will quickly explain.  Lay down on stomach with legs together and arms shaped in a U and lift your chest off the ground and keep your arms above your head with chin down.  1 minute hold!

Leg Drop Splits are my least favorite but help the Abs the Most.  This consists of laying on your back with feet together and positioned at 90 degree’s.  It is a 4 move process for a 1 count and a total of 12!  So from the starting position you bring your legs down then open into a Y, then close and go back up into a 90 degree for a 1 count.  OUCH!  My frustration is that I cant complete all twelve and my back always lifts off the ground and that’s not good.

Jackknifes are next and no you still don’t get a break!  Very simple move and you don’t use weights until the spice round.

Mountain Climbers are a heavy favorite for any sport and are really an old school exercise.  For 45 seconds your in a push up position and then when Brett says go you start climbing in place rotating each leg.  I am still trying to get through the whole 45 seconds,  almost there.

Mercy! -  Finally a 30 second break and no matter what don’t stop moving even if your just toe tapping from left to right.

Before round 1 is over you have a quick 50 seconds of sprawls and there a little different than in the other workouts.  See you run fast in place and then hit the ground for a 1 sprawl count, then quick run, a two and so on until you do 4 sprawls in a row.  Yes this one is a killer and I want to fall after this is over but wait you still have 2 rounds to go!

In round two the only big difference is instead of cobra you do a superman.  It is a leg and arm raise just like superman, Duh!  The other difference is an extra 15 second Mercy or a break.

Spice Round is a pain because at this point Im already feeling like I got my butt kicked and now Brett wants to add intensity.  So a quick modification for all the exercises looks like this:

Moving Plank- Add a kick after each four reps

Superman- From a U to a Y(positioning of your arms)

Jackknife- 2 legs instead of one(I still can’t complete this one)

Mountain Climbers- Add push-ups

Sprawls-Add a jump in between each stand up.

When your done you have a wonderful 4 minute cool down of which I never do.  No particular reason besides time and I don’t really like the cool down.  Please get the recovery drink as you will be sore as hell the next few weeks.  If your looking to stay healthy then make sure your eating the proper foods as well.