Jillian says “The Mother of All Workouts” in Workout 11, and “Bring It!” in Workout 12.
(Not that she was quoting Tony Horton, exactly…) She congratulates us for making it to the end, even though we will do these workouts 4 times! It’s great to see production credits, including the cast member names, at the end of workout 12. More workout videos should include this information! If you want to learn more about the cast, check out my growing list of cast profiles.
Workout 11
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| Jumping Static Squat with Shoulder Press |
Jillian “could not conceive of anything more evil than what you are about to experience.” (Hmm, I thought that was Cardio 3). The warm up is a little more intense, using the resistance band, squat thrusts, and so on.
Once again, there are four circuits. The increased difficulty level this time around is created by doing a move which involves one side of the body (such as Tricep Kickbacks in Plank) and then immediately switching to the other side. Previously she would switch to a different exercise before returning to the other side.
The circuits are a combination of squats, push ups, burpees, lunges, squats, cardio and abdominal exercises. There are exercises that are familiar from Jillian’s other workouts (Standing Mountain Climbers, Crab Kicks, Twisting Plank) and exercises I’ve seen in P90X
There are some exercises that were new to me. I don’t know whether Jillian has used them in other videos. One was the Push Up with Resistance Band (behind your shoulder blades). I was pleasantly surprised that I could do 10 of these per interval.
If this is Jillian’s toughest upper/front of body workout, then it’s good enough for me. I felt that I made progress during the two weeks without completely mastering it.
Workout 12
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| Finish Strong! |
This is the final workout for back, biceps, glutes (or “bummy”) and hamstrings. The introduction is a group circle with the battle cry “Finish Strong!” This sounds great when you actually get to the fourth time through the workout in Week 12.Until then, it’s wishful thinking. OK, I admit, it’s worth celebrating when you’ve made it to this point at the beginning of Week 11.
The warm up is a little more reasonable (in my opinion) than Workout 11 was. Lunges, jumps forward and back, and a Step Back Plank (basically a lunge in plank position).
From the first circuit onwards, Jillian encourages the use of heavier weights. There are also more abdominal moves, some including the use of weights (Lat Pull with One-Legged Bridge).
At the beginning of Circuit 2, Jillian introduces Wheel Push Ups. These are inspired by the yoga Wheel position. Lie down on the floor, put your hands on the floor behind your head, and raise your hips to the sky, arching your back. Even after two years of yoga with P90X
Just as in Workout 11, we see instances where Jillian does a difficult exercise on one side of the body, immediately followed by the other side. She uses the reistance band (aka cable or “torture tube”) to add a challenge to some abdominal and balance exercises.
In the final circuit, as we saw in Workout 10 (the previous back/bicep workout), Jillian leads us in some plain old bicep curls. They seem a little out of place, compared to Jillian’s usual exercises, but it’s an opportunity to break out the heavy weights and do 8-10 repetitions slowly and precisely. Don’t worry, ladies, you won’t bulk up!
Workout 12 is the perfect end (the fourth time!) to
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Great information! I’ve enjoyed reading your input/blog very much!! I’m starting 11 and 12 tomorrow Phase 3. Wondering what to do when it’s over!! I thought about repeating it??!!
I just saw your comment, apparently only a few minutes after you posted it. 🙂 Thanks for your kind words. You could repeat, I guess. I think the last time I did these workouts, I went right to Phase 2. I found a lot of similarities between Body Revolution and P90X2, which you might consider, although of course that’s another expensive set of DVDs and some equipment.
For a cheaper alternative, you could look at Bob Harper’s DVDs. I really liked the Inside Out Method series, although he didn’t explain the title at all. 😉
Wonderful! Thank you! Sounds like I have some research to do. I really appreciate it.
Glad to help! Check out the Facebook group, too, if you like that sort of thing… 🙂