Georges St. Pierre Rushfit: Strength & Endurance Workout

The Pros: * The workout is not a bunch of women in tights doing dance like aerobics to 80's sounding music, like 99% of workout videos. Dont get me wrong, it's for men and women, but a lil more biased towards men. * The workout is challenging. So challenging that you can see George struggling through it. It's kinda cool because unlike most videos where the star of the video is breazing through the exercises, George doesn't have these moves down, and as he admits profusely. * George says that this kind of training is his weak area so he's pushing with you. This video should have been named inside GSP's conditioning class, because the Trainer Eric Owings is really pushing George. * It helped me to realise that I am mildly Sado Masochistic, any self realization is a personal pro for me sorry if it's TMI. I say Sadist, because I enjoy seeing George suffer, The french accent and the clear pain and discomfort is "great". Masochistic because I am looking forward to pushing myself through it. * It is a very complete program in that it is broken down into 3 important components; a warmump, a challenging workout, and flexbility based cool down. * The video makes you feel like George's incredible atheltic conditioning is within reach, you know it's not, but it makes you feel like it is. * You get to see Georges attitude when hes doing the excercises. He even talks about how he pushes himself through each excercise as if his life depended on it. Now granted you may not want to adopt this attitude but it's good to see it at work. * There is another part of the video called foundation moves, that walks you through all of the excercise, how to do them, and how to modify them if necessary. * Production quality of the video is excellent, and it constantly shows you a clock to let you know were you are in the workout. * The workout doesnt require alot of space or alot of equipment. In fact all you need are a set of 10-15lb dumbbells, determination, and a dont quit attitude. Though not necessary a masseuse would be a really great extra. The Cons: * Georges doesn't speak enough in the video. I was hoping to hear a French guy with bad English yelling at me to keep pushing through the movements. However, I have to say that if I just saw Erik on the cover and no GSP I may have overlooked the video. * Erik and Georges should have gone over their resumes before this video to put who they are and their skills sets in better perspective. * The verbal exchanges between Geroges and Trainer Erik Owings are not smooth. Owings seems almost codescending at times when George is speaking. They never have natural conversations, e.g. Owings is giving a excercise, George grunts in some commentary, and Owings just moves onto the next excercise with a almost like yeah lets stop wasting time and get to the next exercise type attitude. * They are pushing extra hard to relate all the excercise to fighting. Erik Owings is a pedigree Martial Artist and a seasoned fighter, but in the video it always seems like he is pushing to try to correlate the exercises to real fighting, and he is constantly looking to George for validation and coloring. What is irritating is that the GSP coloring isnt even needed for Erik who is a Gracie Barra black belt, who trained Muay Thai at Fairtex, and fought in the IFL. I am positive Erik is extremely sure what all these exercises do and don't do in a grappling match, the octagon or the ring. The exchanges would have been far more natural if they had talked about their own fights or shown clips of fights in which they had to use movements like sprawls and stand ups or even made reference to what moves help what sort of combative techniques. Don't ge me wrong its a great workout, but IMHO they are over selling the fight aspect of this training a little bit too much in this video. * I know they were trying to make this workout require as little equipment as possible, but I was looking at Kettlebell movements like getups and swings with out kettlebells. Kettlebells are now very affordable and within economic reach of the general public thanks to Walmart, and they could have at least been included in the foundation moves segment of the video. Dumbbells and Kettlebells have different centers of gravity which make the same movements when performed with both pieces of equipment very different. The dumbell movements are great, but I just would have liked to have seen the equivalent Kettlebell movements in the foundations moves segment. Would have been nice to have: * It would have been nice to have seen better progressions for the excercises, during the workout component of the video. They kinda sorta showed the easier variations with the female fitness model, and for those mutants who will do this workout there are no advanced variations for the exercises except for the few that he demonstrated with George. It is important that I add that to make the excerices more challenging they said to increase the tempo and the weight you use to perform the excercises, but none of the fitness models demonstrated this. * The ability to turn off the background music and just keep the vocal instructions in the video, so that you can use your own music for the workout. * This is a 8 week program, and this is just 1 of 6 videos. It would be nice to able to credit this purchase towards the purchase of the whole 8 weeek program. However, I can't complain because this was only $10.00 pre-order, the 4 base videos on the website are only 69.99 and the 8 week program is only $89.99. Summary: If you are a want a challenging, non aerobics type workout video that will help lose weight and improve your overall conditioning and functional strength then this is the video for you. Most important of all the price of this video is so amazingly cheap, that you can not afford not to have it in your workout library. Thanks Georges and Erik!

I got into the "muscle confusion" mindset a few years back, when I first tried P90X and found the workout formula I had been seeking for many years. While Tony Horton chatters a bit much in between sets, he's got tremendous enthusiasm and insight, and he and the Beachbody team led the revolution toward home fitness, providing a scientifically-based home program that delivers real results. Having completed the P90X circuit a few times, I started to search for other options, and found a few others (Insanity, Supreme 90) that I liked. But I hadn't found another workout that I absolutely loved until I came upon the RushFit program. The Strength and Endurance workout is but a taste of the overall program, which features seven different workouts that are varied over a 60-day period. George St. Pierre performs each workout with you, and (if you invest the time in some of the other DVD options, which you should) shows you the foundational moves to make sure you're got the right form as you proceed. GSP's trainer Erik Owings runs the show as GSP and two other assistants perform the workouts, and he's ultra-efficient in his style and delivery, keeping things moving at a good pace and lending tremendous instruction throughout. (At times, GSP chimes in and unintentionally slows things down a bit, but his interruptions are tolerable and he comes off as a good and sincere guy.) Interestingly, you'll have one or two cardio days per week with this the program, where you'll have the flexibility to pick your own cardio routine and integrate it into your RushFit workouts. I've used basketball or Insanity as my cardio plug-ins, and they've seemed to complement the RushFit program well. This is a program that will promote lean muscle development and will really challenge your core, as well as engage your entire body. There are three levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) designed to challenge your particular fitness level. With the unique routines, you'll have fun, and you'll see great results in a fairly short period of time. If you don't want to take the plunge on the whole program, this Strength and Conditioning workout is probably the best single DVD to sample. It certainly can be integrated into other workout routines if you choose to customize on your own.

This workout changed my life ! I have finally decided to take good care of myself, to eat well and to do more exercises. I needed something to motivate myself, I needed a "map", a good way to start. Well I have found this DVD ! Being a huge GSP fan, buying this DVD was a no-brainer. I have a huge amount of respect for GSP, as a man and as an athlete. Georges should be a role model for anyone wanting to be healthy and in great shape. The man is all about self-discipline, determination, and hard work. Being 26 years old I know that it's now or never, I really need to take care or myself, and this DVD is really what I needed to motivate myself, to kick myself in the butt. This workout is broken down into five high intensity circuits designed to burn up calories. The workout focus on your chest, back, arms and legs at an elevated heart rate. You'll gain strength, lean out, and resist fatigue in less time to get the best physique of your life. The breakdown for this program is: - The Warm Up ( Under 11 minutes ) - The Workout ( Under 30 minutes ) - The Cool Down ( Under 7 minutes ) Both the Warm Up and Cool Down are very important, you really need to do both if you want to feel great, and to prevent injuries. At first the workout is very challenging and difficult to do if, like me, you are not in great shape. However you need to be patient and to take it one step at a time. At first I thought I would never be able to do the entire workout, so I did one round at a time, at my pace, and now 1 month later I can do the entire workout in 30 minutes. It's not easy, challenging, but I already feel a lot better, and my self-esteem is already a lot better too. Like Georges say in the DVD: There's no magic pill to it, if you want to look good and lose weight you need to work hard. :) I highly recommend this DVD. It's a cliché, I know but: If I can do it YOU can do it. Believe in yourself, work hard and you'll see the results !! Merci Georges !!

I bought this video for my Husband, and I must say I am very impressed with it. I have a degree in Exercise Physiology and so it was important for me to find him something that I felt was a really well done workout routine. This was certainly a good choice. The trainer is obviously well educated and understands how to work the whole body while maintaining a balanced routine. All that is needed are some dumbbells and your own body weight, the rest of the workout come from the movements. Its a clean, simple workout that does the job very well. Before you start the workout they have a section that shows you every move you will be doing and how to do it correctly, this really sold me because the most important part of doing a workout is not how many reps you do, but making sure you do them right. The video is fun, up beast, doesn't get boring after the first time you watch it and continuously challenging. I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great, whole body workout routine.

First let me say that I am just an intermediate exerciser and workout to dvds or play sports about 5 times a week. I normally complete workouts from Jillian Michaels, Jessica Smith, Michelle Dozois, etc. and all of those workouts were harder than this one. For instance, I usually use 5 lb dumbells in all my other dvds, but this one was so easy that I had to use my 10 lb weights; something that I never do! I even did the pushup burpees, squats, air squats, etc. at a much faster pace than everyone so I could try and get my heart rate up more. I thought the workout was really fun though and the instructor is good and GSP is really likeable in this dvd. However, it was just too easy. I thought this workout was going to be so difficult and challenging, but I didn't hardly break a sweat and was never breathing heavy. The workout is only a total of 27 minutes and is divided into 5 rounds with breaks in between each round. One really good dvd that I recently purchased that is similar to this workout, but with more of a challenge, is Mike Donavanik's Extreme Burn. I recommend that one if you find this workout to be too easy. Also, another good workout for strength and endurance (the reason why I initially purchased this dvd) is Michelle Dozois' Peak 10 more cardio strength. Overall, this is a great workout it's just more for beginners or beginner-intermediates.

This is a fun and very challenging workout. The program is designed in "rounds," so you go at a fast pace for a round and then get a quick rest. It's a lot of compound moves, similar to other circuit training videos out there. I really like the compound moves and find I do not get bored as easily as I would just doing squats curls (or whatever). The time goes by more quickly. I also like that the trainer in the video really explains the proper way to perform the moves and offers encouragement without going overboard. There is also a section devoted just to instruction, so if you are not familiar with certain things, you can watch the instructional part before starting the workout. I don't have the whole Rushfit series, but this DVD makes me want to order it.

Just add dumbells and your work ethic, this video does the rest. Very creative moves. I use this when I'm short on time and can't get to the gym. ***UPDATE*** I bought this dvd 9 years ago and reviewed it glowingly shortly thereafter. Now, while my state is on lock down this dvd workout is even better. You only need one pair of smallish dumbells. Most mortals would be fine with somewhere between 7 and 20lbs. An 8' by 5' space (maybe smaller if you're careful) is all the floorspace you need. This is a total body conditioning workout. It will build a little strength and a little endurance. Do it just 3 times a week. I think the key is how it increases your strength near the outer reaches of your range, coupled with how almost every move builds core stability. I don't do MMA or any type of fight training, but this workout helps me run longer and play my stick and ball sports better. It all seems to stem from the focus on core.

I have trained with p90x and this work out is a better whole body work out. I only have this one dvd so I cant speak for the whole program but this is a great work out. The best part for me is that unlike P90x that makes time slow down and seem like you have been working out forever. Rush fit makes it pass by very fast. I think this is due to the few and short breaks and u know it is still a great work out when GSP struggles as well. I also end up sweating like I have ran 4 miles by the end of the work out. With that said, I still love P90X but from what I have seen Rushfit is on par with it or better but I will have to get the other videos to see. OK I have bought the entire program and it did not let me down. I sweat so much and I have lost 10 pounds and 2 pant sizes and only one month in to the program. My goal was to slim down but not lose any muscle mass. I have def slimmed down and go more cut but I thought I wanted to be a little more muscular so I am using 35Lbs weights instead of the recommended 25Lbs and it is working out perfect for me. I also LOVE THE AB WORK OUT!!!. I have played college sports and this program brings me back to those days of great training.

This is a great fitness DVD it will make you stronger in no time and definetly increase your fitness level. The Rushfit workout series is for women as well despite what you may have heard and is very similar to the P90X program but bareable because Eric Owings the trainer in the DVD does a great job explaining the moves and is not annoying like Tony Horton. Rushfit is actually a series of DVDs but i don't think amazon offers all of them on their website. Some moves may be challenging for beginners but you have to give it time and practice the moves. Dumbells are required, I use a combination of 8's, 10's and 12's. I think GSP in the video uses 15's, while the girl in the background uses 5's or 8's it's hard to tell. Great Buy!!!! Add it to your collection.

元々GSP、総合格闘技のファンでふとした時にこちらのDVDをamazonで見つけました。 当初はファン向けに作られたラフなフィットネスDVDなんだろうなと思い 購入まで迷いましたが、結果本当に買って良かったです！ 当方、女性です。 割と本気でワークアウトしたいけれどジムでは人の目も気になりますし、 料金、時間、手間などなかなか足が向かない。。 自宅でできるものをと様々なフィットネスDVD（トレーシーなど）を試しましたが これは本当に体が変わります！（真面目にこなせば。） 男性ならもっと早く、確実に効果が出ると思います。 フィットネスDVDとしての出来が素晴らしいです。 GSPの隣に彼のトレーナーが付いていて、動きの説明やカウントを丁寧に取ってくれます。 トレーシーなどのDVDでは彼女自身が説明・カウントなどを行うため、 かなり雑なリードになり、耳で聞いているだけだと 『あれ？もう次の動きに進んでる？』という事がしばしばあります。 ただし、全編英語なので苦手意識のある方はちょっと難しいかもしれません。 （GSPはケベック訛りなのでさらに聞きにくいかも。。） 構成はウォームアップが10分、５分×５ラウンドのワークアウトが25分（プラス休憩が間に入る） クールダウンが10分くらいの45分間です。 他には、ワークアウトの動きを一つひとつGSPが実際に動いて説明してくれる解説や、 rushfitのDVDの紹介（こちらは１枚目です。全6巻）もあります。 ファンの方もGSPのトレーニングが実際に見れたり、 ワークアウト中もトークを楽しめたりするのでオススメです！ GSPの励ましがあればワークアウトも捗ります。。！ こちらのDVDはrushfitの１枚目です。 ６枚組の全巻セットがrushfitのHPから購入可能です。 amazonではUSでも他の巻やセットは販売してないようです。 ちなみに全巻セットにはトレーニングの方法や注意点、 トレーニングのスケジュール表、GSPのポスターなども入ってます。 （あたしが購入した時は北米のみの配送でしたが、直接メールで頼んだところ すぐに日本まで送ってくれました！セット購入だと１枚目がかぶってしまいますが。。） 迷っている方、まずはこちらを試しに購入してみては？

I purchased the complete set of DVDs. I am in my mid 20's and have tried the p90x and insanity. I work out in the gym 4 to 5 days a week and have a physically demanding job. Rushfit is for real. It is the perfect balance between cardio, strength, and agility. Unlike p90x all you need is a set of weights and an area rug or something to protect the floor( if you have hardwood or laminate. Rushfit will give you a workout that will make you keep coming back for more. I do it at home with my girlfriend and between the video and one another we are motivated to keep going. If you are looking for a well rounded workout, this is it!

現時点でGSPが世界最強の総合格闘家であるという評価はほぼ異論のないことだと思います。 その彼が薦めるトレーニング、効果がないはずがありません。 実際おこなっておりますが、「ウォームアップ」と「ストレッチ」（合計20分弱）だけで、少なくとも体重・体型維持をすることは十分可能です。 プラスで本格トレーニングをやればさらに効果があります。 （ダンベルを持っていないので、この部分の効果は未検証です。）

GSP doesn't lead the workout, his trainer friend does. GSP participates in the workout and adds his personal input but other than this, the workout video is by the trainer not by GSP. The only way this is selling is due to GSP endorsement. I would not recommend this to anyone. Will be selling it at my garage sale for $1.