I've always wanted to try this pair of routines, but buying them on disk was way too expensive. But now, with Beachbody on Demand, I am able to give them a go. I had seen reviews for it on YouTube but really wanted to try it myself. So here it goes. The Tempo for the three sets was 6-6, then 6-3, then finally 3-3. The numbers denote a "count" pace for each direction of the weight. Basically, the longer number is for the eccentric half of the rep. All the reviews said that the Tempo routines were brutal, and now, after having tried them, I'd have to say that I agree. The first set starts of pretty easy because of the light weight, but by the middle of the set, my muscles were feeling it. The brilliant thing is that since I'm going so slow, I was able to focus on form and activating the target muscles. In today's case, Chest and Triceps. The one thing I was wondering about was the fact that one difference I saw when compared to other Tempo routines I've seen on the internet was the Static hold. Some trainers add a static hold at the bottom and top of each half rep. Not too long, but something like a beat or two. I assume that is for preventing momentum from helping move the weight. But Segi emphasizes a continuous movement. I got a good pump and burn from this one. More burn, though. And I was exhausted at the end. So exhausted that I went with the shortest ab routine I have. I got a great burn from this one as well. Below is my worksheet for the Tempo routine.
In the end, I burned a good 646kcals.
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