| Here at Extreme Fitness Results we’ve been | | | | positions, double flexion crunches, lunging striders and |
| talking about RevAbs and Brett Hoebel for some time, | | | | the like, and I recall thinking that this was not going to |
| eagerly anticipating its release and trying to compare it | | | | be as challenging as I thought. Brett pauses between |
| to other workouts like INSANITY or P90X. We’ve | | | | each exercise to explain the next step, which actually |
| been asking questions like, ‘How will it compare to | | | | results in intermittent but constant downtime for you |
| P90X’s Ab Ripper X’, or ‘Will the cardio be | | | | to recover in. The pressure wasn’t always kept in |
| as intense as Shaun T’s?’ I’ve been reading | | | | the red—you actually had time to catch your breath |
| and doing a lot of research on Brett and his workout | | | | back, and begin to think that this was going to be |
| philosophy, and have become quite impressed with his | | | | relatively easy. |
| approach. His blending of his biomedical background | | | | But by the third round, and having participated in the |
| with his 15 y ears of coaching experience along with | | | | Rev Zone each time, having incorporated the |
| the fact that NY Magazine named his RevAbs class in | | | | ‘spice’ variations into my exercises to make |
| NYC the #1 class to take in | | | | them harder, I was slicked with sweat. Brett informed |
| Manhattan—twice—made me sit up and take | | | | me that this was just an intro set of workouts meant |
| notice. So two days ago I took home one of the | | | | to fire my abs, that this was but the first phase and |
| DVD’s and put myself through the workout. | | | | things would get much harder, and as I stood there |
| First off—first impression, right out the door—Brett | | | | with sweat literally dripping off my nose, I realized that |
| Hoebel is just a plain, good guy. This impression was | | | | this workout was not going to be a walk in the park. |
| confirmed throughout the length of the 45 minute | | | | Especially the next day. My abs felt that slight, good |
| workout, that he’s sincere, easy going and yet has | | | | burn the whole day through, by not just my six pack. |
| a strangely disarming and kidding sense of humor that | | | | My obliques were sore, my lower abs were burning, it |
| makes it fun to listen to him. Now, all successful | | | | was the whole package. And the day following, the |
| coaches have to be charismatic and engaging to | | | | second day after my workout? Man. I could REALLY |
| make these at-home dvd’s work, but it struck me | | | | feel it then. And that’s when I really began to |
| from the outset just how earnest Brett is about this | | | | appreciate Brett’s method of targeting your abs |
| program. This dedication when coupled with his smile | | | | from every angle. That workout, which had felt |
| and the encouragement he sends your way through | | | | deceptively easy at first, had worked on my entire |
| the screen had me grinning goofily when others might | | | | core, revolving around each muscle group with each |
| have left me cold. | | | | routine, never overloading one set to failure but bring |
| The second thing was that the workout was | | | | them all up to a red hot intensity level so that by the |
| deceptively easy at first. After doing the jumping jack | | | | end of the third round and the 45th minute I was wiped |
| warm ups, we slid into a routine involving plank | | | | and my core was blasted. |