Gilad: Lord of the Abs - Hard Core!

Gilad's core workout is a mix of standing and floor work. At over 1 hour, it is a long and intermediate workout which reminds me a little bit of his earliest shows. The workout has four circuits or cycles which, in general, are variations of one another and is therefore, a little repetitive.Gilad instructs and works out with three ladies and a gentleman. A healthy and extremely fit young lady from the beach also joins the group. A step is optional and you may need a mat.Here is the breakdown. Most of the exercises and moves are listed.Total time (1 hour, 41 seconds)Warm up (4:26): This is made up of light aerobics, including twists, along with stretches.Circuit 1 (9:27)Squat and knee lift, with elbowTwisting punchDrop, extend, inPlank and kneeSide bridge and reachCrunch, with leg liftCircuit 2 (11:37)Squat and knee liftTwisting punch, with knee liftTwist, with knee lift, with jabStep tap, with circleShoulder rollsDrop, extend, inPlank and cross kneeSide reachUpper and lower body crunch variationHug inCircuit 3 (13:26)Twisting punch, with reach, with knee liftTwist, with knee crossStep, at double speed, with arm circlesShoulder rollsDrop, extend, inSprinter's switchbackSide bridge and arm crossHalf Turkish get upCircuit 4 (14:07)Twisting punch, with kneeTwisting, with kneeStep tapStep, at double speed, with arm circlesDrop, extend, inPlank, with small in and out jumps, with side to side jumpsSide bridge, elbow to kneeThe knifeStretch cool down (7:38)

I am big fan of Gilad and this is one of my favouirite DVDs now. First time I couldnt even complete all excercises, it was tough. I am working out with DVDs for the past 5 years and this work out i consider as advanced level, though beginners can do it as well just by adjusting excercises as Gilad suggest through the programm. This work out programm doesnt require any equipment (you can use step but its not really necessary). Basically its just few excercises joined in 4 sessions each one increasing degree of difficulty, so you can even stop at the end of any session and move to cool down part if you cant do whole programm. As you are getting stronger you can do the whole thing with advanced level of excercises.

I am so glad I got Hard Core Abs. I really like the idea that the circuits are dived into four parts. It give a person an opportunity to go at their own pace. If you are strapped for time you could do the warm up and maybe one or two circuits. I am waiting for my aerobic step to come than I will work on completing the full work out. Diffidently worth the money.

Truly a challenge worth taking.

This dvd is great. I did it for 4 weeks and it helped tone my abs after my first pregnancy. And I am using it now the second time around, along with a healthy diet. This is one of Gilad's best exercise dvds.

This is a GREAT workout! If you want to get into great shape I recommend all of the Lord of the Abs DVD's!

Love it. Gilad is the best.

I enjoyed this workout. It feels like I may be getting a better cardio workout than my abs, but it is still a great ab and body workout.