I'm advanced as far as exercising goes. I felt I needed a challenge, so after reading some of the reviews I purchased this DVD and a couple of others including the bands. The workout is everything it promises! The first day I did not use the bands, and I was kind of disappointed because after reading that this workout beats the heck out of you, I began to wonder about the fitness levels of my fellow reviewers. Well, day two I used the bands and OMG!!!!!...talk about cardio/resistence/abs and all over body abuse!!! LOL It was great, despite the fact that I was quite sore the next day. I have stuck with it each day this week and I have to admit, I am NOT disappointed. A few of the reviews complain about the production and the "screaming" in the background. First of all, Billy Blanks is obviously there to kick your butt, not to provide a cutesy video; he comes through. And as for screaming in the background - its very minimal; mostly counting and this comes from his daughter who obviously helps him out with keeping the others on track. - this is easy to ignore if you're interested in a serious workout and not a career as a movie production critic. I highly recommend it - I've felt the benefits from day 2...I will continue this workout since its an all-in-one. I don't have to do seperate weights, treadmill or going out to run; especially now that it becomes dark so early and the cold is kicking in. I can reap the benefits of all the above and thensome in one workout. Enjoy!

Billy knows how to make you work out hard and this DVD is not exception. I got it because it was an introduction (Basic Boot Camp) and I am glad I did. Even though it is basic it presents a nice challenge to me (still getting back into shape)

There is a nice selection of various movements that kept me going and interested and I am ablle to get further along than I did when I first started where I had to pause for a break, which is good since I will be able to use this for awhile.

This aand his Ab DVD are a great combination for the DVD library.

I love this workout. I can only do part of it with the billy bands cuz it kicks my butt so much. I had 2 major abdominal surgeries last year and I'm starting now to get back into shape. I've been weight training at the gym but will work out with my dvds on days when I don't want to go out. I find I get an even harder workout following this dvd than I do with 30 min cardio and 30 min weight training at my gym. Billy really knows how to make you sweat!

I haven't even tried the ultimate boot camp yet. I think I'd better get thru basic using the bands the whole way before I attempt it.

This video is tough. He mixes in many different moves into one hour, so its very intense. I only used the bands once and after that I simply continued without them. With that said and probably doing the video like 3 times in one week I did notice some results. I felt tightened and I felt sleek. It was a good feeling. The beginning of the workout had to many squats and there were little recovery time from one different exercise to squats. Overall this is a good video. Comparing it to other videos Billy lacks in the stretching department especially in the end of the workout. I was taught dynamic stretch should be performed in the beginning and static stretching in the end. Billy did static stretches in the beginning which wasn't too bad, but in the end there were hardly enough stretching to compensate for such an intense hour

If you don't have the billy bands, don't bother with this video. They always have someone without the bands in the crew, but it is just way to easy for this one. I've done Billy Blanks stuff before, and I usually like it because it's upbeat and you get to kick a lot. This one however, was kind of disappointing in comparison.