REVIEW: Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown

June 1, 2015, 7:58 pm

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The ever growing library of Jillian Michaels continues to provide affordable access for the entry level fitness enthusiast.  This time yours truly looks at Yoga Meltdown, a single DVD that promises to give you Chernobyl levels of fitness benefits minus the deadly fallout.  Hot dang, how could I resist? I was hoping to write this sooner, [...]

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RevABS – The Dysfunctional Review

July 3, 2015, 11:28 am

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Today we take a look back to the Jurassic period of 2009 and another “oldie” from Beachbody, RevAbs by Brett Hoebel. Trying to find a review of this online that was not tainted with the sweat of a million Beachbody Coaches was all but futile.  That’s where I come in kids.  So gird your loins and let’s see [...]

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REVIEW: Jillian Michaels BODYSHRED

August 5, 2015, 6:25 pm

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Jillian Michaels seems to be making the most of her rising success, and good for her.  Even saw her on the cover of Shape magazine while buying discount nipple clamps.  Bodyshred is perhaps the more well built and marketed of her workout series, which means once again the Dysfunctional Parrot breaks through the wall like a [...]

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PARROT REVIEW: CIZE by Shaun T

August 31, 2015, 6:20 pm

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Of all the workouts I’ve done, this one is probably the most requested.  Anonymous phone calls, e-mails and underwear from strangers in the mail…the demand was strong to see The Parrot grind his booty to Shaun T’s new fitness program, CIZE.  But if ever there was a fitness program designed for me…this is most certainly [...]

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Review: Beachbody’s Turbofire

November 11, 2015, 11:13 am

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Turbofire came out 2010, so naturally I’m a little late reviewing it.  Sorry, did I say late?  Just kidding. I’ve actually been actively avoiding doing this review.  When I saw the previews, I bailed like Trump at an all-Latino convention for business ethics.  My reasons will become apparent soon enough. But given the number of [...]

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REVIEW: The Master’s Hammer and Chisel

January 11, 2016, 2:11 pm

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Here we are again and this time the Parrot has been drafted to review The Master’s Hammer and Chisel.  No, it’s not the cover of a steamy erotic novel, but rather a fitness series by Beachbody as hosted by Sagi Kalev ( aka. Hammer ) and Autumn Calabrese ( aka. Chisel ). WHAT YOU GET: 12 [...]

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PARROT REPORT: Bulletproof Coffee

January 25, 2016, 10:04 am

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Bulletproof coffee.  The name conjours up images of raw masculinity in a cup. A flavor divine, and a caffeine high that never ends but rather leaves one in a permanent state of nirvana.  Indeed, each succulent sip of brew promises to leave you with an O-face. Having already sold my immortal soul for the sake [...]

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REVIEW – Nicky Holender’s STRONGER

February 29, 2016, 6:03 am

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Making a workout video is easy.  Making one that doesn’t assault the eyes and ears of the masses is another story altogether.  Any goof in shorts with an iPhone can make a video in the basement.  But when it all comes out in the wash, quality matters.  This is probably why companies like Beachbody have [...]

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REVIEW: Tony Horton’s 22 Minute Hard Corps

March 29, 2016, 6:39 am

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It’s that time of year again when Tony Horton sees his shadow and gives us eight weeks of physical torment. Such is his newest creation, 22 Minute Hard Corps which is based on military boot-camp style training.  And once again, The Parrot is there to see how it measures up. What you get: The package [...]

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PARROT REVIEW: Top Hybrid-Workouts

May 2, 2016, 2:43 pm

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If there’s one question I get asked the most, it’s “can I have your baby?”.  The next most common is what do I feel are my favorite hybrid workouts for programs like P90X. These are both excellent questions that I do indeed have opinions on. Back in the old days of 2003 when P90X was practically [...]

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22 Minute Hard Corps: Special Ops Bonus

May 19, 2016, 1:52 pm

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Bonus workout disks can go either way.  Very rarely have I seen any worth getting besides maybe T25 Gamma and P90X2.  As such I’m hesitant to include bonus disks in a review of the main workout series, as it can taint the waters.  Such was the case with Max 30 which had a less than [...]

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REVIEW: Travis Eliot’s ULTIMATE YOGI

June 30, 2016, 1:30 pm

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I’m a huge fan of yoga postures.  Especially as I hit my mid forties.  Maintaining a level of flexibility has done more to prevent me from injury than anything as mid-life drags me screaming into an alleyway.  So with that in mind it was an easy sell to get me to review Travis Eliot’s Ultimate [...]

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REVIEW – 21 Day Metashred

July 22, 2016, 1:24 pm

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It was unlikely Men’s Health magazine would remain silent during a time of unprecedented interest in home fitness videos.  Hell, every month they discover the secret to six pack abs all over again like rouge archaeologists, so obviously it was only a matter of time before they raided the cookie jar.  Indeed they have answered the [...]

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PARROT REVIEW: Beachbody’s Country Heat

September 26, 2016, 12:59 pm

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There are some days you just don’t want to do this job.  With that chipper introduction, I would like you to share my review of Autumn Calabrese and Beachbody’s new workout series, Country Heat.  It would appear Beachbody saw the success of CIZE and sought to break into the untapped potential of the blossoming redneck [...]

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PARROT REVIEW: CORE de FORCE

December 21, 2016, 1:25 pm

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There have been many workout series thus far that have decided to answer the call of the inner-warrior.  Rushfit, Tapout and UFC Fit are but to name a few.  And while Beachbody has in the past come out with Les Mills Combat, it tasted like an MMA sandwich with too much cheese and served in [...]

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Flashback Review: Billy Blanks TAEBO AMPED

March 12, 2017, 5:03 am

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You can only hit refresh on Beachbody’s homepage for so long before you need to look at reviewing other workouts.  I indeed have a list of programs to go through, but decided to first check if there were any old ones that got missed.  As such, I dug through the war chest to see if I had [...]

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Review: DAILYBURN – LIVE to FAIL

April 18, 2017, 3:17 pm

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I’ve resisted streaming services for workouts for probably the same reason I clung to my CD’s during the iTunes music onslaught.  In the end though, this is probably the normal evolution of the industry given the diminishing desire for DVD’s.  This brings us to DAILYBURN, an online streaming service for workout videos.  While they have [...]

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Review: Dailyburn – BLACK FIRE

June 5, 2017, 9:35 am

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After reviewing Live to Fail, the next one on the Dailyburn bucket list is BLACK FIRE, a 9 week program that is aimed towards total body circuit training.  While Live to Fail sought to focus primarily on resistance, Black Fire has a much more extreme HIIT component designed to crush your body and soul like melted ice. What [...]

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Review: Dailyburn – SPARTAN

June 20, 2017, 9:30 am

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Being over forty, I’ve often considered the possibility of doing a Spartan run as a means of entering my mid-life crisis with a bang and taking part in the tradition of mortality self-denial.  In the meantime I have chosen a less crippling alternative: Dailyburn – Spartan. Spartan is a 6 week program hosted by Kevin Donoghue, a registered Spartan [...]

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Parrot Review: YouV2

August 14, 2017, 9:40 am

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I can’t say just how much I appreciate all of my readers and their support.  Except now.  Right now I want to break into your homes, toast all your bread and stuff it back in the bag.  Why?  Because the Parrot has now become the canary in the home fitness mine-shaft by reviewing YouV2, a [...]

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