I also had trepidation about Cardio Sculpt Overload. I picked up an 8 pound weighted vest at Target for $25 and did the workout yesterday including all the additional segments.
General: I really, really like this one! The weighted vest really helped to increase the intensity, and I didn't mind Kelly being on her own. The music was fine with me, not distracting and it provided a nice background IMHO. Kelly does offer a music on/off option (she also does with Lean and Strong). At the end Kelly invited the crew to say goodbye so they came out and waved. Greg came out too and it was good to see him on camera.
For reference: Kelly uses 2 pound weights for the "super light" dumbbells for boxing and 12 1/2 pounds for the compound moves. Someone posted that Kelly used a 6 pound weighted vest. I used 2 pounds for light, 15 lbs for heavy, and my "obptional" (couldn't resist
) weighted vest was 8 lbs.
The good: pleasantly surprised at how much I like cardio with the weighted vest. Now I plan on using it for other cardio workouts.
I like that she slowed down the boxing moves since she was holding weights. I tried using weights for Cathe's Rev'd up Rumble but the moves were too fast to be safe, at least for me, so the slower pace in CSO boxing was a plus.
I like "circuit style" workouts and the option to make this more difficult by using the vest and adjusting the weights.
I like the format, adding on more segments to extend the workout. I would have been happy with another segment! I wasn't bothered by the breaks between the extra sections where you choose whether to go on or stretch.
The choreography was easy to follow and since each section was brief, for me at least there was no boredom.
The bad: I wish she would have said upfront what her weight selection was and how much her vest weighed. Halfway through both the first compound and boxing segments she did say what she was using, but I would have liked to know beforehand to get an idea what I would use. There are many definitions of "super light" and "heavy."
This one is definitely a keeper and I like it better than Strong and Lean. I am surprised by that for sure! This despite something she said in the workout that has nothing to do with the workout itself, but kind of bugged me. Enough to start a separate thread to get some opinions.