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Cathe STS 2.0 Tri Sets Total Body. In this workout, there are 7 groups of exercises. Within each group, you do three exercises for eight reps each and repeat the exercises for a second set.  There is very little rest between the exercise.  After you complete a grouping,  you get a two-minute break before moving on to the next grouping.   

  Cathe STS 2.0 Giant Sets Total Body.    In Giant Sets you do 10 exercises back-to-back.  You get a two-minute break. Then you tackle another 10 exercises, followed by a two-minute break. The workout concludes with a final 10 exercises and then a brief cool down. In the first two sets, you are doing 10 reps per exercise.  In the last set, you do 8 reps per exercise.  Giant Sets clocks in at just under 52 minutes and the DVD includes 9 premixes. 

Super Sets Total Body clocks in at 59 minutes. In this workout, there are 8 groups of exercises. Within each group, you do two exercises back-to-back and repeat the superset twice more before moving on to the next grouping.   So, you are doing three sets per grouping and 8 reps per exercise.  You get a two-minute rest between groupings.  

Jillian Michaels Lift and Shred contains two 30 minute strength workouts.  Jillian emphasizes that this is a strength workout and it is about lifting heavy. So unlike most of her workouts, most of the moves in Lift and Shred are single component moves.  Well, that is true for Workout 1 but Workout 2, does feature multiple compound moves. Both workouts start with a warm-up.  Then, you move onto the circuits. There are 4 circuits and each circuit features 4 exercises.  You repeat the exercises twice before moving on to the next circuit.  The workouts conclude with a stretch. Besides Jillian, there are two other cast members.  Jillian is really coaching and offering tips. She doesn't do much of the workout.  I found Jillian's interaction with the cast member a bit annoying but the workouts themselves I thought okay. Lift and Shred Workout 1 -  3 & 1/2 stars Lift and Shred Workout 2  - 3 stars