30 Day Shred!! Who's with me?!

mpos

@wm: yeah, my HR also jumps to 160+ when I'm running. I haven't played with the FT7 enough to figure out how to set up my target HR. I don't know how the FT7 analyzes the data to determine fat vs fitness burn times. When I'm back home maybe I'll read up on it. Whatever input you give me will be greatly appreciated. When I'm on the Shred I haven't yet looked at my HRas I'm too busy keeping up with Jillian:sad: or at least Anita ha ha ha

@hoosier: keep it up and wherever it is you're going have fun and don't forget us. It doesn't matter how long it takes but like you said, we'd all have to look up the measurements at the end of it all.

Happy workouts....

wmchick81

L2D8 done this morning! Can't believe I have almost made it through Level 2. It has taken me longer than 30 days too, but oh well!! The highest my heart rate goes with the Shred is 165ish. When I run, it got as high as 188. It was saying I was at 97% of my max heart rate. I think you aren't suppose to go this high. The machines at the gym always show the cardio percentage, fat burning percentage, and advanced. Fat burning is when your heart rate is 60-70% of the max.

Guess I need to slow down because I just googled the "zones", and this is what I found:

Healthy Heart Zone (Warm up) --- 50 - 60% of maximum heart rate: The easiest zone and probably the best zone for people just starting a fitness program. It can also be used as a warm up for more serious walkers. This zone has been shown to help decrease body fat, blood pressure and cholesterol. It also decreases the risk of degenerative diseases and has a low risk of injury. 85% of calories burned in this zone are fats!

Fitness Zone (Fat Burning) --- 60 - 70% of maximum heart rate: This zone provides the same benefits as the healthy heart zone, but is more intense and burns more total calories. The percent of fat calories is still 85%.

Aerobic Zone (Endurance Training) --- 70 - 80% of maximum heart rate: The aerobic zone will improve your cardiovascular and respiratory system AND increase the size and strength of your heart. This is the preferred zone if you are training for an endurance event. More calories are burned with 50% from fat.

Anaerobic Zone (Performance Training) --- 80 - 90% of maximum heart rate: Benefits of this zone include an improved VO2 maximum (the highest amount of oxygen one can consume during exercise) and thus an improved cardiorespiratory system, and a higher lactate tolerance ability which means your endurance will improve and you'll be able to fight fatigue better. This is a high intensity zone burning more calories, 15 % from fat.

Red Line (Maximum Effort) --- 90 - 100% of maximum heart rate: Although this zone burns the highest number of calories, it is very intense. Most people can only stay in this zone for short periods. You should only train in this zone if you are in very good shape and have been cleared by a physician to do so.

skywalker

Sorry I've kind of dropped off the radar. I'm still doing some Shredding, but have been concentrating on cycling. Tomorrow morning I'll be doing Endure for the Cure, a 65 mile cancer benefit ride with lots of hills :noway: I'll be picking up my Shredding again when the weather starts to get colder. My goal is to work up to a 100mile bike ride before I get back to some serious work with Jillian. :laugh: I just got her Yoga Meltdown, but haven't tried it yet, but knowing Jillian, it's probably a challenge.
Well, Happy Shredding, everyone!!! I'll keep checking in to see how it's going. :drinker:

mpos

Hi skywalker! Glad you're still with us...I was beginning to wonder where you were but I'm glad that you've been busy training.

@wmchick - thanks for all the info. I will definitely look into this when I find a nugget of time to do so. For today I just had the shock of my life. Johnny Rockets Tuna Melt has 750calories oh my! my! my!.....I should have gone with the veggie burger....oh well next time grrrrr!!!

wmchick81

L2D9 completed! It was a lot harder to do level 2 after taking four days off! I was struggling!! But got through it burned 230 calories. I may stick with L2 a few extra days. I still can't do the V raises at the end without stopping. Those things HURT!

mksmom09

So how do you document the 30day shred in the exercise diary

msbuttafly

I did the level 1 on Monday and it kicked my butt!

mpos

So how do you document the 30day shred in the exercise diary

I ask the same thing and someone suggested to enter it as circuit training.

wmchick81

I was logging it as circuit training before I got my HRM. The calories were pretty similar.

mpos

L2D4...done. C25K - graduate! woohoo!!!:drinker: didn`t do much shredding during my holidays...no space to do all the moves in a hotel room but I`m back home and definitely looking forward to my sweating sessions with Jillian :bigsmile:

how about the rest of you??? hope everyone's still working out.

Hoosiermomma

I'm on a little break from the Shred. As per the Drs. orders. I have been experiencing lingering butt pain and need to "retrain" a few muscles before I continue. Hope to be back soon! I'll keep checking on all of you!

my2loves04and06

Hello, Hi, Yes I'm a quitter BUT..I restarted today. L1D1 wasn't as tough as it was when I started the first time in June. That's a plus, right? I have noticed that I think I messed up my L knee when I did that 20 mi bike ride back at the end of June. It's so tight and feels like it could tear when I bend it completely. Not a good sign, but it doesn't really hurt much. Also started the C25K this morning. When I get back on track, I hit it hard!

mpos

I'm on a little break from the Shred. As per the Drs. orders. I have been experiencing lingering butt pain and need to "retrain" a few muscles before I continue. Hope to be back soon! I'll keep checking on all of you!

Sorry to hear about your pain, hoosier. I kind of felt that twinge when I went to do my I run after doing L2D1 a few weeks ago. It's gone now, but at hat time, I attributed it to me not sleeping on my own bed and the normal soreness from doing a new exercise. Your pain however, seems to be different. Did your Dr say how you hurt it and why it needs re-training?

I will be on L2D5 tomorrow and am not looking fwd to those plank jacks but we got to do what we can to keep fit & toned. I just love this feeling.

mpos

Hello, Hi, Yes I'm a quitter BUT..I restarted today. L1D1 wasn't as tough as it was when I started the first time in June. That's a plus, right? I have noticed that I think I messed up my L knee when I did that 20 mi bike ride back at the end of June. It's so tight and feels like it could tear when I bend it completely. Not a good sign, but it doesn't really hurt much. Also started the C25K this morning. When I get back on track, I hit it hard!

Welcome back! looking forward to hearing about your workouts.

wmchick81

I'm still here just taking a break from shredding. I had to have a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy on Monday morning, and I am still not up to par. I haven't been able to do any exercise since it still is uncomfortable to walk. I think Jillian would kill me right now :-(

mpos

I'm still here just taking a break from shredding. I had to have a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy on Monday morning, and I am still not up to par. I haven't been able to do any exercise since it still is uncomfortable to walk. I think Jillian would kill me right now :-(

I don't think Jillian will yell or kill you at the moment. Our health is important. So take a breather and relax. You don't want any added anxiety before a clinical procedure. Anyways, I am sending out my prayers for your speedy recovery. Make sure to follow all the post- procedure orders. It is there to keep you safe :flowerforyou:

As for myself, just finished my run but I'll hold off on shredding until tomorrow. Take care.

my2loves04and06

L1D2 in the books. I conjoled my husband into doing the workout with me. He's never seen/done it before since he was already living in SC (and I in IL) when I started with Jillian in June. I've never laughed so hard in my life!

shoegirl01

I'm on day two! I *thought* I was in great shape as I've been hiking 12+ miles a week and doing drills with my personal trainer but BOY WAS I WRONG! Day two I have horrible shin splints and am being worked more than any hiking or personal trainer could work me. I'm a total believer in the program. as long as my legs can recover I'm addicted!!!

my2loves04and06

I'm a total believer in the program.

It really does work. My first time around (started in early June, but only made it 19 days), I lost 7" total and right around 12 lbs. This is the only workout I was doing. It sure made me a believer!

mpos

Shred L2D12 (I think?!?!?) I lost count. My endurance has improved and depends on how my week goes am actually not tired or breathless. I still do my C25K - 3x/week. My arms are showing definition now Am now thinking if I have the time to do the gateway to8K. For shred, probably in a week or two - I'll move on to L3.

I hope everyone's doing fine and still keeping up their workouts. Take care!

SabrinaM85

I just did L1-D1 on 30DS. Holy sweaty self, Batman!!! That was crazy!!! My HRM said I burned 293 in 24 mins. MFP said i burned about 309. I will take the 293. I really hope to get the same results some other people have been seeing!!

I am also thinking about mixing in some walking on the side, hopefully to give me a bit more burn. But it looks like I am going to be under my normal calorie goal of 1200. I put dinner in already and I am at 920 calories, I even rounded servings up to be safe. With my workout today I got 293 extra calories thanks to the 30DS. I will have a Skinny Cow ice cream bar later, but should I eat more or be concerned about being way under? Right now I will only be at 1050 max for the day. Still 150 short of my normal goal, and way under with the exercise. Normally I am hungry in situations like this, but today I am just not, I am full of energy!!

mpos

HI sabrinam85!

Welcome to shredding. I do shred and 5K runs - 3x week. I am now on L3D3 and l still like it. With regard to calories, I just eat what I can. When I first started with MFP it was hard to stay within but now that I've been on for a while - I find it hard to get to my calorie limit. So, I just let it be. As long as I know I am eating healthy, no use forcing myself to eat more than I can. What I do watch out for are the "nutritional" values. Healthy and fresh i.e. fruit, veggies....and now that I am on maintenance weight, I can cheat every once in a while :laugh:

Happy shredding to you.