What to do after Jillian Michaels Body Revolution?

JAT74

I am now almost at the end of week 5 of this 12 week workout program, so almost halfway through. So far I've lost 6.5 lbs in weight and a couple of inches. In addition I feel a lot stronger.

I know I still have a long way to go (and a lot more weight and body fat to lose) but was wondering what others did after completing a program like this? I want to continue to progress afterwards and ideally do another program of around 8-12 weeks as I find this method works well for me as the workouts get progressively harder and change frequently to prevent boredom.

I have a fully equipped home gym so could abandon the DVDs altogether, but personally I find I am more motivated and more likely to complete the program if I have something like this to follow, and I don't feel like I'm doing it on my own whereas in the gym it's all down to me and what I decide to do each day and how long for and I don't think I always push myself. I also find myself skipping days in the gym, whereas with the DVDs I know I have to do my workouts each week a certain number of times and in a particular order.

One thing I really like about the Body Revolution program is the length of the workouts as they're generally around 35 minutes for the strength training workouts and 30 minutes for the cardio. I have also been adding in additional cardio on strength days either via the cardio DVDs or using the machines in the gym and sometimes extending my cardio to 40 or 45 minutes.

I have seen P90X x3 and also other workouts like Insanity 30 but would like some feedback from people who've tried them to give me an idea of the kind of intensity and results I can expect. I have dumbbells available to me as well as a resistance band and a yoga mat if that helps.

maroonmango211

I feel the same way as you, having a set schedule of something to follow keeps me more motivated. After I finished BR for the first time I went on to do Focus T25 since the videos are around the same length. I didn't mind it but liked BR much better (I've started again and am finishing week 5 today) I've also finished Insanity and LiveFit Revolutions 12 week kettlebell program. Interested to see other peoples suggestions, I was considering P90X since it's more strength and I can add cardio in whenever extra I have time and interest.

JAT74

Thanks for the input, I have got a copy of Insanity someone gave me a while ago and I started it but found it too intense and my heart rate was through the roof! I also found it bad on my joints and didn't like the fact it only used body weight and not actual weights so would prefer to do something which used weight ideally.

Having said that I could try incorporating a 3 day weight training routine with 3-4 cardio workout DVDs like Insanity, Jillian Michaels or others on the days between my weights but in the past when I've done that, as I said before, I have found that I lose motivation as I am doing it alone and the workouts also seem to take up much more time and generally I only have up to 40 or 45 minutes to spare.

This is not even necessarily related to the exercises I have to do or the number of sets/reps that take the time, but more down to the fact that I have a set of weights in the gym that require me to change them for each exercise and it's not quite as simple as just picking up a heavier weight as I have to physically change the weight on the block.

JAT74

Any other suggestions?

pink00007

I just started it 2 weeks ago. I was thinking when I finish I could start again with heavier weights, but not sure if I'll want something else at that point.
You can do other dvds? Just come up with your own schedule.

JAT74

Hi, I have come to a decision about this since my post as I only have 4 more days until it's done!

Basically I'm doing a double probgram of P90X3 and Focus T25 as I've now got both programs. I have read great things about them both and I think it will probably be a step up from JMBR but the workouts are each 25-30 minutes so I can still do them both every day.

Maybe a bit ambitious but I'm looking forward to it!