30 day shred, will it make me bulky?

Mariela223

I just stared the DVD yesterday and keep reading that instead of losing weight you lose inches with this workout, which is fine ny me.. My question is, do you get bulky? I don't want bulky arms, I want them thinner. My arms are my least favorite body part and I want to lose the fat there before getting toned.

jessannprice

No, it won't make you bulky. I did 30 day shred and saw some inches lost.. but my real transformation came from adding heavier weights. My arms are the smallest they've been in years with a tiny bit of muscle definition (if I flex LOL) but not bulky in any way, shape, or form.

_lyndseybrooke_

Let me know when you accidentally get "bulky." You're female, yes? We don't get bulky without that being our goal - and it takes a hell of a lot more than 30 days to do it. It's a common misconception that lifting heavy will make women bulky. It won't. Get that right out of your head. 30 day shred is cardio, anyway, is it not?

vendygirl

Exactly Lreed89! Women can only get bulky after a long period of time with a crazy insane diet with the purpose of getting ripped.
30DS is mainly cardio with strength built into, but nothing like true strength training. You'll be fine.

Fit_Fox88

Let me know when you accidentally get "bulky." You're female, yes? We don't get bulky without that being our goal - and it takes a hell of a lot more than 30 days to do it. It's a common misconception that lifting heavy will make women bulky. It won't. Get that right out of your head. 30 day shred is cardio, anyway, is it not?

This. You DEFINITELY won't get bulky from doing it. And it is a lot of cardio but there are also some body weight and dumbbell exercises mixed in too. It's a circuit-type workout... moving from one exercise to the next pretty rapidly. :happy:

TeaBea

First of all 30 Day Shred is mostly cardio......this is building stamina.

Second of all you are eating at a deficit......really hard (if not impossible) to gain muscle. A reasonable goal would be to keep muscle.

You will likely use light hand weights......moving with weights.....you need to be mindful of form (injury). Women need to work really hard to build muscle.

gracielynn1011

Not in a million years. I did lose several inches with that DVD the first time I did it, but I had a lot of inches to lose. You may lose inches, you may lose lbs, but you definitely will not get bulky. It takes literally years of intentional bulk/ cut cycles to get "bulky".

Chimis_Siq

You would have to eat your body weight in protein and lift for years at an excessive amount of weight for you to get bulky

Achrya

Well now I've heard it all.

dianalee9

I just stared the DVD yesterday and keep reading that instead of losing weight you lose inches with this workout, which is fine ny me.. My question is, do you get bulky? I don't want bulky arms, I want them thinner. My arms are my least favorite body part and I want to lose the fat there before getting toned.

You will want to tone at the same time as losing the fat on your arms otherwise you're gonna get "wings".

30 DS will not make you bulky, it will help you shed fat and tone your muscles at the same time. Doing anything for only 30 days will not make you bulky.

LolBroScience

yup. going to get super bulky.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Nope.

taytaylynn3

Bulky? what...

randomtai

I wish...

GiveMeCoffee

Yes you will look like this when you're done:

Mariela223

Well now I've heard it all.

I'm new to all this, there's no need to be snarky. Came here for support

Mariela223

I just stared the DVD yesterday and keep reading that instead of losing weight you lose inches with this workout, which is fine ny me.. My question is, do you get bulky? I don't want bulky arms, I want them thinner. My arms are my least favorite body part and I want to lose the fat there before getting toned.

You will want to tone at the same time as losing the fat on your arms otherwise you're gonna get "wings".

30 DS will not make you bulky, it will help you shed fat and tone your muscles at the same time. Doing anything for only 30 days will not make you bulky.

Thanks for replying in a helping manner

Mariela223

First of all 30 Day Shred is mostly cardio......this is building stamina.

Second of all you are eating at a deficit......really hard (if not impossible) to gain muscle. A reasonable goal would be to keep muscle.

You will likely use light hand weights......moving with weights.....you need to be mindful of form (injury). Women need to work really hard to build muscle.

Thanks for being helpful

Mariela223

No, it won't make you bulky. I did 30 day shred and saw some inches lost.. but my real transformation came from adding heavier weights. My arms are the smallest they've been in years with a tiny bit of muscle definition (if I flex LOL) but not bulky in any way, shape, or form.

How heavy were your weights ?

Mariela223

Not in a million years. I did lose several inches with that DVD the first time I did it, but I had a lot of inches to lose. You may lose inches, you may lose lbs, but you definitely will not get bulky. It takes literally years of intentional bulk/ cut cycles to get "bulky".

Thank you

gracielynn1011

You're welcome. With that said, I did enjoy the DVD, and I also used ripped in 30 after that with good results also.

superhippiechik

I did the 30DS and lost 6 pounds. In my boobs. I have often wondered if I can sue Jillian Michaels for my boobs back....

pkdjsd

I used 5 lb weights, and it was a tad difficult at first, but now it's no problem. I started with the 30 day shred and now do the ripped in 30, and I just have nice, toned arms. No bulk.

MireyGal76

It's called the 30 day shred... not the 30 day she-hulk.

If you want to get bulky... you are going to have to bust your *kitten* to get that way. A LOT of hard work involved.

spirit095

No, it will definitely NOT make you bulky.

If only people could get bulky in 30 days! hahaha

Mariela223

I did the 30DS and lost 6 pounds. In my boobs. I have often wondered if I can sue Jillian Michaels for my boobs back....

Lol! I would sue also if I lost my boobs

Mariela223

You're welcome. With that said, I did enjoy the DVD, and I also used ripped in 30 after that with good results also.

Cool, I'm looking foward to seeing results

Mariela223

I used 5 lb weights, and it was a tad difficult at first, but now it's no problem. I started with the 30 day shred and now do the ripped in 30, and I just have nice, toned arms. No bulk.

That's what I'm using, 5lbs. It's a little difficult but not too much

fivethreeone

30DS never made anyone bulky.

"Bulky" is a word people misuse to refer to people with muscular development and an extremely low body fat percentage.

if you don't want to be "bulky," simply stop losing weight when you think you look good.

That's seriously all there is to it.

lomajess

Yes you will look like this when you're done:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

SnuggleSmacks

Men, who are physiologically predisposed to having more muscle mass than women, sweat and cry in the gym for years in order to bulk up. When you think of that, it's actually ludicrous that a woman could bulk up in 30 days, even if she did the video on repeat 24/7 for the full 30 days.