J.M. Ripped in 30 ~ Starting May 16th!

medoria

Ruhimaach:

Are you bored because the routine is not challening enough, or are you bored because its to challenging? Do you do the advanced version of the moves or the modified? Try doing the advanced version or change to heavier dumbells.
Sometimes the brain takes shortcuts and just makes up excuses to get out of things that we subconcously find difficult or challenging.

"" If it´s important enough to you, you will find a way. If it´s not, you will find an excuse "

crashta

Ok, Day 2 of Week 2 and I already hate this week. I'll do one more day and then either try 3 or go back to 1 for the rest of the week. There are way too many plank moves in Week 2 and my wrists can't take it either! I did the mountain climbers from my ottoman instead of the floor which helped during that cardio set at least.

Even doing the exersizes that I can at the advanced level, I am still bored and not working up much of a sweat. I can't remember which circuit it is where she does the table move but there is NO way I can hold up my body and then go into the table position, for one thing my arms are too short and for another, I don't have that much strength given that I weigh 164 lbs!

shellshell43

Before I started Jillian videos or any more advanced workouts, I began with the ten minute trainer videos. These may not seem like much but using these for three weeks built some muscle and stamina so that I felt stronger than I had in a long long time And these videos weren't so challenging that I couldn't do them or didn't want to attempt to do them. I still have trouble with mountain climber...(little weak wrists-still working to strengthen them), so I modify and do another move instead -such as super man crunches,as long I'm moving and still working the core it still counts.

ruhimaach

Medoria- I think I am just sick of week 2. Period. I mostly do advanced moves, except for the abs section in circuit 3. The first sb move is too confusing. So I stick to the modified.

I guess I'll just suck it up for two more days. I might take a break from ripped in 30 and do bikram yoga for two weeks and then come back to finish the remaining two weeks. I have a bikram yoga groupon that I need to use because I might be relocating to a new city soon.

If I get some time tonight, I'll do yoga meltdown- won't have the energy to do ripped after traveling all day.

medoria

I did week 2 for the forth time today and I find that as you progress the workout only gets harder and harder because the body learns the push it self more and more. I used to start breaking out a sweat in circuit two but now i really bust from the start and the last two times at the end of the cardio in circuit 3 Ive felt like i was about to faint or vomit but in a good way.

I think Ill stay on week 3 for at least ten days, maybe more, depending on how it goes, and havent even thought about even watching the next level, I fear for what Jillian might have up her sleeve.

ruhimaach

I did week 2 for the forth time today and I find that as you progress the workout only gets harder and harder because the body learns the push it self more and more. I used to start breaking out a sweat in circuit two but now i really bust from the start and the last two times at the end of the cardio in circuit 3 Ive felt like i was about to faint or vomit but in a good way.

I think Ill stay on week 3 for at least ten days, maybe more, depending on how it goes, and havent even thought about even watching the next level, I fear for what Jillian might have up her sleeve.

Hee hee. Don't we love the fact that JM makes us wanna puke?

I couldn't workout yesterday or the day before because I had a lot of stuff going on...traveling out of town etc...Anyway, I compensated for the last 2 days by working out using Banish Fat Boost Metabolism today! I felt like I needed the extra workout. I plan on doing No More Trouble Zones tomorrow. I will get back to Ripped next week...have 2 more days of Week 2 left.

crashta

I have been crazy busy for the last 3 days, not logging food and haven't done Ripped in 30 either. I'm going to try Week 3 tomorrow and skip over Week 2 all together. If Week 3 sucks, I'll try it one more time then move on to Week 4. If they both suck then I'll be moving on something new!

I was just invited to joing an informal outdoor bootcamp 4x a week and best of all it's FREE! It is 'depot' style, meaning the lady that is training everyone has gone through 'depot' (training for the RCMP in Canada). Mon & Wed is running (or walk/run) and Tues & Thurs is bootcamp.

ruhimaach

Crashta, Good luck with the bootcamp thing! Nothing beats free Seems like all of us hate week 2 with a passion! I hate all those plank moves.

I did D6W2 today. I had a difficult time deciding on what I wanted to use to workout today. First I thought I would do NMTZ. Then I thought I'll do Ripped + Yoga. But I've been feeling dizzy (no idea why). so, I just did Ripped somehow. Sweated buckets today. Had a really difficult time pulling through the entire workout. 1 more day of week 2 and then I'm moving on to Week 3.

crashta

So I tried to find the bootcamp group today but I think I had the wrong location as today is a 'running' day :[ I guess I'll have to go home and get in a Ripped workout or be at Day 4 with NO exersize. I gotta say my motivation is in the gutter at the moment. It is 6pm, I haven't eaten dinner, I have a meeting at 7pm and should have put in an hour or two at my other job. Today is definately a Monday

ruhimaach

I am done with Week 2 finally! Sweated buckets today and I am so so glad I don't have to do mountain climbers, crow pushups, plank jacks...@#$!$% (Yes, that abuse was for you, Ms. JM)...LOL. I did 16 mins. of Power Walk from the Biggest Loser Power Walk DVD. I liked it a lot. Loved Bob's style and the slow transition that it provided to my actual "Ripped" workout. Going forward, I will try to throw in some extra cardio (either Power Walk or 10 mins Cardio using some DVD, if I'm up for it) along with Ripped.

Starting Week 3 tomorrow...not looking forward to those duck walks!

Crashta, Sorry to hear that. :frown: I hope you get to workout tonight! I definitely feel very weird these days if I don't get my exercise in.

crashta

So I didn't work out to Ripped yesterday but I did walk to my 7pm meeting which is 10 min away. I did the first 2 circuits of Week 3 today for the first time, not bad, don't hate it like Week 2 anyways. I'll try to do circuit 3 sometime tonight, I ran out of time this morning before work.

medoria

Took one day of rest yesterday and did DAY 6 WEEK 2 this morning.
Didnt feel like puking this time, which hopefully is a good sign!
I dont get the row in the first circuit with the press out, is it a row all the way up to the neck, or a pull? I tried watching both Natalie and Shelley but they do two different things so what should i stick with?

The goal is to be able to do plank jacks in both sets of the first circuit, not modyfing them, before I go on with week 3.

jennasan

HI All
W1 D1 done. I know I am behind and had orignally plannedon starting with you twoo weeks ago, but better late than never, right? all the talk of the horrors of week 2 are scaring me already and I haven't even Day 2 of the first week.
We all have tofind wha works for us. the point is to keep moving..........forward.
have a good night!

ruhimaach

Good job you girls!

Medoria, All I do is lift the weight up all the way near my neck- I don't pull. That pulling action was in Week 1. In any case, you can do it either way you like it, as long as you're burning calories

I haven't started Week 3 yet. Things are really busy and tensed at my end- We're relocating to a new city by the end of this month....and there is a lot to be done. I just don't feel like I'm up to Jillian's torture right now. I did BL Power Walk yesterday. And today, I did abt 30 mins of cardio using BL Cardio Max with Bob. Let me tell you= Bob is equally horrible. He made me do infinite number of lunges. If I do this DVD 2 times in a row, I'm pretty sure I won't have any knees left. :embarassed:

Before I move out of this city, I need to use my Bikram Yoga groupon. So I will probably be starting that and doing Ripped only when I don't go for Bikram Yoga...I'll keep checking this thread and updating you guys on what I'm up to.

crashta

Jennasan - welcome back! Don't worry, I am behind anyways as I hated Week 2 and used as an excuse to only work out twice last week. Back to it this week (sort of). Day 2, Week 3 completed this morning. The plan is to do Week 3, 7 times. The only circuit I am not super crazy over is 3, so much improved over Week 2!

Ruhimaach ~ definately stay in touch even if you aren't keeping with Ripped. You know how to find us if our thread goes dead :]

Everybody else ~ "Rip It"! lol

jennasan

Thanks and glad tobe back even though I am sore today. W1 day 2 done! Man that is tough on the legs! I havent done that many squats in a while. Had to pause the DVD twice to catch my breath, but did slow crunches until i could move on. is anyone using a heart monitor? I still haven't bought one and would like some in put about which one to buy. also interested to know about how many calories you guys are burning if you are using one. Until tomorrow

Jenn

ruhimaach

Crashta, How are you liking week 3? I am not doing Bikram Yoga tomorrow evening and am thinking of doing Ripped.

Jennasan, I use a HRM I have a Polar FT4. I love it! Got it from ebay for $50 NEW. It shows ur fat zone, heart rate & calories burned. You can even access prior training files. But you can't download them to your computer...I have to manually enter them at MFP. I burned more calories in Week 1 compared to Week 2...I burned 400 cals. on Week 1. I'm 5'1.5" and currently weight 149.4 lbs. When I was doing WEek 1, I was around 151-152 pounds.

jennasan

Hey Ladies
I hope you are keeping up with the exercise, but as for me I am having a hard time putting in that DVD. I rode a 10+ mile bike hike with my son's scout troop this morning and my shirt was completely soaked by the end. An embarssing vision, as the front of my shirt, bra and pretty much every thing else was soaked thru, but well worth the work out. Great weather and to be exercising outdoors again, I absolutly LOVE it. Planned on putting that DVD in tonight and just could not do it. Hope you are all having a great weekend.
take care and keep moving ( indoors or out):happy:

crashta

I hear ya on not being able to put the dvd in Jen! I walked for a couple of hours yesterday as we had our local cancer 'Relay for Life' event - hard on the knees though, we were walking on a brick pathway the whole time.

I've also been out in the yard planting my flowerpots and weeding flower beds. Today I went for a quick intro moutain bike/cross country ride. Lots of boardwalks in some spots which was a bit scary. Definately glad I've been doing JM videos b/c my legs could totally handle the workout/hills, my cardio however was tested. I think once I get used to shifting gears, I'll be able to make all of the hills. We have some amazing bike trails and a skills park. Not sure that I am ready for the downhill stuff but the cross-country trails are great.

I'm hoping to do Ripped in the morning, we'll see if I get out bed early to do it or not though!

ruhimaach

Hello all! I did Day 1 of Week 3 today. It's tough like HELL! :mad: I couldn't do any of the balancing stuff...I am really scared of doing this level again...I am hating Week 3 at the moment. How did you ladies handle Week 3? Any words of encouragement? :sad:

medoria

Did W 3 D 2 today and it was just as hard as I imagined.

First time was hard cuz even though I watched through it, it was a completly different thing actually doing it.
I was very disappointed at myself cuz even though I could feel it, the muscles where hardly on point, if you see what I mean.

Today it was time for it again and Im starting to get a hang of it, it was much harder an my body has adapted to some of the moves.

What I hate about this workout is that she uses some cardio moves as strength excercises and vice versa. Like the mountain climbers in the first circuit, all ready done those, and as a cardio excercise, why do them again like an ab move?
This workout is very fluid, and I hate the elements of plyometrics for so many reasons, but I will not quit! I hate it, its by far the hardest workout of all of JMs workouts that ive ever done and ive tried 30ds nmtz bfbm.

One thing I modified for today was going in to the third circuit and all the triceps, is start the floor excercie, when ur on your side grabbing your shoulder and pushing up, with the right arm beeing the pushing up, laying on your left side. I realized im much more weak in my left triceps and this gives left arm the chance to rest more, and you will gain more from the circuit in total.

I also noticed that one of the strenghtexcersices of the first circuit is not repeated and Jillian doesent mention why, does anybody know why?

reammi

Hi. I'm fairly new to MFP and just saw this thread. I'm also in the midst of doing Ripped in 30. I did W 3 D 1 yesterday and it was very hard. I'll do D 2 tonight. I thought W 1 was fairly easy and it took me a few days to get used to W 2 but there are parts of W 3 that I don't know if I will be able to ever do. I can only imagine what W 4 will be like.

crashta

Well, I shut the dvd off 1/2 way through Day 3 of Week 3 the other morning. I like it about as much as Week 2. So, not at all. I am super regretting lending out my 30 Day Shred to my girlfriend as I am pretty done with Ripped in 30. I either cannot do or really dislike all of circuit 3 in Week 3 and don't like much of circuit 2 either.

I'll try Week 4 this week. Ladies night for golfing starts today, and I have a carry bag. Maybe I'll do jumping jacks when I am waiting to play so that I get some cardio in as well.

If Week 4 is terrible as well, I'll keep watching the thread and cheer you on but I'll be a 'Ripped' quitter! Between biking, golf and JM 'Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism', I am sure that I can keep myself occupied!

jennasan

Hi Ladies,
I did another day of Ripped and it seems to be getting easier. I have not been dedicated to it, as it is wayto nice outside to want to exerscie inside. I am also not a morning person. I had the day off and did another day of Ripped this moringing, but now I am to tired for anything else. I would rather exersice before bed. so what do you ladies think the real meaning of Ripped in 30 is? Does she mean 30 days or 30 times? I am figuring that with the warm weather and my lack of desire it will take me all summer to do Ripped 30 times. LOL
Have a good night.

ruhimaach

Hello everybody! I haven't been exercising to Ripped everyday. I have lots of DVDs and I just mix/match (It's betn. mix/match or me forcing myself to do Ripped, which I am hating and because of which I might not even workout)...so I just mix/match and do other workouts) what I feel like doing. I took another stab at Week 3 today and my hatred level hasn't decreased. What pisses me off is that I am burning lesser number of calories doing Ripped versus other DVDs that I like. On top of that, Ripped feels so much more difficult. I don't know what's going on. I have 5 more days of Week 3 and the entire Week 4 left. I am almost ready to give up.

ruhimaach

Hi Ladies,
I did another day of Ripped and it seems to be getting easier. I have not been dedicated to it, as it is wayto nice outside to want to exerscie inside. I am also not a morning person. I had the day off and did another day of Ripped this moringing, but now I am to tired for anything else. I would rather exersice before bed. so what do you ladies think the real meaning of Ripped in 30 is? Does she mean 30 days or 30 times? I am figuring that with the warm weather and my lack of desire it will take me all summer to do Ripped 30 times. LOL
Have a good night.

I am going with "30 times".

ruhimaach

Did W 3 D 2 today and it was just as hard as I imagined.

First time was hard cuz even though I watched through it, it was a completly different thing actually doing it.
I was very disappointed at myself cuz even though I could feel it, the muscles where hardly on point, if you see what I mean.

Today it was time for it again and Im starting to get a hang of it, it was much harder an my body has adapted to some of the moves.

What I hate about this workout is that she uses some cardio moves as strength excercises and vice versa. Like the mountain climbers in the first circuit, all ready done those, and as a cardio excercise, why do them again like an ab move?
This workout is very fluid, and I hate the elements of plyometrics for so many reasons, but I will not quit! I hate it, its by far the hardest workout of all of JMs workouts that ive ever done and ive tried 30ds nmtz bfbm.

One thing I modified for today was going in to the third circuit and all the triceps, is start the floor excercie, when ur on your side grabbing your shoulder and pushing up, with the right arm beeing the pushing up, laying on your left side. I realized im much more weak in my left triceps and this gives left arm the chance to rest more, and you will gain more from the circuit in total.

I also noticed that one of the strenghtexcersices of the first circuit is not repeated and Jillian doesent mention why, does anybody know why?

I just can't do that floor exercise! I do it with really bad posture, I'm sure. And I think they just forgot to repeat the 3rd strength move of Circuit 1. I don't mind it, since I hate week 3 so much!

ruhimaach

Everybody on this thread seems to have disappeared :ohwell: I did Week 4 today and am happy to report that I really liked it! So, I'm back on Ripped in 30 bandwagon...will workout for the remaining number of days using Week 4 and then W1 and W2.

medoria

So I did Week 4 for the first time today.It was hard, but far from impossible. The warm up is okay, it starts getting tough somewhere between the first and second cardio, but its a real fun workout. And if you have a hard time theres always
a possibilty of making a modified version. So keep up the good work!

sugarbeans

Ripped in 30 is it that much harder than 30DS? I was thinking about starting it on Monday and either alternating between 30ds,ripped and 6pack6week on top of Couch 2 5k and training with a trainer 2x a week.