I just finished day one of 30 Day Shred!

lemonbug

Yay! This makes me happy im planning on buying the dvd tonight. So are dumbells the only thing ill need??

Yes, all you will need is the dumbells, but I actually used the wrist weights instead since I already had them. I just didn't strap them on, and just held them for the weights part.

lemonbug

How did you track it in the exercise log? I'm also doing the 30 Day Shred, I just don't know if I'm logging it accurately! Good luck!

I log it as 20 minutes of circuit training.

lemonbug

I bought the DVD last night and tried it this morning. I don't quite understand how it works. I started with the first level, and was not able to do even half of it. I could not do any push ups at all, and before 10 minutes was up my legs were like jelly.. so when you say you got through the DVD are you referring to level one?? or all the levels one after another. I figure it's going to take me a month to learn how to just get through level one, and I may never be able to do the push ups... another question is are we to do this everyday? or three days a week.. one day in between to rest the mussels?

You are supposed to do it everday. You do one program a day, beginning with level one. Since there are three levels, I would assume it would be safe to say to do each level for 10 days. IE: Do level one for 10 days, then move on to level 2 for the next 10 days, and so on.

lemonbug

Thank you for all the wonderful feedback! Here is how I feel post-day one...I am S-O-R-E! There are muscle groups that are sore that I didn't know I had. I would say the video is definately effective. I am going to do it again today.

I just want to address a couple questions...

How am I logging this? I am logging this exercise as Circuit Training under Cardio. Although it is a 27 minute DVD, I log it as 20 minutes to allow time for warm up and cool down.

How did you make it all the way through? There are some points I had a hard time keeping up with. I was really struggling at about the 10 minute mark when it jumped into lots of cardio. I fell behind on a few reps, so what I did was pause the DVD occasionally, catch up on the reps, and begin again. I did not rest. I just kept pushing through it. The best thing that helped me is that I just kept thinking to myself "I know this move is hard, but it will be over soon." Even though it is challenging, you move through it quickly.

What about weights? Instead of the dumbell weights it suggested, I used the strap on wrist weights I had at home. They were the same amount of weight, and I just held them instead of strapping them on.

Did you modify? I did use some of the easier modifications, especially with the push-ups. I currently have very little upper body strength and could not do more than 3 regular push-ups. However, I did feel like the modified push-ups were challenging enough for me. Everything else I tried to do the normal way. If I got really tired, or felt like quitting, I switched to the modified, but for the most part, I stuck with the regular exercises.

I am going to continue to post on this thread topic about my 30 Day Shred journey, so if you want follow along. I took my 'before' pictures yesterday, and am really hoping to see a difference after I am done. I will be doing Day #2 today when I get off of work and will post my thoughts afterwards!

Thank you again for all the encouragement!