30 day shred starting 3rd June

anna_b1

L1, D4 done this morning. I've decided I much prefer to get the workout out of the way earlier in the day. Otherwise, I'm always worried about not getting the time to do it. Plus, this way I was able to get in a walk tonight too.

Like others, I'm much less sore today. My calves burned while doing some of the lunges, but I was surprisingly less achey throughout the day. Even my arms feel less painful.

My husband said he's going to join me tomorrow morning. We'll see...

iiliiPhoenixiilii

Hi all!
Congratulations to everyone who have been here since June 3rd or joined up since! It's great to know I am not alone with my struggles, sweat, and sore muscles. For those just starting, I am excited to say I just finished day 4 and the sore muscles do subside. I am not nearly as sore as the first 3 days. Just stick it out! It does get better.

Happy Monday Shred everyone!
Michelle

Thanks so much for that and you are not alone

iiliiPhoenixiilii

Hello my people! Thanks to the encouragement I successfully finished my day!!! I agree with the people here about doing it a couple of times...It does get so much easier!!! Thanks to all!

JustBreathe418

Day 5 completed! Yes I agree with everyone that it's definitely getting easier. I am in much less pain today and just in general I am starting to feel stronger!

kunmingmom - I use the 5 lb weights for the second circuit as well! I also use them for the chest fly, but for all the other ones I am using the 3 lb weights, esp for those damn side lunges with the front raise! Those are still KILLING me haha. I wonder if it's because they're in the last circuit and by that time my arms start to get pretty tired...

JessicaStewart3 - I'm glad you stuck to it! Keep at it!

Everyone is doing really great! Keep it up!

anna_b1

Hello fellow Shredders!

And, for those of us who started June 3rd, we're halfway done Level 1. (I don't know whether to celebrate that or be scared stiff!)

Did L1, D5 today. Not in pain, but still finding cardio Circuit 1 tough to do without stopping and those lunges will be the death of me. Nevertheless, I do find that the workout goes by more quickly.

mbeltran06

So I was brave and sweated through L2 today....I made it without dying even though I questioned my sanity midway through the workout!! Now I would gladly do the side lunges and arm raises!! LOL....I'm going to stick with L2 now though. Good luck on your Day 5!!

ak248902

Day 4 complete. I decided to mute Jillian and play my own music... I LOVED IT. Going to that from now on

Have a great day!
Amy

Jessicapages

Day 2 level 1 DONE!! 237 calorie burned

runningknitwitmom

I ended up missing Sunday, but I did do Day 3 yesterday. I have done every other day so far, but I plan on getting to it every day from now on. I have a 5 mile run to do today as well, so hopefully I can get them both done! Anyway, my husband decided to do the shred with me last night, so I was stuck using the 3 lbs weights for the whole workout, normally I use the 5 lbs for the second circuit and the chest flies. At the beginning of my workout I was thinking I could totally move onto Level 2 today, but halfway through my legs were still sore. And those side lunges with anterior raises...they are KILLER! I STILL can't do it all the way through without taking a break on the arms. I only skipped one arm rep last night though, so it's getting better. My husband actually had to drop his weights during the second set of those last night because they were so tough. I still feel as though she doesn't stretch long enough at the end of the program, which is what leads to extra soreness.

cesctheman

Just finished day 5 it was ok considering i was feeling lethargic when i started. And i was a bit pissed earlier after my knee started troubling me and ive been having trouble with my knees for 19 years and they have not found anything wrong. Ive had untold amounts of physio,acupuncture, Mri scans and all this tech and they never find anything wrong it really really annoys me, and im only 36.
Sorry about the little rant just needed to release it...

kunmingmom

Day 5 level 1 done!! Tried using 5 lbs weights for circuit one and good golly that about killed me!! Can use them for circuit 2 no problemo though! Go figure! Well we are 1/6th of the way through!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Keep it up my shredders!!! We are gonna be one BUFF group!! :happy:

JustBreathe418

Day 6 on L1 completed! So not quite sure what happened but afterwards I felt some pain on both of my outer thigh muscles. Just something doesn't feel right...I hope I didn't pull a muscle(s) or anything...I'll have to see how it feels tomorrow. Maybe some extra stretching throughout the day will help with it. Crossing my fingers it's nothing serious!

Keep it up everyone!

sculptandtone

Hey guys... Sorry I have not been posting my progress. The weekends are just so busy at home and didn't get a chance. I did Day 2 on Saturday, but had a really bad migraine on Sunday so didn't shred. I got up this morning and did Day 3.

I love hearing everyone's progress and things they are dealing with.

Yes... my knees hurt. I think maybe because I am doing the modified push up on my carpet and not using a mat. I will try that tomorrow morning.

Yes... the side lunge and raising the weights are KILLER. I can never do them all. Especially because they are in Circuit 3.

JustBreathe418- I am using 5 pound weights for the dumb bell rows and chest flys, but 3 pound weights for most of the other moves. Hopefully I can build up and do more exercises with the 5 pounders as we go along.

JessicaStewart31- It is ok that you missed a day, but be sure to get back on track and do it today (Monday). What pound weights are you using?

Have a great day!

Amy

I have VERY hard tile and my mat is just not enough for my modified pushups. I found a regular bath towel rolled up at the end of my mat works as a great knee pad AND neck pillow to get myself properly aligned for the ab portions.

ak248902

Hey guys... Sorry I have not been posting my progress. The weekends are just so busy at home and didn't get a chance. I did Day 2 on Saturday, but had a really bad migraine on Sunday so didn't shred. I got up this morning and did Day 3.

I love hearing everyone's progress and things they are dealing with.

Yes... my knees hurt. I think maybe because I am doing the modified push up on my carpet and not using a mat. I will try that tomorrow morning.

Yes... the side lunge and raising the weights are KILLER. I can never do them all. Especially because they are in Circuit 3.

JustBreathe418- I am using 5 pound weights for the dumb bell rows and chest flys, but 3 pound weights for most of the other moves. Hopefully I can build up and do more exercises with the 5 pounders as we go along.

JessicaStewart31- It is ok that you missed a day, but be sure to get back on track and do it today (Monday). What pound weights are you using?

Have a great day!

Amy

I have VERY hard tile and my mat is just not enough for my modified pushups. I found a regular bath towel rolled up at the end of my mat works as a great knee pad AND neck pillow to get myself properly aligned for the ab portions.

Great idea... I have a hard time with the form on the abs too.

ak248902

Day 5 complete! For some reason I had a really tough time today... hopefully I will have more energy tomorrow!

sculptandtone

Im a day behind most of you, Day 4, L1 done. Good news though: I'm not nearly as sore as I was after Day 1 and Day 2. But even better than that? I actually did ALL the reps except I paused a couple times during the bicycle crunches. I'm also still doing modified push ups, but I am pretty stoked that I have improved in just four 30DS workouts.

question: how much do the rest of you huff and puff after the cardio? I quit smoking 7 months ago after a 30 year pack a day habit, so I'm not sure if my very heavy breathing is because of that or if it's pretty normal. I do 30-40 minutes on the elliptical every day and I don't lose my breath at all.

kunmingmom

sculptandtone,
I huff and puff and I'm a runner!! I think that means our heart rate is up in that fat burning zone!!!
Yeah us!!!! :bigsmile:
Am going to do my day 6 pretty soon! Will post when I am done!

mbeltran06

Day 6 L2 completed this morning.....worked up quite a sweat and my arms and shoulders are KILLING me!!! But then again that is my weakest area besides my "abs"...I'm pretty sure my ab muscles are nonexistant

@sculptandtone....I quit smoking 6 months ago and I every once in a while I'll get out of breath and "smoker's cough" I read that it takes about a year for your lungs to readjust to being "normal"....hope that helps!!!

Jessicapages

Day 3 Level 1 done! Burned 237 calories...thinking about taking a walk when it cools down!I put Jillian on mute and put my own music on,makes the time go by much faster and I also seem to do better in all the exersises I could do more reps

kunmingmom

Day 6 L1 complete! Used 5 lb. weights for most except for side lunges. Felt the burn just from the heavier weights but it was a good feeling. May try level 2 in a day or 2 if I'm brave enough!!

JustBreathe418

Day 7 of L1 completed! It's weird because I think on Day 4 I started feeling less sore but yesterday and today I felt the soreness again! Not really sure why....it could be because its getting easier now so I'm able to step up the intensity with the reps.

I think I'll be going to L2 in a few days!!! Very scary...I've already taken a peek at the workout. Big mistake haha. It definitely is going to be MUCH MUCH harder and I just might die the first few days...we'll see!

I think tomorrow I'm going to use 5 lb weights for all the strength training. Right now I am using 3lbs for the squat and overhead presses and for the side lunges+front raises. I think I'm ready to upped those to 5 lbs too! We'll see how it goes

KEEP ON SHREDDIN'!!

Swimgoddess

How badly would it screw things up if I started tomorrow? I just bought mine today at WalMart along with some 5 & 3lb dumbbells. Funny, I don't >feel< like I look like 19-20% body fat... I'm hoping 30DS will change that.

anna_b1

Finished D7, L1. It is getting easier.

Although I'm tempted to start L2, I think I'm going to follow the suggestions made by Jillian and do L1 for 10 days. I don't want to run the risk of injury first off and next I think the big thing for me personally is sticking to it entirely since that's so different from what I used to do in my "other" life.

Still modifying or following the beginner version for the lunges (in an effort to spare my knees).

sunnikim

I completed D6, L1 last night and I must say, it's the first day that I struggled with energy. I was tired in general, but forced myself to do it last night and I had to take quite a few breaks. I'm hoping tonight's workout goes better.

Other than that, after almost a week I can already feel/see a difference. My clothes fit a bit better around my waist and believe it or not, I notice my posture has improved a bit. This gives me hope and absolute motivation to continue. If I'm feeling this way after 6 days, I know I will benefit greatly from a full 30 days!

kunmingmom

Swimgoddess,
No worries about just starting now...we are all here to support! Let us know how your first day went!!

mbeltran06

Day 7 L2 is DONE!! I can't believe it's actually been a week and that I've stuck to it and have done it EVERY day!! I'm extremely proud of myself as well as my fellow shredders....let's keep up the good work guys!!

momofJandA

I DID IT!!! I did the whole L1 workout without stopping once (although i did switch to 3lb weights for those side lunge arm lifts in circuit 3). So stoked- and not sore at all!!! Considering moving to L2- I'm a bit afraid though.
I am definitely going to try the mute button with my own music on trick- I don't mind Jillian, but I need some tunes!!!!!!

Swimgoddess

L1, D1 down Polar FT7 HRM read 238 calories burned.

I got stuck using the 5lb dumbbells since my 10 & 6 year olds decided to join me and my fitter, more active 6 year old was going to throw a fit if he didn't get to use the 3lb ones! (I mostly invited the boys because my oldest is mildly autistic and he's not naturally active like the other.) My 15mo old made the ab-work quite interesting with a big open mouthed baby kiss on every "up".

I'm embarrassed to say my jumping jacks are modified so the bottom half of me is doing butt-kicks because after 3 v-births, I can't do the regular ones unless I'm sporting a pad. (yes, I've spoken with my OB, she says I'm in awesome shape estrogen-marker-wise for having nursed for a whole year). *sigh* Someday I'll be able to do them regular.

momofJandA

I'm embarrassed to say my jumping jacks are modified so the bottom half of me is doing butt-kicks because after 3 v-births, I can't do the regular ones unless I'm sporting a pad. (yes, I've spoken with my OB, she says I'm in awesome shape estrogen-marker-wise for having nursed for a whole year). *sigh* Someday I'll be able to do them regular.

OMG!!!!! I thought I was the only one who had to wear some "protective gear" down there while doing jumping jacks!!!!

kiki_ac

I am sooo excited for all of you! Week 1, day 7, completed! For those of us who have given it our all for each workout, doesn't matter if we needed a break, I am so proud! I even got up by 6:45am this morning just so I wouldn't have to give my self a chance to skip a workout.

Like some of you, i am wanting to increase my hand weights to 5 pounds but i don't want to make the expense. I will save my money and find a way to use my resistance bands. I am still on Level 1 for a few more workout until i am comfortable enough to complete the full workout with intensity throughout.

Cheers!

Keep up the good work!