Likes/Dislikes?

jbrow2487

Hi all I'm thinking of ordering this program, does anybody have some feedback for JMBR? Likes/dislikes? I'm doing the 30DS right now and like her programs as they fit really well into my busy schedule. Any feedback would be great!

whiteorchidsmp

I'm only on day 3 at the moment but so far I love it! Even though it's 30 minutes, it's a very intense 30 minutes haha. The nice thing about it for me is that the time flies by. By the time I finished workout 1 I was thinking "wait...that was 30 minutes?"
I also had 30DS and those 20 minutes felt like an eternity for me for some reason.

roander

Starting #7 today. I really like the program, except it's getting very "jumpy" for me. My knees can't take it!

I do like that you are not on one single DVD for more than 2 weeks. You know you're going to get a different, more challenging workout soon so there's no getting bored.

I REALLY like that it's only 30 minutes.

I like the muscles I'm getting.

I did not do the meal plan.

twinmomtwice4

I'm on Day 15 and here's my opinion so far...

Likes -

Only 30 minutes
Great workout - those 30 minutes go by super fast and I feel like I got a fantastic work out
I felt stronger after just the first week
Alternating work outs (unlike the 30 DS, you're doing a different workout every day)

Dislikes -

The diet plan (while I do love some of her recipes, I don't think eating only 1200 calories is for me. I get way too hungry)
Doing the same cardio routine for each phase (I've had to mix it up by doing walk/jog intervals on some of my cardio days to avoid having to do the DVD)

For the most part, I'm very satisfied with the program!

NovemberJune

Hi!

CONS:
The cost--You could buy FOUR workouts for just about $10 if you bought Ripped in 30, whereas these are about $10 each workout. Of course, the price is comparable to most other "90 day programs"

Jillian does say some annoying things. I don't like it when Jillian says things like that she's going to break through the TV and kick my *kitten*. LOL. But it's not too bad. I also really don't like it when she says things like "I'd rather die than work out for more than 30 minutes" when we all know she and all of the others in the video DO. Ok that's my opinion anyway. lol.

Meal Plan--too low calorie for me, but there are a few good recipes/ideas for meals included so that's a pro. i don't think i could ever stick to a meal plan anyway. I like to eat what I'm feeling like it that week or day.

I really wish she put these on like 4 DVDs instead of 15. I know it's to make it seem like you are getting more but everyone knows that several workouts will fit on one DVD.

Sometimes the cast make jokes and everyone laughs but we don't know what they are saying because they aren't wearing mics.

PROS
Jillian--I think she's overall positive and motivating and not too annoying. Also the cast are motivating

The workouts--I've done 7 of the workouts so far and I like them all. They are short and they go by really fast. I do 2 of them lots of days so on the days that i just do 1, I'm always like "It's over already?" I think they are tough workouts, especially once you get to week 3, and I think they are making me stronger and helping me burn calories. I previewed one of the Phase 3 workouts and it looked really hard. I might have to stick to Phase 2 for longer than a month! we'll see!!! I think that's a good thing though. I also plan to keep doing these workouts for the months to come so I now have maybe 20 workouts to chose from instead of the 5 that I had before.

___________________________________________________________________________________________
I was looking between this and p90x and I'm really happy with my choice. I don't think I would have liked p90x as well. I do sometimes wonder if I should have looked more at Chalean Extreme. It costs about the same, it's older so I'm sure there are lots of good reviews but I didn't even check. Also she has hers on fewer discs... but overall I'm happy!