Doing a "blended" 30 Day Shred

saracatherine89

Hi everyone,

I just started doing the 30 Day Shred yesterday. I know it advises that you do it EVERY DAY for 30 days, but realistically I am unsure if I am going to be able to do that as I have a few weekend getaways planned (camping!) where I will not have access to a TV. I am trying to lose weight and inches, so I figured the 30 Day Shred will be good for the inches part. Currently, I plan on trying to do the 30 Day Shred at least 5 times a week, but I also want to get in cardio as well, so I plan on getting in at least 2500 calories worth of cardio (between running and elliptical trainer) and trying to eat 1700 calories a day. Has anyone else done a similar 'blended' regimen of the 30 Day Shred and cardio as well and seen good results or should I just focus on one or the other?

VanessaGS

In my opinion it's always good to confuse the body. I'm also trying to do the 30 Day Shred 5 times a week. I'm starting day 6 today. I want to move up to level 2 already but I think I'll wait till next week.

Only1tracie

I was only doing the 30 day shred 2-3 times per week and I was seeing huge results. I was also doing the treadmill 2-3 times per week for 30 minutes.

ZambiNan

Someone posted previously that Jillian's actually said in interviews she thinks it's better not to do it every single day. That might be hear-say, not sure.. I do it 2-3 times a week and run other days, have been for a few months. My arms are happier that way! It's been quite effective for me!

Init_to_winit

I've read different forums about the 30DS and they said that a "blended" program was actually recommended. I agree with Vanessa, it's best to confuse the body. I'm trying to lose lbs. and inches as well so I'm going to blend mine too. I just started so not sure if it's the best way to go about it but it does makes sense to blend.

SassyJuliana

It's precisely what I do: shred Mon - Fri, and run 5K daily, usually 7 days a week (I say usually, cause you know, sometimes life gets in the way! ).

Best of luck to you!

aprileigh27

I just started the 30 day shred on Sat. Day 4 for me. I was doing some research and jillian doesnt say you have to do it everyday. There are some people that do it mon-fri and get similar results. I combine mine with spinning. I am going to try and shoot for 6 or 7 days a week and do spinning 3 times a week on top of that!!! You should google Jillian Michaels 30 day shred results and look at peoples forums. Its crazy how much your body changes in a short amount of time but it makes sense when she explains it

adf4

Jillian actually says that you're supposed to do the 30 DS for 2 days, then 1 day of cardio and then another 2 days of 30 DS and then 1 day of cardio and then 1 rest day..this is the way I've done it..today is my last day!! I've gotten great results..not so much on weight loss, but the inches have def. came off! Good luck to you!

PrincessKittenpants

I am starting on day 6 as well and have included 40 min of Cardio, more so to get faster results (prepping for vacation). My weekends are pretty crazy with a little one who doesn't really like to share the television so I didn't do the DVD at all last weekend. I started back up last night and I still felt like I didn't skip a beat! As long as you are doing something active I don't see any harm in missing a day or so! Good luck!

JesterMFP

Previous post about not doing it every day: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/395495-jillian-says-not-to-do-30-day-shred-everyday

StephL0711

cool i was just wondering this because i was getting tired of doing bfmb everyday, and i wanted to do 30ds again. ill be skipping bfbm today and doing the shred instead!

saracatherine89

Thanks for the advice, everyone!

My brother is coming home from college soon and he tends to take over our basement (where I do my DVD) so I know I'm going to have to compete with him and his buddies for TV time... so good to know I wont be violating a cardinal rule of fitness if I miss a few days