Jillian Michaels Hard Body ~ new dvd

Tina2Cats
Tina2Cats Posts: 493 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Will be released March 5 this year. Sounds like a winner. Description taken from amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-Hard-Body/dp/B00AM27WJI/ref=sr_1_9?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1358635978&sr=1-9&keywords=jillian+michaels

Are you ready to take your body to the next level? Jillian Michaels Hard Body is the most effective total body workout for torching calories and transforming your entire physique. Hard Body is comprised of two 45-minute body-blasting workouts that progress in difficulty. These quick paced routines have fun, fresh new moves to deliver an incredible workout and turn your body into a lean and sexy high performance machine. Jillian also shows modifications for both beginners and advanced athletes in each workout. Get the Hard Body you ve always wanted!

I am currently doing the 30 day shred and tomorrow, I'll be on day 4 L3. I also have 6w6p and yoga meltdown. There are so many of JM workouts I want to try this year.
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  • maree142
    maree142 Posts: 82 Member
    Thanks. I am on 30day shred - level 1 - day 4 (so still some way to go!)
    I really like her workouts also.
    Like the way she incorporates the weights -- Anyone have any idea how heavy the weights should be?
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Jillian is using 3 lb. weights, but five or even ten can be alternated. On some moves I felt like 5 was too little, but for others I felt like my arms were going to come out of their sockets.
  • kje2011
    kje2011 Posts: 502 Member
    i love her dvd's!!!.
    i like it better if it was 30 minutes rather than 45.
    but it's all good.
  • LeslieMartina
    LeslieMartina Posts: 158 Member
    This makes me happy!!!
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    There's a few clips on YouTube
  • missjulyy91
    missjulyy91 Posts: 54 Member
    Yayyy: )
  • louisenash12
    louisenash12 Posts: 11 Member
    Fantastic, put me down for one lol :bigsmile:
  • charliwarlibob
    charliwarlibob Posts: 3
    Wish it was a tad shorter. Hard to get 40 minutes free to myself every day!
  • katkrak
    katkrak Posts: 92
    I can't wait! I love JM workouts! Sign me up too! :tongue:
  • SportyLadyPhotographer
    SportyLadyPhotographer Posts: 173
    BUMP!!!
  • oohmercyme
    oohmercyme Posts: 279 Member
    I just did Extreme Shed and Shred for the first time today. It was hard, but manageable, but I think I'll be feeling it tomorrow!
  • wtw0n
    wtw0n Posts: 1,083 Member
    I'm looking forward to this :) I did 30 Day Shred last autumn and I'm currently doing Ripped in 30. Gonna try Body Revolution next, but I'll definitely check the new DVD when it's out.
  • ingeh
    ingeh Posts: 513 Member
    might get this actually. Its hard to get that much time to myself though. 30DS is hard enough to find 25 mins with 2 kids under 2yrs old! Im on day 2 level 2 30day shred today so when Im done il look into this
  • embracingmycurves
    embracingmycurves Posts: 59 Member
    Thanks for the heads up! I know what I will be doing after i'm done with the 30 day shred lol.
  • Tina2Cats
    Tina2Cats Posts: 493 Member
    I watched some of Hard Body on you tube and it looks brutal, but good. Jillian takes her no nonsense attitude to a new level:wink: She really works her girls. JM means business!
  • RonnieLodge
    RonnieLodge Posts: 665 Member
    Just completed day 10 of level 1 30DS.

    Started to see a difference after 3 days.

    Have purchased 4 more of her DVDs!
  • jecka93
    jecka93 Posts: 415 Member
    Words can't describe how pumped I am for this!!! :D
  • Limbo2012
    Limbo2012 Posts: 170 Member
    Don't waste your money!
    I own many Jillian Michaels work-out dvds and am presently doing Phase 3 of Body Revolution. JM delivers each and every time but unfortunately, not this time. Was so excited to receive this new dvd! What a disappointment! This is basement quality cinematography. The work-out in itself is absolutely fantastic but there is a good chance that each time you will want to check out form or sequence, you will be face to face with the DJ and have no clue of what move comes next. Why? Who does that, right? Can't believe JM would approve and release this. If it weren't for the work-out in itself, I would immediately trash this dvd. In the meantime, it's definitely going at the bottom of the pile.
  • mpmama2re
    mpmama2re Posts: 212 Member
    any other reviews?
  • danarod23
    danarod23 Posts: 23 Member
    I like her a lot. I have been doing many Beachbody programs (Turbo Fire, Chalean Extreme), but am using JM in between. My next thing after I finish Insanity will be JM Body Revolution.
  • lisamarieayotte
    lisamarieayotte Posts: 8 Member
    Are you saying that Body Revolution is not worth it or Hard Body? I was planning on doing BR after the 30 Day Shred...
  • ElenaTS
    ElenaTS Posts: 35 Member
    I'm pretty sure she is talking about the new Hard Body DVD. Her review pretty much echos every other review I have read about it-from Amazon to other fitness sites. Shaky weird camera, a DJ (?) and just an odd workout.
  • Limbo2012
    Limbo2012 Posts: 170 Member
    Sorry if my post was unclear. My review was for the new Hard Body dvd.
    As for Body Revolution, it is absolutely amazing! It doesn't seem like much when you're used to performing JM's 3-2-1 approach, but it truly delivers if you are consistent with it. This is a 90-day program and each week consists of 4 strength training days, 2 cardio only days and one rest day. After completing Phase 1 and Phase 2, I do not even bother with the scale anymore ... my mirror is my gage! I highly recommend Body Revolution but take a deep breath, 90 days is a strong commitment but at 30-35 min a work-out, it is doable! :D
  • tamatharae
    tamatharae Posts: 1
    Hi there, I am new to this whole my fitness pal thing and am still trying to figure it out. How do you classify the Jillian Michaels workouts under your exercise tabs. How do I know how many calories I have burned?
  • lilncbrat
    lilncbrat Posts: 56 Member
    Thank you Tina! I love all the Biggest Losers and most of their DVDS, and I have quite a few of Jillians. Her 30 day shred level 3 is PERFECT when you are short on time and you need the maintenance or a break from a more strenuous routine. But I love her workouts so much you can bet I will be getting this. My favorite cardio is Biggest Loser CARDIO MAX WEIGHT LOSS with Bob Harper (it's FUN and he is just funny). Though I have to say there was one in that franchise that I was REALLY disappointed in the "AT HOME CHALLENGE" was awful. It goes way too slow.

    Now that we are on the subject....are their any workouts, DVDS, or things that you guys WOULD NOT recommend? Something else I wouldn't recommend is TURBO FIRE. She goes too fast and gives NO instruction whatsoever you just have to keep watching and trying to copy her. (it's also KILLER expensive- so not worth the $$$)

    But one I would recommend is Jeanette Jenkins Bikini Bootcamp. She is high energy and that DVD has a great 28 minutes of great chiseling, and a 9 minutes AB camp segment. BOTH very effective. There are several cardio bootcamps and they are fun but you will sweat.
  • lilncbrat
    lilncbrat Posts: 56 Member
    Hi there, I am new to this whole my fitness pal thing and am still trying to figure it out. How do you classify the Jillian Michaels workouts under your exercise tabs. How do I know how many calories I have burned?


    Because of Jillians 3-2-1 approach, I think we all pretty much catorgorize it as CIRCUIT TRAINING? At least I do. Anyone else?
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Hi there, I am new to this whole my fitness pal thing and am still trying to figure it out. How do you classify the Jillian Michaels workouts under your exercise tabs. How do I know how many calories I have burned?


    Because of Jillians 3-2-1 approach, I think we all pretty much catorgorize it as CIRCUIT TRAINING? At least I do. Anyone else?

    That's what I did before I got an HRM.

    Re: Hard Body, I just entered a contest to win a free copy through JM's facebook page. (fingers crossed)
  • Malvarez2013
    Malvarez2013 Posts: 19 Member
    This is a review of the DVD that I posted on Amazon:

    I will preface by noting that I have only done Workout 1 so far.

    As someone who recently completed Ripped in 30, I truly enjoy this DVD. If I could give 4 1/2 stars, I would. Two reasons why I didn't give it 5 stars:

    A) The cool down is like two or three stretches. I really enjoyed the cool down on Ripped in 30, and if that DVD warranted several minutes worth of cool down, this one certainly did as well. My back is killing me right now, and I think a longer cool down would've helped.

    B) As other reviewers have said, the production quality seems a little off (colors, angles, etc...), but for me, it was only a bit distracting at the beginning. Once the workout got started, it didn't bother me anymore because I was too focused on the exercises to care/notice.

    The workout in itself gets 5 stars. I have to admit, I was hesitant at first. The first two moves in workout 1, there isn't a set amount of reps - Jillian just says "Do as many as you can in 30 seconds," and, as someone who loves having a set number of reps and loves having structure in workout DVDs, I was worried that the whole workout was going to be 'Welp, just do as many as you feel like doing...' However, as the DVD progressed, Jillian began to have the backup girls do a certain amount of reps for each move, so luckily it was just that 1st circuit that was kind of a free-for-all.

    I, for one, enjoy Jillian's personality and 'preachiness'. I know that it turns a lot of people off, and I get why. But when I started her DVDs, I was very unhappy with my body, had very low self-esteem, and was unmotivated to do any kind of physical exercise. She really gave me perspective on the role I was playing in my own self-pity party and kicked my a** into gear. I am very much inspired because of her. However, for those who were turned off my her intensity in Ripped in 30, I'm here to say that, though still Jillian, she is certainly more encouraging and soft-spoken in Hard Body and less of the up-in-your-face-screaming-at-you-to-push-yourself that you saw in Ripped.

    This workout is very challenging (Weighted Burpees & Traveling Pushups are no joke!!!). I imagine the second one isn't any easier. Because I think it is important to give your muscles a break and not stress the same muscles everyday, I have decided to switch up this workout and do Hard Body Day 1, Killer Abs Day 2, and a workout from Ripped in 30 Day 3 then start from the beginning again. I look forward to this Summer to show off the results ! ;)

    P.S. I have always struggled with Cardio that is high-impact due to 'exercised-induced asthma' as the docs call it, however I found the cardio moves in Ripped to be more challenging than the ones in Hard Body (possibly since the cardio moves in Ripped run 2 minutes long vs. one cardio move here and there in HB), so if you struggle with cardio as well, I think you'll find the cardio moves to be relatively attainable. (However, beware of the strength moves in the DVD. I'm hurting right now...)

    EDIT: I just completed workout 1 of Killer Abs, and if you have done this DVD before, then the layout is the same as Hard Body (minus the DJ). I'm pretty sure its the same gym as in both DVDs.
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Now that we are on the subject....are their any workouts, DVDS, or things that you guys WOULD NOT recommend? Something else I wouldn't recommend is TURBO FIRE. She goes too fast and gives NO instruction whatsoever you just have to keep watching and trying to copy her. (it's also KILLER expensive- so not worth the $$$)

    Have to disagree with your assessment of Turbo Fire, I'm on week 14 and have not had a problem with following along and I'm as uncoordinated as they come (do not believe the stereotype; not all of us have rhythm). Her workouts come with a "new to class" option which breaks down all the moves, after doing that option a couple of times I have been able to follow along with the regular workouts.
  • sweetami129
    sweetami129 Posts: 3
    yes she is talking about the Hard Body DVD. I love it, but I can overlook DJ in it and how much they show him and not the workout which is not really that much but more then I care for.

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