30day shred

I never found Rest in 30 on youtube, and this is what I intend to do after the shred, because the workouts last just as long as they do in the Shred. I already ordered the DVD.

I'm looking SO MUCH forward to seeing your photos you guys

HI everyone,

Chloejane, well done on finishing this. And thanks Violet and Guizilly for the list of new things to start. I had thought like you Chloe to continue with alternate days of 30 DS. I just finished level 2 Day 10 last night and must admit today I am a little tender. Am looking forward to starting Level 3. I have watched it and sat with my mouth open, gasping throughout haha!

Am looking forward to the pic. Am certainly hoping I have the courage to show mine when I finished. We are all friends on here aren't we!!!!

Have a good day everyone
x

Congrats on finishing Chloe. Just finished L3 Day 3 so getting there!
Will def check out some of her other workouts after finishing this, i've gotten used to Jillian now!! ;-)

Well, my 30 day mark was bittersweet. While I'm absolutely stoked that I pulled through, I have to admit that my before photos look practically identical to my after photos. I started this challenge tiny, so perhaps that is to be expected, but I was still a little bummed that I didn't see any more definition in my body in the photos. I can say, however, that my stomach really looks flatter to me in person, and my strength and endurance have improved greatly, so I'd be crazy to consider this a defeat by any means. I am, however, hesitant to bother posting my photos because they really, really look identical to my day 6 photos.

One thing I'm curious about (if anyone happens to know)... it was brought to my attention recently that perhaps I have the wrong goals set for myself. Someone mentioned to me that perhaps my butt & thighs are not fat, as I've been considering them, but instead just flabby muscle that needs to be toned, and that as such, I need to change my focus to weight training to improve my target areas. If this might be true, how does one tell the difference between fat or flabby muscle? I have recently noticed that all the "fat" I can't stand on my butt is just about gone when I flex my butt muscles... does that mean that it's really flabby muscle I need to be working to fix instead of fat?

It works.

Gosh, you're pretty! And I love your body shape.
You're right, you need to watch closely to see differences. Your arms seem more toned to me, as do the buttocks. However, you looked pretty toned to me already. It might take more intense weight lifting to "bulk up" in your case.

Ps. one of your scapulae is slightly lower than the other, have you noticed?

It works.

Gosh, you're pretty! And I love your body shape.
You're right, you need to watch closely to see differences. Your arms seem more toned to me, as do the buttocks. However, you looked pretty toned to me already. It might take more intense weight lifting to "bulk up" in your case.

Ps. one of your scapulae is slightly lower than the other, have you noticed?

No, I hadn't. Is that a sign of concern for anything, or just genetics? Looking at the photos, I can tell you that the lower side is the same side I injured about 11 years ago, and about halfway down my back and off to the side just a smidge is where my back pain has originated from ever since. I also get a lot of tension in my neck & between the shoulder blades which can trigger some nasty headaches if I don't catch that tension soon enough. Always figured it had to do with that old back injury (sent my back into spasms years ago when I lifted a box incorrectly.)

Thanks for the feedback. Like you, I can see just the slightest changes, but I'm still motivated to keep going. I'm thinking weight lifting is going to need to be a big part of it. Even though the photos don't show it too badly, you can see in the swimsuit shots that my butt is definitely drooping, and that's all pretty much flab no matter what those photos show. I can *lift* my butt with my hands, and that just wont do.

Still planning on sticking with the dvds/circuit training as well though, as I've come to really enjoy them & they make me feel like I really can stick to this. & I love the feeling of finally being able to do parts of the routine I couldn't do in the beginning.

Hey, you are quite close to my own range. I love seeing such a range of people with variety of goals all doing this routine together. I'm sure you've been told it already, but you look great. Even your day 0 photo looks amazing. I'm assuming you've been working out for longer than the 30 day shred you just completed, correct?

I felt like I had the same problem as you with the photos. I know my stomach is better than on day 6 (I've been admiring it all week), but it just doesn't catch in the photos. So far, the main improvement I really see is in the stomach though, so I'm definitely eager to start up the next routine.

Out of curiosity, what routine are you planning on doing next. I was planning on Killer Buns & Thighs, and am now thinking of trying to incorporate weight training in as well since I think it might yield the best results.