30 Day Shred in 60 days

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  • mary659497
    mary659497 Posts: 484 Member
    I am going to do day five level 1 today. I have been using canned vegetables as wrights since I have no upper body strenghth. Today I am going to buy three pound weights. Would love to provide support.
  • parmoute
    parmoute Posts: 99 Member
    Finally did Level 1 Day 2! I'm not sure if it's the cardio that is my problem or if it's my quads, but the middle cardio section--right after the squat and press--seems to be the hardest part of the whole workout (with bicycle curls and push-ups a close second and third, respectively). If I'm going to lose my stamina, that's where it happens, though after a few minutes recovery I'm back in the game.

    I also finally took some measurements. Here are my starting numbers:

    Biceps: 13.25"
    Waist: 43.5"
    Hips: 46.25"
    Thigh: 24.25"

    Waist measurement taken at the navel: knowing I'm 36" at my skinniest point is meaningless with this belly in front and even bigger hips below.
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    Just finished Day 3. The jump ropes are getting a little easier, I get worried about my back when it comes to jumping. I abhor the bicycle curls and push ups, but I tried my best to get a really good quality modified push up today. Only took a couple breaks for water and sweat wipe-age.
  • Tina2Cats
    Tina2Cats Posts: 493 Member
    I like the idea of shredding in 60 days in addition to rest days and other workouts. I also walk to Leslie Sansone's walk dvd's: A mile each day, walking off the pounds. She has cardio in her dvd's. Her dvd's are gentle compared to the 30 ds. JM kicks *kitten*!!! I completed day 3 level 1 yesterday and my arms and legs are sore. I am taking a break this weekend before resuming day 4 on Monday to let my muscles rest.

    The jumping jacks and jumping rope are the hardest for me and even my feet hurt when I do them. I really want to do this. I just need help getting there.
  • Seymour32
    Seymour32 Posts: 22 Member
    After starting and stopping the 30DS many times, I have found that (although it is great) my one complaint is the whole psychological struggle of when to move up levels. I always start it thinking I will do L1 until I can do it all and it feels easy. Well, I think I can safely say that even if at my fittest and thinnest, I never found it totally 'easy', certainly not after doing it for a week to 10 days. It can also feel demotivating that each day it is not easy and it may never be. This time I am going to move onto L2 fairly quickly and also L3 (which I think is easier from memory) and then mix and match. Otherwise it gets too boring and it kind of messes with my mind!

    It might be a long and boring wait until L1 gets easy
  • parmoute
    parmoute Posts: 99 Member
    After starting and stopping the 30DS many times, I have found that (although it is great) my one complaint is the whole psychological struggle of when to move up levels. I always start it thinking I will do L1 until I can do it all and it feels easy. Well, I think I can safely say that even if at my fittest and thinnest, I never found it totally 'easy', certainly not after doing it for a week to 10 days. It can also feel demotivating that each day it is not easy and it may never be. This time I am going to move onto L2 fairly quickly and also L3 (which I think is easier from memory) and then mix and match. Otherwise it gets too boring and it kind of messes with my mind!

    It might be a long and boring wait until L1 gets easy

    My plan was to try to move up one level every 10 days. If I start level 2 and want to die, maybe I'll go back to level 1 for a few more days. If level 1 gets easy early, I'll up the weights for strength and/or up the speed for cardio.
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    Had a fight with myself on Day 4 today. I want to be able to do the full push up at least by the time I move to level 2, and thought I'd be ready to start working towards that goal today. I can barely bend my arms in a full plank, which ended up discouraging me and I shut the video off throwing a ***** fit. I finally convinced myself to finish, and I even started it over. I'm glad I did, and I hope I can do a push up soon, it will be my first ever! The jump ropes are getting much easier, I can finally keep up and even get a bit of height in the beginning. Still hate the bicycle crunches, but slowly improving. Hope you ladies are doing well!
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    Burcher2 - my husband (who is very mild mannered) would shred with me sometimes and the things he would yell at the tv made me laugh so hard I can't shred with him anymore. Extreme shed and shred sounds interesting. I will look into that for after 30 ds. You should start the shred with us. I'm hoping having a group starting it with me will help me though this round!!!!

    I missed this in my first read though! Extreme SS is fun, but I could barely make it through the warm up. My husband shredded with me tonight and he points out JM's contradictions. "How is that not bringing the knee forward?" I think I like it better when I shred upstairs and he does weights and stuff in the basement lol.
  • parmoute
    parmoute Posts: 99 Member
    How's everyone doing? I have to admit I'm not doing as well as I hoped I'd be at this point: finals are this week and next week, schedule has been crazy, I've been feeling run down, and overall I'm less motivated than I was a week ago. I'm still fighting to get it in my schedule when I have the energy, but since I'm not sure why I'm less motivated, I'm not sure what adjustments to make to feel like I'm back on track.
  • leanveins
    leanveins Posts: 53 Member
    I have finally started shaking this cold. I hope I can get back to doing this today or tomorrow, It is just still so hard to breathe I don't know.
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    I haven't done anything since my fit on Day 4 and making myself finish. I woke up yesterday morning and while getting dressed, felt my back spasm like I was eventually going to end up hurting it, so I took a day of rest. And then yesterday I didn't get time, so two days of rest. I should be okay now, and hopefully I can do it when I get home. Our final project is due on Friday, and I have a final on Thursday next week, so this might have to take a back seat for a minute.
  • leanveins
    leanveins Posts: 53 Member
    Well I started back doing the shred last night and this morning. Back on a roll. I hate being sick throws me way off. I took a before pic. might post after i complete this but not sure. Did take measurements though real waist 29" , around belly button 33" hips 38.5" biceps 12 "
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    Did Day 5 today, and slowly seeing improvement. Still no legit pushup, ok modified one. Bicycle crunches getting better, jump ropes getting much better. Still took lots of water breaks and to catch breath.
  • parmoute
    parmoute Posts: 99 Member
    I'm back!! :happy:

    Last week I felt like the more I tried to make time for the 30DS, the more I didn't want to do it. Wednesday morning I got up early, got dressed, put it on, made it as far as the first round of push ups and turned it off. Since I'd gotten up that early, I was determined to do some kind of workout, so I switched to Sweatin' to the Oldies. It didn't take long to figure out the problem: the 30DS was boring. So instead of my Friday workout, I built a playlist for the 30DS. If anyone's interested, here it is:

    Along Comes A Woman (Chicago) -- Intro/Warm Up
    No Time (The Guess Who) -- Strength 1
    Travellin' Band (Credence Clearwater Revival) -- Cardio 1
    Now More Than Ever (Chicago) -- Abs 1
    I Just Want to Celebrate (Rare Earth) -- Strength 2
    Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) -- Cardio 2
    American Woman (The Guess Who) -- Abs 2/Strength 3
    Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) -- Cardio 3
    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (The Animals) -- Abs 3/beginning of Cool Down

    The timing works very well without having to cut any of the songs, which is partly how I chose them. :tongue:

    So today I did it, and it wasn't nearly such a chore! I finished off with a yoga routine instead of doing Jillian's cool down (soundtrack: Benise's "Mi Amor" on repeat). Tomorrow I'll do a more involved yoga routine and maybe go for a walk: same 60 day plan I started with. Since I feel like I got so little out of the last week's exercises, I'm going to reset my counter with today as Level 1, Day 1 and go forward from there.
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    After a couple of days of rest, did Day 6. Upped my dumbbells to 4 pounds, and you can really tell after a bit. I don't feel like I'm quite ready to move on, but that could be because I've been taking rest days. My insurance for the chiropractor doesn't start til January, I can't afford an injury! Maybe hubby and I will take a walk tonight.

    EDIT: I took measurements and LOST an inch off my waist! But nowhere else lol. Haven't jumped on the scale yet, the muscle I'm gaining makes the numbers go up.
  • ebailey710
    ebailey710 Posts: 271 Member
    Finally made it to Day 7. Chiro told me not to do the jumping anymore to prevent injury to my back, so working on staying safe and strengthening core. Bought a heart rate monitor with my graduation money, as well as The Firm Express dvds. Will start that after 30 day shred, as their meal plan is very restrictive.

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