Starting Jillian michael's 30day shred! Any other bees ?

Just started..lol.. this is actually my before pic that i have up now.. but by the 27th of december i will put up an after pic trying to see how much my body changes before my birthday..

I do this at home and its a good workout....good luck

You don't have to buy it. You can download them from YouTube for free!

I started yesterday and I'll tell ya, I sure am feeling it in my glutes and legs today!
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Wish I had known this yesterday:ohwell: at least i can take the vidoes i bought to work or on vacation.:happy:

I'm on day 5 of level 1 with 4kg weights (8.8pounds?). I am used to 5x 1 hour workouts at the gym with heaps of cardio and this workout was making me FEEL IT! The day after I first did it... I felt like everything was sore

It's so quick and so effective!! I mean I drag myself out of bed to do it and before I know it i'm through section 1... thats a third of the way! I couldn't do the full time of modified push ups when I started and now I can and it's only day 5... and I hope to move to the proper ones soon! (Yes i took before pix - as yuk as they are LOL)

I'm doing this in addition to my 5 weekly gym workouts... so on my rest day I just Shred.

I've promised myself 30 days no breaks... and when I finish level 3 I wanna go back and do level 1 and see how easy it seems hahaha

Also I have hashi's and have some really hypo days so on those days just getting out of bed is an acomplishment but I still push myself and do it so any other hashis/hypos pushing themselves through this... stick with it... we can do it

I did 30DS for a couple months this summer and really enjoyed it. (Then I, unfortunately got lazy for a couple months when work got hectic) Now, I rotate between a lot of different programs.

Here’s what I’d say to expect. Your first day, because you haven’t done any exercise for a while, it will be tough. Don’t quite! Get to the end. Each day, push yourself harder. Ironically I find level 2 harder than level 3 because plank is a pain for me and you do a LOT of plank and plank cardio in level 2.

The other workouts I like by her are her “Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism” – excellent 45 minute intense cardio – “No More Trouble Zones” – the title says it all! – and “Ripped in 30” – a lot like 30DS but more exercises, a little shorter on the combo moves and has 4 levels. However, I do have to make the disclaimer on that one that they majorly “sexed” her up and tried to make her extra “tough.” So she is wearing a buttload of makeup (come one!) and just seems really fake. Lol. I have to put her on mute on that one, which is too bad cause I like her.

I don’t do this everyday, but usually add to other workouts or do two levels in a row in addition to a 45 minute run. Your endurance definitely builds as you workout! I would recommend getting in a 30 minute speed walk as 20 minutes isn’t very long of a workout, even with high intensity. I also do P90X, TurboFire, Insanity (along with those several Jillian discs) and I love the variety and the intensity of workouts. Today I did P90X followed by TurboFire abs and will do a run with the dogs tonight! Tomorrow – level 1 and 2 of 30DS!

You can do it and soon it will just be a “part” of your full program! Your body will thank you and your endurance will increase dramatically by forcing it to keep high intensity and constant movement! Push harder every day! (Sorry, too long of a post! Oh well..)

SHRED IT!!!

Just completed Day 4 of Level 2. It's becoming somewhat easier with each new session. I'm slowly adding in more advanced moves to test out the knees. I was able to do the plank jacks with no problems My knees still hurt every time after the workout but it fades. Rest tomorrow, YES.

I started it Sunday. And while I am sore, it is not nearly as bad as Im use to. I alternate between 2lbs weights and 5lbs. I have been doing the elypitical for about a month for about 50 min 3-5 times a week and running and am keeping up with that while adding the 30 day shred. So I have not really had any soreness in my legs, which disappoints me. I already moved on to level 2 as level 1 got annoying. Level 2 is much more enjoyable with its not so traditonal moves. I also stretch a alot longer at the end.

elora -- I was surprised to find how "weak" I was, too. Not that I ever thought I was a body builder, but I never thought a 3 lb weight would be so challenging!

If you are interested in getting "tone", (wtf does that mean anyway, it doesn't exist) you need to lift weights. Heavier then 10 pounds. You are absolutely spinning your wheels lifting low amounts of weight over and over and over. It really doesn't work. Getting tone, by that you mean gaining LBM, is done by utilizing the principals of progressive resistance. Women won't get bulky lifting weights. Women do not have the Testosterone to get "big" muscles. Check out popular bodybuilding sites, you will find programs that will help you reach your goals much quicker.

Just to clarify - the 30 DS strength training involves a lot more than whatever hand weights are used during the moves involving hand weights. The moves involving pushups, plank postures, squats, lunges, etc. all use body weight (or big proportions thereof) for resistance. Almost all of the moves involving hand weights also incorporate body weight resistance at the same time -- that's where the sweating really happens for me.

I'm around 130 pounds now, give or take, and lifting substantial proportions of that weight in a pushup, deep lunge, or well-formed squat fits my definition of "lifting heavy".

3 more days of Level 2 for me! Can't wait to move onto level 3. I really hope I see some results..I worry that I won't Going to take a picture when i'm all done, and i'll compare it to an older before picture since I didn't take one at the start.