Started 30 day shred 9 days ago and following ww

I totally agree! I did the Shred last August and had great results. It was really the first time I saw my body start to change from exercising and eating right. I now have 7 of her DVDs and have lost almost 30 lbs! I love Jillian!

Hi!! What's the Shred???

The 30 day shred is a work out dvd by Jillian Michaels from Biggest Loser. I just downloaded it on Amazon.com for like 4.99.

Thirty Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. BTW, anyone that is curious it is on YouTube if you want to check it out without buying it.

When I was really successful with 30DS, I was also doing about 2 cardio sessions per week (like a jog for 30 minutes). I did not manage to do 30 days on. I did maybe 5-6x a week at BEST. I told myself that I missed more than 3 days, I had to start over.

Now, I am training for a 10K and starting 30DS (on day 5 tomorrow). My plan is to do the 30DS 3-4x per week. It might be more like a 90 day shred for me. But ... really, that's OK! I'm looking for something realistic that I can maintain.

For those of you that have had great results with 30DS, is that the only exercise you're doing? I ask because 20 minutes doesn't seems like enough exercise to make a difference.

Quality over quantity and trust me this is a quality workout. It is the toughest workout I've ever done!

My sore body agrees. I've worked out regularly 4-6 times a week at a gym or running/walking outside for the past 2 years and I've never been this sore. And I've only done 1 day!

For those of you that have had great results with 30DS, is that the only exercise you're doing? I ask because 20 minutes doesn't seems like enough exercise to make a difference.

Quality over quantity and trust me this is a quality workout. It is the toughest workout I've ever done!

That's good to know. I started 30DS last week and thought I needed to incorporate some additional exercise into my routine.

For those of you that have had great results with 30DS, is that the only exercise you're doing? I ask because 20 minutes doesn't seems like enough exercise to make a difference.

The 25 min is enough, as it is a circu trainig video and you do 3 minutes strength 2 minutes cardio then 1 minutes abs, and she does 3 circuts... by the end your legs and arms are crying and you sweating like a beast!!! Totally worth the 25 minutes of tough work!

Thanks for responding. BTW, how heavy are the weights you're using? I am using 5lbs weights, but I think I need to drop down to 2 lbs weights because 5lbs makes it difficult for me to get through some of the cardio exercises.

For those of you that have had great results with 30DS, is that the only exercise you're doing? I ask because 20 minutes doesn't seems like enough exercise to make a difference.

20 minutes of exercise is plenty to make a difference! Just put in 100% effort and you will see results. That goes for 20 minutes of just about any activity. Especially, if you are coming from not doing anything at all consistently.

If you feel you need a longer workout, there is a modified plan out there on the internet that combines levels back to back on a schedule. You should check it out.

Thanks a bunch for your response.

I did day one yesterday and am so sore I don't think i'll be able to do it again tonight. :frown:

I've been doing it for 5 days and my soreness has pretty much disappeared. This coming from a person that is 240 lbs and hasn't exercised in years. Just keep at it. It gets better the more you do it.

That's so good to hear. I'm going to do it again tonight. Would you say you were pretty intensely sore at first?

yes they are on youtube levels 1-2-3 I just started level 1 today...... good stuff

Where were everyone's most sore bits?! Mine are on the front of my armpits (does that make sense?) and in my lower belly. The 'pooch' as ms michaels calls it