Those side planks are really hard, especially on my wrists. I could barely hold them. Jinquinn, I think you have something about substituting them with the side crunches. I will do that. I need to work on the burpees, too.

I just try to hold the side plank position, I can't do the knee thing where the top leg is holding all the weight - at least not more than a couple.

I am also having a hard time with "side lunges with a bang." I just don't get very far over so I don't think I'm getting much from the move.

Surprisingly, most of the rest of Level 1 doesn't seem that hard. I mean, not easy, but not "oh come on, are you kidding me" hard like I found 30DS at first. I wasn't very sore, even the first time I did it, so I am trying to do every move with the most intensity I can manage.

I can't do the side planks... so I borrowed a side move from one of her other videos.

Essentially you are on your forearm (not just your hand), laying down on your side, and then you raise your obliques/hips off the ground... lowering them without letting them touch. I actually feel the move in the side so I think its a decent compromise.

I also have major problems with the burpees... I am on the top floor of my apartments and I only have time to work out late at night... any idea how to make the move quieter?

@Nicci: A beginner burpee is to put your hands down, then step your legs back one at a time. You don't get the same intensity, but it is quiet and still a good ab workout if you hold the plank for a few beats. You bring your legs back one leg at a time, too, instead of jumping.

Or, get a really good, sound muffling mat? Find out when your neighbors aren't home?