30 Day Shred feels easy

JackieHJ
JackieHJ Posts: 9
in Fitness and Exercise
I've started the 30 Day Shred, hearing that it was an intense workout.
I don't normally exercise, I maybe bike three hours a week if I'm lucky, and I breezed through those 30 minutes.
I feel like I'm doing something wrong, because everyone else I've heard says it's hard... I only do the modded exercise with pushups, all the others I do the normal version.
Am I cheating and just don't know it, or am I doing something else wrong?

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  • goonas
    goonas Posts: 205
    The way I see it 30DS is usually taken up by people who want to lose weight and have a low fitness level (i.e. this is their first attempt at a workout DVD), therefore people saying its hard is simply down to alack of fitness, but if you're putting in 3 hours a week of cycling then you probably have a higher fitness level than most.

    Level 1 is quite easy too on 30DS if you have a half decent fitness level.
  • Rhozelyn
    Rhozelyn Posts: 201 Member
    It might be best to skip to level 2 or level 3 if level 1 was a breeze.
  • nau05242
    nau05242 Posts: 21 Member
    Hi I exercise 4-7 days a week and during lent last year I completed the 30DS. I think the challenge for me wasn’t the 30 mins workout alone, it was the build-up of muscle fatigue which came with doing it EVER day for 30 days straight. I also continued my regular exercise so was really exercising 1.5hours intensely 7days a week. I plan to do it again this year come lent in preparation for my holiday to Sydney :)

    Good luck continuing the program.
  • delonda1
    delonda1 Posts: 525 Member
    I thought 30DS was easy also so I skipped level one and did level 2 for 15days and level 3 for 15 days in addition to my normal workout routine. Def made a difference
  • lorna1002
    lorna1002 Posts: 185 Member
    Have you thought of using heavier weights? :happy:
  • thisisabbie
    thisisabbie Posts: 521 Member
    Have you thought of using heavier weights? :happy:

    This.
  • wtw0n
    wtw0n Posts: 1,083 Member
    If all levels of 30DS feel too easy even with heavier dumbbells, try Ripped in 30. My fitness level is pretty good, but Ri30 is a killer.
  • DPernet
    DPernet Posts: 481 Member
    Or just go straight into the Insanity workout. Never heard anybody say that's easy. Mostly they just say stuff like 'That $@#% is bananas :devil:
  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
    Skip to level 2
  • Leamac83
    Leamac83 Posts: 99 Member
    Heavier weights and skip to level 2. It will get harder after a few days in a row. If it doesnt try insanity. OUCH!
  • nmullins81
    nmullins81 Posts: 35 Member
    I was pretty out of shape when I started 30DS and thought level one was pretty easy the first time I did it. The next day it didn't feel that it was so easy. I also quickly needed to up my weights. Then once I finished it, I used the various workouts when I didn't have a lot of time or was feeling lazy- because I knew what to do and it was all set up, I just had to hit play on the DVD.
  • banana47
    banana47 Posts: 16 Member
    Just started day 1 30 day shed, how do I enter this in my diary? Is it equal to circuit, 30 minutes? Look forward to feedback.
  • bmi20SE
    bmi20SE Posts: 11 Member
    Just started day 1 30 day shed, how do I enter this in my diary? Is it equal to circuit, 30 minutes? Look forward to feedback.


    im planning on starting it on the 4th of february, just because i will complete my 30 days excercise challenge on the 3rd.

    But I would like to know the same thing
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    I'm just over 200 lbs and didn't think it was that hard either. I modified pushups to wall pushups because of a previous chest injury. I can't do pushups. It gets a little harder the more days in a row you do it.
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    Just started day 1 30 day shed, how do I enter this in my diary? Is it equal to circuit, 30 minutes? Look forward to feedback.

    It's not a full 30 minutes though. I always logged as 20, I didn't count warm ups and stretching at the end. The total video I used was 27 minutes. I started using a HRM though and that's the best.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Just started day 1 30 day shed, how do I enter this in my diary? Is it equal to circuit, 30 minutes? Look forward to feedback.


    im planning on starting it on the 4th of february, just because i will complete my 30 days excercise challenge on the 3rd.

    But I would like to know the same thing

    I googled it and someone said it was same as circuit training - 20mins = 170 cals burned approx :) hope this helps -just add it as your own exercise, call it what you want and log those cals for an idea.
    ps I'm on day 6 of level 1 and finding it relatively easy (I have been jogging for months though), will move onto level 2 in next few days :)
    Have fun!
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    move faster, push harder, try real push ups, use heavier weights. All exercise is about how much you put in. you don't have to go the same speed as they do on the video.
  • bethaudrey
    bethaudrey Posts: 40
    I just finished it (before I broke my toe) and started over with heavier weights, doing all the hardest versions of the exercises and using INTENSITY and INTENTION, which made it a challenge again. I wasn't dying, but I definitely felt it
  • JackieHJ
    JackieHJ Posts: 9
    Alright, thanks for all the responses :) I'll see what level 2 and heavier weights will do for me.
  • spanky826
    spanky826 Posts: 7 Member
    Insanity is bananas...but once you get past that first week...you feel great!!!!
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    What weights are you using? You can always increase to a higher weight … nothing saying you must stick with 5lb or less. Try 8 or 10 or more.. Also, push yourself to do the regular pushups, even if you can only do one or two, or even a half. Anything that is pushing with make it more of a challenge.

    Or just skip 30DS and go to Ripped in 3. It is more intense. (There are also other video … the library is a great place to try them for free)
  • punkinkat
    punkinkat Posts: 85 Member
    ITA with most of the above; see what Levels 2&3 have in store before pitching the program.. some tough stuff! Also, I just peeked at Jillian's "Killer Abs" video the other day, and -- woah! -- it hurt my eyes it looked so hard ;)
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    You're not doing it wrong. 30 DS is easy if your fitness level isn't in the basement. Not to say it isn't an ok workout, it definitely helped me gain some definition, but i'm pretty athletic and it was pretty easy for me. PS if you were doing the full pushups you'd at least know it was a good shoulder workout. LOL.
  • AckieJ
    AckieJ Posts: 199 Member
    I agree with most. Skip a level or get heavier weights. I'm still on Level 1 with heavier weights. But I guess that makes me low on the excercise perspective.
  • banana47
    banana47 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks for that info. I completed day 1, but I am so sore I can't do day 2 until tomorrow when I can push my sore muscles.
  • banana47
    banana47 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks for that info. I completed day 1, but I am so sore I can't do day 2 until tomorrow when I can push my sore muscles.
  • SchizJophrenic
    SchizJophrenic Posts: 55 Member
    I normally bike as transport, play roller derby, have a personal trainer and also go for walks / runs every week.
    Level 1 30DS isn't hard for me, but I push myself to perfect the movements, getting lower in squats etc, and I also upped my weights. I just keep pushing myself harder and harder and I do get a decent sweat up.
  • newme1995
    newme1995 Posts: 12
    I felt the same, I worked up a sweat on level 1 but I never once had to stop or was out of breath. When I moved on to level 2 however... well that was a different story! Keep at it, you will need it for the next levels! Keep going harder and stronger
  • toni119922
    toni119922 Posts: 29 Member
    For level 1 I have upped my weights, go uber low in my squats and go faster in the cardio. I also do it 2 times a night. I am also going to be starting c25K soon, and hitting the gym on weekends if I can.
  • Boogage
    Boogage Posts: 739 Member
    Glad I read this thread as I've just done day 1, level 1 and reading other peoples comments about it being an intense workout I also wondered why I didn't really get much out of it. I thought I'd be cursing at Jillian as others were lol

    I've been doing Pop Physique and Suzanne Bowman's Belly Blitz and they are a lot more challenging but I'm eager to get the results other have with 30DS.

    Think I will have to find something heavier to use as weights for tomorrows workout as I could only find a couple of tins of peas today lol. I am also going to continue with some other exercises/workouts to try and get the best results I can.

    I think my fitness level is really poor so its quite strange really

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