When your muscles hurt, do you just continue anyways?

Great question! I also did the 30ds yesterday for the first time. On top of that I over did it on the cardio. Now my calf is totally rock hard and sore...I decided to wait till tomorrow to continue with the 30ds...No clue if that is a good idea or if I am just being weak.

If it is too painful then you should rest. There is no need to get an injury really.

Might have pushed yourself too hard, too soon. If you wake up tomorrow and you're hurting, listen to your body and take a days rest. And don't feel guilty about it.

I feel your pain. I've been working with a trainer twice a week for the past month. Aleve and epsom salt baths help. You may need to take a day with less intensity. Try stretching, walking, yoga, etc. but keep moving.

keep going. I hurt like hell for the first 5 days of insanity, then on day 6, no more pain just like that. as others have said so long as its not an injury just keep going

I am on day 4 of 30 day shred and it is rough! I was so sore after day 1 and worse after day 2 but I can honestly say it's better today than it has been. I am still sore but not like the 1st 2 days when I would moan every time I sat on the toilet. Also I can feel myself getting stronger, I am already doing more push ups and able to keep up with the cardio. I do curse Jillian a few times while I do the workout but it makes me feel a little better! Good luck! If it is just your muscles crying because they have not been used in years then power through!!!

I just completed level one and I was horribly sore for the first 4 days. I actually felt the best after my workout. I guess because my muscles were all loosened up. Around day five the soreness subsided and now I am hardly sore. I start level 2 tomorrow though so we will see how long that lasts. Just push through and do what you can.

You sound just like me after my first day of 30DS! I ended up taking the next three days off because it hurt so much to walk, sit, go up even one step - it was torture! I had told my husband that if the house caught fire, he'd have to haul me out, because there was no way I could get up and run out on my own.

Take as many days as you need to to at least be moving without grunting - those muscles need rest, and your next session will be much better. Hang in there!

Are you sore or are you injured?

If you're sore, go work out.

If you're injured, stop. And trust me, you'll know the difference.

The first time I did 30DS I tried to do it again the day after. I barely made it through circuit 1 and called it quits. It was painful.

I think if you're just getting into it and it really, really hurts, do another easier sort of exercise on the day after, then get back into 30DS the day after that. Then once it doesn't hurt so much, see if you want to do it every day or keep it every other day.

If your muscles are sore, they're probably still in the process of repairing themselves from your last workout. You should either do a workout that doesn't incorporate those muscle groups very much, or just wait until you aren't sore to repeat the other exercise. That's the only way your muscles will get stronger, and allow you workout with good intensity.

*edit* Wow, am I ever out of step with the rest of the board!

Well, I maintain my position. I think it's best to wait until you aren't very sore, then go again. There's no rush, and I expect you'll stop feeling much muscle soreness after the first couple of weeks.

haha the first few days of 30DS are KILLER. When I finished day 1, my quads hurt so bad I could barely walk, a couple days later they were fine. Even rolling over in bed that first 2 days made me want to cry. With 30DS you just have to work through it, it's just because your body isn't use to using these muscles. The whole program won't be like that I promise!

I have had to take a couple days off due to injury, so I deft know the difference!

your body grows and repairs itself when you rest, taking a planned rest day here and there won't hurt, and might even help, i.e. the next day you come back just that little bit stronger and fitter.

I agree re pushing on through the pain if it's just muscle soreness and not an injury... but if you're getting that much muscle soreness, make sure you are also getting enough rest. A lot of people do 30 day shred on 30 consecutive days... you don't have to do that, you can take rest days to recuperate, and like i said, this may even improve your results a little. Plan your rest days though, so you don't get into a habit of deciding to have a rest day because you don't feel like working out.... only take scheduled rest days to avoid this habit... unplanned rest days are only for injuries.

My muscles hurt. I continued anyway. Now I haven't been able to run for 7 months because I have a hamstring tendinitis. I can't recommend continuing when in pain.

Muscle soreness is little tears in the muscle. My tendinitis is tears in the tendons that attach the muscle to the bone.
Stretching is the worst thing you can do in either case. It's already long been proven that stretching does nothing to either prevent or cure injuries. Why is everyone still recommending stretching?