30 Day Shred July 5th

Bumping to page one... :bigsmile:

L1 D7 last night... getting there... the end of L1 is in sight! :drinker:

anybody else thinking that "Natalie" would rather be doing the modified versions instead of the advanced ones? :laugh:

Hi All,
Just Checking in to cheer you all on - really wish I could do shred with you all but it totally put my foot out of commission - plantar facilitis. I did get the heel cups, which I tried yesterday - still sore in the am but not as much. At least i could walk without a limp. I am doing workouts that have a lot less jumping around. Maybe will give it another try when I drop 20 lbs and am not putting so much pressure on heel and knees....
You all rock and continue to inspire me!! I am going to switch over to the Kettlebell thread and the 360 min /week challenge thread to keep me accountable since i'm out of commish for shred.

Will be cheering you all on from the sidelines and as my former shred partner used to say ..........


May the planks be with you

Janet

what is the 30 day shred and how come everyone else seems to know what this is? It seems very interesting....?

anybody else thinking that "Natalie" would rather be doing the modified versions instead of the advanced ones? :laugh:

She totally cheats on 2 of the lunges when she thinks the camera is on Whitney!!!! LOL

And she is always standing up a little bit on her squats too! cracks me up :laugh: and makes me feel better about myself for sticking it out!

Hey guys, ot logged on a couple of days but thought I'd update you with my progress.

I've not missed a day and decided to make the switch to level 2 on day 7.
I'm finding day 2 tough on the upper body, man your shoulders burn at times!!!

And Natalie has a wee cheat on level 2 aswell haha. Jillian notices aswell, it's quite funny!

I start Monday....is it as hard on the legs as level1?

I dont think it's near as tough on the legs, but then I think my legs are stronger already.

Shoulders are the one area that really burns on level 2, a lot of the strength work on them, plus the plank jacks/squat thrusts in the cardio section put static pressure on them.

I'm generally quite weak in the upper body though, so might be finding it tougher than most.

Hey guys, ot logged on a couple of days but thought I'd update you with my progress.

I've not missed a day and decided to make the switch to level 2 on day 7.
I'm finding day 2 tough on the upper body, man your shoulders burn at times!!!

And Natalie has a wee cheat on level 2 aswell haha. Jillian notices aswell, it's quite funny!

I start Monday....is it as hard on the legs as level1?

I dont think it's near as tough on the legs, but then I think my legs are stronger already.

Shoulders are the one area that really burns on level 2, a lot of the strength work on them, plus the plank jacks/squat thrusts in the cardio section put static pressure on them.

I'm generally quite weak in the upper body though, so might be finding it tougher than most.

yeah, definitely feel the burn in the shoulders on level 2! :explode:
are you able to do the true versions of the plank jacks and squat thrusts? i have only been able to get a few good ones in, then I switch to the modified versions. Can't imagine a time that I'll be doing them all, but I hope I improve!

I've modded them slightly differently.
I have my hands on a chair so I'm not right down on the ground, it really helps wqith the pressure on the shoulders. I do manage to do Natalies leg movements that way.

I'm hoping that I'll see a big improvement in my upper body and really hope to be doing the squat thrusts and plank jacks properly soon.
I noticed an improvement quite quickly on level 1, so hopefully it'll be the same for level 2 for me.

Hi -
Looking forward to Level 2 (I think). I'm about done with Level 1. Plus, I looked at the calendar and realized I have three weeks before I go on vacation. I'd like to do Level 2 and Level 3 in that time period, so I'd better get going on Level 2. I think my shoulders are hurting at just the thought of it.... :noway:

Just for something different last night, I did Jillian's Yoga Meltdown. OMG - that is no joke! (as Jillian would say). Holy crap. It was supposed to be an easy night of yoga to give my legs a break. Yeah, not so much. WOW. OK, back to the Shred tonight!

Have a good day everyone!

I love wal mart. I got my 30 DS there for $9 and yesterday I got Jillians no more trouble zones for $5.They have the best deals. I am doing the shred 2 times today. Once on my own and once with a friend this afternoon.

You are very brave!:noway: doing the shred 2 x's in one day! :drinker:

I did level 2 today which was the first time i did level 2 on consecutive days (have been alternating L1/L2 for a few days) and boy do I feel it

I missed my shred last night, was really busy when I got in from work, feeling bad about it, would have been day 11 (not taken a day off from the shred yet)

Might do levels 1 AND 2 tonight to punish myself........ I'm feeling sore at the thought!!!

Did Level 2 last night, not too bad. Although I did it in our office upstairs, and the room was hot with no fan. I was sweating buckets! :noway: Tomorrow, I'll be doing it in the living room downstairs where it's cool.

I did o.k. on the planks. I like the cardio better in Level 2, was really getting bored with jumping jacks.

No Shred tonight - going out with the hubby for our anniversary! :drinker: :drinker: Happy Friday everyone!

I completed Day 3 of Level 2 last night, and will wrap up Day 4 with Level 2 here shortly. My abs were sore this morning...wow!! I went for a nice brisk walk with my daughter and husband this morning as well!! Great start to the weekend so far!!

Have a great day, everyone!!