Jillian Michaels is the Devil!

I finished the 30 day shred workout with 8 lb weights. I thought that at the beginning too cuz I hadn't done all that many pushup type excercises all at one time when I started it but by the time you get done with the entire 30 days of the workout you get enough upper body strength that it doesn't seem so bad anymore. I really didn't lose much weight with that one though. I pretty much stayed the same weight or close to it but I did lose a few inches off my hips and waist. I am glad to be thru that one too though now just cuz I like to alternate my workouts and not have to do the same thing for so many days in a row. I am finding it did help me some though cuz now when I do other types of weight workouts I feel quite a bit stronger. Good luck with it, I would stick with it cuz it will help doing other workouts later you will gain some strength with it and will not tire out as fast. But I am glad made it thru that trying to kinda avoid workouts now that you have to do for a certain amount of days. Cuz I like to alternate weight and cardio day,all cardio day,weight and cardio day,all cardio day etc.

She is the devil. Despite working on my feet all day in heels I never had knees problems until her videos. Make sure you study the proper way to do plyo squats, jumping lunges etc before doing her routines.

I think this is a funny thread. No one said getting in shape was going to be easy! Jillian is in incredible shape and HIIT training is very effective for losing inches and body fat. Get back on the horse and push through it! Don't allow yourself to stop and don't quit! It will definitely be worth it in the end.

I thought Hitler was. But she is pretty tough.

I love her.

IMO jillian michaels is a scam lots of her workouts are freely aviailble so why pay for her system IMO she has no understanding most of the stuff she preaches has been proved wrong be research none of her work has been scientic proven to work it is sad in her show forgot the name the contenstants dont drink water so they loose more water they even admited the show promoted a unhealthy attitude towards food.

you haven't read her books then in one she clearly says " if it didn't have a mother and wasn't grown from the ground don't eat it" she wants you to eat organic grass fed what ever meats. so you might want to look closer at what you say and get some real proof because i have seen nothing but great result from people finishing her work out

^^This for sure! Great results and never looked back!

Yep, pretty much!

Bahaha! I love this.

Very important point on the knees. I feel that, too when I do her DVDs if I'm not careful to properly squat.

I'm on week of JMBR and she is the devil lol. There are exercises in there as you progress where you're like, you're lucky you get one jumping jack let alone several! But I do love me some Jillian. She's great because she does motivate you to keep going. I have most of her DVDs and after I'm finished doing JMBR, I will do her No More Trouble Zones and Boost Metabolism DVDs. But trust me, it will get easier in due time. If you can't finish at the rate of speed and/or intensity she's going in, just do the modified version. You're still going at a rapid pace so as long as your heart is pumping hard, you'll get results. Just keep with it :-)

i only got 16 minutes into Jillian Michael's body revolution cardio level 1. I feel like I failed..I purposely didn't join a gym because I had 1000 workout dvds that I never opened.. last night I did the Weight Watcher's kickboxing DVD on intermediate and I made it through the whole thing.. Jillian Michaels is the devil!

Oh sweetie, pop in cardio 3 and give it a quick skim. Then you'll learn to appreciate how easy you have it in cardio 1.
By the end of each month while doing BR I was amazed at how much I'd progressed. The cardio workouts all seem so hard on the first week of the month, but by the end you'll be killing it.

You didn't fail! The only thing that matters is that you did better than yesterday during the next workout Progress, not perfection.

it doesnt get easier--you just get stronger. Keep with it because its totally worth it. I freaking love that woman. Yes, she can be irritating, but like she says, she really does give results!

I can't remember which DVD it is, but she refers to herself as the devil, LOL!

LOL! It is Killer Abs!!! I heard it today! :-)

Her DVDs are such a challange but I love the feeling that I get once I have completed a session. My body feels lik it is dying during the workout. I find myself using flattering four letter words towards her while she's on the TV. Sometimes, on good days I'll do Level 1&2 of 30 day shred. I push myself through Levels 1,2,&3 on days that my food intake was to high. It's an amazing love-hate relationship with JM's workouts but I feel the same about this new health/clean eating journey.

I consider myself in pretty good shape. I bought Killer Buns and Thighs, a Jillian Michaels DVD I found at Target, and thought ''meh, let's see what this is all about.'' That woman is CRAZY!! I made it through level 1 dripping in sweat, legs shaking so bad, I was sure they were going to fail on me, and that was level 1! And I had to kill myself just to get through it. I am too afraid to attempt it again.