Guys I'm having a really hard time with workout 5. I actually stopped and just cried twice during it today. Up until now I've felt like I'm keeping up but this workout is just so tough for me and negative thoughts are starting to get the better of me.

In the first circuit, I can't really do the pushups so I'm just kind of holding plank then rotating into sideplank, which is fine, but I can't do it straight after mountain climbers. I just collapse on the floor. I also can't really do the jump squats after being in that stupid crescent pose. My quads kill me!

Second circuit I actually like and I get a bit of confidence back during it and generally feel fine.

That is until the 3rd circuit hits. I can NOT do those crab things with a leg in the air. My arms are shaking trying to keep up even with both feet on the floor. Cable punches are impossible after that circuit. The flyes I almost kept up with until the last set when my arms just gave out.

The fourth circuit - I don't get why the single leg squats are there. They just make my glutes/hamstrings KILL and I have to use them again tomorrow. I don't feel it anywhere else. The tricep pushup things are weird because they don't hurt. I can't feel anything working/burning, but I struggle to do them without moving my legs around. I think my triceps simply aren't strong enough.

When I read over this I actually realise I'm doing MOST of the workout pretty well, with a few modifications here and there. It's not really that bad. It's just the mindset I get myself into. Ugh!

How is everyone going? Still keeping up? Someone else vent so I know I'm not the only one that's super frustrated with this stupid workout!

Workout 5 is tough...the first time I started it I yelled and complained and swore at Jillian the whole 30 minutes lol

I can't do a normal pushup for the life of me! I modify and go onto my knees, quickly go into a plank and turn and raise the arm. I don't go as fast as them so I can do correct form.

For the crab things...if you notice where they place there hands, finger tips facing towards your back, I turn my hands facing towards the side, it's easier for me to complete that---otherwise I can feel I will pull a muscle in my arms. Also, I can not lift a leg either, I feel it in my hamstring and it feels like I will pull something in there too so to avoid a setback I have to modify.

Hang in there girl!! Almost on to week 7....but from what I just read from DaisyChain...I'm nervous lol

I feel it in the hamstring too! Feels like something's going to tear so I'll keep modifying on that one. Good idea on going to the knees for the pushup - I'll try that next time, and also turning the hands sideways, but I feel like that releases the work from the triceps a lot?

Just when we're starting to get over the dread of workout 5...along comes workout 7 rearing its ugly head!!!

I genuinely enjoy workout 6! I never thought I'd say that about one of these workouts...

The only thing I'm still struggling with is single leg squats. I'm just placing the toe of my other foot on the floor to help me get deeper on the way down, but on the way up I'm lifting the foot so only one leg is working to push up. I feel my legs working really hard that way, but doing it all on one leg I just can't get the range of motion so I don't really feel like my legs a working. This is a good middle ground for me until I get the strength/flexibility/balance to do the whole movement on one leg.

Anyone else having issues with their knees hurting? Prior to this I never had an issue with pain, and I remember last year I had the same problem, but my knees hurt daily and sometimes wonder how I'm going to be able to go on. I'm thinking I may have to stop for a bit and have my knees recover :ohwell:

My knees do not like jumping moves. I'm actually doing okay this time around by focusing really hard on good form and they're not giving me much trouble. But in the later workouts where everything is "plyo" I will probably still be stepping instead of jumping to save my knees!