Gonna try 30 day shred....again. Sigh

1) have you seen a doctor?

2) do you take rest days?

you should try some of the Jackie Warner DVDs. I like her so much better than Jillian and the only pain I got was muscle soreness!

Don't get me wrong the results were great but I never finished doing them since really hurt my knees doing them. Now all I think about when doing 30 day shred is the dull pain inside my knee. That and hearing her talk over and over. Has anyone retried 30 day shred and have and knee pain remedies? It took a week for my knee to feel normal again.

I have restarted Ripped in 30 and also will be doing Killer Butts and Thighs at the same time. I agree with you that her constant chatting really get on my nerves. I do try and tune her out, otherwise you just want to throw the remote at the TV.

I did less than 2 weeks of the 30 day shred and also found it to be very hard on my knees… In comparison I did Insanity in its entirety and never had any knee pain.

Did you do the modified version of the workout?

I've had knee surgery and did the 30 Day shred prior to the surgery and even modified the modified version to fit me.

Meaning: I can't do jumping jacks because of the jarring in my knee...but I did a modified version (even though she said there isn't one...there is ALWAYS a way to modify any routine to fit you). I'd walk and place and do the arm movements as fast as i could...great cardio, trust me.

I can't do push ups on the floor, but I can do them against my kitchen counter. Same great workout and I don't have to get on my knees at all.

Some of the plank movements with the 'running' up hill were tough...I did some and then would move into just a plank or side plank.

I had great results.

My plan (right now) is to do the 30DS in March, 6 month post surgery.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I just started 3 days ago but I'm having to take a break since my calves are extremely sore to the point of limping and leg buckling. No amount of stretches seems to be helping either..

Drink extra water and take some tums with calicum to help with the sorness.

If the chatter during the workout annoys you... Turn it off. My 30day DVD has the option to remove Jillian's dialogue entirely and just hear the music. From the main menu choose "audio options" and then "begin workout with music only".

Meaning: I can't do jumping jacks because of the jarring in my knee...but I did a modified version (even though she said there isn't one...there is ALWAYS a way to modify any routine to fit you).

i've got dodgy knees anyway from an old car accident plus years of being obese took there toll, i can do 30 day shred sometimes and be ok, others it kills my knees and i have to rest for a week or more, i've recently been doing bootcamp sessions, and the trainer suggested as an alternative to jumping jacks was stepping out to the side and raising the same arm above your head, then go back to the middle, and repeat other side, at the same speed as you would do a jumping jack, hope this idea helps somebody x

I've started and stopped 30ds at least four times. This round, I experienced knee pain for the first time. It had me down for a couple days. I started paying more attention to my form. When I am sure not to bring my knee over my toe, I do not have problems.
Those side lunges with shoulder raise on Level 1 were the worst. What I did was practice the move without weights until I got it down.

In addition to the other recommendations, try adjusting your form for moves. Sometimes if your form is slightly off it will cause knee problems. Also, when jumping make sure you are doing soft landings.

Once I got used to the routine, I'd mute the video or turn it down and play my own music instead.