Shreddin' Eleven, Week One

I did my first day today too. Holy cow, did it ever get my heart rate up! I also managed to work up quite a nice sweat! I really liked how it kept changing activities so it didn't dwell too long on any one particular move. A couple of the exercises I was like, "Oh no, not this one again" though! LOL A couple of the cardio moves that were hard the first time, I was surprised that by the third time around, they felt easier! Hmph. But make no mistake though, I felt like I got my @ss properly kicked by Jillian today.

My calves were fine through this workout and I don't think they'll give me any troubles here in the beginning since I've been running regularly for quite some time. My quads just above the knee, however, might be another story. I really felt it in my quads. They were a little crampy during the workout and I felt them the couple times I went up & down the stairs in our house shortly after finishing the video.

All I had for handweights in the house were 20lb dumbbells which would obviously be far too heavy and some 1-pounders that I used which turned out to be too light for me. I might have to go back to WalMart and pick up the JM handweight set which comes with pairs of I think it was 2, 3, and 5 pounders.

Heheh -- I made my 11yr old son do it with me. I said, go change clothes and put some shorts on. He said, "Why?" and I said, "You'll see." He's pretty athletic so he was able to do a lot more than I was, but he still worked up a sweat too. Secretly, I was glad he joined me so I didn't have to do it alone. I don't know if he'll do it with me every time, but maybe once in a while.

Day 2 completed! I noticed a difference from yesterday to today, helped me get through more of the workout. Yesterday, I was more focused on doing the motions, which wore me out quicker because I wasn't focused on my breathing. Took more breaks than I should have yesterday, but still pushed through. Today, I focused more on my breathing than the motions since I knew pretty well what was going on and how to do it from yesterday. Didn't wear out as quick, took less breaks and pushed even more than yesterday. Glad I made it through today! On to Day 3 tomorrow!

Day 3 of the Shred done. Not as sore as I thought I would be, thought that today would just add to the already sore muscles. But it really hasn't since I have added doing some yoga to stretch, calm and relax my mind and body before bed. Now time for a 3 day break, but that doesn't mean that I won't be doing any other kind of exercise. Got plenty of other workouts to keep up and all that. Hope everyone else is keeping up and noticing changes whether they are slight or a huge difference.

Since taking a break from the Shred, I have other workouts that I did today. Did some Gilad work out disc for a half hour to keep up for when I start back with the Shred with my boyfriend gets back here. I also tried out the Gold's Gym Dance Workout, didn't really care for it, but kept with it for about 20 minutes. Yoga later on to stretch out and relax the mind and muscles!

I am icing and elevating my knee now. I recommend for those were are still sore after day 4 to do some extra stretching after. Someone mentioned doing yoga moves, that should really help too.
Chandra, thanks for being so dedicated to the thread. You are doing an awesome job at responding to everyone individually and really making us feel part of the team.

P.s. My boyfriend has been working out with me and eating right, and he has lost 10lbs in 6 days! Awesome. I'm not doing so bad either with 5lbs! We never really worked out before and ate a lot of junk, so I can understand it.

Yes! We enjoy working out together a lot. It is kind of a team building thing with us. We live together, share a bank account, plan to get married, we are a team already. We just never really had an outlet to cheer each other on and feel better afterwards!