When WIll It END?!?!?!?

Poehlerbear1983
Poehlerbear1983 Posts: 63
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I am doing the 30 Day shred and I am on day 3 can ANYONE please tell me when this AGONY in my legs will go away and my muscles will except the fact that I am GOING to do this every day? Because my thighs are revolting against any type of movement and my kids keep laughing at me moaning if I have to sit down......I have to say I dont like being MOCKED by and 8 and 4 year old!!!

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  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    Don't do 30DS every day. Your muscles need recovery time. You should do some other form of exercise every other day. So, alternate between 30DS and straight cardio. That will give your muscles the recovery time they need to repair and rebuild and you won't hurt as bad from the workouts.
  • mom2claudia
    mom2claudia Posts: 53
    LOL! I know totally what you're talking about! I did the 30DS ONE day this week. That was enough for me. I was limping around like crazy the next day despite stretching and stretching and stretching after finishing it. I don't know how someone could actually do that DVD for 30 days straight. (And yes, I know that's the purpose of the 30-DAY Shred. LOL!) Whoever does is by FAR much more in shape than I am. I'm going to try it again today and tomorrow but go for a nice 2 3/4-mile walk after to work the kinks out. Hopefully I will be able to move on Monday. LOL!
  • Poehlerbear1983
    Poehlerbear1983 Posts: 63
    Don't do 30DS every day. Your muscles need recovery time. You should do some other form of exercise every other day. So, alternate between 30DS and straight cardio. That will give your muscles the recovery time they need to repair and rebuild and you won't hurt as bad from the workouts.
    I thought the whole point of it was to do it every day?
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    Don't do 30DS every day. Your muscles need recovery time. You should do some other form of exercise every other day. So, alternate between 30DS and straight cardio. That will give your muscles the recovery time they need to repair and rebuild and you won't hurt as bad from the workouts.
    I thought the whole point of it was to do it every day?

    Unfortunately, that is how it is marketed. But any trainer with more then a weekend certification will tell you to NEVER do weights for the same muscle group two days in a row. It's not Jillian's fault, she just doesn't know any better. I really wish that since she is out there so much as the face of the personal training industry that she would go back and get a degree in exercise science or at least take a more advanced certification so that she could use the PR machine she is so lucky to have to give more factual advice.
  • SpartanHard
    SpartanHard Posts: 170 Member
    It varies by individual...I would guess anywhere from tomorrow to another week
  • kao708
    kao708 Posts: 813 Member
    I thought the whole point of it was to do it every day?
    I believe her schedule says to do it daily; however, if your body is still hurting that means it cannot currently handle this type of activity daily and you need to allow it to rest. Take a day off, do something easy (or nothing) and then get back into it tomorrow if you can. Your body needs rest, especially if you are not used to working out like that daily. Listen to your body...it knows what it needs! :bigsmile:
  • sarahliftsUP
    sarahliftsUP Posts: 752 Member
    Allow yourself 1-2 rest days during the week. I know in her new video Ripped in 30, it states it's meant for 5-6 days per week. Listen to your body, if it needs rest than take a break. It doesn't have to be the 30 day shred.. it can be 38 Day Shred or however many days you need!
  • soccermom004
    soccermom004 Posts: 444 Member
    I did it every day. It's only a 30 minute workout your muscles will be fine. By the end of the first 10 days your muscles will feel much better, just in time to start level 2!!
  • tam8374
    tam8374 Posts: 270 Member
    I did 2 attempts at the 30DS. The first attempt was only one day. I was so sore the next three days. I gave myself a break and then I didn't push so hard the next next time I restarted. I did much better. So for the first few days, I did the modified version or just didn't push as hard until you start to get used to it. After about 4 days I was able to "increase my effort" without getting so sore. I also noticed that doing some good stretches for 15-20 min after made a big difference. Then I fell on my neighbor's new driveway (it's raised up about 3-4" than I was used to) and I couldn't use my hand or walk very well. Now I am fully healed and ready to tackle Jillian Michaels again starting Monday.
  • Poehlerbear1983
    Poehlerbear1983 Posts: 63
    I did it every day. It's only a 30 minute workout your muscles will be fine. By the end of the first 10 days your muscles will feel much better, just in time to start level 2!!
    THanks! I really want to do it every day its like a personal goal for myself to say just because I can.....its nice to know eventually I will will walk without pain lol....I dont mind it so much because its a good pain but still....pain lol
  • donewithfatness
    donewithfatness Posts: 3
    I agree with TrainingWithTony! It should really be called the 60 Day Shred but then that doesn't give the same promise of results, now does it?! I even learned back in High School P.E. when we had to lift weights and make our own workout schedule that you don't do the same muscle group two days in a row. It would be like 3 days of cardio with upper body one day and lower body another day for the purpose of the class. I've always taken that idea with me and have given my muscles recovery time. Though lately they get a little too much recovery. :laugh:
  • SpartanHard
    SpartanHard Posts: 170 Member
    Don't do 30DS every day. Your muscles need recovery time. You should do some other form of exercise every other day. So, alternate between 30DS and straight cardio. That will give your muscles the recovery time they need to repair and rebuild and you won't hurt as bad from the workouts.
    I thought the whole point of it was to do it every day?
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    This is crap! you can do 30DS everyday. You arent pumping iron or building muscle mass. you do need muscle recovery but not every other day...Once per week. Be very careful not to confuse Tired muscles with damaged muscles. Muscle soreness is not a sign that your muscles cant handle it. Its a sign that you stressed your muscle and it has caused tiny tear in the fibers that require rebuidling. Make sure your getting plenty of protein after work outs to help assist muscle rebuild during the the inbetween. Everyday too much? Do 3 days on 2 days off. but build up to 6 days a week and bring it Hard when you do it.
  • pftjill
    pftjill Posts: 488
    Tony is right you are suppose to train different muscle groups each day and give time for the others to rest. We have talked about this time and time again in class. There are a few cross fit gyms out here where I live. It is functional training. They just draw a workout out of a barrel-so you could have 2 leg days in a row or two chest days in a row. My teacher has talked about it and said-in life are you ever going to stop using a muscle group because you already used it the day before. So it can be done.

    I also have a hard time with people who get on Jillian about her certification. She is a great trainer who has had results. She is not the only person who will train this way. She may not have the schooling others do, but she does have the experience.

    It will go away. Your body makes adaptations to any type of exercise. Just keep it up. I had to go through hell week at the boot camp i work at-so I know what the clients go through and they know that I have done it too. It requires you to wear a 30 lb weighted vest. My legs after the owner got done with me were in soooo much pain. I still workout with them when I am not doing a classs and I still get sore, but not as sore. If you feel it is just too much I would take a break and if it is like pain soreness I would really give it a break.
  • catycee1
    catycee1 Posts: 29 Member
    what about kickboxing? is it ok to do everyday? they do different things in each class
  • ron2282
    ron2282 Posts: 2,760 Member
    Don't do 30DS every day. Your muscles need recovery time. You should do some other form of exercise every other day. So, alternate between 30DS and straight cardio. That will give your muscles the recovery time they need to repair and rebuild and you won't hurt as bad from the workouts.
    I thought the whole point of it was to do it every day?

    The first time I did it, it took 3 full days before I could do it again. After than I only did it about 3 times a week and spent a lot more time on each level than just 10 days. My body doesn't work like that. I did other DVD's and jogged on my off days, and I still lost 53 pounds in a year. Listen to your body - good luck!
  • Zuznana
    Zuznana Posts: 284 Member
    I am doing the 30 Day shred and I am on day 3 can ANYONE please tell me when this AGONY in my legs will go away and my muscles will except the fact that I am GOING to do this every day? Because my thighs are revolting against any type of movement and my kids keep laughing at me moaning if I have to sit down......I have to say I dont like being MOCKED by and 8 and 4 year old!!!

    Same here. My kids are 7 and 4 and my daughter tickled me and I moaned and made her upset..she thought she hurt me. Now she knows that I'm exercising, she is so scared to even tough me...but they still laugh at my moans too. I'm going to do day 3 in about half an hour, so wish me luck. And good luck to you. I can hardly type, let alone walk or do much else.:laugh:
  • Ding724
    Ding724 Posts: 791 Member
    I did it everyday in the month of February & I actually felt SO much better after I would workout. The 3rd & 4th days of level 1 my calves were KILLING me but I pushed through and by day 5 felt fine. I didn't really get that sore after switching to levels 2 & 3 so I think if you stick with it you will be happy you did not to mention VERY proud of yourself. Show those kids whose boss :laugh: But of course, if you need a rest day, there's no shame in that either :flowerforyou: Good luck!
  • Lanfear
    Lanfear Posts: 524
    I thought I was quite fit when I did the Shred for the first time (I cycle regularly and also horse-ride).

    However my legs - particularly the muscles down the front of my thighs - killed for a couple of days afterwards. Personally, for me, I kept on doing the workouts and I found the muscles loosened up very quickly because I kept going and worked through it.

    I looked at it like this - if I get sore, and I stop - when I start again, I will get sore, so I'll stop....... and then I'll start again, get sore and stop - it's just a vicious circle and you'll never get through it. I spoke to a friend who plays rugby on a semi-professional basis and he advised that if the pain was purely muscle soreness as opposed to an injury, that the best way to go was to push through it.

    I found by Day 3 Level 1 my legs were fine and they have been fine ever since. I am now on Day 2 of Level 3.

    Good luck though whatever you do, I really like the Shred and look forward to doing it :smile:
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