30 Day Shread Challenge

So I was listening to a late podcast with Jillian Michaels and she sad something about preferring the 30 day shred be done 4-5 times a week? Mainly saying 4-5 a week with other routines in between like a cardio class etc. I looked up more info and I think I'm going to end up doing 2 on 1 day off. I'm so sore I'm having trouble walking lol. Hopefully 1 day off will recover my muscles enough to be able to move and not enough to lose progress. Is this OK with the group?

I'm cool with this & somewhat agree! I don't think I could do this every day of the week so might have a day off once a week. Otherwise I'll be walking like a cowboy for a god awful long time!

I am going to join you guys too. I tried doing this last month but didn' get past day 10 so I am going to start over again! I was already planning on having today be my start day so it works out with you guys. I am also doing C25k as well along with zumba 2x a week.

SW 169
Bust 39
Waist 35
Hips 43.75
Thigh 23.75
Arm 12

Yes!!! On day 2 of the shred and let me tell ya, no joke!! Here are the measurements
Waist : 30
Hips: 37.5
Thighs: 20.5
Arms: 10
Weight:130
Thank you for starting this!! Hope you don't mind if I send you a request.

Hey everyone. I'm 2 days behind because I'm not been well but started the 30DS today.

Things I found hard
- press ups - lucky if I managed to dip even an inch
- jumping rope

Things I found suprisingly ok
- jumping jacks
- sit ups

I even *nearly* managed to go all the way through the bicycle crunches without stopping - I wonder if by the end of the first 10 days I'll be able to make it through that last abs bit!

How is everyone else finding it?

Did day 2 yesterday [had to have a day break, my knees were playing up something rotten!] & it was so painful. My knees & shoulders were killing me, still, from day 1. But today I'm not feeling anywhere near as bad as I did after day 1! Improvement.
I've also dropped a pound since my last weigh-in! So happy.

I found the jumping jacks/jumping rope/butt kicks easiest & the push ups/anything to do with the weights hardest! Definitely doing it again today, push through the pain! Hopefully it pays off.

Oh, can anyone tell me if these workouts help.. Uhm.. The only way I can put this is help your chest? :P Make them more 'firm' if you will. Because most of my pain in just above my boobs so I'm hoping it might lift them up a bit, hah.

woohoo my DVD has arrived. Can't wait to have a try. Im going spinning and body combat later so think i might die. But can't wait to start.

i am so gonna have to do it today ... i hurt my leg doing the 30 day .. i did it about 4 days i think my body needed the rest ..so i took 1st off ... somehow ended up taking it off over the weekend sunburned ect ... but im here today and i am going to do it i will push tru it ... legs is okay and the sunburn feels better ...

I am doing a personal challenge and will not be weighing myself for another 5 1/2 months. So not sure what my starting weight is or what my weight will be when I am done with this challenge. Hope that's ok.
I am however keeping track of inches!!!

For anyone who is having issues with injury (like myself) or plenty of pain after a few days. What I have been working on is a 2 on 1 off (working toward 3-1 or something equivalent) and doing cardio workouts on the days off. It was something suggested by Jillian herself. It'll allow your soreness to heal and keep you going. It's apparently unhealthy to do strength training (30ds has a decent amount of it) every day as it can start to break down your muscle. Don't use that as an excuse to not do the 30ds as often as you can, but it's ok to take a day to relax those muscles and allow them to heal in order to build them better. Everyone seems to be doing great so far! Keep it up and we will all be happy with the end results =D

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I'm definitely in! Wooohooo! Let's do it!

I'm currently on day 7 of LVL 1 ....I skipped this weekend to recover. I think I will continue this as well since I also do my elliptical and Pilates.

waist: 32 inches (Down 3 inches since Feburary 20th)
hips: 39 inches (down 2 inches since Feburary 20th)
upper arms: 12.5 inches (down 1.5 inches since Feb 20th)
chest: 34 (down 2 inches since March 1st. YAY! and 3 inches since Feb 20th)

I wanted to get my measurements in now since the 1st is a really busy day for me and wanted to be sure I got them in. :happy:

Sorry I forgot to say
cw as of April 1st: 172

I did shred fri/sat/sun and then went to the gym today and did some weights and ran. Back to shred tomorrow! I worked out my running days and decided that I will be doing shred 24 days this month so 8 days on each level. So 3 down 4 to go on level 1!

I think i might be on level 1 for the entire month too ! lol ! Are you guys doing this every day or taking a couple days off in between ? I was just wondering ?

Hi All

That PP has a lot to answer for! Ha-Ha :laugh: This "Shred" program is an absolute killer. I managed only 15 minutes yesterday morning so after a late tea I decided to have another go, but I made the mistake of asking my son if he had any heavier dumbells as the ones I have been using must only be for children i.e. about half a pound each. He gave me these huge things about 8 inches long with circles on the ends about 3 inches diameter, they must of weighed in excess of a kilo. I had to swing them to do the biceps and legs front and back section. I was exhausted and only managed about 75% of the repetitions I usually do? I must say the cardio sections are getting easier and not out of breath as much but still sweating buckets. The real killers are the push ups and I am still doing the Anita version, where you kneel to do them. Anyway I finished my 30 minutes (thats 45 minutes in total for the day? I must be mad? don't answer that) and that makes 3 days in the row so dead chuffed. Like PP I just hope it is gonna show a difference for when my wife comes back from Oman on the 12th and of course for the end of the month. My weight is creaping up a bit and I keep saying it's cos I am building "heavier" muscle, but I think it is cos I am eating more to give me the energy to get through the exercise? Onward and upward (or downward as the case may be) Ha-Ha :ohwell: