30 Day Shred Buddy?

I just did L3D1! Oh boy! I went to my zumba class first, so was already quite buzzed, but I found it really tough! Cardio ith weights! Aarrgghh! More plank! Aaarrggghhhh! I think I enjoyed it more than L2.....it seemed to go quickly! But I took lots of 5sec breaks n went with Anita quite a lot! Will try and do better tomorrow...

Well I managed to get in level 2 day 8 yesterday but my knee was hurting bad. I never had knee pain before so I am not sure what to do. lol. do I ice it? heat it? elevate it? it's not swollen so I'm not doing anything but taking advil. Looks like Wednesday is my new day off since I took last Wednesday off too. Hopefully my knee is a little better tomorrow so I can continue and get level 2 over with.
Becka I'm glad you like level 3 better. It gives me hope I will too.

My boyfriend does a lot of sports and has general knowledge of sports injuries (but isnt trained) and he wonders whether your knee pain is pain from your knees getting used to the new amount, and new type of exercise you're doing. Particularly the level of on the spot impact the 30day shred requires. Wearing trainers might help as it would absorb some of the shock. he suggests resting it if its hurting that much, dont overstrain it. If it doesnt get better in a few days then go to the doctors!
Hope that helps!

I didnt shred today, i went swimming and did extra walking today. might do some crunches before bed but will be back on tomorrow! only 4more days oflevel 2 and after what Becka said about enjoying L3 i cannot WAIT to move on!
Hope you all had/have a good day!
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thank you so much for asking him for me. I'm sure it is both my body geting used to it and because of the type of exercise. I've been reading a lot of people complain about knee pain with this DVD so I guess it's normal. I have to say it's not too bad and I could probably workout through the pain but I don't want to injure it anymore. I am determined to finish 30 days of the shred!!! Even if I have to do it on one leg lol. Hopefully it feels better tomorrow. If not I will give it one more day.

i just saw there was a msg board here lol.

I started the shred last week. Day 1 lvl 1 I was in sooo much pain (i'm a big girl, 235lbs and 5'3") and day 2 i couldn't even walk up the stairs or sit down without wanting to cry because my thighs were so sore.
I'm on day 4 now (i do it every other day cause i walk my kid to school and back every day and sometimes it's to much) and it's much easier now. My only issue is i have huge breasts and even with my super awesome enell sports bra i still can't do a full circuit of jumping jacks. My breasts slam the air out of my chest when i jump. So I run in place sometimes instead.

Did L3D2, really enjoying this level - it's so much more fun (if that could ever be the right word!). I got my extra 3kg weight and used it / them a couple of times, so that was good. I grazed my elbows on the carpet doing the 1st plank exercise! Have to watch that tomorrow!

My knees have been hurting a lot and I think it's partially the jump exercises in the shred and partially the wii zumba, but I'm prone to knee joint pain anyway (side effect of crohn's apparently). I find that if I keep moving they don't hurt, it's only when I sit down for any length of time...I put some ibruprofen gel on them before I go to bed and that seems to help, so I guess you could try that or ibrupofen tablets (which I can't take).

No loss for me - in fact 1lb gain :-( but I did my measurements this morning and saw a tiny loss....I thought my tummy was looking well flat and feels tight as! whoop!

Ok so i got home late from work tonight, went for a 5k run which felt great and then did the last day of level 2. That's Day 20 done for me, still going straight and proud that i got this far.

Tomorrow is my first day of Level 3. I will take my measurements this weekend.

Still loving it but listening to what weights you are all using i need to up mine, i am still using 1kg weights because that is all i had but i think i need to get some heavier ones as im not feeling it as much. Can't believe i can do all of those 'v' lifts when on the first day they killed my arms.

It's all progress folks!!!!

Keep at it - !!!!

Just finished Day 21 - first day of Level 3 and yikes was it tough.

I am really tired today so was flagging a bit and i wore my HRM and it said only 161 cals burnt.

I'm hoping the more i do of level 3 the easier it will get. I thought my arms were going to fly off doing jumping jacks with weights!!!!

Did L3D3 yesterday, it was tough, but definitely enjoying it more.

Ruby, only use weights you're happy with! I could happily go down to 1kg weights for those V lifts and the military presses and the side lunges in L1, but the other ones, I'm happy with my 2kg ones, I've only used the 3kg ones for a couple of the sets in L3...

Will pick it up again tomorrow, have been doing wii zumba alongside it - makes for an interesting workout!

Glad the ibru worked well - hope you noted I only used it at night! (I think it's meant to be unproductive if you take painkillers before you work out, cos it masks pain - I read that somewhere!)

Good luck and happy shredding!

I have just ordered this in the mail and am looking forward to getting started?
Is it just weights you need what size? Many thanks

i have both 2lb and 5lb weights and I switch up between to two sizes depending on the move.

level 3 day 2 done! wow! I love this level compared to level 2. I woke up this morning and could feel it all through my core. I think it's those plank moves at the beginning and the walk out push ups. As hard as they are I enjoy them. I fall to the floor half way through but I still like them. lol. Do we do 3 minutes of strengh in this level. I keep thinking she is saying 3 minutes but it doesn't feel like it. And she's crazy if she thinks I can do a actual situp. I can't even get up in Anita's position. I ended up just doing regular crunches. I'll keep trying a couple times each day but I doubt I will be able to in 10 days.

Have a nice weekend everyone! off the rake the yard and clean up winter's mess.

D22 L3 done, phew. I feel like with this level some are hard (the planks) maybe because my neck isn't very up to planks but then the abs are not hard enough. I can do all the sit ups fine but the moving planks i just fall in a heap.

Im hoping by the end i can do them all.

I was up a pound this morning though despite my added cardio and today i ran for 6k before doing it so that's a bit rubbish. I will take my meaurements tomorrow see if there is any different there.

Ruby - that's a great loss on the tape measure!

I'm on L3D5?? I think! Oh yeah- just worked it out!

Did D4 yesterday, a bit half-heartedly, cos it was so hot and I'd done some wii zumba before, I really felt a bit lethargic at the start!

Finding the planks difficult, but loving how much easier I find the push ups (still girly position!) now on L3! Might go back and do a L1 to see if I can do those awful push ups at the start!

Can't believe I'll finish on Saturday - I usually have that as a rest day, but I think I'm going away for a few days and it seems silly to rest one day short of completing! I've ordered Banish Fat, boost metabolism; No More Trouble Zones & 6 week 6 pack - I am now a confirmed Jillian-aholic!

Still losing CM round waist, bum and thighs...my hips seem to have plateaued, but I saw a massive loss there early on in the program, so not bothered. Weight has been about 2.5lb loss, which is a little disappointing tbh, but since starting it, I've read loads on here about how most people lose inches rather than lbs.

Just finished Level 3 Day 24 (so i guess day 4 on level 3?!)

Can't believe i have kept going, i have just ordered 6 week 6 pack - i now love Jillians workouts.

I finish on Sunday and the mountain climbers are now achievable the planks aren't so hard and level 3

I am noticing a real difference in my clothes and I am so glad i did this - if i can make it to the full 30 days I will be really happy. It has kick started me and even after running 6k today i still wanted to put Jillian on.

Day 5 level 3 done! I can't believe I only have 5 days left! It went by a lot faster than I thought it would.
I'm glad the mountain climbers are getting easier. I find it to be one ofhte hardest moves. That and situps and jump lunges. I've been taking them easy so I don't hurt my knee this time. I'm definetly feeling a difference in the plank positions and the walk out push ups. I love that I can do so many before i fall to my knees lol.
I'm addicted to Jillian as well. Can't wait to start ripped in 30. I may do an extra few days of the shred so I can start the new video on a fresh week. I'm so glad I am going ot make it the whole 30 days! glad I took measurments before. Can't wait to measue next week. Maybe Saturday. I wish I took some pictures first. I'll have to remember that for next time.