Beachbody workouts vs Jillian Michaels HELP PLS :/

Hey. I love this post. I actually started with Jillian Michaels and now do Turbo Fire through Beachbody. I did see results with Jillian's dvd's, and I love the workouts, but I got bored. I love Turbo Jam, and Fire and Yoga Booty and all the others because there's different workouts every day. That worked better for me, and kept me at it. Just my opinion.

I haven't done any of the big name Beachbody workouts. The only reason I haven't thus far is because of price. While i find it completely worth it, I'd need to convince my husband in order to spend our money on it, hehehe. Anyways, I'd love to try them, but haven't yet, so I can't talk there.

But, I do use Jillian Michaels. I have her 30 day shred (I'm currently going into Day 19 tomorrow) and I'm REALLY liking it. I've lost a lot of inches (last i checked was at day 15 and had lost 4 inches & 3lbs) and that was only halfway through the program. I enjoy it. I've really increased my endurance, my stamina and my strength in my arms. Next up i'm going to do the 30 day slimdown program which incorporates 30DS, banish fat boost metabolism & no more trouble zones. I've heard nothing but good things about these DVDs and am anxious to try.

This is from my blog a couple of months ago about my experience with 30 Day Shred.
My husband and I have completed a round of P90X and a round of Insanity. However, I’ve been getting more and more curious about other programs. People are talking a lot about Zumba and the 30 Day Shred, so I wanted to give them a try. After finishing both P90X and Insanity you tend to feel like you can move mountains. So I knew we could do 30 Day Shred. So, we rented 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels from Netflix this week. Reviewed the DVD last night and did the workout this morning.

We did levels 1,2, and 3 back to back this morning. It was a very solid workout. She does a lot of upper, middle, lower body workouts. Compound moves like shoulder presses while you're squating. I burned over 1200 calories in 80 minutes. I burned 363 calories at the end of level 1, a total of 791 calories by the end of level 2. Some of the moves are moves done in P90X and Insanity. Such as Superman, a lot of plank work, side planks, deep Mary Katherine's, and some new ab moves. My shoulders were burning. I think I'll buy the DVD. I figure our daughters can do levels 1 and 2 since they've done Power 90. When I do it again I'll just do level 2 and 3 together for a 40 minute workout. I’m looking forward to adding the program to our workout DVD library.

I’d also like to mention that Jillian talks about some of the reasons why we were working out. During the workout she’s talking about the jeans or swimsuit we want to fit. She says to REMEMBER why we got the DVD in the first place. She was very good at motivating throughout the workouts. I recommend it!!!

I just ordered the P90x and I'm still waiting for it to arrive... And it's funny because the reason why I ordered it was because i've been able to do both the 30 day shred all three levels that run for about 60 mins and the boost metabolism that runs for about 45 minutes not including cool down or warm up and I felt I needed something a bit more challenging, but from what I'm understanding it seems they're pretty similar.... So now I'm definitely exited about getting my hands on the P90X thx :-)

This is from my blog a couple of months ago about my experience with 30 Day Shred.
My husband and I have completed a round of P90X and a round of Insanity. However, I’ve been getting more and more curious about other programs. People are talking a lot about Zumba and the 30 Day Shred, so I wanted to give them a try. After finishing both P90X and Insanity you tend to feel like you can move mountains. So I knew we could do 30 Day Shred. So, we rented 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels from Netflix this week. Reviewed the DVD last night and did the workout this morning.

We did levels 1,2, and 3 back to back this morning. It was a very solid workout. She does a lot of upper, middle, lower body workouts. Compound moves like shoulder presses while you're squating. I burned over 1200 calories in 80 minutes. I burned 363 calories at the end of level 1, a total of 791 calories by the end of level 2. Some of the moves are moves done in P90X and Insanity. Such as Superman, a lot of plank work, side planks, deep Mary Katherine's, and some new ab moves. My shoulders were burning. I think I'll buy the DVD. I figure our daughters can do levels 1 and 2 since they've done Power 90. When I do it again I'll just do level 2 and 3 together for a 40 minute workout. I’m looking forward to adding the program to our workout DVD library.

I’d also like to mention that Jillian talks about some of the reasons why we were working out. During the workout she’s talking about the jeans or swimsuit we want to fit. She says to REMEMBER why we got the DVD in the first place. She was very good at motivating throughout the workouts. I recommend it!!!

Edorice,

I noticed your Insanity Weight Loss Counter...I also do insanity. How do you log the workouts into MFP in terms of calories burned? I've just been logging it as a calisthenic workout. What do you do?

ive done insanity when i first started my wieghtloss journey.... 146-147lbs.
I finished month 1 and recovery week. I never finished month 2. My husband was dropping weight FAST! i however, only lost 3 lbs lol. And maybe an 1". not much of a difference. And we were both on a strict diet.

Felt discouraged, i quit insanity, and ate like crazy. sugar in sugar out, fast food everyday etc. lols

Finally, jan 2012 i felt it was time to concquer the weight again. I started jogging, and going to the ymca. I lost 10lbs.
In feb. i was having the hardest time to get under 135lbs! i knew it was time for a change of pace, new workouts, etc. I heard about jillian 30 day shred.... bought and loved it!
Then i bought ripped in 30, no more trouble zones, 6week6 pack, killerbuns and thighs, and fast fix. Trust me, the list will grow!!! lol

the first 2 weeks i lost 2 inches off my waist!
I do 2 dvds the same day. one in the morning and one in the evening.
The first 2 weeks: 30 day shred / ripped in 30

These 2 weeks: 30 day shred / 6week 6 pack.

I am visibly seeing more results than i have alone.

Hope this helps!

oh... and ive lost 5 lbs wihtin the 4 weeks of jill!!! yay im 125lbs finally!!!! and MANY inches smaller!

I have done Jillian, running, going to the gym, Turbo Fire and now FocusT25. I absolutely LOVE the beachbody workouts! They also have great hybrids mixing different ones up!

~Misty

I like Jillian's No More Trouble Zones also, she hits everywhere, old school and new and it's not "impossible", you don't have to get crazy to get a good workout.
I also like her Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout...you can use whatever weight you want or switch as I do, but you go through back, tri/biceps, core, etc and she does cardio and then strength, back and forth for 30 minutes (not counting cooldown/warmup)
You do jumping jacks, jogging, high knees, twists, jump rope, push-ups, so many moves.
I thought the moves were harder than 30DS level one and two overall and I burned more calories. It might be my HRM, but I never get very high with her Shred series, but I always break 200 and over with the others.

I have Banish Fat too and love that, it's longer, 40 minutes but it goes by fast. It broke a plateau for me a few weeks ago.

What are your goals?