Jillian Micheals 30 day Shred... and Leg soreness

gtt901
gtt901 Posts: 2
in Fitness and Exercise
So, I do a lot of walking in the summer but my down time is when it starts to get colder, Plus My job requires A LOT of sitting... and nothing else. and I don't really ever do anything extreme, I do spinning but haven't since August . Anyways I started Jillian Micheal's on Monday, By Tuesday evening ( I couldn't even attempt to try it) I could barley sit down, or get back up and sitting to to the bathroom i know TMI was impossible and were take a few minutes before I could sit down or Stand back up. Today is Wednesday and I can't bed my legs the top parts of my legs are so sore that I'm in so much pain when trying to sit down ro stand up i kinda have to flop down without bending at this point.. In reference I wont be doing it tonight either...

At this point I'm drinking so much water and taking Painkillers, nothing is helping what the hell did i do?? I did the warm up and the cool down.... I have muscles relaxers from my car accident I've almost thought about taking one of those to stop the pain... but I don't know what to do from here one out, wait for my muscles to heal and try again for the DVD? I'd really like to do this but if this is the pain Ill be in I don't think i can...

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  • NurseandMom1981
    NurseandMom1981 Posts: 101 Member
    Welcome to DOMS (Delayed onset muscle soreness) if it is just soreness and not an injury the only thing that will help is to stretch and workout. I love DOMS its definitely bittersweet but lets me know I got something out of it. My advice is try to do it tonight with some stretching before. I always try to work through it if its just soreness.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    My kids would tell you to stretch, and roll out. In fact if they were there, they would take great glee in 'helping' you lol... they like doing me when I am super sore, the sadists >:) And each other, where they can go really hard :o

    If you don't have a foam roller to roll out with, a piece of pvc pipe will do. Preferably 2+ inch diameter. Warning, it will hurt! The more pain, the more you need to roll out.
  • mommyrunning
    mommyrunning Posts: 495 Member
    Totally normal with her work outs. Rest a few days then try again. When you are doing the work outs and your legs start to feel week do the modified version to help reduce the crazy soreness afterwards. It will get easier.
  • RedJammieGirl
    RedJammieGirl Posts: 1
    I've been doing the shred for a week today. The soreness is definately from all the squat exercises. Everyone is different, but for me I just pushed through the pain and if it hurts too much during an exercise, I'll stop when it hurts too much.
  • CM9178
    CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
    Stretch as much as you can, then do the workout and just push through it. Make sure to stretch A LOT before and after, in addition to the stretching she does, if you are this sore after 1 day.
  • whatatime2befit
    whatatime2befit Posts: 625 Member
    Stretch, LOTS of water, potassium. I felt the same after my last two sessions with my trainer, DOMS was horrible. If nothing else it let me know that the workouts worked :)
  • patriciapowerswilliamson
    patriciapowerswilliamson Posts: 109
    OH man, I relate to this post!!! I did her workout on Sunday and by last night, I was way too sore to even spin. Thank you for the roll it out suggestions, going to do it tonight and then do that workout again. I am pretty active but I think my body is getting "used to" the same exercises which is why I got Jillian's 30 Day Shred. Anyhow, I am over 50 so muscle soreness is pretty common at my age.
  • RevGillTC
    RevGillTC Posts: 61 Member
    Her stretches at the end leave a LOT to be desired... get on to the web to find a stretch routine that takes about 15 - 20 mins. Yes - almost longer than the workout! But so worth it. And if you do try and stretch before her work out, then PLEASE warm up first by doing 10 mins or so of jumping jacks, on-the-spot jogging etc... otherwise you'll just strain your muscles.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    It's DOMS. Should subside after 48-72 hours and then you shouldn't have too many issues after that.

    From Wikipedia:

    Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), also called muscle fever, is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

    The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise.[1] It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) exercise, which causes microtrauma to the muscle fibers. After such exercise, the muscle adapts rapidly to prevent muscle damage, and thereby soreness, if the exercise is repeated.[2]

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