Questions on JM30DS - probably asked before

helloclaire
helloclaire Posts: 191
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi -

I have a few questions on the 30 Day Shred, and I am sure some of them have been answered already - so sorry :P

1) I've been logging it as 20 minute calisthenics. I am 5'6" and 169 pounds, I do not have an HRM, and MFP says It's around 200 calories burnt. Is it even 20 minutes? Should I be logging it as more or less?

2) I am on L1D6 and I've been doing "girl push-ups". I do not foresee I'll be able to do full push-ups by day ten. Do I keep doing L1 until I can, or do I move onto L2?

3) Is L2 a lot harder than L1? (And L3 than L2?)

4) Perhaps biggest question of all - IS IT ENOUGH? Do you do other exercises when you do the shred? It leaves me so tired that I cannot really work out afterward, but 200 calories burnt isn't good enough if you are trying to lose 2 pounds a week, right?

Thanks in advance!

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  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    1] it's 25 minutes if you include the warm up and the cool-down, but about 200 calories is accurate. A HRM would be best, though.

    2] I do girl pushups. I probably always will. Oh well. They're not going to affect you moving to the next level.

    3] I personally think they're all just different, not really any harder. I hated level 1 more than anything. Level 2 made me sweat buckets. I have nothing to say about level 3, only did it once.

    4] I do NOT find it to be enough. I only use 30DS now on days to supplement when I can't make it to the gym. I will do 2 zumba workouts, and 30DS to total 60 minutes of at home exercise. When I was doing 30DS every day, I still tried to get 45 minutes of cardio, 5 days a week, and 2-3 days of strength training. Yeah, it's a cool program, but not really enough to change your body much.
  • helloclaire
    helloclaire Posts: 191
    Thank you!!! :D

    I really should be working out more...it's just so hard with a day-long work schedule! :(

    Thank you for your detailed answers, they were very helpful! :)
  • dusk1977
    dusk1977 Posts: 295
    Hi there
    I am currently on L1 D5, I log mine as 20mins of circuit training general as this seems to be the favourite and I sweat buckets when doing it :blushing:
    I also don't think I will ever be able to do full push ups but I am still feeling the 'girl' versions :wink:
    I have only tried level 1 and am rather nervous about the other 2 levels :noway: but I have been doing other exercises when I can, I did 30 day shred this morning and I am riding my bike home this evening.
    I am not weighing myself until 1st August and I am excited to see what result I will have :happy:
    Good Luck
  • emtgirl14
    emtgirl14 Posts: 87 Member
    It's actually 27 minutes in total. Most people log it as "Circuit training, general"
    I have a HRM, and when I do level 1, I burn over 300 calories. I'm 5'6 and weigh 179 pounds. Everyone's calories burned will be different.

    I used to not be able to do real push ups, but after practicing them by themselves, not during the shred, I was able to do real ones. You just have to consistently practice and push yourself every time.

    In my opinion, level 2 is harder than level 1, and level 3. Level 2 is a lot of cardio!

    After being able to do all 3 levels, now I don't feel like it's enough. But when I first started working out, it definitely was enough for me! I would recommend her other videos as well. "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism" is awesome. It's about 54 minutes and you will be drenched by the end!! I burn over 700 calories when I do it. To me, that's a good burn for 1 day!:)

    Good luck!!:)
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    Also wanted to mention, when I FIRST started doing the shred, I was burning 300-400 calories each time.
    it's gotten to 200-250 MAX now.
    Higher fitness level, I'm assuming, is the culprit.
  • NaturalCon
    NaturalCon Posts: 13 Member
    Level 2 has a lot of "plank" work in push-up position - that was the biggest challenge I found when moving up.

    With the press ups, I found it really helped to try to do two or three full press ups (as many as I could manage without falling on my face!) at the start of the round and then drop back to my knees to finish. Even if you can only do 1 the first time, do it!
  • louiseei
    louiseei Posts: 254 Member
    Hi,

    I never mastered the full push ups for the time given, though I did a few full ones. I moved up levels when I got bored and wanted the next challencge, which for me was after 7 days. Level 3 was actually my favourite, it's not way harder if you've doen the others.

    I did do some other stuff, not necessarily every day, maybe swimming, jogging, and if I'd done a lot one day, I might miss the shred. See what works for you.

    I logged as 23 mins circuit training
  • hellsbell
    hellsbell Posts: 33 Member
    I'm doing this at the moment (on level 2). I have never been able to do a full pushup but after 9 days of shredding I was able to do 2 and was thrilled! Pushups require so many parts of the body to be strong especially the core, that I didn't expect to be able to do them for the whole of the strength parts of level 1 after just 10 days. I did 11 days on 1 and then decided to move to level 2 as it was noticeably easier to finish the workout by then and I was getting a bit bored (however the first set of cardio still kills me).

    I'm on day 4 of level 2 and I sweat like crazy when I do it. I wouldn't be able to do anything in addition but that is probably just my fitness level - near the end I felt like I could easily have done extra cardio after finishing level 1 so I reckon level 2 is a bit harder although it seems to work different muscles.

    My plan has been to kick myself into an exercise regime with the shred, as it's impossible for even someone as lazy as me to talk themselves out of a 20-min workout, then to add more cardio maybe Ripped in 30 from JM, and to start doing calisthenics. Both my brothers are doing this and they recommend it highly for the way it helps to strengthen not just the main muscles but tiny ones, the stabilisers and tendons and ligaments too.
  • cmg4721
    cmg4721 Posts: 623 Member
    1)Before I got my HRM, I logged it as "circuit training general" because that is what i found most people to be logging it as :)
    2)I have already done the whole 30DS before and her RI30 dvd as well, and i'm still doing the 'girl" push-ups....hurts my shoulders to do the real ones and i'm still getting an excellent workout so i think you should be fine to move on :)
    3)I def remember pausing the dvd a few times to get thru level 2...i liked level 3 better then level 2...so thats something to look forward to :)
    4)I agree with @emtgirl when i was 1st starting mfp, 30DS was def enough for me...i lost 9inches and 5.4lbs. now that i started doing the shred again, i'm also trying to do other workouts in there as well to up my calorie burn.

    good luck with the shred :)
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