Opinions on Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred

I really like it because it's short but very challenging, you wake up sore the next day. Can't do it anymore though because I live in a flat

I have never had luck with this kind of workout personally - when I tried JM in the past, it ended up being too much, too fast and I gave up after a few days. Plus, the promises of thirty days just isn’t realistic - fitness isn’t a one-and-done deal, it’s a lifestyle change. That said, if you enjoy it and stick with it, and make sure that you are eating fewer calories than you’re using, you will lose weight just fine. You likely won’t see much muscle growth on a program like this, though - to build muscle you really need to be doing a more structured progressive weights program, and it’s difficult (though not impossible) to gain muscle unless you are eating more calories than you’d want to be to lose fat.

As for what worked for me, starting off small and building up was really it, and finding exercise that I enjoyed and was challenging, but not so challenging that I didn’t want to do it. For me, that was walking more at first, then jogging, then bodyweight exercises, and now weight lifting. Maybe that’s Jillian for you, maybe not. My only advice is not to give up if it doesn’t work - keep trying new things and stay active!

I absolutely love JM workouts as a quick workout when I am short on time or just dont want to leave the house. It is challenging if you are just starting out, so try not to get discouraged if you cannot keep up. It took my wife a couple of weeks before she could get through the entire workout but she stayed with it and now also does P90X and T-25 with me for our evening workouts. I dropped a good deal of weight on my first full round following her 30 Shred and also the 30 day Ripped, I found it challenging but attainable.

mer1441 wrote: »

Hi all,

I have started this DVD and I am 3 days in. However, I just want to ask anyone who has done it their opinion on the workouts and whether they had success or not? If not, do you recommend anything else? I was considering Insanity - opinions?

I am just looking to lower my body fat percentage (sitting at approx. 24% right now) and gain muscle.

Many thanks!

I love beachbody 21 day fix too, I do them both

Does it challenge you? Do you like it? If yes, then I'd say it's good.

I've started 30DS a few times but never made it through the first week because doing the same workout so many days in a row bored me. Insanity was a good fix for that.

30 DS is MUCH easier than Insanity, not to mention much shorter. If you're finding 30DS challenging, I would recommend completing that one first.

I'm finding it a fantastic way of returning to fitness after a serious break and I'm doing stuff I've never been able to do before. The music is bad and i find Jillian more than a little annoying.

I found it really hard and took 10 days on level 1 before I could do everything comfortably. I haven't counted the number of days on level 2 but I reckon I'm on 20 with a few rest days thrown in and I think I've got another week before I'll be anywhere near moving on. But that's because of the focus on planking variations in level 2 and I've always found planking hard. I've been so pleased with the increase in strength. I have definitely gained muscle and improved my cardio

Much of the same exercises are in the less mills body attack stuff. When I'm back on form I'll probably go back to the less mills app, it's definitely more fun and the trainers are amusing