Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30

Hiya guys! My last post was Tuesday; work got busy the remainder of the week and I have been trying to keep up with exercising.

Wed: Did C25K Week 4 Day 1 and Jillian Michael Six Week Six Pack Level 1
Thurs: Ripped Week 2 Day 2. Skipped the Abs DVD because it was late by the time I started the DVD
Fri:...Skipped my workout! Was suppose to go out for a run and I should have because who knows when will be the next time I get a run in thanks to this hurricane! Work was insane yesterday due to Emergency Prep incase we can't get into Manhhattan on Monday. I didn't drink as much water as aI should and I didn't realized I skipped 2 snacks. By the time I go home I was physically empty and had nothing left to put into a workout.

I hope do do Ripped Week 4 Day 3 today as soon as I finish my hurricane prep! No evacuation in my area of Queens, NY yet. Juliane1986, looks like you were evacuated?

Stay safe everyone!!!!!

My town hasn't been evacuated yet, (and I'm really regretting not leaving town now). Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.

So I've decided to go a slightly different route with my workouts. I've hired a personal trainer and I'm going to be working out with him 2-3 times a week during my lunch break (extending my lunch to an hour and a half by coming into work earlier). I'm also going to be continuing to do my workout classes in the evening and on the weekends (zumba, aeroboxing etc). So I'm going to be using this Jillian Michaels DVD as a supplement to the days when I am unable to make either one of those or feel like I need an extra workout at home.

I'm excited about this change because I believe this personal trainer is seriously going to kick my *kitten* and push me to finally get the body I've always wanted...and I'm not that far away from it. I'll definitely post pictures once I'm there. Keep me posted on how everyone is doing with Ripped and I'll be checking in after I use the DVD myself!

Hi everyone! Due to Hurricane Irene, we lost power late Saturday night/early Sunday morning and did not get power back until today at 1pm. needless to say I have not been getting workouts in. Last workout was Thursday night. I am planning on doing Ripped Week 2 Day 3 tonight after work however it has been a truly exhausting few days and am not sure if I have the energy to. But I will try my best!

Juliane, interesting change you are making! What lead you to make the change?

I find that having someone else to hold me accountable really helps with my will power (or sometimes lack there of), but there are many more reasons than that and I weighed them all into consideration because the financial aspect of having a personal trainer was something I wanted to think about carefully. Honestly I really want someone who is going to push me harder than I will push myself, and that includes working out with a DVD. It's one of the reasons I love taking the classes I take, there's always an instructor to either make it fun or make me work my *kitten* off (perferably both). I knew I wasn't getting enough strength training in to my weekly workouts (even including the JM dvd) at least not enough to accomplish what I want to but I am not a huge fan of going to the gym and doing strength by myself because I don't know what I'm doing. I thought that seeking the training of a professional would guide me better to achieve my goals, achieve them faster and achieve them without injuring myself and looking like a fool.

I wanted to accomplish all of this without taking more time out of my evenings (and I'm NOT a morning person!), as I really miss having some down time at the end of the day. I joined Bally's which is right around the corner from me and I have met an awesome trainer there who is a body builder. He's young, but mature and has accomplished a lot. I know he's going to push me. On top of this my boss has given me permission to come into work a half hour early (which I can handle!) and take an extra half hour on my lunch break to give me enough time to get a full workout in with my trainer. So all in all I feel like this is a good avenue for me to explore and hopefully I'm making the right investment in myself. I know my personality, I struggle with motivating myself to push myself harder. I like knowing though that I have workouts I can turn to at home on days when I may not be able to make it to the gym (for whatever reason) and I plan on sticking with Jillian for that. In fact, my class was cancelled this evening so I will be putting in a workout with her then! I'll keep you all posted on my progress. Really hoping to get that ripped, strong body I am striving towards!

I had started Ripped in 30 the beginning of August but 2 weeks in I got into a car accident and was mildly injured. Its been 2weeks since my accident and I'm feeling much better, just weak.

Starting it up again for September

Ohh, I hope it wasn't too serious! Glad your feeling better and ready to get started again. Keep us updated!

Hey! Just curious how long the Ripped in 30 workout is?

Hey there! Each of the workouts are only about 25 minutes long. You start off with a warm up, then she splits the work out up into 3 different sets of the following:

3 minutes of strength
2 minutes of cardio
1 minute of abs

You go through thsi 3 times (each round has different exercises) and then a cool down.