30 day shed help

perdie7
perdie7 Posts: 266 Member
edited October 6 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been working out for 3-4 months....currently my schedule is something like this:

Monday: in the AM: 70 min swim(alternating pull, kick,swim), 15 min water pull outs, and ab work
in the PM: 45 min water aerobics

Tue: in AM: 50 min on elliptical, 45 min stationary bike
in PM: 45 min water aerobics

Wed: AM: Swim

Thur: AM elliptical and bike
PM water aerobics

Fri: AM Swim

Sat Elliptical and bike

Sun nothing


Now the question...water aerobics has stopped for the holiday break. I decided to add the 30 day shed to my workout each day. I did two days, and am in awful muscle pain...especially my legs, I am finding it difficult to walk up the stairs in my house. Do I keep pushing and do the shed today, or do I take a day or two off? I did swim this AM, but it was hard.

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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I personally push through.The first 3 days I was so sore I could barely go up stairs or sit down on the toilet, etc.But I pushed through because I didn't want to take a break and then decide not to do it anymore. I'm glad I did because by day 5, the soreness was gone. But if you think that your body is telling you it needs rest, then do what's best for you. You don't want to hurt yourself.
  • bhalter
    bhalter Posts: 582 Member
    I pushed through it as well...day by day, it got easier.
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    I could barely sit down or pick up my kids after day 1, so I took a rest. Gave my body time to figure out WTH I just did to it and recover. LOL When I started back a couple days later, I never found myself in that kind of pain again. Normal muscle soreness, yes, but not insane pain like I had after that first workout. I vote rest if you feel like your pain is beyond normal muscle soreness. Listen to your body.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    i pushed throught it as well, glad i did.... I actually stiffened up resting so keep moving is what works best for me,. I stared level 2 yeaterday and i actually liked it better and found i wasn't aore at all. I thought i might be doing a whole new variety of exercices but nope, i guess i'm good to go now.
  • gigiangelique
    gigiangelique Posts: 233 Member
    I never ever do dvd's but everyone seems to love this work out maybe I should invest the 15 bucks and just go for it
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    I never ever do dvd's but everyone seems to love this work out maybe I should invest the 15 bucks and just go for it

    It's usually only about $9. ;-) But you do need a set of handweights with it, too.
  • gigiangelique
    gigiangelique Posts: 233 Member
    I never ever do dvd's but everyone seems to love this work out maybe I should invest the 15 bucks and just go for it

    It's usually only about $9. ;-) But you do need a set of handweights with it, too.

    Sweet i have hand weights and wrist weights <3 Guess I am in luck
  • ljholmann
    ljholmann Posts: 70
    I haven't done the 30 day shed; but I have been doing the ripped in 30, I assume that they are similar, since thy are both Jillian Michael's workouts. I just worked through the soreness. I'm in week 3, should start week 4 today.
  • perdie7
    perdie7 Posts: 266 Member
    thanks for the help...I took yesterday off of the shed, still swam. Did the shed again today, then swam. Feel good now, pain is almost gone.
  • decofitwife
    decofitwife Posts: 14
    I pushed through until day 5 when I literally couldnt move so I took a day off bc my form was going downhill when I was doing the video. So after that "rest" day I was back on it and felt fine!
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