Jillian's Extreme Shed and Shred

I just bought it, but haven't done it yet. I'm finishing up 30DS, and I have RI30 sitting here too.... but thought I would try to work Shed and Shred in when I can sneak in a longer workout, since they are 45 minutes instead of 25.

I'm anxious to hear if anyone else has any input! I think this one just came out really recently, though, didn't it?

I just bought this workout but haven't tried it yet....interested to see if anyone out there has done it yet though...from what I can see you just need the dumbbell and mat ...good luck!

I haven't done it, but I've heard of it and I'd like to try it once I complete 30DS

I am currently in week 4 of this workout. You have the option to do either Level 1, Level 2 or both levels at the same time. I did a week of level 1. It has 4 circuits and its not too bad, its runs about 38 minutes with warm up and cool down. Then I did a week of Level 2. Its has 6 circuits and it is a killer! It runs about 48 minutes. Then in week three I did both levels at the same time ( this is the way Jillian really wants the workout done). It is a killer, for me, and runs about 80 minutes( although Jillian keeps telling you its only 60 minutes, its not!) Hand weights and a mat is all you will need. I use 8 lb weights. Good luck

Im in a challenge for extreme shed and shred. Weeks 1 and 2 we are doing level 1, week 3 we are doing level 1 and 2, and weeks 4 and 5 we are doing just level 2.

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I have the dvd. Which have you completed already?

Jillian recommends you do both the workouts. There is an option on it to do both back to back or to do each one separately. She doesn't say how long you should do the workout or how frequently but she does say you can use a meal plan which is free so if you really want to see results quick I'd suggest using her meal plan in combination with the dvd.

The dvd is hard on the knees if you try and jump into the advanced versions of some exercies so do try and do the beginner ones first

I have to say I can't say how you are disappointed with losing "ONLY" 18 inches...that's something to be proud of I think..

I finished up the 30 Day Shred last month and promptly bought Ripped in 30, No More Trouble Zones, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, Extreme Shed and Shred, and I was given Yoga Meltdown for Christmas. BFBM was awesome cardio, NMTZ was definitely tougher than 30DS (in a good way, but tough), Yoga Meltdown was awesome and a nice change of pace, and ESAS kicked my *kitten* hardcore. I went ahead and did both levels back-to-back (which is 1 hour 20 minutes total, including the stretches at beginning and end). More challenging exercises for sure, new movements that I'd never seen before. I had a really hard time keeping up, but it felt good to be challenged. You just need the mat (if you're on a hard floor) and weights. You might want to bump up to bigger than those 4.5s for some of the exercises though. If you've been working with those for awhile, chances are you can probably do heavier weights on at least some of the exercises. I keep several different sets of weights nearby for my Jillian workouts and grab whatever I know I can do but will actually challenge me. After 30DS, I'm tired of doing the same Inc every day, so now I alternate and do different videos on different days, except I am also doing the Shred again b/c my DH is doing it now, so I like to workout with him, too. :-)