Did you do all the reps every time? (30DS)

miss_sarcastic
miss_sarcastic Posts: 131
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
So, I'm doing the 30DS, and was curious if people who got noticeable results also did all the reps/never stopped of all the strength exercises.

Just in level one right now. I can do about 20 or so pushups in a row (modified...I have screws in my foot so I can't do normal pushups because of the pressure/angle on my foot), all the side lunges/anterior raises, and the dumbell rows, but damn those lunges/bicep curls! I can only do like 6-8 before needing to stop before falling on my face lol.

I'm sure the answer will be yes from some, because as long as you're giving it your all then you're pushing your body enough to change (hopefully), I just wanted some encouragement / to not feel like a wimp. Lol

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  • KristinLeAnn252
    KristinLeAnn252 Posts: 136 Member
    I haven't been doing 30DS for that long (maybe a couple of weeks) but I can't get through all the jumping exercises. The rest of them I'm usually fine until the side squat things when you raise your hands to eye level. I HATE THOSE. But if I stop or don't do them, I'll do another exercise instead to keep my heart rate up.
  • KristinLeAnn252
    KristinLeAnn252 Posts: 136 Member
    Oh yeah, those lunges are evil too. I'll do as many as I can but I'll lose my balance a few times haha.
  • alecta337
    alecta337 Posts: 622 Member
    Just do what you can until you feel like you're going to die. Then do it really really slowly and just try to never stop moving. and of course try to keep going!!

    You'll find that eventually you'll be able to do it
  • chrischinchilla
    chrischinchilla Posts: 109 Member
    YES!! Even if I did the "beginner" version, I always do ALL THE REPS EVERY TIME. It's the only way you get better. And each day, you push yourself to improve your form, get deeper into the movement, whatever it is...but as Jillian says, ALWAYS KEEP MOVING!! I'm into Ripped in 30 now (second month in a row) and it's even tougher. I'm glad I committed to doing all the reps with 30 Day Shred before I started Ripped in 30! Gotta build that dedication to yourself. Good luck!
  • chrischinchilla
    chrischinchilla Posts: 109 Member
    YES!! Even if I did the "beginner" version, I always do ALL THE REPS EVERY TIME. It's the only way you get better. And each day, you push yourself to improve your form, get deeper into the movement, whatever it is...but as Jillian says, ALWAYS KEEP MOVING!! I'm into Ripped in 30 now (second month in a row) and it's even tougher. I'm glad I committed to doing all the reps with 30 Day Shred before I started Ripped in 30! Gotta build that dedication to yourself. Good luck!

    Clarification: when I say, "Yes, do all the reps!" I mean, do as many as you can as fast as you can with perfect form each time. So if you go a little slower than the girls, that's fine--as long as you are always moving, always pushing, always striving!
  • shmunster
    shmunster Posts: 538 Member
    I just finished the 30 days today and I did majority of them, but you just do what you can do, if you can do one extra one each time you're improving, no point killing yourself to do it, and as she says in the dvd, you dont have to be as fast or as something else (I cant remember hahaha)
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    Yes......but sometimes i did fewer at a slower pace and other days I did em like a champ.
  • najla56
    najla56 Posts: 195 Member
    those evil lunges/bicep curls!!!!!!!. after six or seven reps i feel like my arms are gonna fall off. rest everything is ok for me.are u guys are getting good results? I am kind of apprehensive about the whole thing . just 20 min workout a day for all those results? please tell me you guys are progressing, i need some serious motivation.
  • 1a1a
    1a1a Posts: 761 Member
    Like Jillian says, if you need to take a break, stop for 5 seconds. I take breaks :-)

    Of course, I try and take note of where those breaks are happening and be sure to push harder the next time.
  • jmatthews75
    jmatthews75 Posts: 525 Member
    Today is day 30 and I have been doing all the reps the whole 30 days. I did break down and do some of them on my knees though because I chase my Insanity workout with the 30 day shred. Love the intensity of the 30 day shred. I am so looking at getting her body revolutions program. I like the 30 minute workout vs the 55 minutes of Insanity.
    I did Insanity from November to January. Took a week off and started it again, this time with the 30 day shred chasing the workout. I have noticed more results this time around and I can honestly say its probably from the 30DS.
  • karinapeterson
    karinapeterson Posts: 195 Member
    Done 5 days of it and now happy cause I can do all the reps, with grunting hehe. Try that :) and best of luck!

    While we are talking about it I have a little question if someone can comment or pm. I pulled my calf muscle a bit and it is taking time to heal so instead of jumping jacks I am doing pitter patters with the jumping jack arms and skipping forward flat footed. Do you think it will make much difference. still seems to keep my heart rate up :)
  • lo89ol
    lo89ol Posts: 59
    I do all the reps...I have some difficulty keeping up with the jumping exercises (particularly butt kicks and jump ropes) I can only do about 15 (modified) push ups the first round and by the next set I can only do 8-9 :( I just did day6 of level one and thankfully its getting easier!

    When did you all move on to level 2? when you perfected level 1? or did you just move on after the 10 days...this is my third attempt at 30ds and i've never made it past level 1, mainly because I cant get to a point where I can follow natalie or do unmodified versions of the exercises
  • chameleon73
    chameleon73 Posts: 119 Member
    I can do all the reps of the strength exercises now (on day 5 level 1), but I cannot do that stupid faux jump rope move. After a few seconds my calves hurt so bad I want to cry. Funny, though, the jumping jacks and butt kicks don't bother me anywhere near as much. What's up with that?

    Edited to add: Like a previous poster, I substitute when needed. For me, those darn jump rope moves are exchanged with hopping back and forth from leg to leg. That way each calf gets a half-second break, still doing it to some degree, keeps my HR up, but not feeling like my muscles are dying in the process.
  • Astrowife68
    Astrowife68 Posts: 79
    I do all the reps...I have some difficulty keeping up with the jumping exercises (particularly butt kicks and jump ropes) I can only do about 15 (modified) push ups the first round and by the next set I can only do 8-9 :( I just did day6 of level one and thankfully its getting easier!

    When did you all move on to level 2? when you perfected level 1? or did you just move on after the 10 days...this is my third attempt at 30ds and i've never made it past level 1, mainly because I cant get to a point where I can follow natalie or do unmodified versions of the exercises

    I have been doing 30 DS with a group ( http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/2601-shred-it-in-february-2012-nikki1anna ). We started on Feb 1 and moved to level 2 on day 10. I find doing it with a group support has helped. Maybe you should find a group that is getting ready to start and do it along with them. I still have problems doing all the exercises, but I had lost half an inch in my chest, waist and hips each. ( I had also lost that much in the 10 day prior to starting with the group, and I was only doing in off and on for those 10 days)

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  • Mom2M_and_O
    Mom2M_and_O Posts: 214 Member
    I am so glad I found this thread. I did level 1 for the 2nd time last night and I HATE that jump rope move. Who would have ever thought that something so small and simple would be so purely evil. I've also found that I'm concentrating so much on my form that I'm not even watching the screen to see if I'm keeping pace with them. So, I just do as many as I can of each exercise in the time allotted and then move on when she says to.

    I'm having a really hard time with my abs form though. I just can't seem to get that right without pulling my head and neck in the direction I'm trying to go. Does that get better with time or does anyone have any suggestions along those lines??
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    this is my second time doing the video and i still can't do the push ups modified. i always have to stop! i am on day 5 level 1 again and the rest is pretty easy this time around but those darn push ups! it will be interesting how i precieve level 2 this time, i really liked it a whole lot better last time then level 1..
  • lo89ol
    lo89ol Posts: 59

    I have been doing 30 DS with a group ( http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/2601-shred-it-in-february-2012-nikki1anna ). We started on Feb 1 and moved to level 2 on day 10. I find doing it with a group support has helped. Maybe you should find a group that is getting ready to start and do it along with them. I still have problems doing all the exercises, but I had lost half an inch in my chest, waist and hips each. ( I had also lost that much in the 10 day prior to starting with the group, and I was only doing in off and on for those 10 days)

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    thanks maybe I will look for a group...sounds like a good motivation!!
  • miss_sarcastic
    miss_sarcastic Posts: 131
    Thanks for all the responses! I just did day 5 (lvl 1) and took just ONE small break, during side lunges/anterior raises of all things. I was able to do all the lunges, so I was really happy. A couple were slow, but I never stopped.

    I don't have problems with the cardio portions, save for the fact I live on the 2nd floor of the apartment complex and feel bad if my downstairs neighbors are home...lol, but they've never said anything. I prefer the faux jump roping to the jumping jacks because I can't imagine what that sounds like downstairs haha. Sometimes I opened my front door and do the jumping jacks on the porch while listening to the TV, then go back inside when it moves on.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    Yes, I did everything when I did 30DS last September. I didn't stopped, just lower intensity or switch to lower weights. Just keep moving, so your heart rate doesn't slow down and you are fine.
  • tfrancoeur
    tfrancoeur Posts: 12
    question for all of you doing the 30 day shred.... how do you log it in to exercise?
  • Mom2M_and_O
    Mom2M_and_O Posts: 214 Member
    question for all of you doing the 30 day shred.... how do you log it in to exercise?

    I use a HRM. For me, it comes in around 220 calories for 27 minutes -- that's incuding the warmup and the stretches. I've done level 1 for 7 days.
  • hauer01
    hauer01 Posts: 516 Member
    I hate that stupid JUMP ROPE move too! Who would of thought that something so simple just brings me to my knees. I will get it! I WILL GET IT!
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