30 day shred and six pack abs

I'm on day 2 of 30DS and I love it. I was silly yesterday morning after my 1st session. I felt so good I thought "Hell I could do this twice a day and feel great!" Then toward the end of the day I started to feel the first twinges of soreness. So I held off the second session and figured I'll stick to once a day. This morning I was SO sore in my thighs and upper back while I did day two but pushed through it.

I really do love it and look forward to seeing and feeling results when I'm done. I haven't decided if I'm going to go straight thru the 30 days or take a break once a week. Ask me that @ day 6. I also haven't decided which Jillian dvd I'll move to when I'm done with 30DS. We'll see.

I did 30 DS and am now working my way through 6 week 6 pack abs - did level 2, day 2 this morning. I love both of them, and plan on doing thighs and buns next. I do one level straight through, no break days. Then I take one day off, and go to the next level. I have had great results with toning, but not much weight lost. If you're looking for weight loss, adding some cardio would probably help. Have fun! :happy:

AMAZING!!! I highly recommend both of those! If you are ready for something a little higher intensity with a longer work out time, she also has Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism, its really good as well and about double the length of the other 2.

I love them both...but agree that she's annoying. I do a Jillian video every morning before work!

I discovered yesterday that there is actually an option in the MENU to have music only.....it was wonderful just watching her mouth move and nothing coming out!!!

I am having excellent results with Jillian. I do agree she gets to grind on the nerves a little....but it's only 20 ish minutes....of pain...but it works!!!!

I just keep the volume down low. LOL

I use 30 day shred and like it, many of my MFP friends use it and others and I have not heard a bad word about the programs. Well worth the 9.97 per dvd at Walmart.

Really enjoy 30DS (although I find Jillian Michaels a tad irritating - but maybe that's because I'm British :laugh: )but an issue I found with it was my knees (and I know, through looking at online reviews, it's something that crops up with other people) - after day 1 at level 1 I started getting knee pain (which wasn't confined to the time I was doing the DVD, it was all day) and it got worse over the next few days.

Having discussed it with my gym instructor it seems to be the press-ups/push-ups (whatever you want to call them) that were the problem - because my upper body strength is s***t I was doing the "easier" half press ups, following exactly what was shown on the screen. On my knees, lower leg raised in the air (so basically balanced on my knees). Doing a press-up like that causes a rolling motion on the knee-joint which is unnatural and can cause damage. My gym instructor pointed out that it's a common error and a lot of fitness instructors suggest it and he's seen a lot of people with knee pain because of it. - he suggested keeping the lower legs flat on the ground. I started doing exactly that and within a couple of days the pain went away.

It might be something to keep in mind when doing the exercises

I have recently found out I have degenerative tendinosis in my shoulder and I have to really limit what kinds of workouts I do.

Is this 30 day shred good for guys to do? Does it require "heavier weights" or is it low weights for toning?

Tip for annoying DVD hosts: Turn the volume low on the TV and put some music on a backround stereo Worked for my P90x days.

I have recently found out I have degenerative tendinosis in my shoulder and I have to really limit what kinds of workouts I do.

Is this 30 day shred good for guys to do? Does it require "heavier weights" or is it low weights for toning?

Tip for annoying DVD hosts: Turn the volume low on the TV and put some music on a backround stereo Worked for my P90x days.

I recommend 30 DS for anybody. it goes according to your level of comfort, you can choose the weight you use. I prefer to use 5 lbs.

I like them because they are short, you can do a workout and have a shower in less than 40 minutes which is great as I am busy. I think it motivates my eating aswell when I do it because its every day
good luck
(I am talking about the 30DS)