30 day shred advice- sore sore sore

Hiya,

I'm on day 7 now, I felt REALLY sore on day 3 too, I could hardly walk downstairs!! I took some ibuprofen and that really helped to take the pain away. I started doing the DVD last Tues and only did it Tues, Weds, Thrus and Fri, had the weekend off and started again on Monday, the soreness was MUCH better by then.

I think you can do as much or as little as you want but obviously if you do it 7 days a week you're going to get faster results. I've got two young children so I'm doing it during the week when they're at school but having weekends off when I'm busier.

As I said I'm only on day 7 but I'm finding Level 1 soooo much easier now, I've upped my weights too, I was using baked bean cans because the only hand weights I have are 1.5kg but I've just started using them and although they feel a bit heavy I take it easy when I start to struggle too much. Plus I'm planning on trying Level 2 next week!!!! Will probably go straight back to Level 1, haha!!

I think the best thing is to take it easy, don't push yourself too hard, also I don't think it'll matter what time of day you do it just so long as you do it regularly.

Hope that helps a little,
Sally

I agree that you should probably stretch longer after the workout. I did the whole thing and my soreness was only really severe after the first 5 days or so. Try to stick with it, adding more stretching/cool down, and I bet you will be less sore!

Soreness is very common but make sure you are eating enough so your body can adequately repair itself and reduce the amount of soreness you have. A protein shake helps me and sometimes a banana for the potassium.

After day 3 its a breeze!!! Day 3 I wanted to just die I was in so much pain I actually yelled at the tv when she was talking (not that she could hear me). But i swear it gets way better after that. I'm on day 12 and nothing hurts anymore

thats great that u can complete a workout and the pain means ur doing it correctly too!! take some advil and stretch out with basic yoga moves. i have the ripped in 30 dvds>>> they r hard workouts!! good job!

i was really sore whn i first started to, i stared to add my own cool down stretches, i dont think jillian has enough (for me), once i added the extra stretches the pain got better

I did the exact same thing - I don't think there are enough cooldown stretches, particularly for the legs so I spend about 5 minutes cooling down my thighs and calves at the end once the DVD cooldown has finished.

Day 3-4 are definitely the worst though, you have to give your muscles and joints a chance to adjust...they're clever things, they rebuild and repair themselves more efficiently the more exercise we do. Keep going, it does get easier

Have a nice soak in the bath afterwards as well, if you can....that normally helps me!

You're going to be sore the first few days of each level. I did my 30 days not all consecutive. I generally had one day off a week. People talk about your body needing a break every couple of days, but I disagree. I used 5 pound weights. I don't believe my body needed much of a break from just 5 pound weights! Just my opinion. I don't think it matters if you do it in the morning or in the evening. I liked doing mine in the morning because then I had it done and over with and there were no excuses later in my day to keep putting it off. I loved the visual results at the end of my 30 days. I've moved on to doing ripped in 30. I started level 3 this week and I'm in pain! Ibuprofen and a hot bath seems to work best. Just keep pushing through it. Often we think we are too sore to work out but once we start working out we are perfectly capable, after all. Good luck!!!!

I did level 1 for 10 days straight & for the first 7 of those days I was incredibly sore. I think I overdid the lunges early on because my knees killed me. The only thing I did was buy some of the topical cream that's supposed to help relieve muscle soreness, and it seemed to help. I took a day's rest between level 1 & level 2 and now I have just finished day 8, level 2 and I'm not really sore at all anymore (except my ankle which gets sore off and on - I think I stress fractured it a while ago & never got it looked at so it's a recurring problem). It does get better! Level 2 is a lot of upper body stuff & I definitely think my shoulders have gotten stronger. Good luck and do what feels best for you!

Hi,
I'm on day 3 of the 30 day shred and I am really sore, wondering if anyone knows what could help this. (I dont have any fancy equipment like an elliptical available to me). I love the workout but am struggling with how sore I am, and as all my joints dislocate I do not want to cause more damage.
Also I'm unsure about the rules- I've read that you do it 5 days a week and I thought you did it everyday? Also I'm doing it in the morning, is it okay to to do it in the evening when I have some more time?

I'm now on day 15. Starting on level 2 today (I stayed a lil longer at level 1 than most do) anyway, biofreeze was and continues to be my best friend...lol It got me through the workout while I was sore. And since i'm starting level 2 today, i'll probably need to use it again. Good luck with the shred.

enjoy the burn-the transformation has begun! Stick to it-it gets easier.