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onequirkygirl
onequirkygirl Posts: 303 Member
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During Phase 1 I used 8 pounds, then progressed to 10's near the end. Actually I used like 5's the first day lol.....


Now on Phase two, I'm using 8's when she says "medium" and 10's for "heavy." The only things I can't do heavy on are the superman's with weights [I'm dying with 5's on this particular move.]


Is anyone cranking these DVD's out with more than 10's? I'm totally just using what I have and guessing. I feel it, and feel it good...so I guess I'll just keep it the way it is. I picked up 15's and uh-uh, HELL NO! not with all those plyo circuits! :noway:

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  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
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    LOL I have 5s and 8s. I want to get 10s for some of the moves but they are pretty expensive :\ I'm sure I'll get some soon. :)

    I can barely do supermans with 5#s too. Great job!
  • theredcliche
    theredcliche Posts: 233 Member
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    During Phase 1 I used 8 pounds, then progressed to 10's near the end. Actually I used like 5's the first day lol.....


    Now on Phase two, I'm using 8's when she says "medium" and 10's for "heavy." The only things I can't do heavy on are the superman's with weights [I'm dying with 5's on this particular move.]


    Is anyone cranking these DVD's out with more than 10's? I'm totally just using what I have and guessing. I feel it, and feel it good...so I guess I'll just keep it the way it is. I picked up 15's and uh-uh, HELL NO! not with all those plyo circuits! :noway:

    i use 5, 8, 10 and when she says heavy on super mans, i'm like, "lady, you are friggin crazy" i have to use 5 lbs for them and sometimes i just hold one 5 lb dumbbell cause it's too difficult.
  • Mira710
    Mira710 Posts: 194 Member
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    I use 5s or 8s depending on the move. I hate when the ladies in the video use 3s. Really? 3s? C'mon! They are all so buff!
  • onequirkygirl
    onequirkygirl Posts: 303 Member
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    During Phase 1 I used 8 pounds, then progressed to 10's near the end. Actually I used like 5's the first day lol.....


    Now on Phase two, I'm using 8's when she says "medium" and 10's for "heavy." The only things I can't do heavy on are the superman's with weights [I'm dying with 5's on this particular move.]


    Is anyone cranking these DVD's out with more than 10's? I'm totally just using what I have and guessing. I feel it, and feel it good...so I guess I'll just keep it the way it is. I picked up 15's and uh-uh, HELL NO! not with all those plyo circuits! :noway:

    i use 5, 8, 10 and when she says heavy on super mans, i'm like, "lady, you are friggin crazy" i have to use 5 lbs for them and sometimes i just hold one 5 lb dumbbell cause it's too difficult.

    I know, same!!
  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
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    Towards the end of workouts 1 and 2, I was able to use 15's for most of the arm moves but my upper body is way stronger than my lower body. So for the squats and lunges, I usually only used 8's.
  • afrench799
    afrench799 Posts: 14 Member
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    I use 5s or 8s depending on the move. I hate when the ladies in the video use 3s. Really? 3s? C'mon! They are all so buff!


    I Know!!!!!! Lol
  • rosied915
    rosied915 Posts: 799 Member
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    And can we talk about how much those weights cost???

    I was shocked~ I went to Target yesterday to see what they had in 8's, 10's and up.

    The 8's said $12ish, the 10's- 15ish. I'm thinking cool, under $30 for 2 sets of weights.

    NOPE!! They were $12 and $15 EACH!!! Holy crap!!

    (yeah, I got them.....I wanted them.......I needed them......)
  • Mira710
    Mira710 Posts: 194 Member
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    And can we talk about how much those weights cost???

    I was shocked~ I went to Target yesterday to see what they had in 8's, 10's and up.

    The 8's said $12ish, the 10's- 15ish. I'm thinking cool, under $30 for 2 sets of weights.

    NOPE!! They were $12 and $15 EACH!!! Holy crap!!

    (yeah, I got them.....I wanted them.......I needed them......)

    I got Jillian's set of 8 pound weights on Amazon for $18 total. Just checked the price and it jumped up to 27. I would check every once in a while, they may go down in price again.
  • giusa
    giusa Posts: 577 Member
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    On Phase 1, Week 3. Went from 5's to 8's, now would like to be ready for my next phase and move up to 10's.

    Would highly recommend TJMax, found a #15 kettlebell there for $16.99!!!!!
  • rosied915
    rosied915 Posts: 799 Member
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    UPDATE:

    Used my new million dollar 8 pound weights for Workout 1 this morning (after using 5s) and I'm already feeling it!

    I also set a new record for calories burned with 160!!

    I'm thinking it really DOES matter how much weight you use and how much you put into it (I also went a little deeper into my pushups and held plank for the whole count, all of which added to my burn.
  • bcl003
    bcl003 Posts: 331 Member
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    Ok I had started and quit, couldn't get motivated for it with craziness going on at my home having people stay with us so I started again last night. Workout 1 I used my 8s for almost everything, 5s for lateral raises and the chair squat/ arm raise things, and then 3s for the warrior pose, which was dang hard. When I did my Workout 2 I had used my 10s a couple times and 8s and 5s for the rest of it. I am thinking about getting some 12s but money is tight so we shall see.

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