30 ds is killing me!

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  • mgraue82
    mgraue82 Posts: 168 Member
    I didn't think I could do it either. I found it really tough & had to get several days in before I could even keep up. I'm 5 days away from finishing the shred!! I see definition in my stomach, which is my trouble zone. I see muscles in my arms, back, and shoulders. I'm just so glad I stuck it out. It is still hard, but the payoff really is worth it. Please don't give up. No one is grading you & it's ok not to get it perfect everyday. Do it for you!!

    COMPLETELY AGREE! Just keep on keepin on! It's so so worth it - yes you will hurt like H and want to probably scream and wonder if your legs will ever work the right way again and my answer to all of that is YES... Just stick with it. Don't give up and let all your day 1 hard work go to waste.. let it go to "waist" ;) GOOD LUCK and add me if you'd like, I'm doing it as well.
  • tropaze
    tropaze Posts: 317 Member
    I was totally sore the 2nd and 3rd days. By day 4 it didn't hurt anymore, and when I finally found my lighter weights they weren't enough workout anymore. Stick with it, it doesn't hurt as much after.
    P.S. about the neck thing, I realized I was pushing too hard on my neck during the abs section so I switched to putting my hands behind my ears like Natalie (the higher level girl) it's a little harder, but I don't strain my neck as much by pulling on it.
  • tayblay1
    tayblay1 Posts: 21 Member
    thank you so much for all of the support! It's mainly the first set of cardio that was discouraging, I can't jump around like a fool like she does! but the punches always make me feel better, like I'm hitting her in those perfect abs that hopefully I will have some day. I'm hoping motrin and a hot shower in the morning will help my muscles, my boyfriend told me I was walking like a pregnant woman down the stairs today LOL I guess my thighs were hurting a little bit more than I thought...I just have to keep making myself do it, I don't want to be the one who has to leave my cover-up on over my suit at the lake this year..or ever again!
  • tayblay1
    tayblay1 Posts: 21 Member
    I didn't think I could do it either. I found it really tough & had to get several days in before I could even keep up. I'm 5 days away from finishing the shred!! I see definition in my stomach, which is my trouble zone. I see muscles in my arms, back, and shoulders. I'm just so glad I stuck it out. It is still hard, but the payoff really is worth it. Please don't give up. No one is grading you & it's ok not to get it perfect everyday. Do it for you!!

    COMPLETELY AGREE! Just keep on keepin on! It's so so worth it - yes you will hurt like H and want to probably scream and wonder if your legs will ever work the right way again and my answer to all of that is YES... Just stick with it. Don't give up and let all your day 1 hard work go to waste.. let it go to "waist" ;) GOOD LUCK and add me if you'd like, I'm doing it as well.

    I was very concerned about my legs today! I am a college student living on a VERY hilly and stair filled campus..by the time I got to my classes today all I could do was flop down into my desk like a sack of potatoes! I like the "waist" pun :laugh: I can't wait to start seeing results!
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
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  • tayblay1
    tayblay1 Posts: 21 Member
    Dont give up! Day 2 I could not sit on the pot without almost crying from the pain in my thighs! By day 4 or 5 it WILL get better! Do the warm up twice and do the cool down twice. Do not sit down when you are done with the cool down. Walk around for about 5 mins. That is what I did and it helped tremendously! And get a big bottle of Advil! Stick with it! The results are worth the pain!!! I lost 14lbs and around 13 inches my first time doing 30DS!

    congratulations on your results and thank you for the encouragement! I hope it works for me too! did you mix in any other exercises as well? I had been run/walking about 3 miles a day and doing the stationary bike for 45 minutes prior to starting the shred, I figured I would take the first few days slow, I don't want to burn myself out..
  • tayblay1
    tayblay1 Posts: 21 Member
    I just had a similar reaction today. I did d2 today too. My knees are cracking and don't feel "stable." My neck hurts, which means I am probably not doing situps right. Those arm lift things are TORTURE!! During the jumping jacks the second time, I can't even get off of the floor, LOL. But I think that's par for the course on day 2. I hear it gets easier as we get stronger. My plan is to just work through the pain tomorrow and hopefully by the next day there will be a new me emerging, LOL.
    Good luck and enjoy! :)

    hopefully we both see success! when I was doing the knee circles and the first bit of cardio my legs were popping like CRAZY! Most of the pain is in my thighs, those punches really make them burn!
  • cior
    cior Posts: 133 Member
    I just had a similar reaction today. I did d2 today too. My knees are cracking and don't feel "stable." My neck hurts, which means I am probably not doing situps right. Those arm lift things are TORTURE!! During the jumping jacks the second time, I can't even get off of the floor, LOL. But I think that's par for the course on day 2. I hear it gets easier as we get stronger. My plan is to just work through the pain tomorrow and hopefully by the next day there will be a new me emerging, LOL.
    Good luck and enjoy! :)

    If your neck hurts, you aren't doing sit ups right! Remember what Jillian said? "Your neck is not invited to this party, just the abs!" :)
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    Dont give up! Day 2 I could not sit on the pot without almost crying from the pain in my thighs! By day 4 or 5 it WILL get better! Do the warm up twice and do the cool down twice. Do not sit down when you are done with the cool down. Walk around for about 5 mins. That is what I did and it helped tremendously! And get a big bottle of Advil! Stick with it! The results are worth the pain!!! I lost 14lbs and around 13 inches my first time doing 30DS!

    congratulations on your results and thank you for the encouragement! I hope it works for me too! did you mix in any other exercises as well? I had been run/walking about 3 miles a day and doing the stationary bike for 45 minutes prior to starting the shred, I figured I would take the first few days slow, I don't want to burn myself out..


    The first week I did not do anything else but then I started doing Zumba on my Wii in the mornings and 30DS in the afternoons. If you need a day off to recoup, take it. I did mine Mon-Sat with Sundays off. Watch your form on your squats. I ended up with very very sore IT bands! Dont go all superwoman at the first! Do the mod moves. You will do great! :)
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    I have been doing it every second day now for a week and a halfish... It gets easier lol
    I suggest you stretch for at least 5 mins before you even turn it on though

    Got me a nice little four pack going on now haha
  • austepants
    austepants Posts: 356 Member
    Stick to it!! The pain and soreness will pass and its a short kick *kitten* workout!!
  • Allibird8682
    Allibird8682 Posts: 7 Member
    Stick to it! Things will get better!
  • fugaj01
    fugaj01 Posts: 171 Member
    i agree with all the others that said day three is a milestone, in a way. you will do much better on that workout. that really is a small milestone. lol. and it does get easier as you go along. trust. :flowerforyou:
  • ncsjodi
    ncsjodi Posts: 102 Member
    I did the shred about a year ago. Yesterday I had a sick kid home from school so I couldn't make it to my kickboxing class, so I pulled the DVD out again. Started out with Level 1 and decided it was a bit too easy, so I did Level 2 as well. Let's just say that I'm hurting a bit today! All those lunges and squats are killing my quads and glutes.

    But I do agree with the others. The best way to stop the pain is by doing it again! It sounds totally wrong, but it works! You'll be less sore the next day if you work out the same muscles again.
  • msgingerc
    msgingerc Posts: 38
    To be honest, I found days 2-5 absolutely BRUTAL, but it is so worth sticking with it! I did it 30 days in a row, and by days 6/7, I was doing okay. I powered through the rest of the days, and really only started getting exhausted from doing a strength/weight program every single day in the last five days.

    I finished the 30 days very recently, and here are my results:

    Weight loss: 4.6kg (10.12 pounds)
    BMI loss: 1.9%
    BFI loss: 2.0%
    CM lost: 46.5cm (18.3 inches)

    I also dropped one top size and two bottom sizes!

    I am so thrilled with the results that I am starting another 30 day program, alternating 30DS with Jillian's cardio kickboxing. I can't wait for the results from the next 30 days!
  • angielautenbach
    angielautenbach Posts: 119 Member
    Yup! Totally! By Day 3 you feel like you are going to die and then by day four you feel like you can do this and you will keep going! And then it starts all over again when you move up a level!

    Good luck! It's totally worth it!

    This it is sooo true!! My results are on my profile. Day 1, 10, 20 and 30!!! You can add me if you like! It was sooo worth the pain. FAST FAST results.
  • ical50
    ical50 Posts: 59 Member
    Been there! Hang in there! 1 is easy, days 2, 3, 4 are tough! After that, everyday gets better! I love it now!
  • janinebudgell
    janinebudgell Posts: 44 Member
    Today is my 4th day :) I'm happy to hear its the hardest day and that it will get better after today :P

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