Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred

It was tough for me. Jillian is a beast. I never even made it through level 2. Good luck!

Well I haven't done anything but level one, but my advice would be to ease into it if you are not doing any type of strenuous exercise right now. My legs were extremely sore for several days after the first workout. I will add another caveat that I am not trying to do it everyday for 30 days. I have been doing it 3 times a week for the past 3 weeks and I can tell a huge difference in my thighs. I pan moving on to level two next week, which I hear is geared more toward your chest and shoulders.

I'm told that in a podcast Jillian recommend doing 2 days of 30ds followed by a day of straight cardio, a day of rest, then repeat. She further said that she didn't intend for you to do it 30 days straight with no rest, but just a workout designed for 10 days at each level.

Careful on your knees. A few people have blown out their knees doing her exercises but I think it's more because they pushed too hard too fast and/or they were using improper form during the exercises. Wear proper shoes for support and pay attention to the moves and if it feels wrong don't do it. I broke my patella (knee bone) about 5 years ago and I noticed that there was a lot of extra pressure on my knee during certain exercises.

I blogged a bit about it earlier this week... Not the post at the top (though that's also about 30DS), but the 2nd one. It's definitely worth it. It's not easy (well maybe if you're super-fit it might be), but you'll see results, for sure. Feel free to check out my blog entry here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/mariposa224?month=201205

Best advice it to take your time. She has an advanced person and a beginner person with her, so if some of the moves are tough just go with the beginner. Level 1 is the easiest but don't let that fool you. Level 2 will kick your butt!! Haha. Most of have had good results though. I finished it in about 40 days. Well worth the $9 for the DVD. I'm doing Ripped In 30 now, which is similar to 30 DS with a few new moves.

I can wait, I ordered it yesterday!!!

Don't do back to back days. Take rest days! That is my advice. I did this on Wednesday and I am still feeling massive burn in my legs, shoulders and back. Me and Tylenol are on a first name basis.

I have been doing Level 1 of the 30 DS on/off for awhile. My legs were really sore in the beginning, so drink plenty of water. I also gained 3 lbs. the first week, from water retention due to the muscle damage which disappeared shortly thereafter. I would suggest that you don't listen to Jillian, and stop whenever you need to. I would also recommend that you don't do it every day. The shred has really helped my abs and for overall toning. I haven't lost much weight, but I am definitely toning from it.

I am currently doing 30 ds Level 2 day 5! be prepared she is a beast!! You will most def me sore the next day..be sure to do the exercises correctly cause it is real easy to mess up the knee good luck add me if you like

i just started myself ..day five today level one of course.. my thighs were so sore ..but i found the longer i sat around during my eight hours of work the more sore they were.. i went home and did it again... it helped.. i even rode my bike one night after and the next day i was less sore . good luck

Just started yesterday evening Level 1 and I never imagined I would be so sore...even immediately afterward. I have been using my eliptical and stepper since January, so I figured it couldn't be too hard right?? Boy was I wrong!!! She kicked my butt big time!! I could barely move this morning. lol I'm definitely going to stick with it and try to do it every day but not going to Level 2 until Level 1 is a breeze....which may be a while.

I did it in February and I lost a lot of inches but not that many lbs, the first 3 days or so of each level make you really sore, but after that it isn't so bad. Level 2 gave me my best results (I was looking for change in my waist line) and I found level 3 easier than level 2. In saying that, level 2 was my favourite. If you miss a day, don't use it as an excuse to give up all together! I tried to do it 30 times in 30 days but it ended up taking me 33 and the results were still great. If you want to log it, put it as circuit training BUT be aware that it doesn't burn as many calories as mfp thinks it does (hopefully you have a hrm and then you'll know what I mean anyway!!). Looking forward to seeing your results!!

It is a great workout!!!! It is hard but just when you feel you can't go another moment, it is done!

I have loved the 30 Day Shred!!! I do it 3-4 times per week and usually one day I do two levels at a time. Level 3 is my favorite I DRIP sweat by the end of the workout and feel like I have accomplished something.

Give it a try ... take it slow at first and definitely take rest days.

Best $5 investment I have made in a LONG time!!