30 Day Shred - June!

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  • MisanthropeKitty
    MisanthropeKitty Posts: 68
    Can I still join 5 days late? I want to start back on 30DS tomorrow, I haven't done it in months but I might as well get it over with and start doing it again!
  • cmm7303
    cmm7303 Posts: 423 Member
    Day 6 of Level 1 today. I have found that actually wearing my running shoes helps with this whole jumping-all-the-damn-time thing. :) Last time I did this, I just did cardio of my own that didn't involve bouncing, and this time I am following the mad-woman.
  • chowells78
    chowells78 Posts: 17
    Did day 5 yesterday on level 1 and day 6 today on level 2
  • Witchtripper
    Witchtripper Posts: 2 Member
    I'm gonna start today, can I still be in ;) ?
  • Kelene616
    Kelene616 Posts: 166 Member
    For those of you who have already started 30DS, do you do it everyday? I know the next day after my first day, my body could not move, I was in so much pain, haha. So instead of pushing myself too hard or causing any injuries I decided to do every second day until my body becomes strong and use to it.

    JM said in an interview not to do it everyday but instead to divide it up as follows: 2 days shred, 1 day cardio, 2 days shred, one day cardio, one day rest to avoid injuries
  • Kelene616
    Kelene616 Posts: 166 Member
    I'm in! I started yesterday so today was Level 1 Day 2. I'm sore, but not nearly as sore as I know I will be tomorrow.

    Oh and when I punch I already imagine punching Jillian's face. :grumble: This does not bode well for the next 28 days. I may have to turn her down and turn my own music up.

    Lol.. I turn her down and put my iPod on! It seems like it goes faster that way.
  • Kelene616
    Kelene616 Posts: 166 Member
    For all those who are suffering with sore muscles after ( I was!) I'll repeat my little tip!

    I'm no expert, but I read it somewhere that if you do 15 mins gentle aerobics or dance (I do Just Dance on the Wii) after a tough workout it helps reduce the lactic acid in your muscles, therefore reducing the soreness the next day!

    It really works for me, not sure if it will for everyone, but the difference for me was amazing! I was in agony after day 1, but didn't ache at all after day 2 using this method. :happy:


    Also drink a cup of low-fat chocolate milk. It's been proven to be better than any protein drink out there. I really swear by it
  • Kelene616
    Kelene616 Posts: 166 Member
    How do you all log your workouts?

    This has been my concern. It's a rarely answered question. I've one person say they logged 30DS as 'Circuit Training'. I'm not sure how accurate it is, though.

    Someone wanna enlighten us?


    I'm pretty sure I posted this lol but... it technically is circuit training because it's divided into 3a minutes strength then two cardio and one abs then repeats. MFP is off on the calories tho so it really helps to have a HRM.
  • pedraz
    pedraz Posts: 173
    For those of you who have already started 30DS, do you do it everyday? I know the next day after my first day, my body could not move, I was in so much pain, haha. So instead of pushing myself too hard or causing any injuries I decided to do every second day until my body becomes strong and use to it.
    I meet with Jillian in my living room every other day as I'm over 50 and don't want to get hurt. I haven't felt the day-after-awfulness that others have written about. In between 30ds days, I put in at least a one hour session of cardio. This is imperative for me on all levels. Weekends are free choice meaning one or two rest days depending on what pops up.. Following this routine so far I can actually see long lost muscle tone resurrecting. I started only last week and like The Man said: "I Feeeel Good!"
    One point: since I abhore her voice and attitude, I like to keep earplugs with my own music going at the same time and keep Jillian to the bare minimum, just loud enough to know when to change exercise. Works for me. Good Luck!
    Also: a bit of easy going cardio for about 30 minutes after Jillian is probably what keeps me from hurting the next day. I think I read another person write this. It really helps and the extra calorie burn is motivating.
  • ladykat2330
    ladykat2330 Posts: 33
    So had a rest day yesterday making today day 9 of level 1. Although I wouldn't call it a breeze I can now get through this ok and will be ready to move on to level 2 on Friday. For the first time ever I can feel my push ups in my stomach ( I think this means my technique has been wrong for years- cheers Jillian for sorting that out!).
  • cutenemo
    cutenemo Posts: 8
    count me in! although it's a little late ;) lol
  • MisanthropeKitty
    MisanthropeKitty Posts: 68
    Finished D1L1 today. I'm sure I will be hurting tomorrow but I decided against weights today to try and ease myself into it. I forgot how much I hate jumping jacks with big boobs.
  • noynoyavery
    noynoyavery Posts: 371 Member
    started d1l1 today if anyone wants to buddy up?
  • bga008
    bga008 Posts: 90
    I don't know what it is, can somebody enlighten me?

    Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred work out. You can download it through Amazon for $5 or so or find it on utube.


    Thanks!
  • emmalou2206
    emmalou2206 Posts: 109 Member
    Sorry I have only just seen this post but I am in. Starting it tonight - 6th June. So just a few days later than the rest of you
  • krbates84
    krbates84 Posts: 96 Member
    Just posted in another thread, but I've done day 3 of level 1 today. It is tough but considering that never do much exercise normally I'm not finding it as hard as I thought I would. I've been off work though so I know it's going to be harder when I've been at work all day! Determined to stick to this though, I need to!!

    I don't know how your morning schedules are, but maybe try getting the work out in before going to work? That's what I do, because after work I rarely feel like that intense of a workout. I usually go for a walk/jog at the end of the day. I just find it's easier for me to make sure I shred if I keep it to the mornings. :)

    Good luck!

    Yeah I did think about doing it before work but I'm really not a morning person and changed my hours at work because getting up too early just ruins me and means I fall asleep as soon as I sit down at night. I'm going to try doing it as soon as I get in from work which is about 6.15pm then have dinner after. I never stick to anything but I really want to do it this time!!

    You can do this! I didn't feel like doing it this morning...I felt so tired and cranky (it's that time of the month). When I don't do it in the morning, I do it right when I get home and then have dinner. I think that will work out well for you too. :) I do recommend muting her mouth!
  • krbates84
    krbates84 Posts: 96 Member
    Finished D1L1 today. I'm sure I will be hurting tomorrow but I decided against weights today to try and ease myself into it. I forgot how much I hate jumping jacks with big boobs.

    I HATE the jumping around with big boobs...:( I'm thinking of just doing butt kicks during the jumping jack part...I don't know.
  • Serenitytoo
    Serenitytoo Posts: 449 Member
    I have finished Day 2 L1, and I am sore. I have muscles I forgot I had! :laugh: I actually like this kind of pain though, it makes me feel like I acomplished something. I remember from last time it did get easier.
  • 34Briarwood
    34Briarwood Posts: 6 Member
    Jillian Michaels, 30 day shred.DVD
  • jynnantonnyk
    jynnantonnyk Posts: 81 Member
    Day 1 Level 1 done.

    As a complete beginner to fitness videos (yes... really!) it wasn't as painful or irritating as I imagined lol

    I am also doing EA Sports Active 2 on the Wii but not sure how to log these exercises into MFP. Should I manually enter the value of calories burnt from EA Sports into my diary? Anyone know how much calories burnt for Jillian Michaels Level 1?

    I got into this because of hearing so much on MFP - I'm in UK and had never heard of her before lol

    Good luck everyone!
  • MisanthropeKitty
    MisanthropeKitty Posts: 68
    Finished D1L1 today. I'm sure I will be hurting tomorrow but I decided against weights today to try and ease myself into it. I forgot how much I hate jumping jacks with big boobs.

    I HATE the jumping around with big boobs...:( I'm thinking of just doing butt kicks during the jumping jack part...I don't know.

    I only had on one sports bra but I think tomorrow I will double up and see if it helps.
  • BridgettBZ
    BridgettBZ Posts: 48 Member
    I started this a couple weeks ago but stopped :( I'm want to start again and hope to tonight so I'm glad to see so many of you starting today as we can all track our progress together :) It helps a lot having a support group!! Please feel free to add me to your friends list so that we can all watch out for one another!!
  • threedaysfromyou
    threedaysfromyou Posts: 32

    JM said in an interview not to do it everyday but instead to divide it up as follows: 2 days shred, 1 day cardio, 2 days shred, one day cardio, one day rest to avoid injuries

    I wish she had mentioned that in the video. I've done it every day for six days, along with cardio and some other stuff. Now I can't decide if I should keep doing it every day, or switch to this two days on, one day cardio schedule. I kind of like doing it every day.
  • BridgettBZ
    BridgettBZ Posts: 48 Member
    Hey I just started a group for those of us that are starting today...

    Group is called: 30 Day Shred (Start date: 06/06/2012)

    Being in a group really helps keep the motivation strong and also makes for a great support system!! Please feel free to join!!
  • jynnantonnyk
    jynnantonnyk Posts: 81 Member
    Hey I just started a group for those of us that are starting today...

    Group is called: 30 Day Shred (Start date: 06/06/2012)

    Being in a group really helps keep the motivation strong and also makes for a great support system!! Please feel free to join!!

    I'm in! Let's do this!
  • paulaviki
    paulaviki Posts: 678 Member
    Just posted in another thread, but I've done day 3 of level 1 today. It is tough but considering that never do much exercise normally I'm not finding it as hard as I thought I would. I've been off work though so I know it's going to be harder when I've been at work all day! Determined to stick to this though, I need to!!

    I don't know how your morning schedules are, but maybe try getting the work out in before going to work? That's what I do, because after work I rarely feel like that intense of a workout. I usually go for a walk/jog at the end of the day. I just find it's easier for me to make sure I shred if I keep it to the mornings. :)

    Good luck!

    Yeah I did think about doing it before work but I'm really not a morning person and changed my hours at work because getting up too early just ruins me and means I fall asleep as soon as I sit down at night. I'm going to try doing it as soon as I get in from work which is about 6.15pm then have dinner after. I never stick to anything but I really want to do it this time!!

    You can do this! I didn't feel like doing it this morning...I felt so tired and cranky (it's that time of the month). When I don't do it in the morning, I do it right when I get home and then have dinner. I think that will work out well for you too. :) I do recommend muting her mouth!

    I did it, I've felt really tired all day but when I got home I got changed and did it straight away while dinner was cooking so day 4 is done!! Feeling proud I didn't make excuses and wimp out, it's definitely getting a little easier! :)
  • empco
    empco Posts: 1
    Hello!!

    I thought that I would join this group to keep me motivated! I have just done the week 2 workout ( i have the concentration span of a goldfish so I flick around a lot) I've got loads of her dvds and no matter how many times I do them they never get easier!!

    I have recently started working full time and tend to be out of the house from 8 am to 8pm. So a short and *kitten* kicking workout is perfect. I want to tone and slim a little for summer - my aim is to lose around 7lbs.

    My problem area is my bum and thighs - I am a classic pear - I have a few target dresses and jeans to squeeze into!

    Keep going everyone! I am aiming to for 6 days a week!
  • Kellylovesricky
    Kellylovesricky Posts: 47 Member
    Level1 day 7 done! I put my own music on today and it was so much better!! I also stopped doing it in the morning. I can't get the motivation to get out of the bed early enough to work out then shower then go to work. So evening it is. I'm liking that much more!
  • cbevan1229
    cbevan1229 Posts: 326 Member
    I'm a little late getting started, but mine just arrived from Amazon today, and I ripped open the package and did it as soon as I got home. I didn't use any weights today, because I only have 5lb weights in the house, and I didn't want to hurt myself. I feel like I did pretty good for a first timer, only skipping a few repetitions here and there to catch my breath. I may go old-school and try using cans of beans as 1lb weights until I can buy something smaller than 5lbs. :)

    How are you guys counting it? I did "Circuit Training 20min" - does that sound right?
  • bga008
    bga008 Posts: 90
    How do I log the 30 day shred???

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