30 Day Shred - Question

Good lord! This sounds brutal haha....I just got it but I keep putting it off because I am kinda scared to start it hahaha.

Just go easy and do what you can. If you can't use the weights, then don't. Just do the movement. I had to go buy 1 and 2 lbs because 3 was just too tough for some of the moves LOL But I can use 5 on some of them - go figure!

I've done it twice, and yes, I was SUPER stiff the first time around. Run a nice warm bath and let your muscles soak up the soothing heat. Eat a banana or a potato for the potassium and some yogurt or chicken for protein and then get back in there! Your endurance will improve and you will love it! Just wait until level 2!

Preach girl preach! Amen.

The first few days are rough, but after day 4-5 you will really notice a shift in your capacity to maintain energy throughout the workout, as well as little to no soreness following the workout. Just make sure to eat properly, stretch (do more than they do on the video, if you need to! I've found added yoga helps a lot!) and take care of yourself afterward

So yesterday was my first day of 30DS. I tried it in the evening again too, but could only do it for 4 minutes. Since then my muscles have been really stiff, and sore, and I can barely go to stand up and walk around. I was wondering if anyone else had these issues? I want to try it again this morning, but don't know if that would be a really good idea.

KEEP GOING! Your muscles and body will adapt under pressure. Stay VERY well hydrated before, after, and even during the workout. That will help with the soreness. Like Jillian says, if you want change, it's not gonna come for free. This is not supposed to be easy!

Drink more water too and go for a run on in between days to get rid of the soreness. Don't break completely

I, personally, don't like anything that promises "fast" results. Yes, I want to get in shape, am doing so, (yay) but I also think exercise is a bout a lifestyle and sustainability. What happens at the end of your "shred"? You can't keep that pace so do you quit? My advice, take it or leave it, everyone had different goals: slow and steady wins the race. Choose something that you can maintain and that will take you over the long haul. It may take you longer to get there but you are more likely to maintain it.

I'm just using the video here and there as a supplement to my other workouts, I dont want to do it every day right now - I'd rather be outside (I live in Vancouver, BC and we have a very short and mild summer). It IS tough, especially the first couple of times. I find my calves seize up doing the jump rope so I have been stretching them out like mad. I'm only using 2lb weights for now.

Maybe in the Fall I will up the weights and do it more often, but I can't see myself doing it 30 days in a row, maybe 5 days a week (and skip the evenings my male roommate is home because that's just kind of awkward).

You are pushing yourself TOO HARD. Do the easy versions and do it lighter than you expect to. That way you don't run yourself ragged. You will still lose a lot and tone up if you ease yourself into the work outs instead of pushing it to 110% right out the gate.

lol

I always have to dope up on ibuprofen for the first few days of the shred. I've run through it a couple times, and the break in between did me absolutely no favors when I started it again. It was like the first time--pain like mad. Hard to run pee 15 times a day when I can hardly go up and down with those thighs and glutes.

Thanks! and I know I know...I just gotta do it! Hahaha

Good lord! This sounds brutal haha....I just got it but I keep putting it off because I am kinda scared to start it hahaha.

It'll all be worth it. Now's as good a time as any. YOU CAN DO IT!!!