April 30 day shred anyone?

I've done KB&T L2 D6 and 4 circuits of BFBM

It's because you've done the shred, RI30 steps up a gear and L2 is markedly harder but still do able. NMTZ done and circuit class tonight

Thanks for ttc info and advice. have done day 2 &3 of Ri30 since last on the thread. Also spent yesterday gardening all day so feeling fitter and healthier. I love Ripped and sweat alot more with this than with Shred.

Just hope I'm doing all the moves correctly as some of it seems (quite) easy. Does this sound right to people or am I doing it wrong? Perhaps because I did the Shred and survived!?

Anyway - Ri30 L3D7 done. I'll probably miss tomorrow as we're planning to do an 8 mile hilly walk - DD is doing her DofE bronze after easter and although we walk often, I don't think she's done that distance since she was about 7.

Degustibus - if you want to move from Anita style push-ups to the full ones, but can't manage them, then the standard advice is indeed to do inclined push-ups. Figure out ahead of time a suitable level that lets you do the set with good form (ie arms doing the right thing and torso rigid) - and gradually work lower. If a step works for you, that's great. I'm still not all the way down yet - started at kitchen worktop level, went through table, sofa arm, coffee table to sofa base. (then hurt my back so I'm still not all the way down yet).

Wow! Well done, Nightwish

That's fanrastic going Nightwish!

Ri30 L2D5.
Struggling already to fit it in with the holidays as DS1 accidentally wakes up DS2 from his nap and DP is doing work experience so isn't home in time for me to do it before dinner!
But will just try to do it as often as possible and just keep going.

I actually lost 6lbs last week, this is after losing pretty much nothing from when I started shreding in December. I have changed my eating a bit and it seems to have worked. Yay!

I won't be doing L1 D5 until Friday, but was thinking maybe instead of doing the easy push-ups, I might try proper ones but using a step... Do you think this would work better?

I seemed to have knacked my shoulder. It doesn't hurt when I do any of level one (think I did it by moving a very heavy gate with dh at the weekend). Do you reckon I should just still carry on with level one exercises as they don't hurt or do I need to modify even though they don't hurt?

L1D2 just done. Think it's the lunges that did for me. Was very shallow and concentrated on sticking my bum out! Everything else felt fine.

Sorry I meant Errol, not StuntNun on the rock star jumps

D2 L3 30DS done. Felt easier today - in that I had my modifications all worked out in advance. Still worked out, still feel good and in fact I feel better than usual because my knees are not distracting me from my endorphin rush. StuntNun I am rubbish with jumping lunges, jump squats and the rock star jumps to boot. I think I stupidly overdid the lunges for a while in both L1 and 2 in my fervour to hang with Jillian. BadRoly take Errol's advice - she knows of what she speaks. Keep it up all.

30DS L3D3 done. I can almost do the mountain climbers now but the rock star jumps are beyond me. Even Anita style I think I'm going to do myself an injury so I've been doing extra jump rope instead. I couldn't manage the double jump rope all through level 2 but I can do it now .

Ok Errol, I'll see how they are in the morning. I was fine doing the shred, it's only been this evening my knees have hurt. I suspect I got a bit carried away

Roly - aching muscles in arms and legs for the first few days is normal, but aching joints shouldn't be. If your knees hurt, pay extra careful attention to form, don't go too far on lunges, and modify any cardio intervals that hurt them (eg if jumping hurts them, substitute more shadow boxing).

I took a break from shred tonight and did NMTZ. I forgot how hard that plank section is...and I didn't do the surrenders at all! Kept up with the rest though (with v light weights!).

That happened to me when I first started shredding but soon passed BadRoly

Oh my goodness but my arms/shoulders have been nicely achy all afternoon but now my knees are in agony! I am hobbling like an old woman! Is this normal?

Circuits 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 of BFBM done

L1D6 done, hurray! Missed a day yesterday but never mind.

L1 Day 4 and 5 done, Saturday and today. So I am 1/6 done. All the stiffness is gone already, it's amazing how quick you get used to it.

Could you use a heavier weight Sirzy?

I moved from level 2 to 3 after 7 days mainly becasue I hated level 2.

Sirzy, move up whenever you want, Jillian's word isn't law...

I'm back on L1 after getting up to L3 plus Ri30 L3, as DD has joined me and she's a beginner. But, I've upped the weights and added ankle weights and my arms are sorer than they have ever been, so there's another option...