Lovers of Jillian Michaels meet up here

I think the box set with kbff may have to go onto my Christmas wish list!

KB&T L2 done. I remember the first time I tried it, I actually laughed when I saw the one-legged burpees and the reverse squats. Now I can do the whole lot, and don't find it that hard at all other than those 2 moves, which I now find nasty but doable.

Hi notyummy and theonly, good to "see" you!

KB&T L1 done today. Plan to do all 3 levels this week, plus an upper body /all-round workout of some sort. x

This popped up in active convos haven't posted for months but still shredding! I often do a JM routine at the gym in my lunch hour.

Hoping to get a kettle bells dvd and some kettlebells 6kg for Xmas, any suggestions? Thanks!

Hello all- I'm still here! Justnot- sounds what you need is No More Trouble Zones with 5kg\7kg + weights. As Jillian says, if it's too easy then your weights are too light Or try Bobs Workout- Bob Harper. 2 x 20 minute workouts. The first one is particularly nasty.... Or 2 shreds back to back with 5kg weights.

i'dkick- am v impressed by your transformation! I have certainly dropped a dress size over time partially due to Jillian. I am 5ft 10 so might look a bit odd as a 6 but have gone down to a small 10 (occasionally 8) and have stayed the same size fr a while.

Been a bit manic recently so fitting in little bits and pieces where I can. Did a 5 mile run yesterday, NMTZ on Sunday and bobs yoga on Friday. Not sure what to do tomorrow!

Is that Jan this year idkick?! That's amazing.

Interesting what you say re weights and form. I do often find when I am using my 3s that I am jerking too much /using momentum rather than slowly squeezing muscles to lift them (as I would with my 2s), which I know is not best form. But I'm not sure how to progress - carry on with the 3s and gradually try to improve form? Or do I need to invest in some 2.5s?!

Shred L3 done yesterday and a Shaun T cardio done today.

What are your workout plans this week, everyone?

Thanks Jackster :)

Idkick that's very impressive! I'm aiming for a 6 now as well

Oops sorry Toizzy.

Tooizzy congrats and well done .

knotty good work on the 5kgs, how did you get on with them?

NMTZ done today; hard going even with only 2kgs .

Will try to fit in Shred L3 tmrw as didn't manage it yesterday.

Went shopping for some size 8 jeans today. I was size 12 before I met Jillian (and after meeting ds).

I love you Jillian

Did Hard Body 1 on Mon, KBFF 2 & 3 on Tues, nothing Weds, Shred 1 (weights for the cardio) yesterday and Ripped 1 today. Cracked open my new 5kg weights for Ripped this morning (only some of the moves though!) and added weights to the cardio as well. Halloween party this afternoon at a mate's house, then we're away for the weekend until Monday afternoon so nothing more for me until Tues. Have a great Halloween everyone !

idkick. Am taking DCs to soft play Halloween party this morning! Will hopefully also fit in a Shred at some point.

Happy Haloween all

Wow idkick that's impressive stuff!

Justnot, I like pretty much all the JM workouts (other than BFBM, which I hate the music of). I actually find Shred pretty hard despite being fairly fit - think that's because although I have good cardio fitness and lower body / core strength, I'm an upper body weakling, so anything with weights and/or lots of plank work kills me. Worth considering heavier weights (incl. in the cardio too) if you liked Shred but didn't find it challenging enough. Or try Ripped in 30 which is the same format but a bit harder (well, not L1, but Ls 2-4 probably are).

L1 and 2 Shred done so far this week. Should get through all 3 levels, plus something more fun at the weekend - not bad for half term week!

Hi I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best Julian michaels work out.

I just tried the boost metabolism one and I'm not sure I like it that much, the shred is too easy even level 3.

What I'm looking for is something I can do 2 days a week at home as I can't get to the gym on those days. My routine at the moment is.

Mon - nothing
Tues - abs followed by body pump
Weds - abs and circuits
Thurs- abs and body combat
Fri - nothing
Sat - spinning then abs
Sun - body pump then abs.

I feel really on edge if I don't get to do some form of exercise as it's a stress reliever for me. This week is difficult as it's half term so will only get to the gym twice in the week then weekend so I also need something I can do when it's holidays.

I would really welcome any suggestions Tia

Very quiet on here! Managed Killer Abs 2 on Friday, Yoga Inferno 2 yesterday, nothing today. Planning on Hard Body 1 tomorrow, NMTZ on Tuesday, not sure what we're doing after that so I need to wait & see. Hope everyone's OK.

Wow, Idkick, that's impressive. I just did Levels 3 & 1 of KBFF this morning (in that order, I prefer it!).
Hard Body is good, I like it. I've only done it a few times as it's a longer one so I don't have time on school days, but I think that L2 is noticeably harder than L1 (I guess you'd expect that!). It is more like 6W6P in format, i.e. you do all the circuits once through, then repeat the whole thing. There is a live DJ as well, which I'm still not sure about....