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May 30 Day Shred - come one, come all

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yadahyadah · 30/04/2014 21:07

Logging my daily JM fix and getting advice and motivation has been great over the past two months so here is a thread for all those of you who want to do the same again or for the first time. Come on, summer's nearly here and your butt's got Jillian's name on it Smile

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Lambzig · 30/05/2014 10:30

I'm not sure the muscle weighs more than fat thing adds up. I probably just eat too much. I have to be on a beach in three and a bit weeks and had really hoped to lose a bit of the tummy fat.

Yadah, interesting about BFBM, perhaps I will rethink the kettlebell thing.

I live in fear of getting stuck in that bra and often get DH to pull me out of it if he is around.

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yadahyadah · 30/05/2014 10:24

Megbusset if you do do it, take it super easy on the lunges and high knees style cardio stuff. Perhaps best to take the weekend off starting from now (yay) and have a go on Mon depending on how your knee feels.

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yadahyadah · 30/05/2014 10:21

Ri30 D4L3 done. I find the first circuit hardest with the crawl/duck walk thing and then the squat jacks straight after. That said, none of it is a cake walk. Lambzig you are right, that curl /row combo only happens once so I guess I have to remember to switch arms daily...

I found I lost inches from hips, legs and arms after Shred but nowt from the tummy. It looked a lot more toned tho weirdly. But then I started Ripped and also have done 5:2 and I think things are changing. The bagel seems to be shrinking Wine. My tummy holds on to fat longest so I guess that is my own personal challenge Angry.

That is why I have BFBM in my sights for when I finish Ripped. I read somewhere that cardio is best for fat loss as opposed to toning based spot reduction. Take that bagel belly.

Lambzig you and me both on the industrial strength Shock Absorber. Do you find that when you try and take it off it sort of threatens to trap you forever for just a few seconds too long before you manage to get the dratted thing off. It has to be the least attractive thing ever. JM's funky tops are so lovely. Sigh. The cow.

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AnyaKnowIt · 30/05/2014 10:04

Could that be because muscle weighs more then fat?

Lambzig · 30/05/2014 10:02

RI30 L3D3 done. Ouch, ouch, ouch. The consecutive days killed me, my arms are soooo weak.

Yadah, or anyone else doing this, I wanted to ask, am I right in thinking circuit 1 strength, exercise 3, the squat row things only gets repeated once?

Toriana, the inches fell off me in level 3, it was like I suddenly snapped in. Haven't lost much weight at all though despite low carb boot camping at the same time for the last few weeks, those numbers on the scale will not go down.

BetterWithCheese · 29/05/2014 23:21

30DS L3D7 done - only three days left.

Well done tabulah, it's been helpful following you along the way. Now you can show me the way on Ri30 as well Smile. Like you I have no six pack yet. I don't really want one but a flattish stomach would be nice.

TorianaTollywobbles · 29/05/2014 20:06

30DS L2 D8 done.

Argh when does it start to get easier? And when do you start seeing changes? Can't see any real changes in my body yet, or lost any inches. Please tell me I will when I've finally finished it!

Can't see me getting a six pack though, still well too covered by a layer of fat Sad

MegBusset · 29/05/2014 19:44

I fell over at work today (epic fall onto gravel path) and have totally bruised one of my knees :(

Do you think I'm likely to injure myself if I attempt to shred tomorrow?

Lambzig · 29/05/2014 16:55

Congrats tabulah, glad your joining us for RI30. I think it's more fun to do so be interested to hear what you say.

Yadah, I have envy of Jillians teeny little crossover bra tops (she clearly loves them and has one in every colour), but console myself as I strap on my industrial shock absorber that she will probably get saggy bouncing around in that.

BiffBaffBuduff · 29/05/2014 16:42

Lambzig you're right... I do circuit training once a week, but I had no idea it was having any effect. Thankfully a lot of the exercises are similar so I didn't have to spend ages sussing out where to put my limbs! Am hoping doing this everyday will make a difference to the belly flab which is refusing to budge (prob because I've been eating too much cake) Grin

tabulahrasa · 29/05/2014 16:06

"Join me in JM love and butt cheek pain in Ri30."

Hmm, that sounds fun Hmm lol.

I'm actually really pleased with myself that I did the whole thing...even with repeats, I'm not really an exercise person at all, I walk my dog and do as little as possible the rest of the time, but I definitely feel better for it and I'm a better shape, even if my six pack is still invisible, lol

AnyaKnowIt · 29/05/2014 14:03

Well done tabulahrasa

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yadahyadah · 29/05/2014 12:52

Congratulations Tabulahraza. You did it! Join me in JM love and butt cheek pain in Ri30.

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StuntNun · 29/05/2014 12:48

Well done Tabulah what a great feeling. I would bet that out of all the people that start the shred only 1% or less actually get through all 30 days so well done you! Good luck with Ri30.

tabulahrasa · 29/05/2014 12:27

30DSL3D10...unless I've dropped a day way back in the thread - I finished it Shock

That means Ri30 tomorow, for some reason I thought it was going to be Saturday.

I did the the plank thing on the weights, go that makes it harder, lol, still no six pack though, or it's very well hidden under the belly fat.

Still, I actually finished - yay

AnyaKnowIt · 29/05/2014 10:06

30ds l2 d1 starting to ache a bit now but not too bad.

Dd got a bit of a smack in the face when she walked passed my while I was doing a great impression of Fred Astaire Blush

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yadahyadah · 29/05/2014 10:01

Checking in with D3L3 of Ri30. Phew. Beginning to own the moves now and that makes them more effective and helps me feel less thrown about and frazzled. Jumping lunges are not for me at all tho - me ol' knees can't take the pace on those. Otherwise I am mostly with Bashira. Getting to the end and finding myself doing pretty snazzy pipe crunches made my already slightly weirdo adoration of JM even more weirdo. I will probably end my days with a little altar to her set up in the front room and permanently wear inappropriately cut exercise wear for a woman in her 80s... Lambzig glad you are suffering with me on this one and glad you are getting stuck in to the hard moves too. Keep it up everyone. One day it will be sunny and we'll be able to get our frighteningly toned tushes out in it.

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Lambzig · 29/05/2014 09:45

Biffbaff, going straight to level 2 is showing off. I guess you must have been doing something already?

When mine were 6-12 months I found a jumperoo invaluable to get some exercise time.

Lambzig · 29/05/2014 09:44

RI30 L3D2 done. Well it's ridiculously hard, but I think I found day 2 a little easier. I managed to stagger through it all, even the backwards sumo squat crunch things although there may have been some very ugly shoving with my hands to get me back to my feet again. My calves are burning still. Had to wimp out to beginners a couple of times, but mainly on advanced. Yadah are you doing day 3 today?

BiffBaffBuduff · 29/05/2014 09:06

New shredder here! Slinking in at the end of the month almost...

So I started with 30DS, skipped to level 2 and did day 1 yesterday, wasn't too bad. Couldn't find the weights which were right in front of me and used tins of coconut milk which were a bit light. And DD (8 months) was playing with my feet while I was trying to do the leg raises but all in all it was great. Think I'm going to be hooked!

ImogenQuy · 29/05/2014 08:46

30DSL1D10 done - L2 tomorrow! My ankles are really hurting, though, which I think is all the jumping. Did anyone else have that, and did it get better? I might abandone the cardio bits and do some Pilates exercises instead.

AnyaKnowIt · 28/05/2014 13:44

Day 6 of level 1 done.

BetterWithCheese · 28/05/2014 12:23

Right Ri30 it is, thanks, I think HmmGrin

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yadahyadah · 28/05/2014 12:14

Betterwithcheese level 4 of Ripped is on Vimeo so there is now no stopping you. I agree with Lambzig Ripped does feel like a nice progression from Shred. A tiny bit longer, a little harder but generally the same format and intensity. I really like how boingy it has made me feel again. Plus, it really seems to focus on those evil bits that you don't notice may not be used during other exercises. Like lambzig the bit under my buns is really cranky today as well as the bit really near the armpit, aka bingo wings, of my triceps.

For myself, I thought I would finish Ripped and then go back to doing Shred three times a week and BFBM (also available on YouTube) a couple of times a week to really cane the residual flab on my tummy.

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BetterWithCheese · 28/05/2014 12:01

Lambzig you're selling Ri30 to me. I don't have it though and feel like I need to work on the ones I've got before buying any more. That said, I think levels 1-3 might be on YouTube. Hmm, decisions, decisions.

Meg it was 250 but I weigh over 14 stone atm so if you weigh less it'll be a lot less. I used to log it as 25 minutes as that's how long it took to do from start to finish and got just over 300 calories.