May 30 Day Shred - come one, come all

Great tip StuntNun!

30 DS level 2 done. Day off tomorrow, whew.

Here's a tip I discovered yesterday, if you have trouble with your balance on any of the exercises try looking at a fixed point on the wall rather than looking at the TV screen. I have rubbish balance and this really helps me.

30DS L2D9 done. Will finish level 2 tomorrow - hooray!

yadah - oh, never occurred to me to look on the JM website for extra help - good idea!

meg - you asked about NMTZ. I'm doing that this week before the hols. It's a different format to shred/ripped - 7 circuits of moves which target different areas so you can either do the whole thing or choose a subset. like it except that it doesn't really have any cardio

Tabulah I definitely do not have the start of a six pack, still very much the barrel still

I did 30DS L3 D1 doesn't feel as bad as level 2 but couldn't do the sit ups where you sit up straight at all. Not getting as sweaty as level 2 either. Hopefully when the moves become easier I will get more out if it.

30DSL3D2

Well I'm a bit achey, but nothing deadly.

Apparently I should be able to see a six pack by now, or do she says I suspect that's only true if you were slim to start with, lol

30DS L2D8 done. Third circuit still kills me but on the whole it's a bit easier. Can't believe I'm two workouts away from level 3. I measured my waist today and it's 3 inches smaller than when I started (mid-April, it took me ages to get through level 1) which is a great incentive to push through to the end.

Lambzig crow push-ups don't sound very fun, well done!

tabulah you're on the home straight now!

Rin30 L2D4 done this morning. I have finally got the hang of the crow push up thingys without falling on my face.

Tabular, I found level 3 of 30DS nicer than level 2. Not saying it's easier, but it's more enjoyable so feels less dreadful to do. Not sure I ever completely perfected the rock star jumps though.

30DSL3D1...

My, it's energetic! lol

All the moves bar one* I think are easier in themselves than level 2 - but it's definitely more intense in a sweaty way, lol, lots of jumping, which does not look as pretty when I do it compared to them, rofl.

• rockstar jumps - I gave up on them pretty quickly as my feet weren't making it down fast enough and I could see it was going to end in me in a heap, so I swapped them for double jump ropes...I'll try them again in a couple of days.

I'm actually pretty chuffed with myself that I did it, even badly as there's no way I'd have been able to a few weeks ago.

Didn't have rest day, did day 7 of level
2 instead. I go on holiday on June 2nd so going to aim to complete it all by then. Might not quite make it but going to give it my best shot.

What's NMTZ like? It's on my dvd along with 6w6p.

Weighed in today, i have lost 4lb in two weeks :)

I said goodnight to her last night, def need to get out more...

at 'the shouting woman'. Not sure any of the Ripped crew (nor any of JM's 'best girls' look like 'men-women' though.

Well done everyone. I did 4 days of 6W6P this week (we went for a decent walk wed instead) - kind of liking it by the end but still prefer any of the others. I think a week of NMTZ next week before the hols.

It does...I'll report back if I survive, lol

L2D6 done. Very hard today as I'm still not very fit and it's so hot. I was seeing spots during last cardio session. Day off tomorrow

Good luck with level 3 tabulah, I previewed it yesterday and it looks a bit intense.

Very, very cute dog.

RI30 L2D3 done. I took two days off because the first I had to leave for work at 5am and not back until 8 (excuses excuses, but it was a long day). Yesterday because I felt so tired and achey, I thought it would be a good idea. Big mistake, this morning was so hard, I pretty much limped through it and my arms collapsed when trying to do the elbow to knee push up thingys, pathetic.

30DSL2D10...that means I finally start level 3 tomorrow

"I find it hard but it don't feel anything on my abs." I find I feel it the second I stop rather than during it, during it it's my arms and legs that I'm bothered about.

For those of you with sliding rugs - I find weighing it down helps...

I didn't do day 9 yesterday it was day 10!

Day 11 done today, still very sweaty but I don't think I'm doing the last abs exercise properly. I find it hard but it don't feel anything on my abs. Either I'm doing it wrong or my muscles are too covered in a layer of fat!

Anya you will be fine. I actually much prefer the shred DVD to the others I have got.

BetterWithCheese my DDs accidently pressed the rewind button on the remote a couple of weeks ago then when I tried to fix it the DVD went back to the beginning, I was not impressed!

babesh I think the starting is the worst part. Once you are back doing it again it will be a lot easier.

Hmmm not shredded for a week, ahem. Still clambering up onto the wagon and ready for tomorrow. Have more weights and trainers so roll on tomorrow...

Lol, don't be nervous, honestly it'll be fine...level ones on YouTube if you want a preview.

It's all fairly straightforward and it's not killed me yet.

I almost did a press up today

Its been dispatched, but why do I feel nervous?

30DS L2D5 done, it felt a bit better today but I still was sweating loads. I had an unintentional break as my laptop restarted itself in the middle of my workout, I have to admit I got a bit sweary , even though a break sounds nice I just wanted it over with. Sorry I can't remember who said it but I also creep out of the plank on some of the moves and head towards downward facing dog. I'm working on it though.