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Just done 30DS L2D1 (after an unintentional rest day yesterday). Oh. My. God. I'm dripping with sweat. L2 is definitely harder than L1.

30DS L1 day 10 done yesterday.
L2 starts hopefully tonight but possibly tomorrow due to BBQ later
Am enjoying it. The intensity is good when you've no time to exercise and doing it at home works too.
Yay for finding out about it!

Thank you Ethel

After spending most of the day avoiding Shred and watching most of Biggest Loser S15, I finally got down to it - 30DS L1D10. I don't know why I put it off so much as actually quite enjoy doing it when I get off the mark, and LOVE the end of it.

Shred it with Weights Level 1 done.

Does anyone else just stare at Jillian's midriff in her oh-so-low leggings?

30DS L1D9

L1D8. Nearly there!

UnalignedAnt Ha ha - NO! I am so weak up top, it's pathetic! I upped for the chest flies and that's all for now. Maybe tomorrow I'll do the first squat and press set. Maybe! It's annoying as I only have adjustable weights that are a bit of a faff to adjust, not the fancy dial-up ones, so I have to press pause to add more weight.

Well done Katharine!

Saul I love how Natalie cheats and then Jillian comments on them not cheating when she isn't looking!

Level 2 day 8 eked out this morning, then nullified by an evening of unhealthy eating. Dammit!

Good luck Oubliette. L2 is knee-tastic.

What is that whooping, hollering, gurning shit? Hey, high 5, we're awesome. Whooo!

Jillian Michaels admits that she hates working out. She says she hates every second of it but does it because it is the foundation for the rest of her life. I like that kind of gritty honesty. No bells, no whistles. It's fecking tough and it hurts but look what you can achieve. Not yee-haahing your way through it with a rictus grin.

30DS L1D10 - level 1 completed

On to level 2 - hopefully tomorrow...

Hahaha Saul just re-read your post above and had to tell you I've actually had to stop doing Killer Body because of the whooping, hollering and general inane expressions Jillian's little helpers keep making. Twats, very fit with lovely figures, but nonetheless twats.

NMTZ done.

Thanks for the advice on the side planks Saul, I'm doing 6W6P again on Sunday and I've got a long mirror so I'll bring it down and check my posture (whilst carefully avoiding looking at the grimace on my face in the reflection ).

Ooooh that second set of mountain climbers is b-r-u-t-a-l. Actually sprint-finish-workout is a positive way of looking at the exercises second time around. I'll think of that when I'm trying to keep up with Basheera. She's a proper bad ass.

I've only ever watched the trailer for Kickbox FF. Do you recommend it? I spotted Anita but not Natalie. There seemed to be a very chipper, bouncy brunette near the front who rather drew the eye with all her posturing and I noticed a lot of whooping and hollering which made me want to break the laptop screen. Do they do that a lot?

Kickbox FF today - only the 1st workout though as not v motivated due to humid weather.
It's my 3rd or 4th do at this and it took me until now to realise that Natalie and Anita from 30DS are in the backing crowd! Both seem even more scarily fit and toned than they were whenever 30DS was filmed!

Just googled and Jillian is 5ft 2.5". I'm 5ft 3" so pretty close.

Natalie is Amazonian isn't she? Tall, powerful. She's a ruddy cheater though. Not bothering on some moves and I seem to remember that during cardio on one of the levels (1 possibly) she's supposed to be squatting and punching and she's barely bending her legs). I like Basheera on 6W6P. She is properly dedicated.

I only did 6W6P yesterday and had the afternoon off to paint my skirting board. I'm doing 6W6P this morning and a medium effort run this evening when it's cooler.

TheBeagle, I love that the 2nd time round is faster. It's a proper sprint finish workout. Careful on the side planks. It shouldn't hurt. Are you locking your arm straight under you? Make sure your spine is in line, tense your core and make sure your bottom hip is pulled forward enough. Don't hunch or curl in on yourself. Try putting a mirror in front of you. It's a good core exercise but form has to be spot on during it or you risk straining your arm and often cause stress around your lower abs/groin. I find the second set of mountain climbers the peak of the workout. I know once I've given them all I've got, it's nearly over and I do the last two exercises with a smile instead of a grimace.

I still can't keep up with all the cardio - have to walk on the second lot of jumping jacks and running thingies. Shall I stay at Level 1 until I complete it?

30DS L1D8

Went to SW tonight and have lost 6lb in the week - the most I've ever lost - THANK YOU GILLIAN

Day off yesterday (although I spent the day chopping down a huge hedge, so not really a rest day). Back to 30DS today - L1D9.

My left thigh is feeling pretty tight at the moment. Hoping to feel fit enough to complete L1 tomorrow.

I love shouting at Jillian. And swearing. Cathartic.

It was agony, Ethel! I am puny of upper body, though, so you may fare better. I use 2.5kg on the first set of squat-presses, then 1.5kg on the second. Same with the chest flies. I don't even attempt the side-lunge-arm-raise with the heavier weights!

L1D7 done, and my bra was a mite looser earlier. Happy days!

6W6P. The side planks are a KILLER on my wrists and shoulders. And she goes so fast the second time around with the exercises I sometimes can't co-ordinate quickly enough what diagonal arm/leg I'm supposed to be using. I had to pause Jillian to work a move out as she was shouting at me to "come ON!". I shouted back "OH ALL RIIIIIGHT!!!!!"

UnalignedAnt I'm thinking of upping weights on some moves now too. I've been using 1.5kg and the next size up I have is 2.5kg. :-/

L1D6 done yesterday after 2 rest days and it took me a good half hour to convince myself to get off my arse and do it. Very glad I did and I will try not to take consecutive rest days from now on unless I'm really sore.

Still binging though. Sigh...

Flip, just realised I miscounted! Today was level 2 day 7, yesterday was truly day 6. Feeling a bit stronger on the plank based moves. The second set of military presses and v-raises don't seem to get any easier. I can't remember what is in level 3 apart from the rock star jump, I guess ignorance will remain bliss for a few more days yet!

I despise running. I do, I seriously do.

I used to live on a farm in the middle of nowhere and back then I used to run for serious distances several times a week. It was a combination of battling ptsd/pnd and the pounding of my anxiety into the fields and farm tracks, plus the lovely terrain. On an average run I saw snakes, deer, rabbits and I ran through deserted fields. It was quite lovely.

Now I live in urban hell and a run involves dodging pedestrians, traffic fumes, waiting for the lights to change, people beeping car horns and running on bloody pavement which hurts my shins.

I only run because I've got the 5k coming up next month and I don't want to let the team down. I have to admit it's good for my physique too. I lift a lot of weights and do HIIT so have good definition but am prone to bulking up if not careful. The running balances it out and keeps me lean as opposed to overly muscly. In my head I'd like to look like Anita but I'm more like Jillian. Not very flexible, prone to muscle bulk on my shoulders/arms/upper body and with a short torso and short legs. That's Jillian if she had two pregnancies with polyhdramnios, two emcs and a gingerbread habit btw.

Today's my measuring day. Come on tape measure, bring it on.