30 Day Shred

Ouch! Back pain is the worst. I hope it relaxes and releases soon.

I’ve just done 30DS L2D1

I hate this workout so much. It's my nemesis! That final circuit is just horrible.

Thanks @IDareSay and sorry to hear about your back - hope it improves soon. I put my knee out a few months ago and it sucks 😩

L1 D2 completed 💪

Hello @WinterOnItsWayOut and welcome to being sucked back in to JillianWorld 😄

No serious shredding for me; I have managed to crick something in my back just from existing. I'm pretty sure it’s because my left hip pain is altering my gait and consequently my lower back has now rebelled. Whatever it is, it’s bloody painful. Did a gentle walk with the dogs to try and ease it, but given I was struggling to stay upright in the gale that probably didn’t help!

Have had to resort to painkillers but did manage 20 minutes of gentle yoga just to keep things flexible if I can. I’ll reassess tomorrow and see if it improves at all.
Bum.

I dusted off my DVD from about 15 years ago, reactivated my DVD player once I’d located the remote and did L1 D1 💪

Now just got to keep going….

Welcome back @Buntyforgirls! I know what you mean about it actually working and making a difference.

I didn’t do very well over the weekend. But it’s a new week, and I’m back on it!

30DSL1D10

Level 1 completed. Next up: level 2.

Thanks everyone! Delayed start as I slipped on a muddy hillside walk and the tumble has given me a few bumps and bruises.
Started with just the cardio and abs, but can feel I was dialling it in! Will go on the treadmill at gym instead today.
You are both doing so well!

L1D6 done. I have no idea why but my max HR was 10bpm higher than Saturday with no change in the weights I was using 🤨

Welcome back Bunty. Easing yourself back into a new normal takes time but you’ll get there

Week 3 Day 1 of Ripped in 30 done and it’s the return of the rock ’n’ roll squats! (Still can’t do them 😅)

Welcome back @Buntyforgirls yes like it or not the Shred does work! I did it twice last year and it’s good to have my waist back. I’m working my way through lots of other Jillian workouts now.

Can I join back in, please? Did level 1 and half of level 2 last summer , and saw great results- unfortunately -as I did not enjoy it!!
EOL for DM then happened, and that was it for any normal life for a while.
Had hoped the exercise I love, yoga, pilates and walks would be enough, but doesn't bring the same visual results to waistline as the shred, so... starting again. And with a better mindset, as I KNOW it is worth it.
Thank you, Happy Saturday!

Oh he was always helpful @Saggyoldclothbody , very willing to eat any leftovers as well to save me from myself 😄

Week 2 Day 6 of Ripped in 30 done, having a rest day tomorrow. Now for a sunny walk on the beach with the young ladies (dogs, not humans 😎)

L1 D5 ✅

Thankfully my boy was sitting on the arm of the sofa above me rather than on me @IDareSayI’m sure your doggy was just helping your fitness regime 😀

Today another cat got the zoomies as I was doing pushups and ran under mid exercise - thankfully only once and he didn’t decide to jump on my back on his second loop round the room!

I kind of like the 20 minute slog as it gets things over and done with quickly. When I go to the gym, it’s usually over an hour (which I enjoy) and the whole getting there/getting back takes over 2 hours.

😀

Your post brought back some happy memories @Saggyoldclothbody

One of my dear departed dogs used to lay on my tummy when I was doing sit-ups and stare at me just like that 😁
Fine for sit ups, but he would stay there when I was doing bridges and he weighed 10kg! Certainly made it more of a challenge 💪

Week 2 Day 5 of Ripped in 30 done. It really is quite a short session, only 20 active minutes, so not as good for calorie burning; it’s been good to get me gently back into the habit of exercising every day after 2 weeks off at Christmas.

Looking forward to finishing it and choosing something a little longer.

L1D4 complete. Much better stamina than Wednesday, and I even tried to use my 3kg weights and managed everything apart from the side lunges with weights. Form on the second round of pushups was badly affected though.

All completed with some beady eyes on me which was very apparent on the abs sections 👀

Back to Jillianing. 30DS L1D9. Almost completed L1. I’m already feeling a sense of trepidation about L2. I’ve done lots and lots of Jillian’s workouts, and 30DS L2 is my nemesis!

Crikey, anywhere near 30 minutes is awesome @OublietteBravo
The fastest I ever did was 37 minutes, and that was some years ago!

Week 2 Day 4 of Ripped in 30 done. Felt stronger today. I was really wiped out yesterday, even walking the dogs was hard going, it felt like gravity had been turned up! Back to normal today which is a relief, I was worried I was coming down with a lurgy.

Halfway through January tomorrow thank goodness.

No Jillian for me today. Because it was sunny at lunchtime, and I had my running kit in the car boot, so I went out and ran a 5km loop. A bit muddy and slippery down some of the farm tracks - which I’m using as my excuse for coming in over 30 mins.

Week 2 Day 3 of Ripped in 30 done.

2kg weights finally arrived last night so I retired the 1.5kg. No problems with any of the exercises so going up in small increments is obviously the way to go for me.

What is it with printers @OublietteBravo ? They were always a pain in the bum everywhere I worked. At least you are nearly a third of the way through the shred now though 😀

Agree with you about the heart rate @Saggyoldclothbody same for me, and my VO2 max. I won’t be taking a two week break again, the gains are too easily lost for me. A 16kg kettlebell?! I’ll have to go and check out some of her videos!
As Jillian uses so many compound moves I have to be completely confident in them before increasing weights; e.g. pendulum lunges with bicep curls have to be nailed on before I go heavier or I lose my balance too easily.

In other news, I put in an e-consult to request the GP refers me back to the surgeon for my hip and annoyingly I have to go in and see the GP. Complete waste of an appointment; if they had read the surgeon’s letter it clearly states the GP should refer me back if my symptoms worsen so I have no idea why they want to see me first to describe the issues I clearly described in the e-consult. Just another hoop to jump through and the appointment isn’t for two bloody weeks. I hate all the time-wasting and repetition in the NHS 😡

L1 D3 done.

As expected, I fought off then succumbed to a cold last week. Even with that break, I can tell how much my cardio has been affected as my max heart rate was 7-8bpm more than when I started again at the beginning of the year.

I swap between 1.5 and 3kg weights depending on the exercise - if it doesn’t include any type of cardio, I can use the heavier weight (and possibly the 5kg weight I’ve got too) but struggle to lift them and move around at the same time. However, I see Caroline Girvan swinging her 16kg kettlebell around on her pinkie and wonder whether I’d ever be capable of that 🏋️‍♀️😊

I didn’t make it out with the Tuesday running group this week. Instead I spent 1.5 hours with IT trying to get to the point where I could actually print documents. So it was exercise DVD time this evening: 30DS L1D8

Week 2 Day 2 of Ripped in 30 done.

I’m mostly using 1.5kg with 3kg for a few exercises. I want to replace the 1.5kg with 2kg and ordered some last week for next day delivery but they still aren’t here 😡Ah well.

Just waiting for the very heavy rain to stop then out with the woofers. It’s so grey and wet it’s depressing but at least the wind has dropped.

That sounds incredibly frustrating. And so shortsighted to leave it until it’s even more debilitating and recovery is likely to be more arduous.

i had an accidental rest day yesterday. Back to it today though: 30DS L1D7. I upped the weights from 1kg dumbbells to 2kg dumbbells too (I also have 3kg dumbbells and 5kg dumbbells, but I’m definitely not ready for those yet)!

Week 1 Day 6 of Ripped in 30 done on Saturday and took a rest day yesterday. I’m really feeling my dodgy hip just lately so trying to ensure I don’t overdo it. Must chase up my surgeon; he didn’t think it looked ‘too bad’ on my last X-ray and MRI but that was over a year ago. I’m hoping he can put me on the list for replacement now on the NHS but he said they wouldn’t sanction it based on the last examination.

Ridiculous really; if I end up losing even more mobility then I’m going to get even more problems and I won’t recover as well as I did last time. Gah, apologies for moan.

Anyway, just done Week 2 Day 1 and it’s one of those sessions where you think ‘this isn’t too bad’ and then end up collapsed in a heap 😅

I’m impressed @IDareSay! I struggled with proper press-ups even when I’ve been diligently Jillianing.

30DS L1D6. It seemed much easier today. In fact, I think the hardest bit is psyching myself up to get changed into my kit. I’m planning a rest day tomorrow.

Week 1 Day 5 of Ripped in 30 done.

Did all 20 press ups (2 lots of 10) without dropping to knees. I could barely do one last year when I started Jillianing 😁

Couldn’t avoid rain here yesterday @OublietteBravo The dogs hate it but still insist on going out. Never seen them pee and poop so quickly 🙄

30DS L1D5. Seemed OK today - possibly because I was utterly delighted not to have to go out in the rain!!