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Hello oh dear ponks sorry about bad back.
I'm on day 2 level 2 6w6p and am quite enjoying it: no exercises I hate and hooray no burpees with jumps!
Core aches after 2 days of it and I don't normally ache so now think it is doing something - when I first did it felt shirt changed as so little mat work. But Jillian knows her shit :)

Short changed damn you phone

Hi all - another burpee hater here!
This week's plans all went awry when my bad throat turned into a sinusy "head in a vice" type feeling then a cough. But feeling much better so back on the Jillian horse today. Plan is now:

Today - Ripped L2
Friday - Shred L2
Sat/Sun - 2 of either Bob's Ripped Core, Killer L3 or Yoga Meltdown L2
Mon - Ripped L3
Tues - Shred L3
Wed - Ripped L4

That's as far as I've got! Am managing to do the warm-ups with 9 month old Rosa sitting watching (she is spellbound by Jillian, well, she's only human) although she does like to undo my laces if I stay still long enough. Ponks, hope you feel better soon.

Loving the thought of threesteps daughter acting as an incentive to move though the threat of shoe lace fiddling.

Sorry to hear about your back Ponks. Unfortunately I can v much empathise.

Power walk followed by L3 Shred here. Impressed by all these double plans! I find L2 6W6P hard. Think it's the double time thing the second time round and those jump things on the ground get me every time.

Is that Killer you doubled up threesteps? If so I agree that l2 harder than L3. Well done!! Removing the second warm up is a good way of making the time issue more manageable. I always do that, and when doing BFBM I don't bother with warm up as circuit one v easy so acts as warm up.

Majorly impressed by any double!
Ripped L3 again today... sort of hating it now... one more day to go.... I find circuit 1 really hard and circuit 2 well all of it actually I think the strength in it is much more CV based so by the time I get to the CV I am already out of breath...(in what planet are rock and rolls strength!)
Anyway one more day and then the weekend off!
Wondering whether to try 6W6P- my abs are my best feature so it never appealed before but maybe I should try it... after a week of Ripped and Killer my legs are on their knees (IYSWIM!)

5 mile power walk followed by L2 S and S. Def harder than L1! I have done it before but was ages ago. Used 5kg weights for circuits 3 and 4 but didn't use weights when it was only offered for the 'hardest' option. I wanted to see how it felt on my back first. I suspect it may be a bit sore as there is a lot of core and jumping. I couldn't do the high knees/up down thing (burpees by another name) as my back won't let me get down and up again quick enough!

Plan is to do longer cross trainer session and Callanetics tomorrow, followed by maybe NMTZ or BFBM on Sunday.

Day off and then back down to l1 6w6p thurs/Fri because of back muscle soreness but back on l2 today. Really love this workout and it works!

Have stuck to exercise plan so far! Cross trainer and Callanetics yesterday. BFBM today, which I really enjoyed- I think it's because I don't do it very often at all so it's not boring. Also I don't find it that hard so pain threshold not as bad as some other things! Circuit 6 quite tough, and I feel the burn in my abs on the core circuit a bit, but that's all really.

Have dug out my Bob Harper Pure Strength DVD, which I haven't been near since waaaay before the back op. Mainly because it is an hour of pain! I thought I would try his 25 min introductory workout tomorrow, which I have never done before- always went straight for the hard one. If its just too easy then I will carry on and do 10/15 mins of the next one too. Has to fit into the time that DD is at Brownies though!

Am back in the game albeit with a simple Shred L1 tonight. (DH joined in and did suggest doing L2 straight after! - but I wimped out as it was my first foray back into JM for a week or so) My back seems ok now - just a little stiff this morning. Anyone know if stress can cause back pain - just a thought as there were a couple of things stressing me when the back pain started.

threesteps have a great holiday and am and in awe at the Killer double! I have yet to do L3 but must go for it one of these days.

trucks agree with you about 6w6p L2 working - I feel fab when I've done that for a few days.

Ripped L4 today.....ouch. Survived it. Find strength easier than L3 but CV harder...
I think after this weeks L4s I will attempt all of Killer. I do L1 a fair bit but aven't done L2 for ages and have never tried L3.
And then I think I must purchase 6w6p as you all rave about it so!
Hope the back holds up Ponks.

Right! After plans going to pot AGAIN last week, I've been back in the game for a few days. Did Killer L3 on Sunday, Ripped L2 on Monday and Shred L2 yesterday. Today will be Ripped L3, tomorrow Shred L3 and Friday Ripped L4. Saturday either YM L2 or Bob's Ripped Core - poss day off Sunday. Keep up the good work everyone!

Wow mega week knottyhair
L4 again today...got interrupted by a friend's phone call half way through Circuit 2 so found the second half a tad easier than usual!
Only 2 more days of this thank goodness the first strength circuit with static squats with presses is just awful as are burpees followed by scissor kicks...
Killer 1 next week will be a rest in comparison. I don't find L4 Ripped does much for my legs although my shoulders and arms are certainly feeling it.
Hope everyone else's week is going to plan..

I'm just popping in to say hello and ask you JM devotees a question!

I have just started 30 day shred - did L1D3 this morning and am feeling good (well, now I can feel my legs again).

Assuming I stick with it (and I will) what do you do afterwards? I have a small window for exercise and like to do it first thing so i csn do it in peace then shower and get on with the day. I have 3 DC's so time is limited!

I'd be really grateful for ideas for the next step!

TIA

wasabi- I would say Ripped in 30 and/or 6W6P. Both 25 mins a time.

Did a 5 mile power walk and then Shed and Shred L2, this time with a 5kg weight. Quite hard! Did a bit of Bob Harper's Pure Strength on Tuesday but not all. Did L1, which is only 20 mins and fairly easy so I then did the first 15 mins of the hard workout (and it IS hard!) The whole thing is 66 minutes, so I intend to so the rest (ie about 50 mins) tomorrow and see how I do with my back.

wasabi I second Ripped- same format as Shred...slightly longer work outs. Don't let level 1 fool you- it is hard from there on in...
Impromptu day off today as DD off school with sickness bug.. oh well not too down hearted!
Will do L4 again tomorrow and that will be 4 times this week which is not too shabby.
I have just ordered 6W6P and ES&S from Amazon and hope they come before Monday.... if not I shall do a week of Killer progressing through the levels.

Excellent - plenty to look forward to then.

Thanks for advice :)

Wasabi, I second the advice already given, but also Banish Fat Boost Metabolism and No More Trouble Zones - these are both longer (about 40 mins in total) but are split into 7 x 6 min circuits, so I often do just a few circuits (I think 4 takes about half an hour). BFBM is more cardio, no weights but I add weights if I'm only doing a few, and NMTZ is all strength.
Well, my plan changed slightly in that Wed morning my back was a bit sore so I thought I'd try L2 Yoga Meltdown instead - I really liked it, but it's only about 25 mins. I think in future I'd like to do both levels together (but just one warm up and one cool down). Found some of the poses "challenging" (couldn't even get off the floor for the wheel, had to do the beginners bridge!). Basically she "reps" out a pose, moving in and out a few times quite fast, then you hold it for 15 seconds. Yesterday I did Ripped L3, and today it'll be Shred L3. Happy hope your DVDs arrive, and that your DD is feeling better. Notyummy, think I may need to order another Bob!

Ooof. Been a few months since I have done that Bob Harper Pure Strength DVD and I had forgotten the pain! I was already a bit achy from doing L2 S and S yesterday with 5kg, so my arms and shoulders were feeling Bobs moves from the very beginning! Suspect I may be a bit sore tomorrow. Hope back is ok. The thing that seems to aggravate my back the most is fast core work where you may lose form- like burpees etc. The Bob stuff is mostly more measured muscle burning pain rather than burpees. We'll see....

Hello everyone

Everyone's been really busy on here, yay!

I had a lovely hols but it was far far too short. Dragged myself back to normality beginning with a L1 6W6P yesterday. Notyummy speaking of backs, have you done 6W6P since your op? I found my lower back quite stiff the next day both times I've done it recently and was wondering if it was one of her DVDs that you are avoiding for the moment?

Will do S&S this evening I think and then will work out a plan for the weekend and following week.

Everyone looks like they're doing so well at the moment, keep going JMers

Wooh! Just done Killer L3 for the first time ever . Had put it off for so long thinking that I had to be at some fitness nirvana peak to even try it but in fact I coped ok (though I admit to following Anita at times). Squat jacks were a bit of a shock!
My plan now is to do Ripped L3 and L4, never done these either as again thought you had to be soo fit to attempt them.

wasabi you're getting hooked then! I admire you for working out in the morning. I never have that sort of energy in the morning!

Ponks- did you find it easy than L2 because a few of us have! Strange but true.

Yes definitely easier overall than L2, which I know others have said but I didn't believe them! There were a couple of moves I found difficult (e.g. the little bunny hop things on all fours) and I didn't do the jumping lunges but it seemed shorter & more do-able than L2.