30-day Shred - class of June 2014

[yadahyadah]

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[standingonlego]

Thank you....not started yet

[BustleInYourHedgerow]

Ugh had a rest day yesterday. And ate chips. But back on track today, R130 D5 L1 done, also 12k cycle.

[yadahyadah]

StandingonLego your wish is my command ...

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/2120974-The-July-2014-Shred-Thread-Go-on-you-know-you-want-to

Just got home from a long weekend. See you all tomorrow on the new thread.

[standingonlego]

Hey, are you starting a new thread for July or do I just sign up here?!?!

[ShadowsShadowsEverywhere]

To check if you have a separation lie on your back with feet on the floor, legs slightly bent (like you would if you were going to do crunches). Rest a finger in a central position just above your belly button. Lift your head off the floor and come up a little way, not a full crunch. Your finger should fall into the space between your tummy muscles. See how many fingers fit in the space. 1 finger space is considered normal, 2 is getting dodgy and suggests you have had babies recently! And anymore than that is diastasis recti - which means you need to be doing the modified ab exercises as mentioned upthread.

[Tangoandcreditcards]

Hi shreddies. Bit late in the day for June but am starting the shred tomorrow.

DS is 20 weeks, is it going to be too soon to try anything so high impact?

I don't think I've got any stomach separation (I'd know, wouldn't i?). Should I still modify any of the ab stuff?
Had SPD in pregnancy but can now walk 5 miles in an hour with not so much as a twinge so hoping that is now fine.

I want to lose 3 stone (also dieting, walking) and rediscover my waist!

[ddas]

Had a unscheduled rest day yesterday as dd got up at 5 then had a long drive back after being away the wkend so we didn't get home till after 11pm and by then just too tired. Determined to get back to it thus evening.

shadows the first couple of days no issues with pelvic floor but for some reason on d4 was awful. Every time did the jumping jacks had a small leak (sorry if tmi!!). My diastasis I think is improving through this but guess I better dig out my postnatal pelvic floor exercise booklet too!

[ImogenQuy]

RI30 L1D5 done. Felt very tired this morning - I really had to push myself to get through it.

Shadows, congratulations on the inch loss (and on getting rid of the ex!). I think you probably need to do pelvic floor exercises along with the Shred: unlike Pilates or yoga, you don't specifically exercise the pelvic floor, and if it's a bit weak to start with it probably will suffer, though I'd have thought it would be all the jumping around that would cause problems, rather than the squatting and lunging.

[Chococroc]

Day 6 of 30 Day Shred done!

[ShadowsShadowsEverywhere]

So I just did my last day of level one and decided that straight a afterwards, as I was feeling okish, I would do level one of JMs 6 wk 6 pack abs. I did not die and am very pleased I managed to do it all. Am slightly concerned that I may not be able to move in the morning. Also had to stop near the end and scream and jump around and then flatten Shelob II who appeared about an inch from my face. But other than that s'all good.

I'm actually really enjoying working out. I was always the geeky girl at school who never got picked for teams and who got laughed at for trying to catch the ball. And then twatface ex always used to tell me that I'd never stick at exercising so I just used to diet madly to get my weight down and then spend the next few months eating cake and putting it all back on. But now, I've got rid of the ex and I'm going to get rid of my wobble and I'm proving that I CAN exercise.

Quick question though, is anyone else finding all the lunging and squatting is taking its toll on your pelvic floor? Is there anything you can do to minimise that or do I just need to do PFEs like crazy? Or is my PV just particularly shit?

[ImogenQuy]

I have rest days (just had two days off RI30, in fact, though I did do a Pilates DVD this morning which was practically the anti-JM - no shouting, no sweating, just a piano in the background and lots of slow controlled moves - and I hurt more than I did at the beginning of the Shred! Pilates is the business: if I could get to a class taught by someone good two or three times a week, I don't think I'd need to do anything else at all. But alas, I don't have that kind of time or money.) Back to JM in the morning.

[ShadowsShadowsEverywhere]

I think a lot of people have rest days esp if they aren't used to this level of exercise. I think if you are doing other exercise as well it's probably sensible to have the odd rest day. I guess the more you push the more results you get. I did measurements yesterday (having said I wouldn't) and just over a week in I've lost an inch on arms and almost an inch on legs which is very exciting. I've upped the weights, to really push myself now. I started on baked bean cans, moved to bottles of poster paint and am now using old wine bottles filled with water (obv only works with screw tops). I'm determined not to spend money on this

[OublietteBravo]

Gaaah - bloody phone! I've swum 2km today.

[OublietteBravo]

Is it OK to have rest days? I didn't do anything yesterday because I was feeling lazy tired, and my kit was in the wash (note to self: need to buy another sports bra). I've swim 2km today - wondering if I can face Shred.

[IfYouCouldSeeMeNow]

Day 7 in a row today. I started using dumbells yesterday.

I can now get into the side plank position, although I'm a bit wobbly. I can touch the floor, too. So I think I'm getting fitter, but I'm desperate to see results in the mirror!

Birthday in 8 days, holiday in 2 months. Come on!

[JaneParker]

I do a mixture of Anita or N depending on the exercise and am probably on about day 7 or 8. I think my weights are far to light though I can hardly feel them.

[Chococroc]

Day 5 of Shred done! Felt ok, I've been following Anita so far but think I'm going to try to follow Natalie from tomorrow...

[BustleInYourHedgerow]

Well done jocasta I wish I had taken measurements now!

Shadows, yes I do feel better when I do it, have noticed that I don't have that 3 o clock slump now, even better as I start work at 4 ??

Sorelip well done at getting back into it after a week off, that's where u would normally just give up ...

Weights will make a big difference IfYoucould ??

Ddas well done for getting through it, when doing shred previously I've done 10 at each level, but do what works for you. And do get some weights, it makes a big difference!

Well I did it today, despite another 5 am wakeup call from DS'S and husband going off to stag and leaving me to go to football training and a birthday party in the seventh circle of hell a soft play.

And I hurt my knee a bit getti g up too quickly after going down the slide in soft play but it was totally worth it.

So , RI30 D 4 L1 done. ??

[ddas]

30ds L1 D4 done. Really felt it tonight- ready to go straight to bed!!

Still using cans of beans as dumbells.

What are people doing/have done? 30 days at L1 and then go to each level each month or 1 week at each subsequent level?

[IfYouCouldSeeMeNow]

About to do day 5, after going out to buy an exercise mat & dumbells.

Still no visible results but I managed to touch the floor yesterday, so I'm happy enough :)

[IdkickJilliansAss]

No more trouble zones done today, wanted something with little cardio as I have to save my energy for a chsrity walk tonight

[Sorelip]

Ri30L4D1 done. Had a week off with a cough and cold. Still have. Slightly sore throat but I really missed exercising.

I've been wondering what to do when I finish Ri30. I'm thinking that of combining BFBM with KB&T and 6W6P for two months, and then getting Insanity.

[Chococroc]

Day 4 done, my limbs are feeling a bit tired but no aches yet, hope I'm doing it right! Still following the easier versions for most of it, think I might try to move on tomorrow...

[jollyjester]

30s L1D3 was yesterday. Today was sunny so I went for a walk. Did 3 miles this evening and jogged a little during it but my legs are so sore!!

I'm resisting temptation to weigh and measure myself every day!

Did just have a glass onf wine and a packet of crisps but those have been my only bad things all week!

[ShadowsShadowsEverywhere]

Maybe it makes a difference when in the day you do it? I couldn't get up earlier to do it as have a very early waking toddler, I'd have to get up at 4.30 to get it done before he woke up! So I do it last thing at night. This normally means I can fall into bed straight after and sleep off the achey feelings which maybe explains why I feel energised in the morning!