Hello again Natalie and Anita

[HermioneWeasley]

Back on 30 day shred after years of phoning it in at the gym. Just stepped up to level 2. It’s so hard 😭😭

Level 3 day 2 complete. Still doing travelling push ups and plank rows on my knees. I’d forgotten how much she flirts with Natalie.

DD (9) did level 1 this morning - it will be interesting to see if she does it again!

Lift & Shred L1 D8 done, and I’m stopping there and switching to L2 at the weekend. DD bailed again this morning, letting her off as it’s half term.

What’s “lift and shred”?

This: Lift&Shred

I don't know why the German version was the first to come up .

Thanks, I’d had been wondering what I’d keep doing after this. I do have another of her dvds - possibly ripped in 30?

I don’t know what I’ll do when the gym reopens - doing the DVD’s is definitely pushing me harder than I push myself at the gym

L3 D1 done ✅

I am so sweaty...but I survived

Well done Wally. I think that first strength circuit in L1 is really tough - one of the toughest in the whole thing. Bloody press ups!

Calm are you still alive after the rock stars and supermans?!

Well I'm reconsidering my plan of 2 x BFBM then 1 x NMTZ then rest day and repeat. I did my second NMTZ today and upped the weights but I just feel really unfamiliar with the routine and can't remember which weight I need for each exercise. I spend so long chopping and changing that I'm not actually getting the work done!

So I'm considering doing the 2 workouts alternately rather than 2:1 BFBM. My concern is though that I won't be maximising the fat burning which is really my priority (4kg till I'm finally in the normal BMI zone). I do feel like I get a good workout with NMTZ and drip with sweat throughout but my heart rate definitely isn't kept so high in NMTZ. I could do with toning up my arms for the summer though...

What to do, what to do? Any advice?

The superman’s were ok...but the rock stars...what new hell were they ?!!

It's always the day after that I feel the supermans. My poor back! And the buggers have turned up in BOTH NMTZ and BFBM so there is no escape

L3D9 today - the end is in sight!

calmconfident the rockstars are not good for my knees so I do the skaters from level 2 instead. Jumping lunges don’t feel right either so I do Anitas lunges with 4kg weights for added resistance.

hermioneweasley RI30 is definitely harder than the shred, I think the first level is equivalent to the third level of the shred. The only easier aspect is that the strength is 3 X 30 second intervals

Killer Cardio L1D8 done.

I totally agree that Ripped in 30 is harder than the Shred. I can do Natalie’s version of all the Shred moves except the rock stars (I worry too much about my knees with those, there doesn’t seem to be a way of not slamming into the floor), but I have to modify a lot of RI30 from L2 on.

I did lift and shred the other night. It’s not the same exhausting feeling but actually suits me better as I do enough cardi.

I was sore the next day.

L3 D2 done ✅

In the garden...not ideal decision...so hot! My lunges were a bit better today but was in bits by the end

Aiming for L3D10 today, followed by some pilates. Then tomorrow is definitely a rest day

Tried out Killer Cardio L2 today. Much more evil than L1 - burpees feature. And squat thrusts, which are my least favourite exercise ever.

I cant imagine any worse cardio than BFBM, Professor. I just hate it! Perhaps I need to try out Killer Cardio to make me realise it's actually not so bad and I need to quit my whining!

Did you manage to do it Today? Congratulations!

I'm going to do NMTZ tomorrow then BFBM again on Monday. Then a glorious rest day

It can’t be as bad as BFBM, it’s much shorter! Only 25 minutes for each workout. But I hate cardio so that’s quite enough suffering for me.

Level 3 D3 today. Realised I did it straight through without having to pause the dvd to catch my breath enough to carry on - that’s a milestone.

I’ve decided to swap out jumping lunges because of my knees and the first plank exercises because I don’t feel like it’s doing anything for me

L3 D3 done ✅

Shred snap with @HermioneWeasley . I did not “phone it in” today and my jumping lunges were a bit more stable. I also found I can do a rock star if I do them slower and psyche myself up to it

You’re doing better than me Calm! Awesome!

We can do this!!! Only 7 more to go...then we’ll be shredded

Has anyone had any success with any Jillian Michaels routines reducing cellulite?

L3 D4 done ✅

New month, extra determination.

Well done to all of us for keeping going!

Lift&Shred L2D1 done here. More jumping and combination moves than L1, so just as my 8 kg weights have finally arrived I don't think I can use them!