30-day shred in January

[juneau]

Anyone want to join me?

Chicaguapa I often substitute the squat thrusts in level 2 for the alternating leg ones in level 3 - don't quite understand why the level 3 ones are easier!

Just done a long run so that might have to do me for today! Might do some sit ups later

Ok, I phoned it in yesterday (couldn't face it after a really full day which didn't end until after I got the dc to bed at 8:15), but did it this morning instead. Day 5, level 1.

Still haven't attempted a real push up, but might try in say (ummmm) a week?!

Also, I find the side lunge raise your arms thing really difficult to do as something clicks horribly in my shoulders. So have amended that one (the arm bit).

Am beginning to feel as though I can't be arsed, so must keep going. Am now convinced there is slightly less belly wobble, hooray!

Thanks NeitherShredding I think I'll try it, I would LOVE some abs. They must be under there somewhere.

orangina even though Jillian tells us not to phone it in 20 times in a workout, I think one day is fine.

Probably days 3 - 5 are about the worst I'd say, cos the excitement is gone a bit but it's still hard. I can definitely feel my stomach muscles getting better.

Will aim to do it every day if at all possible....

Off to peruse her other DVDs on offer.... The idea of ever owning a 6 pack is just laughable (!), but will have a look see anyway.....

Well I haven't managed it at all yet.

When do you all fit it in? Before everyone gets up is looking very unlikely (though this is when I did it last year on the 3 days I was working) - 6am start with my creaky body.... and DH will not appreciate me leaping about in the sitting room when the DC's have finally gone to bed.

Maybe I can force them all upstairs before dinner?

Six week six pack just makes me think I'd end up with a rock hard stomach and a weak and flabby rest of me - an odd look, but better than weak and flabby all over I suppose :)

Day six done, day two of level two. Feeling less weak and flabby already.

During the week DH has been taking the dcs up to bed and I've done it while he's up there with them.

wem I can vouch that 6 week 6 pack left me as weak and flabby as before not that I did it for the whole 6 weeks

Tilly I have been taking my laptop into the bedroom as soon as I get home from work MNing for 10 mins and shredding.

Day 6 done. First time I've managed to get all the way through without small stops. Still not doing proper press ups though.
I'm debating when to start level 2, I think I'll give it a couple more days and then have a go.
We converted our study into another reception room a while back. It's not very big, but I just about have room to do it in there. I did it with five boys in the house today, worried that one would come in for a laugh. I've otherwise been doing it after the DC have gone to bed.

Day 6 done today with a 20minute run before. Found it much easier today, had a look at level 2 but that looks much harder, will stick with level 1 for a few more days.

It's my weigh and measure day on Tuesday so looking forward I that

Failed to Shred yesterday or today, but me and DH did manage a 4 mile country hike up and down some pretty big hills (and through ankle deep mud, hurdling a few streams, it was...interesting) which definitely raised my heart rate and stressed my muscles.

I'm back on the Shred tomorrow - Level 1 day 7

Well I could do it in the bedroom, though anyone downstairs/next door might think there was an earthquake going on. Might give that a try!

Can I keep posting even though I'm largely doing my own thing? Shred isn't really doing it for me this time so I'm making up my own 20-40 min workouts. They are largely made up with moves from shred but more cardio in longer bursts.

I did 35 mins today, was really sweating!

Posting helps me actually do the exercise (which is the big thing for me) but if you want to keep this just for shred that's fine

Freakoid I think the idea is just to motivate each other to do something! I'm with you that soemtimes I'll do other things and if I can't I'll Shred (or might even get another of her DVDs)

The great thing is that we're moving!

Hello shredders. Day 6 done here. Still on level 1, but finding it fairly easy, in relative terms at least (apart from press ups, which I am months off being able to do properly), so think I'll have one more day on level 1 then move up to level 2. 6 days ago I couldn't imagine ever being able to do the next level, so something must be working.

Shredding time is getting later and later though. 9pm tonight, and I don't really like exercising at that time. DS2 is all teethy and a nightmare to get to sleep. Think I might need to ask DH to do bath / stories for a few days so that I can shred much earlier in the evening rather than waiting until DCs are in bed.

Level 1 day 5 here I'm aching again

DP did it again too after a 7 mile run this morning, he said he felt his core was better (or something)

We've been doing it about 8pm or earlier at weekends, there was 6 of is doing it tonight (the DC like to join in) don't know how it's going to work now school/nursery/afterschool clubs are back, I'm a SAHM and last time did it 12-1230 can't do that this time as we're in the middle of major building work there will be loads of builders kicking aboit

Freakoid please keep posting. Like ninjingle said, it's about motivating each other to get off the sofa.

No shredding for me today, but I ran 10 miles instead - am prepping for a half marathon in two weeks. It didn't hurt as much as when I ran on New Years Day, although I could still feel it in my legs and arms.

Kudos to sweetkitty's DH for running and shredding!

Day 4 level 1 just done! It is way too late in the day to be exercising but this thread motivated me to get off the sofa and keep it up. Thank you all

It is the sideways lunge things that are killing me...

Sideways lunge is a bastard and the bicycle curls at the end just about kill me.

Bicycle curls hurt my knees somehow. I sometimes for http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/russian-twist-medicine-ball/ Russian twists instead

Russian twists

Day 4, definitely the hardest for me so far.

Day 7 done. I'm starting to enjoy it, sort of. I can feel it making a difference, even day to day, which is pretty motivating. I hope I can keep it up, I can't remember why I stopped the one time I got further than this. I got to about day 10 I think, then a couple of days away got me out of the habit or something. Nothing like that coming up so hopefully I'll stick with it a bit better this time.

Oh wem I will try to remember that in the coming days, I'm on day 4 and it was horrible. Will keep struggling on. I looked at the video for level 2 and it looks terrifying. Even the hardcore exercise lady (Natalie?) behind JM was cheating a bit.