30-day shred in January

[juneau]

Anyone want to join me?

Day 4 level 1 done. Still not getting through EVERYTHING without the odd break etc. Still haven't attempted a proper press up (can't face the humiliation....). Will work up to that one...!

Yay all of us! I was actually wierdly looking forward to it today!

And like Festive, I do add some of my own things when I can't quite face doing what Jillian wants......

Non yet - currently taking down Christmas tree and there are far too many needles on the floor, but I will!

Also running tomorrow morning and so may shred in the evening as well.

Day 3 Level 1 done still achey

I've never been able to do a proper push up well have done one that's about it.

Well you inspired me to actually do it WiseKneeHair Levels 3 and 2 back to back :)

Didn't seem too bad, but then I had music on, trainers on (rather than my normal bare feet and a proper mat).

Has anyone done the 6 week abs thing? I think I'll do that when I'm done with the shred.

Day 4 done here. Maybe a little easier, but have still not managed a proper press-up, all knees-on-the-floor still.

All my muscles hurt, and I hurt in place where I don't even have any muscles . But whe I did this last time, after a week the wobbly bits stopped hurting (not entirely convinced they started to go, but they certainly stopped hurting when I did the cardio bits), so I shall persevere --and punch Jillian really really hard every day in the boxing .

Ds handed me my weights this morning when i was making breakfast so I did 30 squat nd press thingys and 20 each side bend to the side things -not in shred (at least not in level one). I wish that could be it for the day!

ninjingle I'm honoured that I inspired you, but bloody hell! Level 3 AND level 2. I'm still limping through level 1.
Day 4 yesterday was definitely a bit easier, so I am beginning to think that I'll be able to go to level 2 after 10 days. When I started, there was no way I thought I would be ready.
Still not attempted a proper press up though.
Going to do day 5 today and I think I'll re measure myself in the hope that there is a difference.

Oh, meant to ask, has the OP ever reappeared? Or did she just set us up to this torture and is cackling wickedly in the corner?

did day three yesterday and will force myself to do day four today. I must admit though, yesterday I faced a wall of pain when doing it, today, miraculously, my muscles are finally easing. and I thought you lot past day 5 were lying

Did Day 2 today, was far worse than day 1.

Not too achey though. I need to get some proper weights.

proper weights help -I did it last time with water bottles, but the weights are easier to hold and make me feel like I might be able to get past level 1 this time round

Day 5 completed.
Starting to think about level 2. Those that have done it, how much of a step up is level 2?
Oh, I managed to do one proper press up.

I managed to do some proper press ups today too.

Day four done
Also less achy today. Yesterday was the worst.

Proper weights definitely help. Last time i only used .5 or sometimes 1kg but this time I am mostly using 2kg sometimes 1.5. Much easier than using cans or bottles though!

Day five done. Moved up a level as I've started and stopped Shred so many times I've got very bored with level 1. Might have been a bit premature though, it's hard! You seem to spend half of the workout in the plank position! Having moved up before doing proper press-ups, my mission now is to attempt proper plank jacks and not die. I can't see it happening any time soon!

Day 4 here sore sore sore

Level 2 is a big step up but not as much as going from nothing to Level 1, I still can't do a proper push up and DP can do about 12, if it's any consolation DP is also aching and he ran 3 marathons last year.

Done!

4.5 mile run/scramble (up and down hill a lot!) and a shred :)

still desperate to start but can't :( did three songs with ds2 on his wii dance and I thought I was going to need oxygen lol... three days of antibiotics and steroids left then I might be able to start it again.. I'm looking forward to it !! I know it sooo worth doing it! well done every one on the first weeks almost done:)

I missed yesterday - no time - but shredded today.

JustAHolyFool I did 6 week 6 pack over the summer. I can't remember much about it have wiped my memory. I started it because my knees were hurting with too much running/shredding, but from memory there is still lots of cardio.

wem I'd forgotten about the plank jacks. Nightmare.

My problem is with the side lunge/lateral raise jobby. I always have to stop.

Level 2, day 1 done.

oops missed 2 days while maintaining anxious vigil in and around stables, but feel quite lean on my diet of horse carrots and electronic cigarettes coupled with exercise regime of lugging water/hay/horse around so will resume shred when I can and it can take any credit!

I missed Friday and Saturday so made an extra effort this morning and will do it again tonight.

I find that if you know the levels well, you can substitute a hated exercise with a preferred one from another level. I do jumping jacks instead of squat thrusts sometimes. Also on Ripped in 30, level one has 30 seconds of holding the plank pose, so sometimes I do that instead of plank jacks.

I figure that something is better than nothing and it's just important to keep moving and do something.