OMG the shred!! i Think I am Dying! But its AMAZING!

[MistyRocks]

my shred dvd arrived this morning from amazon

Fuck! i started on level one and its HARDCORE!

and this comes from someone who has been doing pole fitness for 5 years!



reckon it must work though, and although it was hard, i really enjoyed it

[MsIngaFewmarbles]

And what wildfig said

[sweetheart]

now I'm thinking I ought to dust off my shred - I've got 18 days until my holiday and could really do with something drastic happening to my body before then!

Trouble is, and yes I know it's only 20 mins, but I really don't know where I'd fit it into my day. I already do quite a bit of exercise and I'm not sure if I should give up on that for a bit and replace it with shred or just try and squeeze it in - what's this ripped you speak of??? How long does that take - I'm liking the sound of rock hard abs!

[wildfig]

Ripped in 30 is like The Shred + 1 - the first level is about the same intensity as Level 2 of the Shred and it gets nuts quite quickly. Same format too: three levels of 20ish min circuits with a deranged Jillian mooing encouragement/threats at two impossibly fit 'ladies' with the muscle tone of Staffordshire Bull Terriers, whose 'butts' Jillian repeatedly threatens to spank/bounce quarters off/take bites out of, etc.

[wildfig]

When I say 'ladies', I'm not impugning their ladyhood - it's just what Jillian calls them. When she's not calling them her 'best girls'.

I love Jillian

[Ploom]

I have to switch it to "music only" cause she irritates the fecking life out of me! But the workout is great - hard enough but still doable.

[MistyRocks]

god i dread to think what levels 2 and 3 are like

the aching has started in earnest now btw ladies .....

[shrimponastick]

On the back of reading this thread I have ordered Ripped in 30 today.

I have approx 30 days until I have to wear a teeny, weeny bikini. So we shall see!!!!!! I am slightly afraid of RI30!!!

[notyummy]

Ah, some fellow Jillian fans... I love the description of her as a firm PE teacher type, which is very true. She also (unsurprisingly) reminds me of the PT trainers from my military days. I have a bit of a girl crush on her tbh. My body is very different since I have started regularly using her DVDs, and I was already doing plenty of fitness (running; tae bo; pilates etc.) It works!! DH loves her DVDs too, and we do them together a coule of times a week (with him using heavier weights so he feels all manly ) It has also transformed his torso - looking ripped!

[wildfig]

I like Jillian a lot - I was amazed at how non-annoying I found her, even doing the DVD nearly every day. I really liked Shredding but it's wrecked my knees and my old house isn't really conducive to star jumps. If I had a warehouse gym like Jillian's and bionic joints, I'd have a stomach like a microplane grater. Sadly, it's creaky floorboards, yoga, and a stomach like mozzarella for me...

[Meggles76]

Been doing 30 day shred DVD for last 10 days. Combining it with my running which I have done for some time. So roughly, do shred for 2 days then on 3rd day I do a run.
Am a size 8 so not looking to lose lots of weight, just to tone up. Am doing level 2 which I find hardcore enough for now!
I work full time and have 2 DC so the fact it's only 20 mins is the big pull for me.
I find jillian a little irritating but can live with it for abs like hers!!

[AllPastYears]

It's not only 20 min people! The 3 levels vary between about 27-28min if you do the warmup and cooldown. Plus, there's annoying waffle at the beginning that you can't skip, so I try and remember to start the dvd before I get my exercise gear on.

[QuinnFabray]

Is it very lungey? I think it would destroy my wonky knee.

[OhBuggerandArse]

I get very intrigued every time I read one of these threads, but we live in an old house with people in the flat underneath us; it wouldn't be fair on them, would it?

[wildfig]

It is very lungey.

[Meggles76]

Yes to lungey!! If you have knee problems i would steer clear. DH did level 1 with me first couple of times I did it. He suffers with his back and this aggravated it.

[ThatVikRinA22]

well, im eating my words - for the last 2 and a half years i have run and i go to the gym, but i started doing the shred 2 weeks ago.
so far, ive lost 6lb. im seriously impressed. i have about another 4lb to go to get to my first goal of 10stone.

im finding it very do-able as its so quick, but it certainly gets a sweat on! though i am finding level 3 easier than level 2....

[FoxPass]

I have done 5 sessions of the shred and it has given me a clicking knee when I walk upstairs :( and both my knees hurt. I have hyper-mobile joints (especially my knees) and it's just too much for them. Gutted as I was enjoying it!

[bellabelly]

Eek you have all made me order the dvd [impressionable] - I'm a bit scared now. Am a size 16-18 and pretty unfit. But desperate to get into better shape. How heavy are the handweights I should be using? Maybe I should order some before my dvd arrives from amazon.

[mrsscoob]

I did it recently did the 30 days but had Saturdays off, lost 10lbs :)

[24HourPARDyPerson]

feckimg hell I did a week of it til something unavoidable cropped up period and related angry eating and nothing happened to me.

[MistyRocks]

just done it again today



wondered if it was safe as my muscles were aching so much, but so many of you do it every day i thought it would be fine

it does make you feel GREAT afterwards though, must be endorphines (sp?)

does anyone know how many calories it burns?

[RhiRhi123]

mrscoob wow well done did you diet at the same time?

I did it 2 nights ago for the first time (level 1) and my arms are still killing me! I did it last night but didn't use the weights. (I thought i'd let my arms recover!) I'm going on holiday at the beginning of September and i need to lose about a stone!

[AllPastYears]

I do feel good afterwards - energised somehow, despite all that effort (and the fact I'd rather have been sitting on the sofa with a bag of crisps!) Must get back to it.

[jeanvaljean]

Had a go at Level 1 last night and thought I wouldn't make it past the warm-up I'm in a flat so the jumping jacks and skipping aren't very neighbourly. The variety is good, I could see myself getting into it if only I could find a way of doing it without thudding up and down.

[notyummy]

It doesn't actually burn that many calories (will depend on your size, obviously.) It builds lean muscle though, so that means you are burning more calories all the time, hence it is a weight loss tool.