JILLIAN MICHAELS 2012-Part 2 "This is Not your Mother's Workout"- Shred/Ripped and all the rest!

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Here we are, a brand squeaky new thread

Happy Shredding / Ripping / BFBM'ing / 6W6P'ing / Killing / NMTZ'ing

Feels faint at the thought of NEVER stopping

Have just shredded tonight and am pleased with myself as managed to do a lot more of the cardio :-D

I feel quite smug now...O:-)

It's a scary thought never stopping Huff!.

Question is - does she get addictive? I've certainly been addicted to spinning and running until I had to give up due to my knee injury!

How long have you all been shredding? Or are some just ripping? Do you shred then rip? oh sounds all so painful!!

I have found her slightly addictive TBH... I started shredding then came on here and found out all about the other DVDs and now I have ripped, killer, BFBM and NMTZ and do a variety. I have been doing it since Feb (after I got over my pneumonia) altho I did do some last year too but fell off the wagon. This time I have stayed firmly on. It's the results I find addictive too. I went out last night to a party in a dress that was tight last time I wore it and now it is a perfect fit again plus my arms looked mega!!
I love her shouting at me in Ripped altho her more pally approach in shred is reassuring... Let's face it I am a bit of a junkie!

Virtuous I started shredding last new year (Jan 2nd I think!) I've got pretty much all of her dvds and try to do all of them except level 2 6w6p !

Well done you and Huffpot for blasting through the aches and pains by the way!

She is most certainly addictive, and like happypiglet says I think it's the results that are so addictive (go you happy with the mega arms ). I'd honestly never heard of such a short workout getting such phenomenal results, I thought it was magic lol!

Having said that... I have been v bad. Not done anything this weekend and also had a day off in the week so very poor show from threesteps.

And next week is busy for me with various things so I'm hoping I'll at least be able to do 3 or 4 days. Otherwise I really will be teetering on the slippery slope!

Hope you manage to get back into it THreesteps.

I am sure you will ache today, but it honestly does get a bitr better once you get started and your body gets warmed up Virtuousvamp.

Been away for a boozy/foodie weekend with friends, which was fun but not the best for the waistline. I did manage a run on Saturday and had done something everyday Monday-Friday so don't feel too bad. Working from home this morning and hoping to fit in NMTZ before lunch and I leave for meetings.

Hope you all had a fun weekend! I am a Jillian addict too!
Did workout 11 for the first time this morning. Oh my god that was brutal!!! Basically my arms and quads got ripped to shreds.
Managed to complete both sets of scorpion push ups without modification so am really pleased with that. Had to do the dive bombers without the reverse...could not physically do it so went straight to down dog. We had some lovely push ups with cable which I had to modify half way through and the three part push up which I can normally do a few of, could only manage 2 today and then had to modify. Tricep kick backs in plank my legs were shaking so bad after lovely reverse squats...you start in a squat position with your bum on the floor and then go up and down...oww. Also bear walks...similar to duck walk in ripped level 3 but more in a sumo squat.
I also loved holding chaturanga for 30 seconds and weighted burpees and standing mountain climbers for the minute cardio intervals
My balance has improved loads so I find things like jumping standing of liberty not too bad. After tomorrow I will have done workout 12 and then will have sampled all of the body revolution workouts. I have really enjoyed this actually and might go and do it again later this year

May I join?

After a false start last weekend, I have now restarted the 30 Day Shred. Done two days, struggled a bit yesterday to be honest (I think I wasn't well hydrated when I started). I'm being a bit of a wimp and only using 500ml water bottles in place of handweights, but I've ordered 750ml with my grocery shopping and will use those when I feel able.

I would like to lose about a stone and tone up a bit, though the former will never happen as I'm not watching what I eat (not that I eat badly, I just eat quite a lot!).

I'm quite enjoying it, to be honest. I like the fact that it's over quite quickly!

I've just discovered Jillian's Yoga dvd on Youtube and wow did it make me ache! Has anyone else tried it?

Hi Big Bad Bear. Being over quickly is definitely one of the biggest pluses (is that spelt right? Looks wierd)!

Gherkin - Yoga dvd on Youtube? I'm off to have a look.

Did Level 3 Ripped today for the first time. It was hard. Not just a hard work out but hard to work out what you're supposed to be doing . Also hard to balance.

Hello Bigbadbear!

I'm going to have a look at her yoga dvd too Gherkins, if it's on u-tube that's very appealing!

Nolda it takes a few days to get to grips with some of her Ripped stuff (and some of the stuff in Killer too). You'll get familiar with it before long. (I sometimes cheat and use a hand and a piece of furniture / wall to balance in some of the one-leg stuff!)

Did L3 Shred today, so relieved not to have let 2 days slide into 3... Used 3 kg weights for the renegade rows, 5.5 kg for the clean and press and 2.5 kg for the middle cardio section.

Hope everyone's doing well

Well I did day 2!! Not aching anywhere near as much already. Don't want to but think if I'm honest I could push myself more and think level 2 may be in order. Please tell me I'll be ok?!

And yes definitely agree - there are many times I think I have to stop and rest but then think it's only a short time!!

If you're up for it Virtuous - level 2 awaits you

I think the consensus is that L1 to L2 is the biggest jump on Shred in terms of difficulty (just to warn you so you won't panic!). But hell if you think you're not being pushed enough on L1 go for it! You can always go back down if it's too much? (you're the spinner aren't you? In which case you'll probably kick Jillian's butt!)

You could also get Ripped - same length as Shred but L2, L3 and L4 are a step up from Shred. (L1 Ripped quite easy).

Enjoy!

Thanks threesteps! I'll probably be in a heap on the floor after a minute then by the sounds of it !!

Yup I'm the spinner but still don't feel very fit but obviously more than I thought and there's not much point trying this intense 20min exercise if you're not working at your max is it?! realises I'm trying to convince myself and failing....!

Hi everyone. Had a manic week last week so only managed shred 3 times which I was gutted about as I have been so good but back on it now! Joined a local running club tonight and did 3.5 miles - v.steady mind - and I found it easy! So JM must be doing something for me! Going to run twice a week and then do a mixture of shred and BFBM the rest of the week. Only done BFBM once and loved it but much harder to fit in than good old shred!

Difficult to keep up with you all but hello to all the new people - the aches and pains definitely pass and I am finding JM addictive as I just feel so good. No massive weight loss here but I feel that I now have some muscles lurking under the layer of fat, fighting to get out!

virtuous I found level 2 difficult because there is a lot of plank work and I had no upper body strength to speak of! But you don't know till you try! Nothing ventured...

plank work is my weak point! Maybe I should stay on level one for a few more days chickening out emoticon!

Have found yoga meltdown on youtube. Was going to have an evening off but think I'm going to give it a go. Will report back later.

Hi ladies! I've just restarted Shredding, and decided to leap straight into L2 even though I've only done L1 in the past (only ever managed 5/6 days ).
Where would you move onto next? I am really keen to stick with exercise this time because it makes me feel so much better. I am not very fit, although I didn't find L2 too awful - only modified some of the exercises.

You are all very inspiring - threesteps I feel like a total wuss with my 1kg hand weights when you are talking about using 5kg ones!!

I'm still shredding on L2 having missed a couple of days last week due to pony duties . I'm pleased that 5kg weights are becoming easier although I caught sight of myself gurning like soviet era shot putter , so not the most glam of looks.

It sounds like everyone is doing well. I like reading what everyone is up to , as it's all different & inspiring. I'm going to look up the yoga on YouTube in a mo, it would be a handy one for days like today when I got a migraine earlier and didn't feel up to bouncing about but didn't want to miss another day, so had to load up on codeine and neurogen and wait for it go.

Or even nurofen! Bloody autocorrect .

Wimped out today. Bad period cramp, DS1 still at home and tennis on tv combined to make me wuss out. Must do something tomorrow.

Well that was interesting. Didn't make my heart gargle but suspect it would be working harder once you get the routine a bit more. Definately was glowing afterwards, never done anything yoga based, lots of plank, down dogs, warrior and holding the poses and JM less shouty. The 3rd stretch in the cool down is interesting, no idea what's it called but you'll know when you try it, I was , I thought this was the easy bit, or maybe I'm just very inflexible.

The Co that has put the workout up has loads of other workouts hosted so I may have a look and see what else is on offer.

Thisis Did you do it as well as or instead of a regular Jillian session?

gypsy no it was a replacement, actually it was supposed to be my day off but I was intrigued and could help myself. Feel ok this morning, will be interesting to see whether I slowly start to seize up as the day goes on.

Feeling far more sprightly this morning so going to give level 2 a go. If I never appear again send out the search parties as I'll probably be in a heap on the floor......!