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

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

Morning all.

Thisis - that yoga sounds interesting! I have a Power Yoga DVD that is quite taxing in parts (single legged down dogs into single legged press-ups...12 times!) which I think helped my core and upper body strength before I started Jillian. I do feel quite zen at the end.

Good luck Virtuous!

Well done on the 5kg Gypsey.

Did NMTZ yesterday with mostly 5kg - occasional appearance of 7kg and 3kg. Planning a 5 mile run tonight whilst DD is at Rainbows, and then L2 6W6P tomorrow plus something else (I must be mad....) maybe something v easy like L1 Ripped. I am forcing myself to do L2 6W6P because I haven't done it for ages.

Morning all!

Good luck with 6W6P +++ Notyummy

Thanks for the yoga info Thisis, I've bookmarked that youtube session and hope to do it soon. Was it the level 1 you tried (there seems to be loads there...)

Welcome to the thread Alibaba Thank you for the compliment, but I don't deserve it really! The heavy weights are only for one exercise and other than that I'm usually huffing and puffing with 2.5 and 1.5 kg! Good luck with L2, stick around with us!

Virtuous did you do L2?

Am out tonight so will do something this afternoon around work, was hoping to do BMBF but not sure I'll have enough time.

Have a good day everyone

Yay!!! I survived!!! Going to feel it later though!!. Do pleased you all warned me off as I was expecting the worst and was pleasant surprised by the low impact options! 4 yo DS was watching me and he was worse than JM!! Come on Mummy you're supposed to be jumping both legs at once not stepping one at a time! (plank jumping jacks!). Felt I couldn't look weak in his eyes so had to jump!!! He also said completely unprompted during a particularly hard moment Mummy I can see you getting smaller already!!

What are these other acronyms you are mentioning? On my phone so can't scroll up to them. Also memory is rubbish that I can't remember everyone's names and who's doing what!

But that yoga sounds hardcore! Used to do pilates but never done yoga!

Virtuous I did L2 for the first time yesterday - just about to have another go, I think my muscles are going to scream!

I've bought some 2kg weights this morning. Have been doing it with bottles of water up to now. I'll see how much harder it is later!

Well done all Level Two'ers. It's my fav level; that and L1 6W6p. ( 6week 6pack Virtuous)

Thanks NY - I am surprised at how quickly my arms adjusted.

I'm going to stick at L2 for another 5 days or so, move onto L3 for 10 days and then finish off with 2 weeks of 6w6p. And then try running and yoga on hols hit the sunlounger and not move for 2 weeks :)

Shutupanddrive You may well find them better to use as they will be easier to grip. Good luck :)

Thanks, I may go back to level 1 the first time I use them. Only did level 2 for the first time yesterday (day 6). Weigh in tomorrow to see how much I've lost in the first week

Phew that was hard - my shoulders the bit suffering the most.

I have just got 1kg weights atm - that final strength move on L2 is a killer but other moves are getting easy now with 1kg so perhaps it is time to move up?

Ali Do it, do it . You could just swap between 1kg and a slightly heavier one as and when you can. I sometimes even swap weight half way through the set.

Afternoon!

Hello Shutup, have fun with the new weights(!) and good luck with the weigh-in.

Do you know, it's not even 6 hours later and I can't even remember the last lot of strength work!!! Must have been so bad, I passed out at that point!!

I too much get some proper weights - are there any recommendations onto weight limits you should start with/aim for?? I don't want to end up like a heavy weight lifter, but do want to tone quite considerably!

You're all much tougher than me with the weights you are using. I'm currently using 500ml water bottles and have shredded for three days. Tonight I am going to attempt it with 750ml I know, it's pathetic.

gypsy - that is what I thought, I can always go back to the 1kg ones for the really hideous strength work!

BigBadBear everyone on this thread started small . It is not pathetic...you're sticking to it every day and using a weight . That's what it's all about. You might find proper weights easier in time as the diameter of a bottle might make your hand ache more than it needs to.

I'm on my third round of the Shred and have only just started using the 5kg weights. In the beginning I had little sand filled balls ( fnarr fnarr ) which only weighed 750g each and then slowly moved up to 1.5, 2 and 3kg. I get bored easily so the heavier weights keep me focussed.Don't fret about what others are doing, as everyone I've read so far is on a different level anyway.This is your workout ( God feel like I am channelling Jillian now!) , take it at your pace but work your ass off

Virtuous my weights are now 2, 3 and 5kg but I fancy a set that I can add/remove weights. I've been checking out Argos online but might try my local Sports Direct too , as I would like to feel them first. My current set are plastic and have a ridge that runs down the hand area which can be uncomfortable in L3 Shred, when you do plank row hell.

I have been reliably informed by Notyummy and my DH who lifts huge weights that women do not build bulk like men , so I am just going for uber toned arms and back.

three it was level 1, I think I'll have to work on my balance a fair bit before trying the next level, didn't see the other JM levels on there but there seem like lots to choose from.

Not sure what to do this evening, either going to be BFBM or NMTZ - which I haven't done for a while so think it may be NMTZ, yeh more plank work!

Hi everyone, must get some 2kg weights when I get paid, all this chat about weights has reminded me! I have been using 1 kg which are a bit easy now on some but fine for the V raises on level 2 of shred!

Feeling fine today after my run so did BFBM and really enjoyed it. Had had enough by the end though, I prefer the quicker warm up and cool down from shred, it goes on a little bit too long. I credit JM with teaching my ds how to play by himself though!

Running club again tomorrow and then another BFBM on thurs I think, meeting with some old friends soon and we are going out and I fancy a new outfit so hoping to shave a couple of pounds of before then. Happy JMing everyone! Glad you a managed l2 ok virtuous.

Thisis I've just done the yoga. Hmmmmm, reckon my thighs are going to ache a bit ...and as for the standing on one leg...that'll need a bit of work! Made harder by the fact that youtube kept stopping which left me hanging around in an odd pose wondering what might be coming next :)

Well done on L2 everyone I found it tricky when I first did it. I would echo Gypsy with the weights. Just start low and build up. I have been Jillianing for six months and still only use 3kg as a maximum and mostly use 2kgs. I am slowly reducing the moves I use 1kg for but it's a gradual process. When I started it was the cardio that killed me most and still does but as my strength builds I do seem to be improving.
Well after wimping out yesterday I did L3 Ripped as I fancied a change. Those duck and bear walks are still bloody awful!!
Can't fit anything in tomorrow but will try to do something Thurs and Fri (hopefully a longer one on at least one of those days.) which will give me my 5 work outs.
I have a new goal. University friends reunion in October and I NEED to look hot! So I cannot fall off the wagon....summer hols are going to be a big test as we are away a lot....plus the kids are around...anyone else got strategies for the summer?

Well the best laid plans and all that, had to go out this evening so no time for long work out, went on to the youtube channel that hosts yoga meltdown and did a Denise Austin burn fat workout, was alright, old style aerobics but got the heart going a bit, better than nothing.
gypsy it's bloody annoying when you are in warrior 3 and youtube freezes!

I'd echo the comments about not worrying about using light weights to start off with. When I started JM I had been doing Davina workouts for a good six months or so including arm work and I was using 3 or 4 kgs so thought I could use the same on Shred, wrong! I had to go back to 1 and 2 kgs, now after a few months I'm up to 3.5kg but still use 2kgs on some exercises. The combination of using your own body weight when you are doing press ups and plank combos means you are putting a huge amount of effort in via your arms, shoulders and chest so when you come to do the circuits with weights its really hard as you have already given them a good workout. I thought I was going backwards but that's not the case. Stick with it, up the weights gradually ( you can change down mid set if its too hard) and you will see a difference in a few weeks.

Did my fourth day of shredding yesterday and managed it with my new 750ml bottles

Thanks for the support, you lovely people

I echo that bigbadbear, this thread has definitely helped to keep me motivated over the past month.

Great to hear about all the stories of people getting stronger over time! It really does make a difference, as from what I understand, your body will get used to any exercise if you do enought (even L2 Shred!) so gradually upping the weights means you are always challenging it and seeing results.

Managed 5 mile run last night. Doing my L1 Ripped/L2 6W6P later this morning before picking up DD from school (it is closing early) and going to see the Olympic torch. She is very excited! (And so am I )

DH got up early this morning and did NMTZ before work - he is also addicted. He has been in a grump because he can't do most of the other workouts as he has some tendonitis in his achilles and can't do any of the running/jumping stuff.

I missed an extra day of workout this week as my dad was admitted to hospital after a fall at his care home. I feel a bit sorry for everyone on his ward as he has advanced Alzheimers and is very loud and continuously so, unless he is asleep. It's hard to imagine unless you have witnessed it. He just shouts help help constantly over and over. The doctor actually said to me. "how do you know when he's in pain?" my reply was "he stops shouting help help and shouts Ouch ouch" which made them laugh. It's a horrid disease so it helps to have some funny moments.

When he went up to the ward the doctor there was so good looking I actually gave the wrong name when they asked for my details . In my defence the doctor had said he was sorry he had jumped on me like that (because he had suddenly started asking me lots of questions) and my imagination had gone into overdrive!

I'm not liking level 3 of RI30. It really hurts my knees all those jumping lunges and the two exercises where you have to walk up and down with your knees just off the ground or as low as you can. My knees are clicking and creaking so I may have to do an alternative exercise. I'm hoping level 4 will be easier on my knees.

why does she say at the start of the DVD that you need two different weights? Am I supposed to be using a different weight in each hand?
I'm still not sure which DVD to get next. I realise that I liked 6W6P because it didn't hurt my knees. I'm thinking BFBM might be too much jumping and cardio for me.

Hello to all the newbies. Virtuous I have been on 2kg weights from the start of Jillianing. Some exercisies are easy with them but I still can't do all the exercises with them. I bought the 66 fit ones off Amazon as they are padded and easier to use for the exercises when you lean on them in plank.

That was a bit of an Epic post!

Aw Kitten - I hope your Dad isn't too badly hurt. You did make me laugh too when you said about changing from help help to ouch ouch!!!Alzeheimers really is an awful scary disease

Good looking doctors I like, ones who look like they should still be in school and therefore reminding me that I'm not 21 anymore, not so much!!

I'm off to check out the weights on offer in Sports Direct later I think then - thank you!

Just back from my spinning class with an instructor I've had once before and didn't rate much. And again it was so dull! Bad music, no interest, although it was blooming hard work - ended up leaving about 50 mins into the 60 min session as it was just putting me in a worse and worse mood and the music was so loud it was hurting realises she really must be getting old!! But all in all, I really felt my JM work while I was spinning, so think I may be in pain somewhat later, but I'm determined to keep at it!! This thread is great! How long have you all been together doing it?