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

Afternoon all!

Youvecat sorry to hear about your dad . I'm glad you can inject some comedy and good-looking docs into the mix to make it more manageable. I can't imagine how hard that must be.

I wondered about the weights comment too. I think, though, she means use 2 different sets of weights for the workout, so chopping and changing as you need to. I may be wrong though! There's an exercise in Ripped where she goes in one direction with one arm and another direction with the other, and she doesn't repeat it. So I just do the same with both arms in case I end up with one Popeye arm and one wimpy one!

Hmm, I wonder if NMTZ would be good for a next DVD? There's no jumping or cardio in it so might be the ticket.

Wow Virtuous, you are bringing your "A Game"!! (JM quote) Snap re the mood. I've been in a FOUL mood all day. Have no idea why - not time of the month or anything, am just a grumpy mare today!

This thread has been going for ages! I joined last New Year and it was going well before that I think. It's such a fab place for support and keeping you motivated

Will be doing something later, most likely Killer as I haven't done it for ages!

Hello all, hope you don't mind a lurker popping in for some advice! I know some of you are runners as well as Jililian fans, so I hope you might be able to help...

I am currently doing Jillian workouts 5 times a week, and running 3 times a week (in training for the Great South Run in October.) On Monday, I began to get a mild niggling ache in my right calf. Since then I have done a 2.5 mile run on Monday (started slowly but once I had warmed up my calf felt fine) and a BFBM yesterday (again, felt fine at the time, although my calf was a bit niggly all day afterwards).

Today, my right thigh is also feeling sore. I had been planning to do my long run for the week this afternoon (6-7 miles) but really don't want make my leg any worse! What would you do - run as planned? A shorter run? Would a Jillian workout be better instead, or would squats etc. be a bad plan? I have 30DS, BFBM, 6W6P and NMTZ...

I have loved reading this thread, you are all so motivating and inspirational!

Hiya Peggy!

I'm afraid I'm not a runner so can't really help I'm afraid. My instinct would be to rest a bit if you can if it's causing you pain. But hang on for the runners on the thread, there are a few, who will hopefully give you some better advice

Cat so sorry to hear about your father. It's a dreadful disease, you sound so strong.

I also have dodgy knees so I don't do any of the lunge movements that involve bending the knee whilst moving. I'm okay with static lunges but not the moving ones, so I just borrow the leg extensions from the "Military press with leg extensions" from the Shred. Level 4 Ripped only has one exercise that I have to modify in this way. My knees creak and crack too. Once you've got a few DVDs you can mix and match exercises. I have no flexbility in my lower back due to surgery so I can't do sit ups and I find burpees really hard too, so I swap high knees if there's a cardio that is hard on knees or back.

Thank you threesteps! You may well be right - it's so hard to know when to rest and when to push on sometimes, isn't it!

Kitten - well done on staying so strong in what must be an awful situation.

Jenny - It depends on the type of pain and how much I think. If it is pretty bad then I would RICE frequently and take a few days off. If it is more niggling I would carry on but possibly modify my programe - i.e stick to the shorter type of runs. In terms of JM, my DH is currently doing NMTZ whilst he has tendonitis because it has no jumping/running - although still a fair few squats and lunges. No jumping in 6W6P either, although it is more cardio based.

Meant to say - did L2 6W6P and L1 Ripped this am. That L2 gets me every time. It is tough! Although when I did it on holiday with a 500ml water bottle for a weight it was a lot more manageable. Doing it at home with 3kg makes me sweat a lot more.....

Still in Hungary. Family cannot believe how addicted to Jillian I am. Never been one to exercise. or move a finger.

I am so scared of going back to l2 of 6w6p at home next week that I had my first ever double shred. I cheat though as I do one in the morning and one in the evening.

All these compliments I am getting give me the self-confidence to exercise in front of toddler and my highly critical Mom.

Youvecat All the best.

Oh I have been really mardy today too! Really clammy horrible weather hasn't helped. About to set off for run so came on here for inspiration, really wanting to phone it in . Having a "fat" day today. I have never done this amount of exercise in one month before so I should surely be all tiny and slinky by now?! Think my body is in shock and holding on to it all . I seem to be losing weight from all the places I wasn't really worried about in the first place - face, lower arms and upper back!

Cat - lol at your good looking doctor, hope you dad is in less pain soon.

Thanks notyummy , I have decided to rest and RICE today, and attempt NMTZ or 6W6P over the next couple of days and a gentle run at the weekend.

Comments about L2 6W6P are scaring me a little. I have only done level 1 of 6W6P so far, which I really enjoy - is L2 really awful?!

Peggy - L2 has 2 circuits and the second one is FAST! If you are hopelessly competitive/sadistic individual like me, then you feel duty bound to keep up with each rep, always doing the hard version, with your 3 kg weight. And then complain bitterly about it afterwards . I think it is because as a runner I find most of JM cardio relatively easy (although there are 2 circuits of BFBM, and one bit of Ripped that challenge me!) so I find the 'out of breathness' of L2 6W6P a shock each time. Not that much of a strength challenge in there (although interestingly I quite often have a sore 'butt' the day after it - but never a sore tummy, despite where it is supposed to be working!)

Greedy - did you get out for your run? I'm still in a super foul mood too! 2 hours of ironing after that dire spin session wasn't very inspiring!!. Looking forward to my JM session tomorrow though. Nicely aching all over this evening - although imagine it may be worse in the morning!!

Ps yummy - are you really really hardcore fit??!

virtuous - probably quite fit for my age when compared to the average I suspect, but not some Paula Radcliffe type! 7 years in the military means I spent time being pushed quite hard fitness wise, so I do work myslef quite hard. But equally I have days when I DO NOT want to do anything at all .

Ah. I got my spinning addiction from sessions run by an army PTI!!. Really felt I had to be as good if not better than the guys on remedial physical training spinning with us!! Ignoring the fact they'd already done at least an hour of hard circuits beforehand!!

Greedygirl I hope you did better than me today in not phoning it in! Did you go for your run?

Re the weight loss, someone ages ago (think it may have been lostgirl) used an analogy of snow fall for weight loss. It was brilliant and made total sense, but I can't quite remember what it was, helpful, moi? Sorry!

Peggy glad you got some advice from a runner... Notyummy is most definitely a very good person to ask Hope you mend soon...

I phoned it in today. I think my vile mood took it out of me, leaving me spent by the time I normally JM!

I'm comforting myself with the fact the dog had a 3 mile walk and I had a 6 mile round trip on my bike to my guitar lesson, but my report card definitely says Could Do A LOT Better!

I will be JM'ing tomorrow. I may even punish myself make up for it with a double whammy, time permitting.

Have good evenings all

Just found this (it's not quite how lostgirl described it but near):

"The best analogy for this concept is to compare body fat to fallen snow on the ground. Everyone knows that snow melts quicker in sunnier areas than in the shade.

Men typically store most of their fat in their abdomen while women typically in the gluteus maximuss and thighs. Consider the respective areas to be in the shade. The fat will melt but is generally the last spot to do so."

Aha! Here it is

What a fab analogy!! Snow drifts everywhere me!! But definitely avalanches on my bottom and thighs!!

Threesteps - good luck tomorrow. I think off days are going to be inevitable as we were saying yesterday we can't ever stop permanently!! I'm hoping for a better mood tomorrow too!

Another grumpy one here. Heat and hormones and seeing another mother who had the most amazing body with fab toned arms and a flatter than flat stomach turned me into a mad witch by dinner time. So I frantically did 6w6p and then collapsed in a soggy mess. And I predicted the football result but did I bet on it? Nope , bloody typical

L2 Day 3 of Shred done - really didn't want to but I made myself. I think it might have been a tiny bit easier, even the dreaded V raise/squat combo.

That analogy about snowdrifts is very interesting, if somewhat depressing because on that basis I will still have a big fat belly when the rest of me is toned and fabulous

I did do my run and it was blooming awful! Never really hit my stride, got a couple of stitches, legs heavy! It was just too warm. But did 4 miles and feel nicely aching this morning.

threesteps thanks for looking that up for me, the snow drifts are a great analogy! alibaba and virtuous lol and I am with you, I am going to have a skinny face and mahousive arse. But it makes sense and I feel motivated to continue because by the time my thigh fat finally gets around to melting, there should hopefully be fabulous pins under there! Was it Madonna who said that a certain age you have to choose between your face and your backside? Btw threesteps I don't call a three mile walk and a six mile bike ride "phoning it in"!

Hope you are all feeling more chilled today! I am going to do l3 shred later, is fancy short and sweet today.

notyummy L2 does sound intense! I found L1 to be a bit more cardio-intensive than I expected - gets me very breathless, but I don't really feel it in my abs the next day. I am tempted to give L2 a go next time...

Greedygirl well done on your run! I always tell myself that those runs that feel like a big struggle are doing more for my fitness than the ones that feel easy, because I am pushing my body further than it wants to go - it may or may not be true, but it makes me feel better!

I reckon my rest strategy yesterday paid off. Leg feels much better today, and managed a NMTZ this morning. I think it might be my favourite - I love strength work (never really makes me feel like I'm going to die like cardio does!) and although it's pretty long it always seems to fly past. (Except for when I kept losing my balance on the side-plank ab moves near the end...)

Good to hear that you are all still at it. Rest day for me today. Run tomorrow.

Level 2 shred here we go again!!. Telling you guys so I can't wimp out - but my word it's hot and humid today!