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

Hi Ladies, can I join you?

I'm a fitness instructor, but currently on maternity leave. My DD, 6wks has left me with a bit of a jelly belly that I will be attacking with 30DS and have also just ordered the six week six pack too.

I know Jill Michaels will get me into shape again when I can't get to the gym as much as I'd like!

Well ladies, I went out last night, danced for 3 hours and only broke into a light sweat and a bloke asked me if I worked out when he felt my stomach muscles. This has NEVER happened to me before, so may the Gods bless you Jillian Michaels, you have changed my life!

As I did three hours dancing last night my knees are absolutely knackered today so I'm giving myself the weekend off. Back to it on Monday morning.

Morning all!

Hi Molly Agree that NMTZ is the one with the least impact on the knees. And you can cut down the length if it's too long... I guess if you got all of her DVDs, you'd end up with a selection of cardio options that would suit your knees - but that might be an expensive process

Well I did another double-whammy yesterday L1 Killer followed by L2 Ripped. Managed to do those serving bicep pendulum whatnots with 2.5 kg weights which I was chuffed about. Nearly gave up the ghost on the double-plank cardio section, but powered on through!

Hope no one has been blown away, don't you just love the British summer weather! Have a great weekend

worldgonecrazy that is fab about the abs!!!!
I think I am going to do level 2 of yoga meltdown today for a mix up. I was toying with that or 6 week 6 pack level 2. Yoga it is. Will see if I can encourage one of my boys to join.
I went to my mum's last weekend and my Niece gasped at my weightloss...she was genuinely shocked. I can't remember seriously the last time I was in such good shape. Probably when I was 18 and a yoga fanatic.

Oh and another 1lb lost this week which takes me to 117lbs or 8st 5. I really don't want to lose anymore weight...I want to maintain this weight so I need to figure out how to do that. Upping calories probably. I am moving on to phase 3 next week and it will be another step up in the workouts. I am looking forward to plank jack push ups and Dive bombers...might change my mind after my monday workout!
Hello Jambalaya!!!

Hi did BFBM today with weights on some of the cardio, that makes a huge difference, I thought my shoulders would explode with the standing mountain climbers. CHST what is yoga meltdown like, I assume as its a JM production it's not an easy option?

Can I ask, is shred any good for legs?
I have the dvd but am yet to attempt it. My stomach is ok but my legs need work.

Hi Isla I have found the Shred great for shrinking my thighs, plenty of squats and lunges with weights in it.

Isla the shred is great for legs, especially Level 3. All the jumping really works the thighs and calves, and there is a kicking exercise which lifts the bum cheeks too.

Thisisasign the yoga meltdown is Jillian, yes, a yoga with reps if you will but I don't find it as taxing as her other workouts. It isn't a relaxing yoga though! More about using bodyweight to "shred" as she puts it and I want to start doing it regularly after body revolution to increase my flexibility

Hi I am back... From camping in the rain and wind...although we did get some nice days! So no Jillianing in over a week... Might try to get back to it today though probably with L1 of something. I fancy Killer.
The week away was not a total write off though, lots of biking and walking with kids. Plus managed an hours body surfing in the north sea...good side effect of all that wind was some fab waves! And I must have burnt quite a lot of calories just keeping warm... It plunged to 3 degrees one night!
Not keen on weighing myself though as diet was a bad mixture of cooked breakfasts and chocolate!
I go away for one week and a whole new thread starts up! Nice to see you all and some new faces....
Anyway back to the washing mountain....it will be conquered!

Damn it, I was hoping you would say it's no good for legs, I'm going to have to bloody do it now :o
I start Monday.

Last night my lovely honest DH said I definitely look better but then ruined it by saying I haven't changed much recently, not since the first workout I did (30DS) and that maybe I was not the right shape to ever have a waist! so much for the 6W6P then
I think he meant well it just sounded a bit wrong
However I caved in and weighed myself today and I was 8 stone 11 and a half (I was 9st 6 when i started)
I weighed myself twice more in disbelief and am now never getting on the scales again in case it goes back up
I think I will always be waistless stocky but I like the feeling working out gives me so I won't stop.
Day off today though, Saturday is always my day off then tomorrow I should start RI30 level 2 but I may do Level 1 once more. Those hollow man things are a killer, do the other levels of RI30 contain lots of those?

Hope everyone is having a good weekend and hasn't been blown away by the winds!

you've I don't think she repeats hollow man but each level has its own horrors, there always seems to be something in her workouts that I absolutely hate!
Good luck isla for Monday

Youvecat, L4 has a bit of hollow man (I've just done it!) - sort of ab hold into hollow man, but it doesn't last long you'll be okay...

Have to say everyone's news of changes / compliments / weight loss is truly inspiring

Welcome to the thread stig and isla and welcome back happypiglet!

oh god, I did L4 last night, I must have blanked it from my mind!

hi everyone,

haven't posted for a long time and sort of lost you all!

Doing back to back RippedL4 plus either ShredL3 or 3 circuits from NMTZ at the moment but have had today off due to massive over indulgence on a girls night out yesterday. JM would not be happy. Hope to be back to it tomorrow. The only good thing about this rubbish weather is that working out isn't so hard!

hello & welcome to all the newcomers on this thread!

Ok so I decided in a moment of insanity to ease myself back in after a week off with Killer L2.... I enjoyed it... I have missed the masochism!!!
It's good to be back on the wagon. Happy Saturday all.

Hello - could I join?

I have just done L1 of 30DS (which almost killed me ). I have 2 DDs and have just managed to lose the baby weight from DD2 (who is now 3 and a half . I swim 3x a week, walk everywhere but am still quite flabby and am hoping Jillian will deal with it! I like the way she sort of shouts at you to keep going, as think I may have a strongly masochistic streak!

Am aiming to do the 30 days and then to have the body of a goddess ....

Hi all- completely new to this and have just ordered 30DS. Can I join you? I am a stone overweight and doing slimming world too, but I want my body tone back!

Welcome Peachy and Ferry! It will seem hard at first but it is worth it. Make sure you measure yourself.

I had a very Jillian heavy week last week because the weather was rubbish and I struggled to run. Two gym sessions in the hotel Monday and Tuesday, Ripped/Killer on Wednesday, double Shred Thursday, BFBM on Friday and NMTZ on Saturday. Nothing yesterday due to hangover and no time for anything today. Hoping desperately to get out for long run tomorrow and then some JM Wednesday.

Keep it up everyone.

Hi Peachy and Ferry it does work but you need to stick at it. The first couple of days I ached like mad but if you work through it it gets better.
Well was all ready to exercise last evening and then DH wimped out of his run due to the weather so I didn't do it...
So today I have made myself do Ripped L3 which I hate! It's the squat jumps and jumping lunges that kill me!
No time tomorrow or Wednesday in the day. May make myself do something in the evening but I am never at my best then and prone to phoning it in or just not bothering! will have time on Thursday before my smear test...yuck how do they come around so quickly!
Keep up the good work everyone!

Hello peachy and ferry I am sure you will be Jillian mad like the rest of us very soon. I like being shouted at too.
First time of workout 9 for me today including plank jack push ups (managed both sets no modifications), ab hold to plank, to ab hold, in plank position, curling weights round to do uppercuts (sounds confusing) Dive bombers, down dog series, side burpees, single leg walk outs to plank, chair pose, boat to hollow man, rock and rolls, plank crunches, plank moguls etc. In short, a lot of plank work just like Jillian likes!
My darling son decided to jump full pelt into my jaw yesterday as I was leaning over him so now my jaw is all bruised and the left side of my neck is strained. Lucky me!!!

I'm worried it's going to be so hard I'm going to be put off! Did anyone here do it from a beginner?

I do not feel very motivated by 6W6P. Somehow I find it harder now than when I started. Maybe it is just doing it on a more advanced level.

Will re-start the Shred tomorrow. Depending what football is on.

worldgonecrazy I am so envious of you dancing.

I carried some large plant pots home from the neighbouring village, but I was too busy admiring my biceps, so 70% of the way through I had to hand them over to DH. Worryingly I kept hearing Jillian's voice in my head urging me to go on.

CHST Hope you will feel better. I do not dare to go the doctor, as he would think my DH knocks me around. When it is only my 4-y-o son. Only an accident, you know - he says.