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

Venetia, good to see you! I hope the big day wasn't marred by your back? Poor you. Hope you can get it fixed soon.

L1 Shred for me today. Did 2.5 kg throughout and good enough for me after 2 days off - it's so much harder to get going again after more than 1 day off. I totally relate to whoever mentioned the pre-exercise mental faffing about. I spend at least 1/2 hour doing this, usually as I'm finishing up work, it's so silly!

Hope no one has floated away in this rain. Awful amounts of rainfall are predicted in our area for Thursday night, batten down the hatches and hold on tight!

I think I'm going back to it. Gave it a long rest as I was so exhausted I couldnt put in the minimum amount of days. Started on the concept 2 rower so will aim to do that as well. I'm doing kettle bells class when I can get out which is excellent. Poss swim tomorrow unless I do go back on dvd (got to say its a bit monotinous). I do find the motivation with gym classes better for me plus it means I get out! Will try!

Hi all, can I join? On day 6 of shred, except that I didn't do any yesterday or today
I knew work was going to make it difficult but I HAVE to get back on the wagon tomorrow.

I don't manage to shred every day but I'm still getting results. I've just done my 8th level 2. I think I'll try NMTZ next and/or repeat the shred with more of Natalie. Thanks for the advice. I dream of being able to do a full push up. But with Jillian I'm beginning to think it'll happen!

Jellybelly wow! I didn't contemplate exercise for ages after having my DS! Good for you.

Gherkinsmummy - can't remember what the rocknrollers are on L3 - I tend to mute JM and have music on. There are quite a few bits of L3 that I struggle with. Can you describe it?

Happypiglet - you know you want to! Do it today and report back. When I don't feel like it I just let myself do an easier level and give it my all, doing something has got to be better than nothing. Ha ha, listen to me, I have done Shred for 16 days and I am an exercise guru .

Threesteps yep, ikwym, I didn't do Shred yesterday as was a really long day on a school trip to Alton Towers and a little voice in my head this morning said it didn't want to do it today either! So I am going to do it soon and get it over with. 2.5 kg is impressive, my DH kindly bought my weights for me but they are only 1kg each! I maybe need to invest in some more.

Yay! Just bought the JM box set with 30DS, BFBM, NMTZ and 6W6P! Genuinely excited! Been looking at the reviews and think I need a bit of BFBM to try and target my middle bits. But will stick to 30DS when time is short.

greedy - it's definitely good to have a few different weights so you can quickly change up and down and make sure you are always pushing yourself. There are some exercises (like the clean and press in L3 shred) that are relatively easy and you can up the weights, whereas something like a squat and v raise I find tougher. I use 7kg for the clean and press, but 3 kg for the v raises, for example - a real contrast! The rock and rollers are the ones where you squat, then sit down, roll back, get back up again and jump! I actually quite like them, particularly because I can do them better than DH as my balance is slightly better.

No JM since Saturday for me. 5 mile run yesterday and another run planned today. Will do at least one Ripped (maybe more) first thing tomorrow morning depending on how much time I have.

The rocknrollers are squats back into reverse crunches. I just can't keep up! I've decided to take Level 3 quite slowly and will probably do it for a couple of weeks as its quite a big jump from Level 2. I notice that even the girls demonstrating get a bit feeble on some of the moves.

Hi, having joined previous thread I promptly fell off the JM wagon but today will be day 2 of Level 3 shred with only two days off so far. Hoping to finish the 30 days this time. I did do it a couple of years ago but have failed to repeat this achievement since (and have put on a stone ).

Greedy - I hope you enjoy your JM box set. I have all her UK DVDs but Shred and NMTZ are my favourites.

Zombies - It's only 20 mins, get it done!

Venetia - I hope the physio sorts your back problem out so you can start exercising again soon.

Thisisasignoftimes Ripped does go up to 30 minutes. I suppose you can combine the Shred with something longer at the weekend.

I have restarted the Shred with heavier weights. It is amazing how much stronger I am, although I still get spent by the end. Maybe L2 will be less of a challenge this time. Unlikely. 6W6P made my abs noticably stronger. How could I ever do the Shred with no abs to speak of?!

Re the rocknrollers - no wonder I didn't know what they were, I have never done Ripped! Sound painful!! Yikes.

Notyummy 7kg!! But ikwym, I find the chest fly exercise really easy but my arms still ache (even with 1kg) on some of the others. I think I will get some 2.5kg and then some heavier ones once I feel the difference.

Gingercat12re the tummy muscles, I had none to speak of and they are still quite weedy! I am hoping that eventually I will have some muscles in my tummy so I can do situps. At the moment it just looks like a magic trick to me.

Well I am glad I ignored the bad voice that told me not to bother today, I really enjoyed it. The good voice told me to try two levels together but the bad voice won that argument!

Did L 3 and 4 Ripped in the end as it was raining and I couldn't face running in the rain. Was tough. I will admit to missing out one of the very last cardio things in L4 (one of the moguls sessions) as my blackberry was buzzing and I decided it could be important . Or it could have been that I was knackered....

Aw thx for all the lovely comments! I'm a bit of an 'all or nothing' person when it comes to diet & exercise. So if I miss a day or two I find it diff to get back on the wagon. Good to read that some of you are still seeing results regardless of missing the odd session! It spurs me on. Going to Shred this evening & am dithering between ordering the box set (like Greedy) or just NMTZ for now....decisions!
Have managed to stop eating biscuits & chocolate in the evenings-yay! Trying to eat more protein too; 0% Greek Yog/eggs/fish. Hope that helps too. Loving this thread!

Can I just ask you all if its possible to do the 30DS with a bad ankle? I badly sprained it almost two weeks ago, I managed my Davina dvd today, just leaving out the fat burning intervals.

My plan was to start the 30DS in a couple of weeks...

Am I completely fooling myself? And if I am, what can I do to tone up as much as I can before my holiday on 6 Aug?

Help! And thanks

Melody; hi there. Just lost a post about s'thing similar. I've got a dodgy r calf. Managed circuits 1&2 of L1 30DS today before my 8WO DD woke up. Just as I finished, the old muscle tear in my R calf I've had a few times in the past twanged. It's ok when I walk, but know that jumping jacks etc will aggravate it. Jillian actually says that the squatting boxing move is a good way to get the Cardio in if you've a lower limb injury....so was thinking about doing that instead of all the jumping moves. Wonder if you could do the same?? Guess it depends how well your ankle has healed....Maybe s'one who knows more will come along soon...

Ferry, how's your Shred going? I'm a newbie too & it's been a bit stop start for me!

Hello all

Just crawling to the sofa after day 3 (had to have a day off yesterday as got back from work at 11 pm and was very very sore in the thighs I fear I haven't used those muscles ever! Day 3 was a bit easier. I am hanging out for "days 5 to 7" where jillian has informed me it will feel much easier! Hard to imagine going beyond L1 at the moment - is that normal?

ginger,is ripped 30, I thought it was the same as shred with an extra level, I don't count the warm up and cool down I have done ripped a few times, not my favourite I have to admit, maybe the time goes by quicker, will have to dig it out and see what it says on cover! I do sometimes combine workouts, once did killer plus NMTZ, never again!

melody I would always be cautious about exercising with an injury but there is enough in shred that I think you could still some of it. Would agree with jelly that you can do the squat boxing combo instead of say jumping jacks. I think though that only you will know if you are able to do each exercise. I'd say if it hurts wait for it to recover, you risk prolonging recovery. Can you do a non weightbearing exercise like swimming, might be a better option at the moment?

ferrygirl yep, it took me about a week to even contemplate doing level 2 of shred, it is normal to feel that way IMO!

Evening all

Jellybelly and Melody (that's my mum's name!), I'd second the advice to go easy if you're injured in case it prolongs the recovery time. If you feel happy to do the strength stuff, and it's just the cardio stuff that hurts, the boxing one would definitely be a good one to do for cardio. There's another cardio move in Ripped, where you stand still in a crescent pose (it's hard to explain the pose but it should be easy to find by googling) and manically move the arms like a power walk. That's another option. (she does agree that you'll look ridiculous doing it, but it's effective!). You could add weights to hold too, to up the ante.

Hope you both recover soon!

Ferrgirl, yes it will definitely get easier! The first few days were a total ache-fest, I was walking downstairs sideways...but things starting getting much easier by day 4/5...honest! Not imaginging getting beyond L1 is also completely normal, although once you've memorised every word she says, you're usually ready to move on!

L2 Ripped for me today with 2.5 kg weights. Didn't really feel that 'worked out' afterwards so I'll have to up my game tomorrow. Either a double Ripped/Shred or one of her longer ones famous last words!--

See you tomorrow everyone...

Yay got it done! Day 7, with 2 days skipped in the middle. Using 5 pound weights. Stage 1 of Shred.

Legs are officially better today! Roll on day 4!

meldody I've had a couple of injuries and always modify or sub exercises. Static cardio are punches like someone else mentioned, or moving your arms like you are running but in crescent pose, fast squats might be okay as well. What I'd do is test a few things out before hand and see if you can do them without pain, maybe you just limit range of movement.
I did cardio 3 yesterday and it was the first time I have come close to being physically sick. There were lots of exercises, side burpees, standing mountain climbers (hate them) straight into high knees with torso rotation, jump kicks, plank moguls, long jump two back, etc. They are only 20 seconds each exercise but you go straight into the next one, whereas with cardio 1 and 2, you get a bit more time to get your breath back and longer time, less exercises.
Today got up early to do workout 9. Enjoying it actually! Looking forward to 10 tomorrow. I sweat a lot though! Wondering what the last 2 workouts will bring in a few weeks time. I will be finished body revolution in 3 weeks....then I will have to think what I am going to do next...probably a mix of Jillian and I want to get Bob Harper's DVDs so if anyone can reccomend any in particular?

gingercat I'm on my last day of Shred L1 with heavier weights and am really pleased with how it is going. I thought I'd be bored doing it all again but tbh I work really hard and feel the difference. I am ready to move on to my fav level though , I am a bit tired of starting with press-ups ( I thought yesterday was day 10 and was a bit gutted to realise I had one more day to go!)

I would just like to say, jumping lunges. Ouch!

Well I failed yesterday but have done Ripped L3 today. It's hard! I agree Nolda jumping lunges are the devil's work! There is a set in circuit 3 of L3 ripped. I managed to do nearly all of them today. Woohoo...
Well done everyone it's lovely and busy on here and inspiring me on days when I feel like not bothering...