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

Hello all; yay, 1st day back shredding in a month . Started gently with L1 30DS as I'm scared that I might hurt my back again, but it's good to be back with Jillian once more...

I can feel myself falling off the wagon, only shredded 4 days out of the last 7 and feeling very down. I started L1 ripped this morning so hopefully will be back in the swing of it soon. I find it much better at cardio but less good on strength than the Shred. Can't wait for the new DVD to come out!

Hi everyone, this is such a busy thread it is hard to keep up! Well after my whining I have turned a corner, day 21 of shred and after enjoying l2 so much yesterday I thought I would give L3 another go and I can do it! It is really true what someone said on here earlier about building your strength up. I am determined not to measure again until I have done 30 days though! Happy JM'ing everyone - worldgonecrazy many people would be proud to have exercised on 4 days out of 7 so stop being so hard on yourself and crack on!

Oh just read what you said about feeling very down . Hope you feeling better soon.

Started L2 of the Shred today! I'm really only managing it every other day, so World, you're not alone. Don't feel down, doing it 4 days is def better than none! I actually like L2. Maybe I'm not doing some of the moves properly though.....ordered NMTZ today & am v excited! My DH (who held the baby while I Jillianed) is quite interested. I read a male r/v on Amazon. A'one on here have a DH/DP who has given it a go? My DH needs to lose weight & tone up...

I echo what the others have said World - don't be too hard on yourself!

Greedygirl - my DH is a confirmed JM fan. And he is a serving military officer, thereby proving that it really isn't just for girls and is pretty tough! He isn't too keen on BFBM, and refuses to have anything to do with Killer Buns and Thighs (because of the name ) but we do all the others together. If we do Ripped/Shred we generally do two back to back, and he uses pretty heavy weights. He was quite fit to begin though - prbably not best for your DH to jump in and do that straight away if he isn't used to it as he could do himself a mischief!

Did L2 Ripped earlier, which I always find quite difficult. The double cardio in plank position, and those crow press-ups both kill me. DD was having a paddy in the background and I was determinedly ignoring her (always the best policy with tantrums, no?)

workout 9 for me today again. Lots of plank work. It's the last week of 9 and 10 and then I move onto my final 2 weeks. Jillian is particularly shouty in these workouts. I like being shouted at I want blood, sweat, tears, crying, screaming, puking...doooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiitttt! Okay Jillian.
Workout 10 tomorrow. Lots of weight work, including weighted cardio. I actually really like these workouts. Looking forward to workouts 11 and 12 but am going to be lost when I have finished this programme

notyummy I'd love dh to workout with me but he doesn't want to :(
worldgonecrazy don't be hard on yourself, 4 days is good!

Hi all!

Worldgone I know just where you're coming from. If I take more than 1 day off the resolve seems to fade and it's that much harder to climb back on the horse again. I think for me the lack of visible improvement, unlike doing Shred for the first time, doesn't help the motivatin Like others have said 4 days out of 7 is bloody good in a week, more than most people do I would guess... Hope you're feeling more chipper soon.

Jellybelly my DP does Shred too. He does about 3 times a week, and seems to have been on L1 for ever It's made a big difference though, and he's chuffed to bits with the improvement in his fitness guns!

Welcome back Venetia! Hope the back behaves...

Crikey CHST I'm torn between excitement and total fear hearing about that! I love the idea of a bunch of us doing it in synch

I did BFBM today, which I've not done in ages. Really enjoyed it. Felt like a great workout but I've definitely noticed I'm not finding the 2 hardest circuits as hard (the 2 plyo circuits). I'm sure I can tie this in to doing Ripped.

Have a good evening all

threesteps I honestly haven't found it that bad. Glad that I have done some previous Jillianing. I can imagine it would be a lot harder if you went straight into it. The only time I have felt physically sick was when I did cardio 3 the other day. I am a bit scared of the last two workouts but I will report next week when I have done them. I might have to do a re run when everyone else does it and up the weights. Can anyone tell me the best place to get heavier weights? eg 5 and 7kg.

I think we got ours from Amazon. We have a really handy set that have a 5kg and a 2kg that you can put together to make 7kg. I also have 3kg and 1.5kg.

I can report that my whole body is aching today after just less than a month off Jillian; disappointing..

I'm the same weight as a month ago, having eaten for England on honeymoon, but now have noticeably less tone (and bigger boobs); living proof that muscle if heavier than fat

Hope your honeymoon was good Venetia!

I am also aching today after a hard NMTZ and then L2 Ripped yesterday (I used quite a bit of weight for NMTZ and modified some stuff to make the final two circuits harder. Press ups on weights as well as plank rows, and using weights for the supermen.) Thighs are pretty sore, but am hoping this wears off when I get started on my run later. Fingers crossed...

notyummy I could feel L2 6W6P burns more calories than the other really hard Jillian workouts. I have done 3 days so far, and it is just too hard. Next week I will be in Continental Europe, and decided to take the Shred instead of 6W6P. I do not want to get a heart attack.

Definitely agree L2 6W6P is the hardest, in all respects (speed and exercises).

I did another BFBM today as I enjoyed it so much yesterday(!) My endorphin rush hits me exactly the same time as she mentions it at the end, a lovely rush of good feeling

Fingers crossed this good feeling lasts to the end of a certain footie match this evening

Laters everyone

notyummy haven't measured 6w6p but nmtz burned around 430, none of the shred or ripped levels go above 200 for me. Another couple of days off for me as away from home and no opportunity to fit anything in. Going to be cranking it up for the next few weeks. Am going to try to do either NMTZ or BFBM or 2 levels from any of the others 6 days a week.

What doesn't kill me can only make me stronger!

Did Ernest Hemingway say that thisis?

three don't know, had to look it up, apparently it was Nietzsche. I supposed we could have a philosophical discussion about exercise. One of his other quotes was "when you look into an abyss an abyss also looks into you", reminds me of the last circuit of nmtz .

I'm still plodding on with L2 shred but moving up to 5kg weights for a couple of the exercises :) I lay all my weights out and then just pick and choose according to how energetic I feel.

Thanks for the info Thisis- interesting re NMTZ. And well done on the weights Gypsey- that is what I do too!

Did a 5 mile run last night and then up at 0600 this morning to fit in a L3 shred before working day in London. Used 7kg for clean and press and plank row, and added 1.5kg weight for the supermen. Felt good! Longer run tomorrow- at least 7 miles. And double session on Friday. V social weekend coming up with friends who are big foodies and love wine. Must repair damage some how!!

notyummy you are a machine!!!
Cardio 3 for me today...I had to catch my breath on the last circuit during high knees with rotation. Apart from that made it through. Before I finish this program, I will make it all the way through cardio 3!! Can I just say I hate standing mountain climbers? Hate them! Also jumping junges. The moves kill your thighs so by the 3rd time around, your legs are like jelly trying to do half the moves.

lunges even!

CHST I think you too should be elevated to notyummy status!!

Off to guitar in a mo but hoping to fit in a quickie early evening, either a Killer or something from Ripped.

Have a good rest of day all

threesteps I'm not quite at not yummy's calibre yet...have only ever done 1 back to back session...maybe one day!! Have fun with ripped/killer

notyummy which weight set do you use? I like the idea of being able to add weights together. Mine are quite clumsy plastic ones and I'd like more weight but in smaller form.

I managed to use the 5kg weights today as planned, only for about 12 reps for each exercise and then had to switch down to 3kg but I am really pleased. 3 kg felt quite light after that so I am hopeful that I will be able to build up the reps fairly quickly.

Hope everyone has had a good sunshiney day.