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

Evening all, just about to BFBM, its got nice and warm here again which is great generally just not when you want to exercise! Still shouldn't moan - bound to be raining tomorrow.

It's lovely here too Thisis but we've got rain and thunder forecast for tomorrow and a pony club rally to attend. Oh joy!

So Monday did L2 Killer...had rest of the week planned out to include a NMTZ and BFBM..... Instead of which my eldest DC ended up having an emergency appendectomy on Monday at 11.15pm..... No indication before 4 pm that anything was wrong...by 7.30pm his mild stomach ache was agony so off to out of hours GP then A&E we went.... They acted quickly once diagnosed tho! Didn't get out of hospital until today at lunch time. Two nights sleeping in a chair by his bedside have taken their toll and I cannot contemplate anything this evening now they are all safely in bed.
DS is gutted at no sport for a month as he had all sorts lined up. My star foot player took 10 minutes to climb the stairs tonight.
He will be off school until at least middle of next week making working out during the day difficult. I may make him take an afternoon nap just so I can squeeze something in. Not sure I fancy my super fit 8 year old watching me sweat!
So will do something short tomorrow maybe L3 ripped again....

Wow, I bet that was a shock !

Yep...4pm scooted home from school...11pm having surgery..... Glad I had the same thing as a teenager so knew the symptoms else it could have been much worse...

Oh heck Happypiglet! Glad it was diagnosed so quickly.

Have had a manic couple of days so no shred! First time all month I have gone two whole days without some form of JM! And I have been eating more crap. Definitely a link between being tired and slipping for me so early night and a bit of BFBM in the morning to try and make up for it. But first it is time for a cuppa and a chocolate biscuit (just the one) .

Goodness, get well soon Masterhappypiglet. I had mine whipped similarly quickly when I was 21 and was ok after a week/10days. Missed my uni grad though as was hospital.

Get well soon to happypigletjr , hope you manage to find some time to Jillian too .

Hi I've been off exercise for 6 months due to back pain (spondilitis) but I have slowly restated in the last two weeks and so far so good. The doctor has said no to running so I have started again with Jillian. I have done NMTZ a few times, BFBMonce and shred level 1 once. This week I decided to give Ripped in 30 a go as I bought it ages ago but never tried it. I started on Monday night and found level 1 really easy so upped the weights on tuesday. Wednesday I decided to do level 2. I found it much more challenging. Especially the plank jacks and mountain climber combo!! Jillians a bit 'down with the kids' in ripped and has annoyed me a bit but I still love her.
Right going back to catch up on the thread.
Its good to be back folks!

Hi Febes- great to see you back! I agree that L1 Ripped is easy- possibly the easiest section of any of the JM DVDs. Serves as a useful intro for someone new to her I think, but the step up to L2 is pretty tough! Interestingly, my DH has something similar to you (ankolysing spondylitis) and the doctors have said he HAS to exercise and being mobile as possible is essential for managing the condition. I assume there are some key differences in the conditions that would lead to such differing advice- and not just one of them being wrong!! To be fair, he has joined the 'AKA' association and they also advocate exercise.

I haven't seen the GP again since the xray results so I'm hoping he will say that I can start running again. He said that running was worst thing for it last time I saw him. Exercise is good for it though and its been fine since resuming 'Jillianing' I am still on anti-flams once every 24hours and 2 paracetamol twice a day for the pain but that keeps it feeling fine which is a relief after hobbling around for months.
I miss running though!!!
I had another go at level 1 today and it is a bit easy so I think I'll go for it with level 2 again tomorrow. I'm surprised how easy it has been to get back into it really. It must be that fact that I am many kilos lighter than when i first started last year.

happy hope your DS is feeling a bit better?

Managed l2 shred and l1 6w6p, that meant 4 lots of plank jacks. I haven't done that combination before, there's alot of plank! My shoulders really feel it.

Have a good evening.

Ouch, that's a lot of planking thisis, great stuff!

Welcome back Febes! And Venetia! Hope you're both doing okay despite the injuries.

Happypiglet wishing your DS a speedy recovery, what a nightmare. Glad all's okay now.

Well I had a big chunk of time free this afternoon / evening so I did BFBM followed by L4 Ripped. Wasn't as bad as I thought it might be actually, still only 2.5 kg for the weights. Felt a tiny bit 'giddy' towards the end from all the jumping around but feel great now.

Really enjoying the rush from BFBM currently

Have a great evening all ...

Thanks for all your kind wishes. He is a little better each day....just waiting for the day when he tips from weak invalid into bored and frustrated .... Then my life will be temporarily over!
Managed to persuade him to watch a DVD in bed after lunch so managed a L4 ripped. I find it OK except for those weird push ups. I sub them with tricep kick outs... And plank moguls...I do high knees or butt kicks....
And obviously I fast forward through the frankly nauseating pep talk at the end...also spent about three hours cleaning...my upstairs is gleaming like a new pin...downstairs tomorrow!!!
Will try something tomorrow...maybe L3 ripped which I find harder actually.
Nice to see some old face back.

Ps the thought of BFBM back to back with anything makes me go weak at the knees!!! Well done Threesteps

Today was the first time I have ever stayed still to listen to the pep talk at the end Happy, I think because I was so bloody knackered I didn't want to move!

Don't think I'll be repeating that particular back-to-back any time soon, but I had the time to try and realised I'd not done any strength stuff for quite a while.

Weirdly though, the 2 together is only around an hour, which is the length of most DVDs / gym classes. Do we think she is that much more hardcore than other DVSs / classes? (I don't have any others so can't make a comparison).

Glad to hear all is okay with your DS, and that you're managing to fit in some JM! Agree with you that L3 Ripped feels harder than L4.

Right, off to eat my way through any amount of exercise

three I can only compare her to Davina. I started out with her DVD's about 4 years ago. I think the first one I got was Superbody - it was good but none of them come close to JM for intensity. There's no shouting, tis a gentle experience by comparison. Davina's music is better though.
I haven't one for a couple of days-might dig one out at the weekend and see how it get on with it- I can't help thinking it will be a wasted workout though.

Hi all....I'm a Jillian newbie and have bought 30 day shred.

Before I rip the cellophane off to start tonight I was wondering what I need? I've seen some mention of weights? How heavy and any recommendations?

Any other useful hints or tips?
:-)
TIA!

Depends on what exercise you have done in the past Huffpot. Some people start with cans of beans, but even for those new to exercise that doesn't last long! Most people seem to be working at the 1/2kg level at least to begin with, with a fair few progressing up after this. Casting my mind back to when I started, I think I started with mainly 3kgs, dropping down to 1.5kg for a couple of exercises. I had been working out before though, including a DVD that was quite demanding with squats/burpees/full press-ups, so that possibly prepared me reasonably well for Jillian!

Other hints:

Wear a good sports bra!

It is only 20 minutes. NOw this sounds obvious, but there may be points where you find it quite tough (depending on fitness/weights you are using etc) and want to have a rest/give up. IT IS ONLY 20 MINUTES - keep going!

And measure yourself.

Thanks notyummy!

Haven't done much over last few years other than walking,swimming and hauling children.

Think I might invest in some weights today then...probably about the 2 kg mark and see how I go from there.

Ok shall do measurements before I press play :-)

I have a sports bra ready and will be sticking my head in for motivation!

Huff pot - Get 1.5 kg or 2 kg (if you think you can handle it) don't get more than that, Notyummy is super strong!

I have a set of 1, 2, & 3kgs. From Argos they are 'Ennis' ones....( think she is a super fit athlete or something!). When I started I used the 1kg most but now usually use 2kgs and sometimes (very occasionally) the 3kg ones. I would go lower to start with an build up.
Hoping to put DS to bed soon and do a Ripped....

Just finished L3 Killer and L1 Shred. Did the Shred with weighted cardio and 5kg throughout apart from the side lunge and raise at the end when I went down to 3kg. Added leg raises to the chest fly as well, a la NMTZ. One observation - one minutes solid of squat and presses with 5kg felt like a loonngggg time. It is obviously much longer than she does them for in NMTZ, as I do that section with 5kg without too much trouble. I didn't find L3 Killer too bad apart from the third circuit with my nemesis - jumping lunges. I find a few of the moves quite tough, and I do break a sweat, but I am not huffing and puffing much. Combined with the adapted L1 it made a pretty hard session though.

Hope you fit your Ripped in Happy.

I had yesterday off due to pony club and lots of walking and I'm finding every excuse available not to bother again today. It amazes me how quickly I lose the motivation to exercise despite my pleasure in increasing my weights and feeling the benefit. I truly am a lazy arse