JILLIAN MICHAELS (Shred/Ripped and all the rest) Part 3: Bringing our A-game [cheesy smile]

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Here is a new thread for Jillian Michael devotees!

Whatever JM DVD you are doing, come and check in here...
Any Insanity and Turbofire lurkers, come and join too!

Hello to all from the old thread and big welcome to anyone new, come and join us

I can tell you how bad I felt, Catgirl.

I was exhausted after the warm up. Could hardly do Circuit 1 at all ( and I have done the whole Shred through and I STILL think that Level 1 circuit 1 is the hardest).

When I came to do the "Butt Kicks" in circuit 2 I was so knackered that I was totally unable to run on the spot and nearly careered into the bookcase.

For a couple of days I was in PAIN. Nearly woke the household up by screaming in in the middle of the night, because I needed a wee and it hurt sooooooo much to bend my knees to sit on the loo . . . but it got better!

It got easier and I got stronger. I saw and felt the difference in my body. No other form of exercise I have ever taken in my LIFE has done that.

Shred is definitely worth doing, IMO.

I have not exercised in over 9 years, I'm am so unfit, after day 1 & 2 walking was painful well stairs and getting up was but you get through it.

I won't say I enjoy doing it but it's ok-ish I do swear a lot at at Jillian though.

oh my, thanks for your honestly (I think ) so I shall let you know when it arrives and maybe I should aim for Friday morning to do first one, so I can hobble at the weekend, rather than at work......

You'll be fine Catgirl! The stiff legged walk and problems lowering yourself into a chair/toilet seat are a rite of passage on this thread! After the first week you won't experience that level of ache again, but yes , you may want to tell Jillian where to stick her plank on level 2!

I have just done Week 3 of Ripped for the first time - it is fabulously horrid! Bear crawls! My knees are going to be jiggered at the end of this week. I have had a really busy day at work but I think JM has helped with my energy levels, it's true it does transform every facet of your life !!

Greedygirl I'm on level 3 of ripped

I don't mind the bear crawl. But I can't do the one where you roll back on the mat then forwards and jump up.
Also the jumping squats in the cardio section are a killer.

Hello, newbie here, I am going to shred for the first time ever today!

Could any of you experienced bods answer me a couple of questions? How long do I do each level for? Does 30ds mean I'm supposed to do each level for 10 days? Do I take a day off each week? And what weights does everyone use? I don't have any so intend to buy some today.

TIA!

I try to do every day
My weights were from a set on Amazon and are 1kg,1.5k and 2.5 in a natty carry case (! ) but the case does keep them together and stop small people wandering off with a weight. HERE
I do anything between a week to 10 days on each level. But take it easy .

Walkingchloe. You will be achingcantsitdownonthetoilet Chloe by tomorrow.
Make sure you stretch for 3 times as long a jillian.

Trumpton thanks for that, have ordered those weights so will use tins of beans or something until they arrive! Will definitely take it easy, been a while since I've done hardcore exercise as had DS so may have to ease myself in to it a bit.

Ihate oh god I remember that awful sensation when you have to drop on to the loo as its too painful to lower yourself down from when I used to do boot camp classes, not looking forward to that!

I started with tins of beans too!

Day 2 of Level 3 probably about half Natalie, half Anita. What I did notice today was there's a gap at the top of my thighs . The tale of the tape will tell in 8 days no doubt.

Had a McDs breakfast this morning though Fitness Pal is fuming at me, pasta for dinner

Ooh I did day 2 of level 3 today as well sweetkitty.

I can do some Natalies and some I have to be Anita. I have also got some tins of beans out as I remember from last time jumping jacks with my 1.5 kilo weights is too much for my sparrows-kneecaps muscles.

My lower stomach is really aching, hurts if I cough. I wondered what particular exercise had hurt it yesterday, thought I would find out when I shredded today - turns out it's bloody all of them!

Ooh one more question, I'm using my fitness pal and I know it depends on body weight etc but how many calories burned does everyone put down when shredding?

I think about 200 calories but might be nearer 150 as some movements are fairly static. Please let me know if you think any different .

I googled this as well and it said about 150 cals but obviously depends on how erm large you are, fitness pal says 20 mins of circuit training is 152cals do I just use 152 cals for each Shred, if it's more that's a bonus right?

Didn't think of logging it under circuit training, think I will put 150 and see any more as a bonus too.

I remember my first Shread back in May 2011. Lvl 1 with 1.5kg and the next day I felt like I'd gone down stairs in a barrel.
Now I can do lvl 2 with 5kg and a mix of NMTZ, BFBM and 6w6p. Keep up and I swear you won't ache as much next time and by next week you will feel the difference.

ok what on earth is 'NMTZ, BFBM and 6w6p' - I am at a loss!! DVD still not here, hoping for tomorrow so I can look at the box for a day before getting my nerve up - but I really must do something my clothes are getting too uncomfortable and I have neither the money nor desire to buy new.....will that get me up and exercising in the morning???

Level 1 of Shred done! Can feel it in my legs already. Had to pause between circuits 2 & 3 for a couple of minutes to see to DS and I was very glad of the breather! Hoping in a way I'm sore tomorrow so I feel like I worked hard but also dreading the soreness at the same time!

Hello folks, may i join?

Ive done the 30 Day Shred twice (never ever got past level 2 though) and have lost 3 stone in the last 5 months

I have 1 more stone to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but have lost all motivation, im eating more than ever and am not exercising at all. I need a kick up the backside!

So im thinking of doing the Shred again, starting tomorrow.

Right, well im going right back to page 1 to read this thread from the very beginning!

6W6P - Six Week Six Pack: 2 levels. 30 mins each. Mixture of cardio and weights, but only only one lighter weight. Mainly works core and lower body. L2 is TOUGH.

NMTZ - No More Trouble Zones - Weights only. 7 circuits of 6 minutes each. Excellent all body work out. No cardio but you def sweat if your weights are big eneough!

BFBM - Burn Fat Boost Metabolism - cardio only. 7 circuits of 6 minutes each.

Ripped - Ripped in 30 - 4 levels of a mixture of cardio/strength/abs. Each level just over 20 minutes. L1 is pretty easy tbh. All the rest are not!

Killer - Killer Buns and Thighs - 3 levels at about 30 minutes each. Mixture of cardio and lower body with some weights added (not often.) Cardio not that hard, but some tough stuff on the lower body.

I did 5 circuits of BFBM yesterday on the final day of holiday, which means I did something every day! Back home last night and intend to do an Insanity session today and have a day off tomorrow. Weather forecast is great so planning a long run on Friday now DD is back at school - I get to have some exercise time back on my day off!

Re calories - my 9.5 stone friend uses a heart rate monitor and it measured L2 Shred at 187 calories.

Getting so disheartened. Have not done anything past 2 days, too busy. Feel like I haven't lost anything. Think I'm going to have to diet aswell, was hoping to get fit without!! Wish 6w6p would hurry up and arrive, bored of shredding now

Very excited as I have received an email from Amazon saying that my Extreme Shed and Shred is on its way!! Hopefully it will get me back on track as have been in a bit of limbo exercise wise since completing Ripped.

Hope your 6w6p arrives soon, 3monkeys.

I phoned it in yesterday (the first ever day of school for DS and work was too much for me). So today I got up at 6 snd exercised before work. Feel much better, although I hate Ripped L2.

Nolda You'll have to let us know what Extreme Shred is like.

Hello all, haven't been around for a while, and am picking up Jillian again after a 1 week holiday break. Extreme Shred arrived in the post today - thoroughly over-excited

Venetia, are you doing it today? Let us know!