August 2011
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I'm not shredding today
because the elevator in my parents’ building is busted, and I had to climb up the stairs carrying my laptop and two big bags of farm share vegetables.
They live on the 16th floor.
Bob Harper can suck it.
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My first day of the Shred did not go according to...
partly because my DVD of The Shred is still up in my apartment in Massachusetts, and it’s not available on Netflix Instant like I thought it was. So I swung by Barnes & Noble on my way home, and while they didn’t have The 30 Day Shred, they did have the Biggest Loser Boot Camp. It has the same 30-minute, 3-level structure, so I bought it.
I like it. It’s run by Bob Harper,...
July 2011
2 posts
You guys had better be starting the Shred with me...
I did NOT just run up (and back down) two stories’ worth of stairs to catch my train back to New York with 20 pounds worth of weights in my backpack only to have you lot cop out on me.
-yodelmachine
Y'all, it's been a year since we did a big group...
Who’s gonna give it another shot with me? Let’s start August 1. Monday.
Who’s in?
-yodelmachine
September 2010
29 posts
My silly little plan.
I’m gonna keep on doing level 3 until the end of the month, then on October 1st I’m going to start it again from the beginning and shred through October. Then in November I’m going to do The Shred WITH WEIGHTS. Because I apparently like this abuse.
I’ve only weighed myself a few times the past month. I haven’t seen any huge shifts either way. However, my pants are...
We quit shredding for a few days
because I had a cold. Hoping to start back on Monday to finish the last 10 days at Level 3.
—Frageelay
myrm asked: I just bought the Shred off Amazon cause of you sick people. I'm excited. I just hope this isn't another workout DVD to add to my pile of 'too boring to keep up with'.
Here's how I know it's working for real
I have huge deadlines today, and my responsible brain kept saying to work first, then try to fit in the shred later. I opened my documents and started working, but I felt yucky about it. What better time than right now to say I come first? Work is ALWAYS there. Every time I cross one thing off the list, four more items appear. I have to make this taking care of myself wholly thing a real habit. So...
Level 3 is less miserable than Level 2
I always skip level 2 now - Level 2 KILLS my knees. Every time. Level 3 has a lot more plank type stuff… but it’s my favorite level of the three.
Don’t be scared, anyone.
Level 3
So I’m considering moving up to 3 today… has anyone done this one yet? I’m scared but honestly Level 2 bores me - not that it’s easy but I just can’t get into it so I’m ready to move on.
Oh, and those V-raise, squat things? They can kiss my ass, I will never be able to do a full set of those, my arms are just not strong enough.
-sunnybucket
I'm still here!
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Life’s been good and crazy.
I AM STILL SHREDDING. The cool thing? I weighed in this morning and I’ve lost 5 pounds since we started this! I think most of the weight came off my arms, boobs, and will to live, but still…5 pounds!
Yay!
Shred on shredders.
-LaDawn
Back to the shredder
I skipped a week because my allergies were so awful I couldn’t breathe. I tried twice and wound up having to get into bed from the pain of it. Thank goodness the intensity lessened over the weekend and I did a couple of half-shreds, then dove back into Level 2 this morning and made it all the way through. Sure, I had to pause a lot for that five second catch your breath break, but I only had...
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We both hate Level 2.
We’re supposed to start Level 3 on Sunday. We took last night off and will probably miss tonight, too. The night before, we went back to Level 1, which feels like more of a workout to us both.
I’m hoping Level 3 is better, and easier on the knees. My time off is just to rest my right knee; I’ve been careful, I know how to modify or eliminate certain knee-stressing moves, and I...
Jillian's nostrils and suchlike.
Guys. Somebody mentioned Jillian’s nostrils earlier in the week on here and since I read that every time I shred I feel like I might get sucked through the screen and into Jillian’s brain container. It’s scary.
I’ve been half-ass shredding the past couple of days but I have been shredding. I’m doing the tile in the hallway over at my mom’s and it’s...
My legs feel perpetually fatigued on these workouts. I’m not complaining, it’s just weird to me. I’ve never had any workout feel this way before - when I’m stationary, I swear I can hear my thighs crying for an end to their suffering.
But I shall not end their suffering.
I’ve noticed most of the improvement on my inner thighs, which delights me to no end. Oh, and my...
confession
I totally fell off the Shred wagon after the first week or so. No idea why or what happened. Maybe it’s the couple of miles I do with the dog every day, or the weird schedule of living in two different places, or you know. A lot of things.
So I think maybe I’ll just start over.
ANYWAY. Just wanted to be honest. Don’t beat me up.
xo, - Leah | ohheygreat
Ok, it's official
I can finally start to see the difference this workout is having. After the first few days I could definitely tell a difference in my strength but yesterday I worked out in front of a mirror and noticed that muscles are getting toned. This is the first workout I’ve ever done where I’ve actually been able to physically see the changes in my body. I can see definition in my arms where I...
Who has 2 thumbs and hasn't shredded in 2 days?
This girl.
I suck. I’ve been working and having a ridiculous amount of fun when not working.
NO EXCUSES LADAWN.
Back to it this morning, kids. Anyone else been slacking? Let’s get back on track starting today. Ready… go!
I’m about halfway through Level 2 and I still want to die before I even get to the 3rd circuit. I think I’ll probably stick with this one a bit longer than I did the first level, and more than likely, I’ll do this for longer than 30 days. I want to feel a sense of mastery at the end of the levels and I can’t see myself getting there by Saturday, which is when I’m...
holy fucking shit I cannot remember to put my name until I hit the submit button
—saidme
I’m currently doing Level 5 of Shred My Knee. I can’t stand the thought of resting my knee while my muscles atrophy. Cannot. Stand. It.
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Not recommended:
Hiking over three miles before shredding. We made it through the Level 2 workout, but we were both just tapped. The day before, I shredded before riding my bike all over my danged town and had way more energy. The more you know…
—Frageelay & Designated
Level 2. What? Where? How? Why? Huh?
Level two has completely thrown me. I feel like level one was accessible in that it was easy to find a rhythm and you could remember what was coming up, etc. Level two just confuses the crap out of me EVERY SINGLE TIME. Who am I? What are we doing? Why are we doing *that*? OH MY GOD, I want to kick you so hard Jillian but it hurts to lift my legs.
I actually attempted level two for the first time...
What Would Jillian Do
I’m going to get one of those silly bracelets, only I will know the J stands for Jillian.
*nostrilflare*
I didn't wannnnnnaaa do today...
…but I had to because I’ve lots of stuff going on this afternoon, and I don’t want to skip in case I don’t have time to do it later.
5:30 A.M., peeps.
I was almost motivated by the fact my 12 yo had to get up at 5:30, too, because he had football practice at 6:00 this morning. No way could I punk out when I knew he was headed out for a 2+-hour workout that was going...
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I almost skipped tonight.
But I didn’t. This level hurts more than I think it should, and not in good ways. Gonna keep trying to modify and not let the perfectionist in me get all rankled because I can’t do squat thrusts or plank jumping jacks. But it does make me crazy that I just can’t do them without too much pain. And my knee hurts. But I still did it. The End.
—Frageelay
Day Three
So when do my arms stop feeling like bungee cords?
-Elise
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Shred Day 10: Level 2, Day 1
Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, but that could be because there are some moves I physically cannot do. I surprised myself on several occasions, though! I can do the side skates! And I can do the twist hops! ME!! I’m astounded. I even did a few of the plank jumping jacks. I’m just modifying with something that feels pretty challenging to me when I...
Day Ten: PEACE OUT, LEVEL ONE.
Yep. I just finished Day Ten, which means several things:
I start Level Two tomorrow. I know many of y’all already have, but still. SHUT UP.
We are one-third done with the 30 Day Shred.
I am breaking a personal record every day just by doing these workouts. Longest consecutive string of workout days: 10. Maybe I’ll get a whiteboard for my office.
I sort of wish I had weighed...
Third day of Level 2
I don’t think my deodorant is Shred approved.
-Saidme
Day Two update
Ow.
Also, have you ever looked at Jillian’s
(from Elise)
(ed: JILLIAN’S WHAT? JILLIAN’S WHAT???)
Truthful Tuesday
I sometimes shred in panties/naked because my boobs are tiny and it is hot.
haha*sob*
-Elise
Okay, Day 8, Day 9 told me I should apologize. So,...
I was right! Day 9 sucked a little less than Day 8. I think it helped that I was doing random internet research on something awesome and exciting right before I started the workout and that mood carried into what I was doing.
The exciting and awesome thing I was internet researching was roller derby. There’s a league that practices near my parents’ house starting October 3. I think I...
LOL. ZOMG.
Did anyone else get a fancy electronic mail from the folks at Amazon in the last day or so that was about pre-ordering JILLIAN MICHAELS: Shred It WITH WEIGHTS? That little email both intrigues AND makes me want to poke my eye & earballs out with an ice pick. Thx, Amazon.
Actual shred update from me later. I just thought I should throw out the phrase, “Shred it WITH WEIGHTS” to...
I sometimes forget to post, but I am still going strong.
Ain’t nothin’ like seeing your sweat run off you because you’re pushing yourself so hard. I really like these workouts.
My muscles seem to stay in a near-fatigued state, but I have mixed feelings about that. If they don’t rest enough, you won’t rebuild the muscle you’ve torn down. If you don’t keep...
August 2010
78 posts
Memory lapse.
Oh, how quickly we forget that the last half of level 2 almost makes you throw up your innards. Like, if you just barfed you would barf up your guts instead of regular barf. And then you would probably pass out. Or die. Or something. This got really gross really fast, huh? I was really just trying to tell you that level 2 is way more intense than I remembered from the last time I did it. I should...
Day 8
I forgot to mention yesterday that I still can’t do a real push up. I suspect it’s going to take me some time to get that core strength needed to hold my whole body up like that, so for now I’m sticking with the knees down modification.
Today was work, for sure, but I was mentally bored, so I’m going to give Level 2 a try tomorrow. Right now I want to drive down to...
Chair squats with the v-raise?
Jillian, there is always a little bit of something in each level that makes me hate you just a tiny bit. These chair squats with the v-raise are a pain in my ass (kind of literally).
I did Level 2 today. I’ve actually always skipped level 2 and done only 1 and 3 - basically because for some reason two hurts my knees (I’m lookin’ at you pendulum lunges with the hammer curls).
...
I DID LEVEL 2! I DID LEVEL 2! I DID LEVEL 2! I was convinced Jillian’s boobs were going to plop out of her sports bra while I DID LEVEL 2!
-saidme
I'm proud of Abby.
I’m proud of all of you.
Okay, putting on my damn exercise shoes.
-LaDawn
Go away, Day 8. I hate you.
TODAY WAS THE WORST SHRED EVER!
I was in a bad mood going into it. Usually a good workout will cheer me right up, endorphins and whatnot, but today I was in a bad mood going in and I steadily maintained that bad mood all the way through and now here I am continuing to stew in my bad freaking mood.
But you guys, the workout was haaaaaaaaaard today.
I’m pretty sure it was because I spent...
kfedup-Day 7
Like I said, I skipped… still got a workout, just not The Shred, so I don’t feel like it’s a true skip even though it is.
Anyway, today I was able to do the full range of motion with all of the exercises and that felt amazing. I don’t feel like a puddle on the floor after the workout for the first time. I can lift my glass of water to my face without getting dizzy or...
I'm starting today
After last weekends soccer tournament and an excess of running, I took a week to recup because shin splints are no laughing matter. I ran this morning and I’ll shred after work.
Better late than never, right?
-Elise
I skipped Sunday
I did, however, walk four miles. So that’s something?
I’m going to do it today AND go running, cause I feel guilty. I’m almost glad I feel guilty. The internet is keeping me motivated and I totally need that.
~irregardlessly
one week done
and I gained 2 pounds. It better be muscle mass or someone is going to die.
I do feel better and stronger.
Dan - Designated
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Monday morning inspiration: an exchange from the...
Doctor: Okay, I need you to push.
My mother: I can't.
Doctor: Well, why not?
My mother: It hurts too much.
Doctor: (after thinking a moment) Well, do it anyway.
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We took Saturday off.
Our plan was not to skip a day, but we skipped Saturday, a crazy, hot, exhausting day. It just felt right to take the night off and honestly, I think our bodies needed the rest. Tonight I really wanted a beer with our fantastic fajitas, but I had water instead because I don’t want to buzz-shred. I’m too old for that shit, Abby.
-Frageelay (and Designated)
I totally deserve the beer shower I am about to...
Because:
It is my birthday week.
I just kicked Day 7’s ass. And I kicked Day 6’s ass yesterday but I didn’t write about it because I had to jump in the car to go pick up Karin at the airport.
But yes, tooters, I am kicking Shred ass. I’m doing the Natalie versions of all the moves now except the push-ups because come on, is she joking? She must be joking. I’ve...
It's working!
I’ve lost 2 pounds since starting The Shred last Monday! Wooh!
This is despite having pizza twice this week and generally eating terribly.
I’m going to start level 2 tomorrow and try to focus on better eating habits this week.
Yay results!
-LaDawn