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Not old, old schoolI sold those DVDs on Amazon a long time agobut this is when her workouts started getting really good and really effective.Day Shred came out in 2008 and I bought it right when it came out.
![]() I found it very tough in 2008 so I was really looking forward to returning to it to see how it stood the test of time. Probably the shortest of all of Jillians workouts that I own clocking on at 27 minutes each. Jillian delivered. ![]() In fact, I did Jillians Hard Body workouts in the mornings the same week that I did 30 Day Shred as my doubles workouts. Big change in Jillians style of workouts but still great workouts. In fact, as I did themLevels 2 3 especiallyI wondered why I had not done them in so long. Levels 2 3 are super tough and had me seriously sucking wind I listen to Jillians podcast and she is rather disparaging about 30 Day Shred. When people call and say they are doing 30 Day Shred, she sends them her more current workouts, saying they are old school and her new ones are better. I dont agree. Dont get me wrong. I adore Jillians new workouts. But these are awesome, tough and seriously effective, too How effective, as I always say and will continue to say, depends on the weights you choose (though not entirelythere is a good bit of body weight exercises that are very tough, so dumbbells are not required for all the tough stuff). In 30 Day Shred, Jillian and crew had one set of dumbbells that looked like 5 pounds. If I had gone that route these workouts would not have been as challenging. Instead, for Level 1 I used 7, 8, 12 and 15 pound dumbbells, for Level 2 I used 5, 7, 8 and 15 pound dumbbells and for Level 3 I used 12 and 15 pound dumbbells and 5 pounders for the cardio. And after all of the workouts my arms and shoulders were burning by the end. I really need to use all of Jillians tough 30 minute workouts as my doubles workouts far more frequently. But she doesnt bore you and burn you out by making you do 3 solid minutes of the same move. She varies things. ![]() There are two women with Jillian, one showing beginner modifications and one just doing the exercises. Circuit 1: strength is push ups and squats w overhead press; cardio is jumping jacks and jump rope; abs is basic crunch and reverse crunch. Circuit 2: strength is back rows and static lunge with bicep curls; cardio is butt kick runs and punches; abs is oblique crunches. Circuit 3: strength is chest flys and anterior raise with side lunges; cardio is jumping jacks, butt kicks, punches, jump rope; abs is bicycle crunches. Circuit 1: strength is walking pushups (from a standing position bend at the waist and walk hands out to plank, do a push up and walk back and stand) and squat with wide row; cardio is high knee run and squat thrusts; abs is crunch with single leg lift (each leg for 30 seconds). Circuit 2: strength is static lunge with row and pendulum lunges with bicep curls; cardio is oblique twist jumps (or moguls) and skaters; abs is weighted windshield wiper legs (lay on back holding dumbbells over head and raise and lower straight legs, alternating the angle toward each dumbbell) and double crunch.
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