I started the 30 day shred three days ago and I'm surprised at how sore I am already. The first workout was pretty easy to get through, yesterday was hard and right now I'm dreading today's. my question is: in general they say to skip a day of working out to allow muscles to heal and strengthen to get the most out of your workout. But the 30 day shred is set up as a daily thing so should I not skip days? Really want to skip today cause my calf is in so much pain I am having trouble carrying my son! Ahh, I'm so lame! Haha
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I skipped days when I did this before my wedding. I still did 30 days (over more than 30 days....), just gave myself some breather days when I was really sore. I ended up looking great after going through it - I was more toned and lost some lbs.
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I just wanted to pop in and say good for you!!! I've done that workout in the past and it's a killer! I think I made it 6 days in a row, and then I ended up stopping
So I would say that if you can push through it do that. I mean maybe today follow the less intense workout and take it a little easy. I know my SIL though went the entire 30 days in a row!
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Skip a day. Honestly you won't benefit from the work out if you're in that much pain and your muscles haven't had a chance to heal. I LOVED the 30 day shred, but I did take two days a week (wednesday & Sunday) to relax. I still saw amazing results.
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In the beginning, I would skip a day if very sore. I did it for like 6 weeks before my wedding and it was amazing.
I need to start this again. Soon.
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I haven't done 30 Day Shred, but if it's set up to be done every day, it's probably because each day focuses on different muscle groups, in order to give your muscles a break.
But if you're super sore, skip a day!! Better safe than sorry!
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Ugh, I need to start this again...and actually finish it... I say take a break!
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@Mrs. Pen: 30 Day Shred was my New Year's resolution. I want to get through 30 consecutive days of it. Three days in and I was SO SORE. I sweat my butt off at the gym and never get that sore!
I haven't skipped a day yet, but I definitely have done the workout with fewer reps and gentler moves a few days. -
DH and I did the 30 day shred 3 days a week. We were too sore to do it every day. I still feel like I got a great workout from it and it helped me lose over 40lbs last year. We never even made it past workout #2 but still got results.
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I agree with pps that you should skip a day. I used to do the workouts but at the beginning I would skip every third day or every other day. If you are that sore you are likely not to get very much out of it, and you will still have good results. Go you!
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And I also have to add that Jillian can get quite annoying after doing the workout a few times. So once we had the workout down we put the video on mute and played our own music in the background. I like Jillian, but several times I was ready to kick the tv to get her to shut up.
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I did it about 4-5 times per week this summer. If i was super sore I took a break. And I only ever did level 1.. it was still super hard! I think I'm going to start it back up again.
Good luck! It works!!
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@oahujeni: Oh.my.god. She gets sooo annoying. My girlfriend and I definitely put her on mute once we got the work outs down! haha.
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I started it this morning! When I've done the shred before I usually do it 5 days a week and pick 2 days to be my rest days. Some days I was really really sore and dreading the workout bit doing it almost made the soreness feel better? At least at first lol.
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@MrsBrewer: bahhaha I'm still on level 1! I'm this sore after the "easiest" workout
@.twist.: yeah.. getting up with DS at 4am was brutal. ughhh I couldn't move!!
@rachiecakes: I know... it's crazy that in 20 minutes you can get so sore and sweaty. and good luck on the resolution!!
@oahujeni: that's awesome! How long did you do it?
@Running Elley: yay!! we can do it together! Bummer is I rented from the library so I have to return it in three weeks. But even getting through half of it is enough. If I like it enough I will buy it.
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@Mrs. Pen: It was a combo of the 30-day shred, cooking dinner 4x/week (almost all meals off of skinnytaste), and monthly "challenges" where I gave up one item for a month at a time (bread, sugar, caffeine.) I also kept a food log and weighed myself every morning.
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I skipped days in the beginning because I went from not working out at all to doing that.
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@oahujeni: that sounds awesome! I gave up a lot of grains about a year ago and all processed sugar (only natural sweeteners) which REALLY helped!
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@Mrs. Pen: Don't feel bad, when I was doing it.....I never got past level 1! Level 2 & 3 are still mysteries to me!!
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@MrsBrewer: after I did the first workout the first day, I was thinking oh this isn't so bad! maybe I will go up to level 2 by the end of the week.... errrrrrrr!!!
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@Mrs. Pen: I think I want to start doing 30 day shred now! My goal will be to find out how level 2 and 3 are! hahaha
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@MrsBrewer: haha. I will get back into it tomorrow - my calf REALLY hurts. it's like a perpetual charlie horse lol. but it's only one side... weird. maybe I'll try level 2 tomorrow just to see
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I did it last January and never skipped a day. I am kind of anal like that so I felt like it would be cheating. I was sore but I worked through it!
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PS in my opinion level two was the hardest of all three levels!
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@sloaneandpuffy: how did it work for you? did you lose weight and tone up?
I really want to tone up! I am at a decent weight but I still feel so fat and flabby. the weight I am now would have looked so different pre-baby
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OMG hats off to whoever is doing this. I think I tried it a few times and when I realized how many squats were involved, swore it off!
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@Mrs. Pen: I did lose a bit and definitely toned up - even got a couple comments! But after a month I started to slack off and then I found out I was pregnant!
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@Mrs. Yoyo: haha squats are amazing! I'm crazy but I love squats. Once in zumba class we did an entire song while squatting... ahhhh my thighs were trembling but it felt sooo good and that week my butt was definitely firmer!
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@Mrs. Pen: iam sure you want to keep up with the routine of the 30 days and all, but you sound like you need at least a one day break, before you really injure yourself and would skip more than a day. Your body needs a break. GL and feel better.
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I've started it a few times. Each time, after the first day, I can hardly walk! It's so crazy how sore it makes me. I definitely skipped days, but usually working the muscles helped make them feel better.
I hate to admit it, but I could never make it past level 2! And I don't consider myself in terrible shape... Good luck!
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@sloaneandpuffy: I completely agree about level 2 and popped in to say the same thing! Level 2 is killer!! My sister did this a while back and would do two levels back to back! She lost a lot of weight and toned up. I'm always too exhausted after one workout to even think about doubling up!
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@Mrs. Pen: I think i would do a 1 day rest if your body isn't feeling well. Better a 1 day rest than being sidelined for a week because you injure yourself! Question about the 30 day shred...when do you move up the levels? I moved up to level 2 after 1 day, but i don't know if i want to do the same 2 workouts for 30 days!
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@allison: Maybe i'm crazy, but i liked level 3 the best!
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@caffeinated: hm... I'm not sure... there didn't seem to be instructions on when to level up. I suppose when you feel ready for a new challenge? I think after one week I might try level 2
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@Mrs. Pen: I did it with a friend, we did week 1 for a month, week 2 for a month, etc. It was way too hard for us to go week to week.
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It's a great workout, I did it before my wedding. Word of advice @Mrs. Pen put Jillian on mute! She will annoy you after a week!
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I'm going to start the 30 day shred! @mrs. Pen I just ordered it online from half.com for $5.00 plus $2.99 shipping. Not sure how much it is normally but I thought that wasn't bad!
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lol I give you guys credit! I bought it for before my wedding, did one day and was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. I was too sore to do it again.
So I would say that if you can push through it do that. I mean maybe today follow the less intense workout and take it a little easy. I know my SIL though went the entire 30 days in a row!
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