1 hour walking.

sorry for the long post gang, but i'm thinkin this may help. i've just done the shred again. day 5. well, i'm counting it as day 5. and it's up to me to log in every day. and no more "skipped" my last day should be december 23rd. so there ya go. and yes, robot, virtual arse kickin is welcome:drill:

Day 1 done
Day 2 done
Day 3 skipped
Day 4 done (twice)
Day 5 Nov 28th done
Day 6 check
Day 7 done
Day 8 :(
Day 9 done (twice) i know, i know
Day 10 done and w/new 5 lb. weights!
Day 11 Level 2 Day 1 done
Day 12 check
Day 13 done
Day 14 Dec 7th done
Day 15 skipped. buuuut turned in a paper to my hardest class and celebrated by doing nothing!
Day 16 **** happens
Day 17 done
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22 Dec 15th
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30 Dec 23rd

You'll totally kick major behind with Shred, ollie. Tomorrow is my last day of Level 2!

Last day of level 2 of Shred. On to level 3 tomorrow!

I ran 30 minutes today! I had been slacking on my running for some time (though I did enough other exercise). But I had committed to hitting my 30 minute goal at the end of November. I had a party last night, didn't know what exercise to do today, and I thought: "You know what? I'm just going to try it even though my method says there are 3 other steps I should hit first." So, I just did it! It wasn't even very hard and I made a nice sprint at the end. I think running without stopping is better for me. Every stop is a point at which I can say: "Nah, I don't want to run any more. I'm going home."

Finished my first day of Level 3 Shred. I was thinking of starting C25k in the next week or two.

Still on Level 3 of Shred. I'm so proud that I haven't missed a day. I wish I could control my eating though. One step at a time, I suppose.

holy testicle tuesdays! just finished the first day of level 2 of the shred. i can barely type! wow, robot. kudos to you on how well you've done with this.:lifter:

i plan on a 12 minute gazelle (b/c it is so boring) and 30+ DDR. My problem is that the gazelle and playstation are both in the dark, dreary, lonely basement. it is difficult to force myself down there. easy excuse, i know, but there is no alternative for the placement of the TV and gazelle

Ollie - You rock. Show those planks who's boss! I can't believe I'm on day 7 of level 3. I'm almost done! Then what? I'll be so lost. Maybe I'll do another go round.

Katiecron - Welcome!

thanks robot. those are definitely not my fav. 'specially the plank jumping jacks. ugh. actually everything is really hard. i realize that up until now i have done zero strength training. feels good.

welcome katiecron. whats a gazelle and DDR? i kind of wish i had my set up in the basement. i spend a lot of time kickin cats outta the way.

**** you pendulum lunges!

Ollie - If you love those pendulum lunges now, you'll adore the jumping lunges in level 3.

I'm glad I'm not the only one having trouble with the plank exercises. But I notice it's getting easier already. Pushups are very hard on me too. I guess my arms are not very strong... but I can train them to be!

So close to being finished with Shred, that I can taste it. Only 2 more days. Then I'll take a small break from it and then do it again for 30 days. I feel like a masochist because it's so painful at times, but it feels so good.

This is a gazelle
DDR is Dance Dance Revolution.

thanks, robot. i had forgotten i asked. what a pal. what a pal. i remember i tried ot do one of those gazelle things at the gym and lacked the coordination.

elwing, i'll take planks any day over all these friggin lunges.

so when i do lunges, especially those damned pendulum lunges, this muscle that maybe i didn't know was there cause i never used it before, starts screaming. it's right under me arse and right above my thigh. sorta in the middle of the *** and thigh. does this happen to you all? what is that? and anyone know of something i can do to strengthen whatever it is?

I completed 30 Day Shred!:wl:

I'll probably start again in a week, but for now, I think I'll stick to some yoga or even a Turbo Jam video.

robot - you're my hero.

well, i've missed a couple days of the shred, buuuut i do think it was a tad bit silly of me to think i could do it during finals of my first semester of grad school. all i can do is the best i can do. i'm coming up for air from my papers and about to push play.

Ollie, I know you're focused on your school work, so don't fret if you miss a few days working out.

I didn't workout today. I suppose a day off shouldn't do me any harm.

gazelle is totally boring to me, but DDR all week does not sound realistic...
Goals:
Su, M,T: DDR 45 min
M, W, Sa: Bootcamp video 20 min
F: Gazelle :( 20min

I just completed my final semester of grad school. i had used school as an easy excuse to not get in shape for 2 years. now i have no excuses. CONGRATS to you for making such an awesome effort from the beginning of school

let's try this again...
 

well, papers aren't due til may. yeah, this semester is shaping up to be as busy as all get out, but there's NO reason why i can't do the shred. 20 minutes every day. just finished my first day. crap, i forgot how tough this is....


Day 1 done Jan. 7
Day 2 done. still sucks.
Day 3 check sucks a little less
Day 4 done, twas a lil half arse, but still done.
Day 5 done
Day 6 done
Day 7 done
Day 8 done Jan. 14
Day 9 done!!!
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
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Day 29
Day 30

Must start shred...now. I was uber busy today. I had to help my brother go to school and register for class. It was like waiting in line at Disney World, except no awesome ride.

Day 1 Done finally! Jan 17th
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
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Day 30

swimming 2x for 1.5 hours
physio exercises every day 20 min- 60 min
yay!

This 30 day shred sounds like it's kind of fun/hard/tempting. Those of you that do it - do you do it in addition to using a cardio machine, or do you just do the shred? Does it make you too tired to do other sorts of exercise as well?

BP

bopeep - that's the beauty of it; it's 20 minutes a day. so far that's all i've done, but i'll throw in a 30 minute cardio video every now and then and some days i'll do the shred twice, but mostly its just the shred.

for me, it's not so much tired as sore. but that goes away. i like it. until i started doiing it i didn't realize how little strength training i had. it's good for a little bit o'everything.

although i did it this weekend everything else i did was pure laziness complete with a little soy ice cream.

I did 33 minutes of Wii fit, so I'm excited to actually do something. My hand is feeling much better, but I'm paranoid about doing push ups. Maybe, I'll give it a week, and then continue with Shred.

I just wanted to join...hope it's not too late?
My goal is this:
Mon: Morning Cardio/Upper body weights
Tue: Morning Cardio/Lower body weights
Wed: Morning Cardio/After work Cardio
Thr: Morning Cardio.After work upper body
Friday: Morning Cardio/After work lower

Sat/Sun: Don't screw up what you worked at all week. XD

So far I did go in this morning and do my cardio, yay! I went a whole week without the gym last week and felt horrible, so hopefully this is just what I need!

I did 30 minuses on my elliptical, and did 20 minutes of dance practice. I need to bump the dance practice up since my classes start next week (:woohoo:).

ollie - what do you need to do the shred (besided the DVD)? I have a floor mat and some light weights already. Do I need a step bench or anything? I don't know if I would do it every day, but it might be good for those days I'm too tired/lazy to do a longer workout...

BP

nope, that's all you need. at first i only had 2 lb. weights, so i had to go and buy 5 lb. weights after 2 days. and it's not exactly a dvd for, umm, tired and lazy days. it's pretty hardcore.

:lol:

So I might be biting off a muuuuch bigger bite than I thought if I get this? :D It's funny, but when I'm lazy, I feel more lazy about the time a workout takes then the energy it takes. It is so very tempting - I'm going to have to have a look around and see if I can find it locally. I have 2, 5, 8, 10 and 12 pound weights, so I think I should be all set then. I like my 2 pound weights though for fast stuff - they're padded, so when I konk myself with them I'm not bruised too badly! :o

BP