30 Day Shred

Daily updates and posts of progress for Jillian Micheals workout DVDs.Follow me on this shredding adventure.

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Day 11

Another day done!

I used my 2.5kg (5.5lbs) dumbbells for the majority of the workout, but had to pull out the 2kg (4.4lbs) ones in the last 15 minutes because my arms were dead and suddenly there was a lot of arm work. Cue me with jelly arms at the end.

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Day 10

Leg day today! I used 2.5kg (5.5lbs) dumbbells throughout the workout. I’m planning on increasing the weights I use as I progress through the program.

It was a pretty good workout. A good leg day is a leg day where I don’t have to do a million lunges!

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Day 9

Okay, wow, that was rough. A lot of high knees and planks. 

The high knees I didn’t have any issue with but those fucking planks. I don’t know what it was about today but I couldn’t hold a side plank at all. I must have been too exhausted or something. Very frustrating. 

Here’s hoping tomorrows workout is a bit better. Todays effort was a big ‘ol sack of blah.

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Day 8

I did a lot better in this workout compared to Day 1. 

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Day 7

Well it’s taken me two weeks to get through the first 7 days of the program. Whoops. Life. Such.

Anywho, today was stretching and it was nice to spend some time and just focus on having a good stretch.

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Day 6

Okay so I may have let life get in the way of this program.

Today was tough! I used my 1kg (2.2lbs) dumbbells throughout. A couple of the moves, like the side plank row with leg extension, were outta my league so I had to do the modified versions.

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Day 4 & 5

Happy New Year!

I’m a bit behind schedule. I did day 5 today, and completed 4 on new years eve but had no chance to update so here we are! Double update!

With having said that, I don’t actually remember much of day 4. Hahaha. I do remember thinking that I was going to hurt the next day but actually woke up feeling great.

Today was arms and I used my 2kg (4.4lbs) dumbbells throughout the whole routine. I’ll be increasing my weights slowly as I progress in the program.

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Day 3

I have never been a fan of lunges and todays workout comprised of about 50% lunges. Lunges here, lunges there, lunges off a chair! 

I can do lunges. I have great form. But I fucking hate them.

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Day 2

I woke up sore today. Whew.

But I pushed through and got day 2 completed. Once I started moving I felt a lot better but by the time I was finished I felt like collapsing. 

A lot of jumping in this workout and I couldn’t do a few of the moves for the entire allotted time, cutting them short by 5-10 seconds. When Sydney would start to do a countdown instead of pushing through I’d just be like; “Okay, time to stop!!”

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Summertime Fine 2.0 Day 1

I’m back! 2020 throwing in the curve ball.

I started Sydney Cummings Summertime Fine program today. See link to the program here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5lGVrS3V9dzKh5b1mRZpGDOtk3wwPpu

I am so out of shape right now. Yikes. Sydney had me looking a damn fool with this. I had to really focus on the movement and not worry about going super fast. Speed will come with time. 

I’m planning on blogging my journey with this program on a daily basis so tune in for more “Ugghhhh whyyy??!” and “omg wtf just happened?!”

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1st of July

I’d just like to direct you to my alternative fitblr - Spiffle-Fit. 

I’ve moved on from the 30 Day Shred and other such routines and settled myself into a life of running, lifting and hiking. Evidently this tumblr has suffered... but I’m happy. :)

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27th of May

Very last day of uni today. I’ve been incredibly overwhelmed for the last few months - I haven’t gone for a run for over 2 weeks now let alone lifted any weights. But I’m at the end of an era and I’m in a state of both shock and relief. 

...not complete relief tho because I still have exams to complete and research essays to write but in a months time I will have completed two degrees. That’s awesome. I had a group presentation in the morning and it was such a stressful experience that when it was all over with we went out to the pub. Drinking at 11am. Uni life.

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April 28th

I tried my first Fitness Blender workout tonight. I really liked it. I really like the style, it’s totally different to any other fitness video I’ve ever done. No incessant talking all the time. I just wanted a short cardio home workout and it delivered.

In other news my current fitness goal is to do a pull up. 

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March 10th

Blogilates Beginners Calendar 2.0: Day 2

It's clear to me that my outlook on exercise has changed significantly since starting this account. I spent the second half of this workout wondering why the hell I should do those million reps of the same move. It doesn't seem smart or a worthwhile use of my time. So I guess this exercise calendar is getting the boot.

I have consistently been doing over 10k steps per day - hitting closer to 20k these days. I also enjoy going for a run 3-4 days a week and lifting 3 days a week. I am still interested in a pilates routine so any suggestions other than pop pilates would be very welcome!

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March 9th

Blogilates Beginners Calendar 2.0: Day 1

I've had a cough since last Tuesday so I was coughing and spluttering my way through this workout. It feels good to be back into it though. Looking forward to the coming weeks.

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March 4th

Welp. I'm back home, back to work and back to uni. I'm trying to figure out how to juggle study, work, volunteering and exercise without going totally crazy.

I've been eyeing up the new blogilates beginners calendar as a possible workout routine since I really enjoyed the original calendar and never really maintained a routine after it finished... we'll see how I go.

Meanwhile in the fitbit world, the battery died over the weekend and I couldn't charge it so I've moved from 1st on my friends list down to 5th. :(

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February 12th

Waiting in the airport for a plane to Singapore. I've been doing laps around the airport lounge to get some steps in, managed to gain a few stares and side eyes too. ☺ We'll be in Singapore for a few days then it's back home.