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I hate Jillian. I think she has a potty mouth and ...

2009-09-16T00:37:58.387-04:00

I hate Jillian. I think she has a potty mouth and cannot control her anger. It's like she's on steroids. If she ever talked to me the way she talks to the people on Biggest Loser I'd taze her.

I totally, TOTALLY wish Jillian would put out a DV...

2009-07-03T01:56:59.978-04:00

I totally, TOTALLY wish Jillian would put out a DVD for people whose knees are totally shot. Surely there is a huge need for it. I know I need it. I am forbidden by my ortho from doing any sort of lunge or squat. But I love Jillian. The only reason I haven't bought the Shred is because it would literally shred my knees and put me in the hospital.

Bdaiss, try "Squeeze Stronger" by Tracey Effinger....

2009-07-02T23:23:48.555-04:00

Bdaiss, try "Squeeze Stronger" by Tracey Effinger. It's VERY tough, and I think you'll like it!

While I've enjoyed the 30 Day Shred DVD (er, if "e...

2009-07-02T21:24:12.974-04:00

While I've enjoyed the 30 Day Shred DVD (er, if "enjoyed" is the right word...maybe "appreciate" might be a better one?) and like JM on that one, I think I'm the last person on earth to never have watched BL. I probably would have avoided the 30 Day Shred DVD if I'd seen JM yelling at people.

Oh, and I always end up only doing level 1, because level 2 has those evil burpees. So I have yet to do level 3. Maybe I'll do what the rest of the class is suggesting and either do other stuff or fling raisins at the TV while it's on....

Thanks for the shout out :) JM date next time it r...

2009-07-02T12:54:24.677-04:00

Thanks for the shout out :) JM date next time it rains! Hehe.

I like that the instructors can't actually see us when we're working out with their dvds. You can just start doing your own thing :D

:) I might have to check it out! :)

2009-07-02T12:25:03.849-04:00

:) I might have to check it out! :)

Nope, still haven't tried her. After Tony Horton (...

2009-07-02T12:10:09.867-04:00

Nope, still haven't tried her. After Tony Horton (P90, P90x) and Charlene what-ever-her-name-is (Turbo Jam) of the over-caffeinated, dorky spastastic type of personalities, JM did appeal. In fact, when I checked out some of her reviews on Amazon, she looked like a scary *b to me so I have passed on her DVDs. However, if you liked the workout, I may see if I can borrow someone's disc and check her out.
(I am also one of the rare 0.05% of the population who has never seen her either on TV (cos I don't have one) or DVD.

OK, but I still don't know why they call them "bur...

2009-07-02T10:04:11.748-04:00

OK, but I still don't know why they call them "burpees".

Unless I drink a bunch of diet ginger ale before I start them.

Come to think of it, I might want to mke sure nobody else is around when I do these.

But hey! I did Day 1 this morning. This isn't so bad...is it?

I don't watch Biggest Loser either. I did try the ...

2009-07-02T09:53:38.344-04:00

I don't watch Biggest Loser either. I did try the 30 Day Shred workout (Level 1) and I wasn't crazy about it. Then again, I was trying it out just after I had hurt my foot and I probably had no business to be doing that DVD at that point, so I'll probably give it another try eventually.

Yeah, Jillian has definitely stolen the title of "...

2009-07-02T09:26:12.301-04:00

Yeah, Jillian has definitely stolen the title of "sexiest ugly woman" from Angelina Jolie.

I like her, but I'd never take her on as a trainer because I know I wouldn't put up with her carp. And there's no point in paying all that money for a personal trainer if you're not going to get with their program.

Color me stubborn.

My wife bought 30 day shred awhile back (interestingly, also as a substitute for running on rainy days as opposed to actually doing the program for the program's sake). T is a biiiiig biggest loser fan.

But, yeah, I watched the video and her principles are sound as any other interval/mix-it-up routine. And it's easy enough to follow, quick, and to the point.

Plus I think it ran my wife like 15 bucks as opposed to the $100+ I dropped on my cumbersome multi-DVD P90X (Though, for the money I think P90X is a more versatile and long-range tool).

So Foodie & Gina, now you guys are motivating ME t...

2009-07-02T06:29:37.031-04:00

So Foodie & Gina, now you guys are motivating ME to go further with the Shred and the burpees!

But wait, this is Cranky Fitness! How is that motivation is happening here?

Too many inspiring commenters, dang it.

Thanks to YOU, I did the level two of Jillian's 30...

2009-07-02T01:39:23.299-04:00

Thanks to YOU, I did the level two of Jillian's 30day Shred this morning and it was so so so so awesome. I loved it. I love plank-jacks! OMG. I also loved oblique twists, which I had never heard of or done before. In many ways it is so much harder than Level 1 but I also enjoyed it more. I was psyched that I was able to do Natalie (hard girl) level. I LOVED IT. And I have you to thank, Crabby!!

Thanks for the info. I just checked your April Bu...

2009-07-02T00:04:35.330-04:00

Thanks for the info. I just checked your April Burpee post. Funny. Great. It must have been right before I began following Cranky Fitness.

I'm tempted to start my own burpee challenge...this being the first of July. However, I just recently graduated from doing push-ups off the wall to now doing them from the floor. Maybe I'll just do one every-other-day for 100 days. Does that count? :-D

OK, am TOTALLY going to do another burpee post. G...

2009-07-01T20:09:32.101-04:00

OK, am TOTALLY going to do another burpee post.

Gina: The previous one was April 6th, lets see if I can get a working link in the comment:

Here's the Burpee post, does that work?

Oh, good. I'm not the only one who had to Goole "...

2009-07-01T19:38:46.058-04:00

Oh, good. I'm not the only one who had to Goole "Burpees".

I'm kinda digging the idea of the 100 Burpee challenge. Does that make me weird?

Okay, I googled "burpee." I figured they weren't ...

2009-07-01T18:38:07.381-04:00

Okay, I googled "burpee." I figured they weren't a seed manufacturing company or rags you put around a baby's neck for spitting up. I did find this, and it looks brutal.

http://100burpees.blogspot.com/

Crabby, what's the date of your past burpee post?

For me, personality is everything. Which is why I...

2009-07-01T17:55:24.757-04:00

For me, personality is everything. Which is why I avoid Richard Simmons videos not matter how effective his workouts may be.

So, I'm intrigued by what you had to say about this video. And, uh, she's kinda hot.

So even straight girls have crushes on Jillian? G...

2009-07-01T17:32:23.560-04:00

So even straight girls have crushes on Jillian? Good to know!

And congrats Melissa! He's so cute!

Re Burpees: I'm definitely gonna have to do another post on these little f*ckers, because they're awesome and horrible in the exact right combination.

OMG, giant thunderstorm here... I think perhaps I should get off the computer? I know I read that somewhere...

I think it's great that these DVDs are usually mad...

2009-07-01T16:25:17.042-04:00

I think it's great that these DVDs are usually made by people that really are trying to be helpful. You know, I can lead my horse to water, and sometimes he is thirsty!

(And the baby came this morning!!! yay! He's so ...

2009-07-01T15:44:47.457-04:00

(And the baby came this morning!!! yay! He's so adorable.)

You know, I remember asking what a burpee was a wh...

2009-07-01T15:41:48.366-04:00

You know, I remember asking what a burpee was a while back, I think right on this very site, and already I've forgotten.

And I have no idea who Jillian Michaels even IS. Well, I guess after reading this I have some idea... I don't watch that much TV. Except for Rachel Maddow, whom I DO have a girl crush on.

I've never tried a JM workout but I thought the 30...

2009-07-01T14:57:01.776-04:00

I've never tried a JM workout but I thought the 30 Day Shred looked pretty good. I went out and bought it like 2 weeks ago and haven't been able to worked up the courage to try it yet. I'll have to try it one day soon.

Mizfit and Crabby, I have also not done Jillian. ...

2009-07-01T14:27:15.410-04:00

Mizfit and Crabby, I have also not done Jillian. That didn't sound right, did it? I mean, I haven't done a JM DVD. Not that I have anything against her, but I don't have space in the TV room for doing exercise...

Congrats on sort of trying this workout, lol! I t...

2009-07-01T14:15:47.314-04:00

Congrats on sort of trying this workout, lol! I tried all three levels of this workout about a year ago (pre-blog) and didn't click with it. But, I know what kind of exercise I like, and 30 Day Shred is made up of pretty much everything I don't like, heh. Last week I really enjoyed Cathe's "easier" strength training workouts, and this week I'm looking forward to more from Tracey Staehle, as I really liked her "functional" fitness style workout on Sunday.

As far as adding new forms of exercise to my routine, I plan my workout "themes" ahead of time - sometimes by the week, sometimes by the month(s). I try to rotate through heavy weights, light weights, and circuits - and also try to fit in a little bit of other stuff - heavy bag, kettlebell, etc - when I can. :)

I actually prefer Jillian's older DVD, Banish Fat ...

2009-07-01T14:13:40.307-04:00

I actually prefer Jillian's older DVD, Banish Fat - way more fun than 30-day Shred.

As far as mixing my workouts, I have a treadmill at home I use, about 20 exercise dvd's (both cardio and pilates) and I have a gym membership that I actually used to use. I also sometimes chase the kids around or will bring in the groceries myself and call it my exercise for the day :)