's Saturday workout

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Must have been Donna. I've used it quite a bit but haven't done a rotation with it. Donna did a rotation with a few Jillian vids.

Re: 's Saturday workout

Are you going to do this dvd for 30 days? I think and/or Donna did a rotation wtih this one!

Good morning all, I just finished up Jillian's 30 day shred level 1. I am doing a Jillian rotation as part of a sparkpeople group challenge. I had never done this one before, I liked it a lot, I used 7 lb. dumbbells. I am off now to take my daughter to do some shopping. The gas price is up a lot today, I am wondering if it is because of the 3 day weekend. I need to put some, but I may wait till Monday to see if it comes down a little. Have a great day all.

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As part of my challenge for my Jillian 's sparkgroup, today I did Ripped in 30 workout 1 and 6 week 6 pack workout 1. These were both really good workouts. I am glad to be getting thru these. Tomorrow is her yoga one which I have never done. Here is the rotation that we are doing, I am not following the eating plan and probably won't do the other ones workouts for the challenge, I just wanted to do this month for the Jillian workouts.

(PS, this is from the group leader, not my notes)

Here is your September 2011 "2012 Bikini Body" Challenge. Every month I'll be putting out a 2012 Bikini Body challenge to get us ready for Summer 2012. There will be Jillian DVD workouts as well as some traditional non-DVD strength and cardio workouts in these monthly rotations I make up as well. I know you've all heard this before (yeah yeah), but in order to lose weight and earn a great body you will need to change up your fitness routine every so often to get positive results. This month is strictly Jillian focused since this is a kick off going into the new season...a season where, in the words of The Rock, "putting boots to a$$es in the gym", to get ready for next summer.So, these are the DVDs you're going to need in order to participate (and I'm hoping you all have these - Jillian fans should have most of her DVDs in their collection, right?)...-30DS (30 Day Shred)-RIP30 (Ripped in 30)-YM (Yoga Meltdown)-BFBM (Banish Fat Boost Metabolism)-6w6p (6 Week Six Pack)People ask me all the time (though I am on a body fat loss journey at the moment) what I do to drop weight, fat and define my muscles and and I tell them that I get my results from doing lots of circuits (like the 30DS - lots of reps, low weights, working a lot with my own body weight w/ short spurts of cardio injected into it). Helpful Notes...1. Saturdays are rest days! 2. You will be working out at least 40 mins to 1 hour per day, 6 days a week so give it your ALL! Try not to miss a workout. You need them all since the workouts are so short.3. A basic nutrition plan for weight loss or body fat loss looks like this:- M1 (breakfast): a protein + a complex carb + a good fat- M2 (midday snack): a protein + complex carb- M3 (lunch): a protein + a complex carb + a good fat- M4 (afternoon snack): a protein + complex carb- M5 (dinner): a protein + a complex carb + a good fat- M6 (bedtime snack - if you need one): a protein + complex carb4. If you are not eating like what I laid out in #3 (^ up above) then start today. You can train yourself to do anything if you want it bad enough. Like Jillian says "it doesn't come for free."5. I recommend following clean eating principles when it comes to serving sizes. For example...-protein should be measured by what you can fit in the palm of one of your hands- starchy carbs (like whole grains which is a complex carb) should be measured by what you can fit in one cupped hand-carbs from fruits and veggies (which are complex carbs) should be measured by what you can fit into two cupped hands-good fats (olive oil, sunflower oil, avocado, nuts, seeds, etc.) should be measured by one scant handful of nuts, 1/3 size of avocado and 1-2 tablespoon of oil6. Water is what you should aim to drink 100% of the time. If you need something else...green tea from tea bags is great. 3 liters is recommended to consume (though I only take in about 2 since I eat a whole lot of raw complex carbs from fruit and veggies daily).7. Clean eating, most of the time (like 80% of the time) is key to weight loss, body fat loss and earning a better body, increases energy, helps to keep away ailments and make you feel better overall. Fitness only makes up a small percentage (like 10% of the time) when we talk about weight loss, but it is needed in order to get your metabolism moving so you can lose weight, burn body fat and/or become fit, shape your body, etc. So basically, if you eat bad foods most of the time then working out is just a waste of time. Period.8. Lastly, it takes an accumulation of "effort and time" to get results so please do not give up on your nutrition and workouts. I started my journey on July 12, 2008 and I'm still working on it. Make it all worth it! Never give up!Onto the ROTATION!!!!!1. 30DS #12. RIP30 #1 + 6w6p #13. Yoga Meltdown #1 & 24. Rest Day!5. 30DS #26. RIP30 #2 + 6w6p #27. BFBM8. 30DS #2 & 39. RIP30 #2 + 30DS #210. YM #1 & 211. Rest Day!12. 30DS #313. RIP30 #3 + 6w6p # 114. BFBM15. 30DS #2 & 316. RIP30 #3 + 30DS #317. Yoga Meltdown #1 & 218. Rest Day!19. 30DS #120. RIP30 #4 + 6w6p #221. BFBM22. 30DS #2 & 323. RIP30 #4 + 30DS #124. Yoga Meltdown #1 & 225. Rest Day!26. 30DS #227. RIP30 #1 + 6w6p #128. BFBM29. 30DS #2 & 330. RIP30 #1 + 30DS #2