allikat
LIF Infant
Member since 5/06 283 total posts
Name:
Alli
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Re: Jillian Michaels 90-day Body Revolution
OK, I just ordered this! Thanks for mentioning it in the first place! My gym membership is expiring, so we'll see how this goes instead. I love Jillian Michaels' videos!
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Elbee
Zanzibar
Member since 5/05 10767 total posts
Name:
Me
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Re: Jillian Michaels 90-day Body Revolution
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So glad you ordered it. Just an FYI, I ordered this on Monday Feb 20th and received it Saturday March 3rd - almost 2 full weeks. So be patient. No information comes through until the last 3 days when it is sent via Fed Ex. Mine was sent via Fed Ex to the Post Office then delivered through USPS. My cousin is doing with me (she lives in NJ) and hers was delivered the same way.
If you want any information before hand let me know. I would be happy to 'prep' you so you can start ASAP that Monday. I had to read the book, shop, and review recipes all while starting and it was frustrating.
You need weights --- size is up to you but you need two of each - one for each hand - there is no sharing weights in both hands. Right now I use 5lbs & 8lbs. My cousin is using 8's & 10's. I think one of the people in her video uses 20lbs. So whatever your comfort level is what you should use.
There are 12 weeks to the program. 30 days per phase.
Phase 1 - Weight Loss / Metabolic Makeover.
Low impact, results focused resistance to build core, strength & flexibility.
The weeks are set up as follows:
Monday: Workout 1 (32 minutes with warm up & cool down)
Tuesday: Workout 2 (I think 34 min)
Wednesday: Cardio 1 (26 min)
Thursday: Workout 1
Friday: Workout 2
Saturday: Cardio 1
After week two - you switch to DVD's Workout 3 & Workout 4, continue with Cardio 1, and do the same schedule layout above for 2 weeks.
You then move onto Phase 2, where you will find DVD's for Workout 5, 6, 7, 8, and Cardio 2.
If you would like, you can do a 7-day 'Kickstart Your Metabolism' diet and workout 2x daily. Same schedule as above BUT you do cardio every night. So workout 1/cardio1 on Monday, and so on.
I just finished the 1st week. I did Kickstart, missing only 1 cardio midweek. I followed the diet as closely as I could, but I will admit it was difficult. No starch, no fruit and some even had small portions. You can only have non fat plain yogurt (dairy) 1x per day (breakfast or snack).
My review:
Kickstart was hard.
DIET: It was the diet that was the hardest for me. She gives you 3 options for breakfast, 3 for lunch, 3 for snack, 3 for dinner. I hated Chobani Non Fat Plain Yogurt. I couldn't eat it. I just tried Dannon Okios nonfat this morning and it has a better taste so that may be an option. If I still cannot eat it, then I will have vanilla and deal with the extra sugar.
WORKOUTS: The workouts were great. I am not into working out - but I was able to follow the exercises and do them well the entire week. Scheduling-wise, because Kickstart is 2x/day, doing them morning & night were difficult, so by the end of the week I was doing both workouts in the AM about 3 hours a part (before my DD woke up and at naptime), I thought it was better to get them both done early then to miss one. Now that I am once a day, I think it’s great. 25-35 minutes a day. They are set up in 1minute intervals - march for 1 minute, squats for 1 minute, etc … She alternates upper body, lower body & cardio in the workout DVD’s - so you don’t really ever feel like you are going to fall on your face from muscle exhaustion.
I have the 7-day Kickstart Diet typed up if you want the info to have onhand… just let me know :)
Good Luck
Lisa
Message edited 3/12/2012 3:18:04 PM.
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