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I absolutely love-love-LOVE this workout! It seems to me that Jillian took a lot of feedback she received in regards to her other workouts, specifically 30 Day Shred, and used the praise/criticism to create this incredibly effective workout. There are several changes she made that I really liked:
1) The workouts are *slightly* longer than 30 Day Shred, I think because the warm-up and stretching parts are a little longer and more involved.
2) LOTS of new moves are incorporated here! You'll see some familiar exercises, such as side lunges and lunges w/ bicep curls, but Jillian did try to throw in some new stuff that is still very effective. She also claims that she doesn't repeat ANY moves in any of the other levels. I've only gotten through level 1 so far, but I'll take her word for that.
3) In the strength circuits, there are 3 different moves per circuit as opposed to just 2. I personally appreciated this because it allows for more variation, plus in the past I have had trouble doing 1 strength move for a full minute and now you do each strength move for 30 seconds. Very nice!
4) I felt like towards the end of circuit 3, things began to cool down a bit - for example, Jillian finishes the final abs circuit with crunches and reverse crunches, which aren't the most difficult ab moves. In her previous videos she pushes you hard throughout the end, which some people may prefer, but for people like me who have been craving a bit of a cool-down without sacrificing extra time, this is beneficial.
5) I like Jillian's assistants in this video. Some of you might be familiar with Basheera, who I originally liked a lot in 6 Week 6-Pack. Basheera is Jillian's advanced assistant once again, and I could tell even in level 1 she was getting winded and very tired. Fortunately she did not CHEAT, like Jillian's other advanced assistant in 30-Day Shred.
7) Jillian takes a lot of time and care in instructing form, which is crucial. In the strength circuits, some of the moves are conducted more slowly, but this is not to make it easier - it is to help you concentrate on form! The slower pace gave me more time to sink down lower and really concentrate on what I was doing. I felt in some of Jillian's other workouts, they would fly through some of the strength moves and I would be struggling to keep up and would instead exercise with poor form. This is NOT the case with this newest video!
6) The music is much, much better!
Ripped in 30 is by far my favorite Jillian Michaels workout video. I will continue to do it every other day and will throw 6W6P and the Shred in the mix as well. This is a very tough workout but it is enjoyable and goes by quickly. Totally recommend to ANYONE, whether you are beginner, intermediate, advanced, young or old, looking to lose weight or looking to stay in shape. You will NOT regret it!
*PS* - I have now lost 30+ lbs. using various Jillian Michaels workouts, 6 of those being lost after I started Ripped in 30, which I got just over a week ago! I am also much stronger, much more flexible, and no longer have pain from a wrist injury I sustained a couple of years ago. Really, if I can achieve all that, I'm sure anyone else out there can.
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Better Than 30 Day Shred (but also causes unnecessary strain)
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
I adore Jillian Michaels, and have nearly all of her DVDs. This one is mixed for me. I love it because it's varied and has a really fun warm-up, but the 3-2-1 approach (3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, 1 minute of abs = 1 circuit) is too rigid. I find that in almost every one of her workouts that explicitly use it. But this is the only Jillian Michaels workout that has actually made me throw up—and on LEVEL ONE. Having hard cardio right before hard abs is just hard on my stomach. And it's not that the overall workout is that hard, it's just that the specific workouts are occasionally badly matched and create more strain than they should. I don't use this nearly as much as I'd like because it's just not as well-balanced as most of her workouts. That said, it's also a lot of fun. So, I'd avoid this if you drank any time in the last 48 hours or ate anything in the last 3 hours or if you're feeling even a tiny bit under the weather, but otherwise, do it and have fun :) Balance issues aside: It's a great, full-body workout.And I like this a hundred times more than her 30 Day Shred. This is *much* more refined and better-balanced than 30 Day Shred. Of the full body workouts, my favorites are: Extreme Shed & Shred and Beginner Shred (Workout 3). I mean, come on, table vs. Brazilian jujitsu—it's a no brainer on the fun-o-meter. And even though ES&S is much more fun and manageable (balanced), it's also more effective. So, Ripped in 30 is basically a better 30 Day Shred, but there are a few better options, too.
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
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