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Ann Marie · #11 02-28-2012, 11:04 AM

I just ordered Jillians 6 week, 6 pack. I can't wait to try it, as i have never tried Jillians workouts before. I am hoping to tighten my abs ( mid 40 spread) I am curious if i will like her style. I have all Cathe, and P90X.
Ann Marie

mini-natty · #12 02-28-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by susanzabo

Natasha - do you have Jillian's Killer Buns and Thighs? If so what do you think?

If anyone else has it, I'd love to hear what you think. I have to do a lot of lower body workouts so I get bored and like a ton of variety. I have all of Cathe's (have not done LBB yet but will be doing it soon in the February rotation, which I am starting on Saturday ... a month late)

Susan, you are going to LOVE Feb's rotation! I stuck with it.....almost to a T.....and I can notice a nice difference in my legs & rear (even my DH says I should stay on this rotation forever. Ha ha funny guy). 1 more week and I'm off to start another rotation.

Oh ya, Jillian's Killer Buns & Thighs, lost my train of thought there. Nope, that's the only one in addition to her Shred It With Weights, I don't have. I love Paul Katami for Kettle Bell. Do you have Killer Buns & Thighs?

Natalie, are you going to follow Jillian's eating plan Vegan style? I think you can do it. She has you take the "oxidizer" test. Have you done this? Apparently, I'm a balanced oxidizer. Perhaps this is true. I find that my body needs an equal amount of protein, carbs & fat at each meal to be satisfied. That's why me and low carb don't mix

nkhansen1 · #13 02-28-2012, 12:10 PM

Natasha, I am going to see if the eating plan is adaptable. Her cookbook is fairly easily made vegan. I haven't done the oxidation test, but I think I'm like you: low-carb and I do not get along. I've done Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle for quite a some time, and the 50/30/20 ratio works really well for me.

susanzabo · #14 02-28-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mini-natty

Susan, you are going to LOVE Feb's rotation! I stuck with it.....almost to a T.....and I can notice a nice difference in my legs & rear (even my DH says I should stay on this rotation forever. Ha ha funny guy). 1 more week and I'm off to start another rotation.

Oh ya, Jillian's Killer Buns & Thighs, lost my train of thought there. Nope, that's the only one in addition to her Shred It With Weights, I don't have. I love Paul Katami for Kettle Bell. Do you have Killer Buns & Thighs?

Natasha, no I don't have Jillian's Killer Buns & Thighs. I put a hold on it from my library but there are 4 people ahead of me. It will be a loooong time before it comes my way. You seem to be the Jillian guru here, so I thought I would ask. I have a lot of her workouts too, but she seems to move so fast from one exercise to another, her workouts seem very spastic and almost stressful. I used to love Jillian, but now I have my Cathe

As for Feb rotation, good for you! That is awesome. I am excited to start it, hoping for change. My lower body is pretty strong, but I can't lift heavy (40lbs is probably my max for squats because of low back issues) so it really is a struggle to achieve the look I want. I am planning on following it pretty closely as well, but I can only work out 5 days a week, so I will be doubling up on weekends when I can devote 90-120 minutes if needed. All of the workouts will be covered in the 4 weeks, but not precisely in that order. Hope that doesn't negatively impact me too much.

You seem to be having great results with everything you have been doing. Did you take before pics? I sure hope so. If Cathe ever does a commercial, you totally need to be her spokesperson!

RapidBreath · #15 02-29-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by susanzabo

Natasha - do you have Jillian's Killer Buns and Thighs? If so what do you think?

If anyone else has it, I'd love to hear what you think. I have to do a lot of lower body workouts so I get bored and like a ton of variety. I have all of Cathe's (have not done LBB yet but will be doing it soon in the February rotation, which I am starting on Saturday ... a month late)

It looks like Netflix is about to get it, so if you have a Netflix account you can try it before buying it.

danielle24 · #16 02-29-2012, 06:52 PM

Hi ladies! I have done Killer Buns and Thighs a couple of times. There are 3 different levels, and I have only done the moderate level one so far. It is 40 minutes long and pretty tough! I think my legs are in pretty good shape, but I get major DOMS from it. I really like it, but for some reason I have a high level of dread factor with it! HTH!

exercise-lover · #17 02-29-2012, 09:58 PM

i've been curious about the impact level in Jillian's workouts? Are they pretty jarring?

mini-natty · #18 03-01-2012, 07:11 AM

Natalie!!! Did you get it yet??? Post when you tried it or PM me please.

Now you guys made me want to get Killer Buns!! I may perhaps download it. Thanks

exercise-lover
Yes, Jillian's w/o's can be jarring depending on which one you do. She loves high impact, plyo moves. Actually, she alternates between plyo, weight training, body weight compound and isolation exercises throughout most of her w/o's. To give you an example, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (cardio w/o) she will do jump squats for 15-20 reps and then punching (low impact). I find her most jarring to be 6 week, 6 pack and Ripped in 30. Her most fluid w/o, IMO is Shed&Shred. She is also a big fan of planks & plank related exercises. So if you just hate/cannot do mountain climber's, plank-jack's, burpee's, push-ups, then look elsewhere. You are sure to find them in each and every w/o she puts out because the are very challenging and get your HR up.

Good luck!

Natasha