LizzyBee Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I've been using T-Tapp and can do the entire Total Workout without breaks and it doesn't make me sore, so I thought I was getting into somewhat decent shape. However, I did 2 days of 30 day shred on Thursday and Friday, and I could barely move yesterday. I am still sore today, but not quite as bad as yesterday. My thighs, calves, shoulders, and abs all hurt when I move them, with thighs and calves being the worst. Just sitting down or getting up from a sitting position was torture yesterday. I have never had any exercise cause my calves to hurt like this, and I'm not sure whether I can safely continue 30DS, or if I need to let my muscles recuperate. I could just do T-Tapp for a few days, which is more stretching and balance instead of jumping and jogging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 30DS did that to me as well. I flipflopped beginner and intermediate workouts and it eliminated the super soreness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 30DS did that to me as well. I flipflopped beginner and intermediate workouts and it eliminated the super soreness. Thanks, Mandy. I was using the free Level 1 video on YouTube, and Level 2 is not available. But I think I'll alternate 30DS with T-Tapp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The book, The First 20 Minutes, talks about soreness and it states that soreness for up to 3 days is normal. Anything lasting longer than 3 days means back off and/or modify. Try an Epsom salt bath. Btw, soreness is good. It means that the exercise is working. :) Good luck. Before you know it you won't be so sore doing 30 Day Shred which means it'll be time to move to something else. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 shred did that to me for a few days, I took a day to take it easy, just walking fast for exercise, to recuperate, then got back into it. The muscle pain did go away as I got used to exercising and once I hit week 3 I was really enjoying the workouts, it's nice to be told to crouch and to be able to! I am finishing up my month and really pleased with Shred, I'm moving on up to p90x on Monday. I think I will be sore, again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Any time I take someone else's class or switch mine up a lot - even when I'm teaching strength training 4x a week - I feel it. One of my coworkers who is a distance runner/cyclist, curses me for several days after we lift together. I call her bad names after after I take her bootcamp class or cycle. It's all a normal part of using the same muscles in a slightly different way. I figure it's the fitness gods' take-em-down-a-notch juju. :D Eta: and, yes, oh my word the calves! That is the cause of the longest bad name calling bout! I think there were about 1000 jumping jacks between air jump roping in that class, the hateful !&@$?!. (so I retaliated in the squat cage and she couldn't walk for a week either. :lol: You should try exercising and see if they loosen up a bit and stop screaming once you get warmed up. If they do, I'd say "shred on". I mean, it's called "shred". You were forewarned. ;) Edited June 10, 2012 by MyCrazyHouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I would alternate Shred days with a more manageable form of exercise -- T-Tapp, or a 20 minute walk + stretching, or lap-swimming plus stretching. Give yourself a few weeks of doing Shred 3-4 days per week and light exercise on alternate days. ... You'll adjust *very* quickly and find you aren't so sore after just a few sessions. But sure, give yourself the chance to recover -- but don't give up and assume you "can't" either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I could barely walk down the stairs or sit on the toilet :lol: after the second day of The 30-Day Shred. You are supposed to be sore. Just keep doing it. By day nine I could stand waiting to move to level 2, so I moved on and did level 2 for 11 days. Continuing to do it helped alleviate my soreness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks for the encouragement! I skipped exercising on Saturday because I was so sore I could barely move, and I was also exhausted after my daughter's graduation and party. On Sunday, I jogged in the pool. Monday and Tuesday, I did 30DS, and I am not sore at all. I have already doubled the number of push-ups I can do, and I can mostly keep up with the cardio now. I'm really excited about seeing so much improvement after only 4 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH_Homeschooler Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I was like that after a gym workout class once with a million lunges. Intense, severe pain for a week. Eventually it wore down and I modified my gym workouts after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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