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@7SEVENJ9:  I see you recently completed Ripped in 30, as did I.  After seeing your post on the ri30 thread about the supreme 90, i looked into it and it looks great!  Have you tried it yet? And if so, how do you think it compares to JM's dvd's?  Interested to see what you think about it. 

@7SEVENJ9: How heavy are your hand weights?  I was using 5's with JM, but just bought a set of 10's bc i wanted to go heavier.  I need to get the ball though.  You know, I thought RI30 was tough, but when I finished it, I did a kettlebell dvd I hadn't done in a while and could barely move for a couple of days after!  I was shocked bc I thought Jillian's worked just about everything, but maybe not hard enough.

So do you think it's a good mix of strength and cardio or is it lacking in one or the other?  What do you think about the split routine?  For instance, say you work arms one day, how long until you work them again or do you just pick whatever group you want to work on any given day? Most of the dvd's I use are more of a full body workout, so this is new to me.  Thanks for your input!  I always like to read reviews to get a general feel how effective a dvd is gonna be before I buy it and there seems to be great reviews on this one!

ok you've convinced me!  I must get it ;)   Have you done the dvd with the exercise ball yet? The only thing thats holding me back starting this program is I don't know if I want to give up my kettlebells.  They are great-i love using them.  I wonder if I could substitue a dvd, perhaps the ball, and replace it with my kettlebell dvd?   The kettlebells kick my butt, so I cant imagine it would skew the results of the program.  What do you think?

@7SEVENJ9:  ok cool!  Lol I just did nmtz yesterday :)  I love that one too!  Yeah,  I guess I'll get the ball.  I had one a while ago and loved using it, but I don't know what happened to it...Lol I hate cardio!!  Are you using the meal plan or just doing your own thing as far as diet?  If you haven't already, check out the supreme 90 day page on facebook.  Interesting to read what others that are going through the program have to say and there are some progress pics too.  Pretty cool :)

@7SEVENJ9: Just had to tell you i got my S90 @ Target on clearance for like $13.49!  Score :)  Got the ball too, it was $20 so I'm ready to go.  Gonna start Monday :)  Are you doing it 6 days/wk?

I was looking through the meal plan and the calendar last night and kinda freaked out about their schedule bc I like my day off on the weekend too, either saturday or sunday.  Going by the schedule, my day off will be wednesday for a couple of weeks and that sucks.  I was wondering if it would be ok to change that up a little, so I'm glad to hear you're gonna change your rest day.  Surely it won't mess anything up...I know, it helps when someone else is doing it to talk to :)

@7SEVENJ9:  I have spent all morning reading through the forum posts on the S90 day website, all 19 pgs!  Very helpful and informative :) Havent got hardly any work done today!  Check it out if you havent already: http://www.supreme90daysupport.com  The access code is in the literature that came with the dvd's (mine is RW387271).  Dont know if they're all the same or not.  Lots of info to absorb!

@7SEVENJ9: Hi there!  Yep, starting today when I get home from work.  I'm excited!  I previewed a few of the dvd's over the weekend and boy, they look tough...The ultimate ball looks crazy hard to stay on that ball!  I started the meal plan today too.  So far, so good.  I'll let ya know what I think of chest/back tomorrow :)

@7SEVENJ9: lmao!!!  I used 5 and 10 #s on some and I'm just a little sore in my back today, not as bad as i thought I would be.  Did you use 10's on everything? I think swinging a kettlebell gives me a pretty good back workout usually.  But I'm sure I was focused more on the exercise and form rather than giving 100% since it was my first time doing it.  The only real problem I had was the dang ball...not doing the pushups, but the alt. arm prone something or other. The ball kept moving on me and I couldn't stabalize it with my legs. Do you have a problem with that move?  I hope that my ball isn't too big. I got the smallest (55 cm) and it says for 5' to 5'3"; I'm 4'9" so I hope I don't have problems with it. I want to conquer that ball!! Well, I also had a problem with so many moves being done on my knees. I fell on Sunday outside on some cattle panels and both my knees are bruised and swollen, but I made it through it   Now for Ultimate Ball tonite...Wish me luck!

Yeah, the only way I could do the prone move was to brace my feet against my dresser and knock out a few!  I used the 10's on the majority of the moves and 5's on a few maybe; however on that prone move, I think I even used 3's just so I could do a few after i figured out how to stabilize it.  Next time I do chest/back will be better :)

Good luck to you today too!  I'm sure today will be super awkward for me on the first go round, rolling all over the floor!  Will be fun tho!  It will get easier each time I'm sure :)

Wow, 7, UB was fun!  I really enjoyed that one :)  It was hard, some moves extremely hard, but I made it through the whole thing, even the pikes!  They weren't pretty by any means, but I got in the basic position for several seconds.  A couple of times I almost face-planted!!  Funny thing is that when I got done, i thought holy crap, here comes the soreness tomorrow, but I'm not really sore.  Were you after you did it the 1st time?  Don't get me wrong, I'm still a tiny bit sore, but I think it's mainly from Monday's chest/back.  I just knew my abs would be sore but they're not really.  I can feel a tiny bit of soreness if I really try to find it, but nothing near what I expected.  I know i worked hard...but I usually do work my abs pretty good.  Maybe they're not 'shocked' into soreness by yesterdays w/o.  I think i'm kinda disappointed in a way i'm not more sore.  What has been your experience so far with being sore and how was it for you yesterday doing it for the 2nd time?

Is this available in stores, or only on-line?  I am eager to start!!

@7SEVENJ9:  Hope you get to feeling better!  I did my 1st Tabata last night and holy crap!  First few circuits, I was like this isn't so bad, and it went on and on and on and the last couple of circuits I was panting and saying bad words!!  It was tough towards the end, but I did the whole thing, no extra pauses, puking or anything!  When i was finished, I felt like it was a real accomplishment :) I was actually pretty psyched about it.  I am more sore today than I've been all week, but still nothing crazy.  My pants are looser today than they were last week :)  Shoulders/Arms tonight, so maybe that one will really make me sore like it did you :)

@michkarose: yes to all the  places 7SEVENJ9 listed above, but wanted to add when I got mine at Target it was $13.98.  I have heard other people found it recently @ Target for $9 something, so that is a steal if you can find it!  Good luck :)

I know what you mean, I thought it would never end!  I did like there were several moves from Jillian's dvd's in there, so i was already fimiliar with them.  I did think the Tabata was much more difficult than any of the JM's workouts.  Did you?

I live in Canada, so no Target :(  I'll try google and see if maybe Wal Mart carries it?  We do have "as seen on tv stores" so maybe there aswell.  Thanks for the tips ladies, and good luck with your 90 days!!

@michkarose: My walmart didn't have it, but maybe yours will.  Do you have Best Buy or Bed Bath & Beyond there in Canada?  If so, you can try those as well.  Hope you find it :)

I just called Best Buy, no luck :(  The hunt continues!  I have no problem paying the $20 + shipping...I just don't like waiting hahaha *oi vey*

@7SEVENJ9:  I hope I do better my 2nd time with UB next week too :) What kind of hrm do you use?  Does it have the chest strap?  I'm trying to find one right now.  I looked on amazon earlier in the week when I ordered my body fat scale and couldn't really find one with the chest strap that showed hr + calories burned that wasn't really expensive.  200 cals and 41% fat is great!  Yeah, definately let me know how many cals you burn with TI tonight!

@7SEVENJ9: Polar seems to be a very popular brand.  I'll have to check around and see what I can find.  I want to use my Amex rewards points so it doesn't cost me anything!  I got my scale from amazon using points so no out of pocket :)  I should get my scale early next week.  My jeans I'm wearing today are looser than they were last Friday, so I know something is working!!

@7SEVENJ9: hmm, I expected it to be more calories burned bc it's such a kick a$$ workout, didn't you?  Dont get me wrong, almost 300 calories burned is good, but it's so difficult it feels like it should be like 600!!  Don't you think?