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30 day shred blogs12/3/2023 ![]() But I kept at them because I didn't want to give in, and high knees eventually became nothing, and jump squats took their place. Before then, high knees were the bane of my workouts, I hated them, and jump squats were simply impossible. Fortunately I realised early on that I hated them because they were effective, so I kept doing them, and in time they became no problem. I get that, for a lot of people, that's probably a damned strange thing to read, but jump squats used to be one of my most hated moves. My skill has definitely, unquestionably and unsurprisingly, improved since I did this workout in 2014, and it was actually quite nice to be presented with jump squats again. ![]() But I do it anyway, because it's 20 minutes, it's good for me (as long as I eat properly at the same time and don't under-fuel myself, which, though I have only begun trying to tackle it for 2 weeks now, is proving to be a very difficult habit to break), and because I can do it. I generally get up at 6:30, 7am and exercise at 9:30, so sometimes I just don't want to jump around like an idiot, and when you know the workout is made up of things you struggle with, it can be difficult to find the motivation, especially after recent admissions regarding under-eating and the subsequent drop in mood, energy and drive that has come with it. But because I was so familiar with the moves, even if I made sure they were still difficult, I wasn't as intimidated as I was when using level 2. I did, of course, ensure they were still a challenge - if they're easy, you're not going to get anything out of them - by increasing weights, speed, depth etc, and by adding weights in where there were none. I found level 3 easier than level 2, but that's purely down to the fact that level 3 is made up of moves I'm more familiar with, movements I've found in other DVDs and workout programs both with and without Jillian Michaels, which meant that I'm more adapted to them. And I'm over the moon with the fact that it was still a challenge. And that's the end of level 3, and my rerun of the 30 Day Shred.
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