I finished my last Body Revolution workouts last week. As I said in my first post about Body Revolution, I did not purchase Jillian Michaels Body Revolution
All that being said, I did lose three pounds over the past two months, without interrupting my normal eating habits too much. (I used to post updates about my nutrition for the week, but no one reads those.) Generally speaking, I use the Calorie Count website to track my meals, and I maintain a calorie deficit of about 200-300 calories per day, on paper, except for those days that I splurge (usually a weekend day and/or special occasion). My waist size has stayed about the same, and I am OK with that. I don’t see much difference in the mirror, except maybe edging closer to those chiseled abs I would really like to have. Right now, they are still flat, which is OK too.
How did I like Body Revolution? I really like Jillian’s method of creating 30 minute workouts (more or less) that burn a maximum amount of calories for that period of time. Each of the 12 resistance workouts was used a total of four times (two times per week, for two weeks), and this was enough to learn each workout and make progress without a lot of repetition. (The Cardio 1-3 workouts are repeated more often, especially if you choose to do the extra sessions.) There was also a noticeable progression in terms of difficulty from one set of workouts to the next. I believe Jillian when she says (as I heard again on her podcast recently) that she wants to get into the gym and work hard for 30 minutes, then get out.
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| rip:60 (Amazon) |
I don’t know if it’s possible to see the same results from Body Revolution that someone could get from a more targeted program like P90X
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| P90X2 (Amazon) |
If you are interested in learning more (a lot more) exercises involving strength and balance, as well as plyometrics, yoga, and something called Post-Activation Potentiation (P.A.P.), you can go from Body Revolution on to P90X2. I know, that’s Tony Horton’s program, not Jillian’s, but I think they went to the same convention or something. There are a lot of similar exercises, as I have mentioned in previous posts. Tony includes the use of a stability ball, medicine balls, and more. Again, this could be good or bad, depending on what you like.
Will I ever do Body Revolution again? On a schedule? Occasionally? I could certainly see the appeal of doing a week’s worth of, say, Phase 3 workouts as a break from a 90-day program schedule. I might even throw in a Cardio 2 or 3 workout as part of a schedule including strength training, recovery, and even (gasp!) yoga, from various trainers. No matter the reason you purchase Body Revolution, you don’t have to put it away forever after the 90 days are done.
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