March 29th, 2010 
blacKandi I have been requested to make some Jillian Michaels (love her!) rotations since I know her fitness material quite well (when you can memorize all of Jillian’s workouts by heart then I guess so). I think the 30 Day Slim Down rotation (that Jillian created) is alright, but I think it needs additional tweaking for those who have gotten through 30 Days of the Shred with flying colors.
Here goes!!!
Here is my very tweaked version of the Jillian’s 30 Day Slim Down rotation with Yoga Meltdown
blacKandi’s “Slim Down…Some More!” Workout Rotation
Day 1 – 30 Day Shred Level 3 & 1 (in this order)
Day 2 – 30 Day Shred Level 2
Day 3 – No More Trouble Zones
Day 4 – 30 Day Shred Level 1 & 3 (in this order)
Day 5 – Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism
Day 6 – Day Off!
Day 7 - Yoga Meltdown Workout 1 (if you are good at Power Yoga then do Workout 2)
Day 8 - 30 Day Shred Level 2
Day 9 – 30 Day Shred Level 2 & 1 (in this order)
Day 10 – No More Trouble Zones
Day 11 – 30 Day Shred Level 3 & 2 (in this order)
Day 12 – Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism
Day 13 – Day Off!
Day 14 – Yoga Meltdown Workout 1 (if you are good at Power Yoga then do Workout 2)
Day 15 – 30 Day Shred Level 1, 2, 3 (in that order)
Day 16 – Banish Fat Boost Metabolism
Day 17 - No More Trouble Zones
Day 18 – 30 Day Shred Level 1
Day 19 – 30 Day Shred Level 1, 2 & 3
Day 20 – Day Off!
Day 21 – Yoga Meltdown Workout 1 (if you are good at Power Yoga then do Workout 2)
Day 22 – 30 Day Shred Level 2 & 1 (in this order)
Day 23 – No More Trouble Zones
Day 24 – Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism
Day 25 – 30 Day Shred Level 2 & Yoga Meltdown Workout 1
Day 26 – Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism
Day 27 – Day Off!
Day 28 – Yoga Meltdown Workout 1 (if you are good at Power Yoga then do Workout 2)
Day 29 – 30 Day Shred Level 2 & 1 (in this order)
Day 30 – No More Trouble Zones
Notes & Tips
A “rotation” is just merely a term used to describe a pre-constructed workout plan or workout routine. Call it what you want, they all mean the same thing.
I like to start my workout rotations on a Monday, but you don’t have to. Any day is fine as long as you can keep track of your days/workouts.
I also do not like working on on Saturdays so I put “Day Off!” in for Saturdays. If you prefer to workout on Saturdays and not on Sundays then you can switch the days and be off on Sundays. This is totally up to you.
This workout is more extreme than Jillian’s Slim Down rotation, so if you want to cut some levels off of 30 Day Shred days you can to make things easier for yourself. If you are down for the challenge then I say let’s go for it!
I think that’s all I have to say about that. I’m going to work on a Jillian rotation that involves ALL of her workouts as well as some other mixed and matched ones. I find that Jillian’s workouts are very effective when it comes to wanting to lose weight, burn some fat, tone and sculpt loose ends, but it will definitely help you to become fit.
Remember to follow Jillian and only stop when she tells you to. That’s the key to success. Enjoy!
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Love it and thank you for putting these together!
Rock on blacKandi!!!
I am very familiar with Jillians stuff, but I am not with the 30 Day Slin Down. Is that the same thing as the 30 Day Shred? If not, can you explain to me what it is? Thank you.
Hello Molly! I linked to the 30 Day Slim Down info in the first paragraph of this post. Click on it and it takes you to the Slim Down page where you can download Jillian’s 30 Day Slim Down rotation (.pdf) on ExerciseTV’s website.
Thank you for this rotation! I’m on the day 15 and I find it brilliant! Could not do jumping lunges because my hard floor was too slippery being covered with sweat!
So glad you posted this and much more challenging than Jillian’s original rotation and updated to include Yoga Meltodwn. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks for posting this rotation. I will definitely give it a try. I find her original one too easy for me. This one should be a challenge. I love that you included the Yoga meltdown.
p.s.
Would you recommend doing an additional 20-30 mins. of cardio (ellyptical, power walking, etc.) on days when the workout is short?
I stumbled across your blog a couple of days ago while looking for a good Jillian Michaels DVD rotation and I am in love! Wonderful job! You write very well and the entries are very enjoyable. Not to mention, you look amazing. Very motivating.
I have a couple of questions:
1. When following the above rotation, on days where you have to do more than one level back to back, is it necessary to do each level’s warm-up & cool down? Or do you just do the VERY first warm-up and the VERY last cool down?
2. I noticed you posted how to properly record Jillian’s workouts in SparkPeople.com. Thank you for this! One question, when you input a JM workout, do you include the warmup and cooldown when you record how long you worked out for OR do you only record the length of time of the actual circuit training workout?
Sorry for such a long comment. I’ve been curious about these things and couldn’t find an answer anywhere. Now that I’ve come across your blog, I’d love to hear your suggestions. Thanks!
Hello! Thanks for taking time to read my blog! Appreciate it!
To answer your questions…
1. No, it’s not necessary. Just do one warm up and the very last cool down.
2. Yes it is included – total time for each level is 17 minutes and that includes warm up and cool down.
Have fun with this rotation. More to come soon. I’m so glad JM is pumping out more and more workouts.
Awesome, thank you!!