Who among us has not struggled with extra pounds at various times? They make themselves known especially actively in the spring, when it’s time to switch to lighter things. And now your favorite jeans don’t meet at the waist. What to do? First of all, don’t panic and don’t look on the Internet for a Dukan-type diet or some mind-blowing fasting day.
There is a more pleasant way to quickly regain a beautiful, slender figure. We are looking for training from Shaun T and enjoying the process. A positive mood and great results are guaranteed.
Focus T25 - effective training with Shaun T
What made Shaun T so successful? T25 is a program that is accessible to beginners, but also useful to experienced athletes. It is a three-month course of training, each lasting 25 minutes. Different workouts have different goals. This could be cardio exercise, working out the core muscles, major muscle groups, stretching, etc. Thus, each lesson with Shaun T allows you to get a certain result and get one step closer to perfection.
Shaun T - fitness trainer
Each lesson with Shaun T allows you to get a certain result and get one step closer to perfection.
Who is Shaun T?
In the modern fitness space there are a lot of famous trainers with their own unique approaches to the process of working out the body. Among them there are many really cool professionals who, through their own experience, have achieved unprecedented heights. Consider, for example, Koklyaev’s training. Shaun T is unique in his own way.
He does not belong to the category of trainers who will knock the last strength out of an athlete in the gym, loading for two hours. He believes that it is practically impossible to get most people into the gym. Shaun T has developed an exercise program that requires just 25-50 minutes a day. It is ideal for people with “laziness” who really want to get rid of extra pounds, but cannot get over themselves.
Interesting fact. In order for as many people as possible to know and be able to try a unique training program, Shaun T began filming videos that will help you quickly get your body in order and gradually turn into a resilient, fairly strong athlete.
Three levels of the T 25 program
The program consists of three levels alpha, beta and gamma, each next more difficult than the previous one. T 25 Alpha is a basic level program, it tones the body. Beta is a more advanced complex; specific work is done here with problem areas. And finally, Gamma is a complex for real fitness gurus. It is built on intensive work with muscle groups, development of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
There is one more thing that makes Sean T different: Focus T25 video in Russian is quite difficult to find. But due to the fact that each exercise is clearly demonstrated, and the instructor actively uses gestures to explain key points, you can also train with an English-language video. At the same time, you have a unique chance to improve your knowledge of the English language or learn at least a couple of basic phrases. Thus, training with Shaun T benefits the body and replenishes your knowledge!
Differences and similarities with the Insanity program
Identical components:
- The exercises are very similar. Lots of powerful jumps, power push-ups, runs;
- Alternating purely aerobic exercise with aerobic strength training. One day off per week and one static stretching session.
- Classes are performed in sneakers, as they place stress on the knee joints.
- Full effort at maximum speed. The motivating slogan “Dip deeper” unites the two programs.
- The programs last two months.
- No additional equipment required.
Distinctive features:
- Reduced lesson time to 30 minutes, from the established 40 or 50 minutes in the first program.
- The idea of 30 minutes of exercise for best results translates into more intense exercise at a frantic pace with fewer stops and breaks.
- Two options for exercises - simple and complex. There was no easy option in Insanity.
- Warm-up time has been shortened. Before classes, you can do a warm-up yourself and warm up your muscles.
- The fitness test has been replaced by recording your results, indicating the number of minutes spent during the exercise. You can observe the growth of your performance throughout the entire course of training.
The Insanity Max 30 program is an excellent gift for all lovers of strength training who want to diversify their activities and who appreciated its predecessor, Insanity from Shaun T.
Hip Hop Abs Workout Checklist
The course consists of four basic workouts and several
Lots of bonus videos.
Secrets to flat abs. Secrets of a flat stomach. The thirteen-minute video will introduce you to some secret fat-burning exercises for the upper and lower abdomen. Shaun T's motto is: "Bend over, pull up and suck in your stomach." It is in this position that elements of hip-hop should be performed.
Fat Burning Cardio. Fat burning cardio. This thirty-minute workout is not the kind of aerobics video your mom uses. A set of cardio movements that can improve your mood to hip-hop music and burn extra calories.
Ab sculpt. Sculpture of the press. The twenty-five-minute workout is entirely devoted to working the abdominal muscles, and does not contain a single element of twisting or squats.
Total Body Burn. A comprehensive fat-burning workout for forty-five minutes, with exercises for all muscle groups of the body, to work the abs and create an athletic appearance.
How to train?
Workouts include stability exercises, plyometrics, strength training, Pilates, yoga elements, and cardio. You need to train 6 days a week, with only one day off.
Train according to the calendar, it indicates on what days and what exercises should be performed.
In total, the program includes 14 different cycles:
- Fit Test. This is a test that consists of 8 exercises and will help you evaluate your physical fitness, as well as your results as you move towards your goal.
- Plyometric Cardio Circuit - plyometric interval training exercises for the lower body, as well as enhanced cardio training.
- Cardio Power & Resistance. This complex includes strength exercises for the upper body, as well as stretching workouts.
- Cardio Recovery. There are a lot of static exercises here, so you can rest a little and let your muscles recover.
- Pure Cardio & Abs – non-stop cardio training, as well as abdominal exercises.
- Cardio Abs is an interval cardio workout that includes effective exercises for the abdominal muscles.
- Core Cardio & Balance. These classes are held in the break between the first and second months of training and provide an opportunity to recover.
- Max Interval Circuit is one of the most difficult workouts, which is interval and circuit.
- Max Interval Plyo - leg exercises.
- Max Cardio Conditioning & Abs – extreme cardio training.
- Max Recovery – static exercises.
- Insane Abs - intense abdominal exercises.
- Max Interval Sports Training – professional interval exercises.
- Upper Body Weight Training is a complex that allows you to work out the muscles of the upper body.
Review of T25 by Sean T (not mine)
Focus T25 from Shaun T is a fairly intense program that you shouldn't start with when getting into fitness. As with any other program, there is a lighter version, but, it seems to me, it’s better to start with something else, so that later you can enjoy all the charm of this workout. The program has three levels - Alpha, Betta, Gamma. This review is dedicated to Alpha. Here is the class calendar
Every day you have to devote only 25 minutes to training. A little true? This program is quite suitable for a morning workout. On Friday, according to the calendar, there are 2 training sessions. If it is not possible to complete both workouts on the same day, then, as Sean himself writes, one of them can be moved to the weekend, but it is better to still try to follow the schedule. The only additional equipment you will need is sneakers and a fitness mat. And then it is only needed in abdominal training and stretching. On other days, it’s just you and your mood to work. I’ll tell you more about each lesson. Cardio is 25 minutes of continuous movement without a second to rest. The work is based on the interval principle. Sean takes one exercise and suggests that you do its easier version first, and then complicates it and adds intensity to the maximum. For example, you start training by walking in place with a high knee lift, then there is also a knee lift, but now you only lower yourself on your toe, and not on your entire foot, the next level is jumping from one leg to another (knees also high) with a short fixation on the supporting leg, finally - running with high knees. And so on with each exercise - from simple to complex. Those. The pulse gradually accelerates, then drops again, as we begin to perform the next exercise with a simple one. And so on in a circle. My favorite exercise was PIVOT LUNGE + TOUCH FLORE HALF TUCK JUMP - jump high and slap yourself on the knees. HOP HOP UP + BACK - jumps back and forth in a deep wide squat. HOP HOP SQUAT - 2 jumps on straight legs to the side, then a deep wide squat. All this is dynamic from one side to the other. I was simply delighted with the sprint - running in place at maximum pace, then touching the floor for a second and running again. In general, the training is intense and interesting. We'll have to sweat. Sean himself constantly says something in rhythm with the movement, which undoubtedly encourages. Speed - I’ll be honest, after cardio, I was a little afraid of a workout with that name, but it turned out to be even easier than the previous one. The principle was a little different. Not only from simple to complex, but there was also the opportunity to “rest” in static poses. Total body circuit - this workout contains a lot of push-ups in a variety of variations. By the end I had to shamefully kneel - I no longer had the strength to stand on my toes. But you can see what to work on and where to strive. In addition to push-ups, there is also boxing. In general, I don’t like kickboxing, but with Sean it turned out to be easy and relaxed, like a dance. There are also modified burpees and 180 degree jumps. And again, only 25 minutes)) Ab intervals are frankly the weakest workout of all. I felt the load somewhere in the middle of the workout. I expected more from this day. What I liked was the beginning of the workout: child's pose from yoga - then transition from child's pose to plank and back - downward-facing dog and plank - downward-facing dog + leg forward on the floor next to the hand - downward-facing dog and then knee to elbow almost in the plank. Here's a complication. Not difficult, but very nice as a warm-up. Although maybe it was nice for me, since I just love yoga))) Abdominal exercises are diluted with a small amount of cardio. But, to be honest, I didn’t always have time to jump up so sharply from the mat and start jumping)) If we talk about the composition of the exercises, there are many modified versions of navasana (or corner, if in our opinion) I liked the exercise PLANK “V” UP - you stand in downward facing dog pose, but not on straightened arms, but on the forearms. And from here we alternately bend and lower our knees down, then up again. True, here I felt not the press, but the work of the shoulder girdle. At the same yoga we did the so-called. dolphin - very similar. In general, I was surprised that there was no exercise where you stand in a plank, and then alternately raise your knees to the opposite armpit. Jillian Michaels was more interesting in this regard. Although, this is only Alpha, we’ll see what we will do in other levels. Lower focus - this training significantly strained my legs. After a series of exercises of lunges on one leg (regular lunge - deep lunge - in a deep lunge a small upward/downward movement - fixation in a deep lunge), on the second leg, I confess, I confess, in the end I began to slack. Not out of laziness, I just couldn’t stand the stress. And so, after Lower focus (and this was the fifth day of training), there was also cardio on the schedule. I drank some water and set off. To be honest, the countdown timer on the screen was just like a balm for the soul. And when, somewhere in the middle of the workout, we started doing slow deep squats, I was simply happy - REST!!! The next day I was glad that there was a day off on the calendar, although before that, looking at this empty day, I wanted to occupy it with something)) After a day of rest, we have a Stretch - a pleasant 25-minute stretch. But if someone expects relaxation on this day, then it’s in vain)) And we work on stretching, fixing ourselves in a warrior pose and deep lunges. After a day of Lower focus + Cardio, this is noticeable. Oh yes, I did this workout on the 5th day, just not in the morning (three in a row would have been too much even for me), but in the evening. I couldn’t wait to try everything out and write a report. Yes, for some reason my video of this particular workout is wrong: when 22:54 remains until the end, it jumps to 12:27. I barely found the full video. So, if you decide to do T25, look at your video file before stretching so that you don’t end up with a bummer like I did. Yes, I haven’t said yet, after each workout there is still a legal two and a half minutes of cool-down. The hitch is repeated in some places, different in others (I didn’t pay attention to this, so I can’t say exactly by day). That seems to be all. Once again I want to say that the training is very, very good. For morning cardio, this is it. I can’t say how satisfying this training will be for those who practice only it. For example, I miss dumbbells. And the poet spends another 30 minutes on them in the evening.
About the program.
The Insanity Max 30 program, created by Shaun T at the end of 2014, is rightfully considered the most killer workout, which has a higher level of complexity than Insanity. The full training course lasts two months, six sessions per week. Thirty minutes of daily practice will allow you to achieve stunning results.
In the first month of classes, you will experience intense loads with one breakout session per week aimed at stretching and coordination of movements.
Over the next month, the intensity of training increases several times, so it is considered normal if you do not complete the program completely, making stops during classes.
The main recommendation is to start training with a high level of difficulty at the highest possible pace and maintain it for as long as possible. Only after reaching the limit of your capabilities, you can take a short break, during which you need to write down how many minutes from the start of the workout you have endured. Next, continue training at the same pace.
The first result recorded will be your Max Out. If the first time your result is 3 minutes, try to increase it next time. Do the exercises at least 30 seconds longer each time, gradually increasing the initial value to the maximum. Ideally, by the end of the entire program, you should be training at your maximum without stopping.
