The other important element of Shortcut to Shred is, of course, the diet plan.Īlongside a heavy reliance on supplements, Dr Jim prescribes what is essentially a high protein, low carb diet. This cardio work can be anything from kettlebell swings and box jumps to tyre flips and picking a fist fight with the gym’s in-house hardman (just ask him what steroids he takes). The most crucial element of the workouts, however, is what Jim terms “cardio acceleration”, which calls for a minute of high intensity interval training (HIIT) between every set, and is the key to the routine’s fat burning efficacy. Jim incorporates linear periodisation (increasing weight, decreasing reps) for the main compound movements and reverse linear periodisation (decreasing weight, increasing reps) for isolation movements. The weighlifting element is built around microcycles in a periodised scheme, which progresses the sets and reps in order to optimise size and strength development over the six weeks. It revolves around a six-workouts-per-week training split, which has you hitting shoulders, traps, chest, back, biceps, triceps and legs two times per week, and abs four times per week. Jim Stoppani’s Shortcut To Shred is a six-week programme – basically a crash course – designed to help you “torch fat, drop excess weight, and get lean faster than ever”.
Then I sent a message to Henry at Gymtalk offering to write a review of it… and committed myself to six weeks without fried chicken (I moan about food a lot in this review). I printed off the e-book, downloaded the app, and made an Asda online order for lots of eggs, grapefruits and Cheesestrings. I decided it was time to sort it out, and found Big Jim’s programme on. It was a classic ‘his second touch is a tackle’ scenario, and although I did win the ball and nurse it safely back to our keeper, I collapsed in a heap across my own ankle to the tune of my ligament popping.Īfter a few months away from football and avoiding cardio altogether, when I did manage to drag myself to the gym I was sporting a definite ‘tummy’ and pushing 20% bodyfat. I chose Shortcut to Shred for the simple fact that I’d let myself go.īack in spring, I tore my Achilles playing 5-a-side.
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There must be something in his science though, as he has helped hone the physiques of a list of celebrities that includes LL Cool J, Dr Dre and even The People’s Champion, The Rock.īut the clincher for me was that Jim counts among his clients one Mario Lopez, better known as Albert Clifford ‘AC’ Slater from 1990s high school documentary series Saved By The Bell.Īs a kid, I had the cheeky-chappy charm and snazzy jumpers of a Zack Morris, but in reality I longed to have the sweaty Jheri curls, lycra singlet and physique of Bayside High’s wrestling champion AC Slater.
He also makes a big deal of calculating exact prescriptions of meal macros and workout regimes for a variety of goals, showcased in his ‘Shortcut to…’ series of programmes (for our review of ‘Shortcut to Size’ click here).Įach meal, macro and micronutrient is measured out on his special little scales, he drinks his pre-workout mixtures out of test tubes and cooks his salmon using a Bunsen burner.īasically, he’s the hardest nerd since Bruce Banner. He holds a doctorate in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Connecticut. With his gym/kitchen/laboratory hybrid hideaway, Dr Jim is something of a bodybuilding Bond villain. Jim Stoppani’s Six-Week Shortcut To Shred Workout Review
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