The program works for the intended purpose. I enjoyed month 2 and 3 most because of more HAE exercises included, but that’s subjective. Would recommend.

Had heard somewhat mixed reviews about Max Shred before trying the program. Went in with an open mind and I have to say I enjoyed the program a lot more than I thought I would. If you don’t like conditioning focused training then this program is not for you, but if you do and/or you’re wanting to improve your conditioning then Shred definitely delivers. The workouts in Shred are BRUTAL conditioning workouts. Even the “strength” workouts are really conditioning workouts. Loved the scaleability of the program from beginner to advanced with the different alarm levels. It also allowed for areas of strength and weakness to be tailored to. I’m personally much stronger in my lower body when it comes to body weight exercises than I am in my upper body so I would do the lower body body weight focused workouts at the 4-5 alarm level and the upper body weight exercises at the 2-3 alarm level. I also did the 5 round strength exercise circuits in month 3 at the 3 alarm level and then did the 4 round strength exercise circuits with 2 minutes of a conditioning exercise at the 4 alarm level. The scaleability of the program also provides another form of progression. If an alarm level becomes too easy and not challenging enough you can bump it up to the next alarm level to test yourself. The progression of Shred and the phases is the best of any AX program in my opinion. Starting with just bodyweight exercises in week 1, then adding a strength/hypertrophy exercise in weeks 2-4, then adding two strength/hypertrophy exercises in weeks 5-8, and finally bringing it all together with the weight circuits in month 3. Month 3 reminded me a lot of the circuit based workouts in the last month of Total Beast, just more DB focused exercises. Another pleasant surprise from Shred is that minimal equipment is needed to complete and you can easily complete the program with a home gym consisting of a bench, dumbbells, a pull up bar or somewhere to hang, an inverted row setup/table and a jump rope. BB Deadlifts and Squats are prescribed as exercises in the program, but if you have heavy enough DBs you can get creative and modify these with DB DLs and front squats to avoid having to drive to the gym for 1 exercise. There are no pull ups in this program (may be the only AX program other than Xero to be like this), just scapular pulls and rows. I was curious how this would affect pull up performance and it didn’t at all! If anything it may have actually improved as I cranked out a max set one day to see how much I had lost and I actually got a few reps more than my usual max! Think I will do Jacked next to continue being able to work out at home and to shift to more hypertrophy focused training. Shockwave from NXT looks very similar to month 3 of Shred so I’ll definitely have to try it out someday. The only criticisms I have of the program is that the frequency in months 1 & 2 are a bit much with 5-6 days a week. I personally prefer less volume and really enjoyed the split and frequency of month 3 where you only train 4 times a week. I also think it actually might be easier doing the Burn Up than Burn Down for the Heat Wave Challenge. I personally got a much better time on the Burn Up challenge, but it was also my third crack at it by that time so a better strategy may have also helped. The final work out Burn Out challenge is a solid challenge and a great way to end the program/transition into more hypertrophy focused work. I’ve already completed Max Size so I’ll probably transition into Jacked next, but Max Size would be a great next step for those looking for a follow up program. Having already trained 10 x 10s definitely helped on the Burn Out challenge too! Overall, a great program from Athlean-X that will drastically improve your conditioning while also maintaining/training strength and can easily be done from home with some equipment. I don’t like to repeat programs, but I think I will definitely be running Shred again.

Since its release, I’ve completed Max Shred three times over the years. It’s great for increasing metabolic endurance and keeping your heart rate up throughout the workouts, thereby increasing the calories burned

The workouts are good because they can be done in a reasonable time. It switches things up throughout so you don’t get bored. I like that it uses both cardio and weights for a full workout. I do wish that there were warm-up exercises included.

Max Shred is certainly a fun program to do. I lost over 13 Kgs(28 lbs) during the process. It really helps in increasing your conditioning. Month 3 in particular is absolutely brutal.

I love this program, I thought I couldn’t do it, but the progression works wonderfully since day 1, no matter y-ir level. Also ties into max size and back from size to shred to help you get leaner and muscular at the same time. Enjoy!

I have to admit that inferno shred is very tough and unforgiving. Especially in the beginning it is a very unused way to train with a lot of body exercises but u get into it quite quickly and you will improve from week to week. The difficulty is on your choice with the alarm level and also quite motivating with these to get up in level. I personally started with alarm level 3 and bounced between 3 and 4, at the end i sticked to 4. The effect of the programm was just there from the beginning if you stick to it consequently. I didnt track my weight from the start, but i noticed changes in body fat quite fast. I just started to be consequently in a caloric deficit around the half of the programm and it just kept going. Maybe due to the weekly improvement my personal fitness improved also and i perceived the programm much harder in the beginning then due to the end. At the starting point i had around 90kg and i am now down to about 84kg. Because there isnt that much weighttraining with focus on building muscles i also lost a bit of muscles, but my intention was to lose some stuborn fat and attack on building muscles afterwards. The program just did what it was supposed for.

I enjoy this program. I have confidence that it is well-researched and designed to produce great results. I have completed the Inferno Shred program twice in the past 4 years. While there are a few workouts that seem impossible, it is easy to choose a lower alarm level for the day. Also, I hope they will produce a mobile app that makes watching and tracking easier.

Really tough program, especially at the beginning of each month. But really happy with it – feeling fitter and more toned!

This is the first athleanx program I do and I think it worth every penny. I never get bored and it makes me challenge myself and improve a little bit every day. I feel much stronger than 3 months ago.