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Quick Review:

It’s clear Shortcut to Shred produces some results—potentially chopping down on 6% of total body fat in six weeks would be incredible. You’ll also be doing familiar exercises based on science-backed research. However, it would be tough for the average guy to sustain unless you have 6 hours to spare, lots of extra cash to burn on supplements, and an unlimited supply of motivation. Pair that with the prescribed 14 Pixy Sticks and 600mg+ of daily caffeine and you’ll be raising your eyebrows at this whole program.

Pros:

Uses familiar gym exercises
Enough variation to fight boredom
Based on science and research

Cons:

Too intense for beginners
Lots of supplement promotion
Dangerous caffeine recommendations

Let’s face it.

The only “shortcuts” to bulking up and shredding fat are unsafe, unsustainable, or flat-out illegal.

So when Jim Stoppani—a health consultant to the stars with a doctorate in exercise physiology to his name—began flaunting a program called “6-Week Shortcut to Shred”…

That was a bit of a head-scratcher.

But we’re going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

After all, he does have a solid reputation in the fitness community, and this 6-week program is quite grueling, to say the least.

So let’s jump right in and find out more about this program.

Table of Contents

Program Details
3 Pros of Jim Stoppani’s 6-Week Shortcut To Shred
2 Negatives of Shortcut To Shred

Who is Jim Stoppani? (And is He Legit)

Anyone can make a workout program, upload it to an obscure bodybuilding forum on the internet, and use it as their “claim to fame.”

Not Jim Stoppani.

Jim Stoppani is about as qualified as they come in the bodybuilding and fitness communities.

On top of a Doctorate in Exercise Physiology and a Minor in Biochemistry from UConn, Stoppani has spent time performing post-doctoral research at the Ivy League phenomenon Yale.

Translation: He probably knows more about exercise than everyone you know, combined.

With his impressive accolades filling up his resume, Stoppani has since:

Earned the Gatorade Beginning Investigator in Exercise Science Award (2002)
Founded a sports nutrition company, JYM Supplement Science (2013)
Built a wide-ranging product line, including pre- and post-workout formulas, fat burners, testosterone boosters, and multivitamins
Authored thousands of articles (and a few books) in the fields of exercise and nutrition—including his own “Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength”
Worked as a health consultant for stars like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson & Mario Lopez

Stoppani is also one of the most famous coaches on the BodyFit platform. He currently boasts a handful of tailor-made routines highlighting strength, muscle-building, and fat-burning goals.

There’s a glaring emphasis on “shortcuts” and seeing results in 4-12 weeks.

What is Jim Stoppani’s 6-Week Shortcut To Shred?

Ready?

Here’s a quick run-down.

Jim Stoppani’s 6-Week Shortcut To Shred has four clear goals:

Muscle growth
Strength-building
Fat-burning
The development of a lean and muscular build

But you can’t get from point A to point B without crushing through the grueling workouts first.

With Shortcut to Shred, you’ll be in the gym six days per week, bounce rapidly between lifting at 75% of your 1RM and performing fast-paced cardio exercises, and skip rest periods entirely.

By the end of the six weeks, the results should be visible.

Some users report losing more than 10 pounds and 6% body fat by the end of the six-week program.

Program Details

A guy with a Ph.D. in exercise physiology and experience working with elites like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and LL Cool J heads to the drawing board to create a 6-week shred routine.

What does he come up with?

Well, let’s get into the fine details of Jim Stoppani’s 6-Week Shortcut To Shred.

The Schedule & Layout of the Program

The Shortcut To Shred program is time-consuming in every sense of the word. On top of workouts lasting 45-60 minutes on a good day, you’ll also be in the gym six straight days.

So hopefully, you have six free hours to kill a week.

Take a look at what the weekly schedule looks like (and then we’ll go over what it all means).

Chest, Triceps, Abs
Shoulders, Legs, Calves
Back, Traps, Biceps
Chest, Triceps, Abs
Shoulders, Legs, Calves
Back, Traps, Biceps
Rest

It looks pretty basic, right?

Well, it’s not exactly what it seems.

Instead of doing the same chest, triceps, and abs workout on days 1 and 4, you’ll have a bit of a different focus at the beginning of the week, as compared to the end.

Workout 1 is about compound exercises, so think barbell and dumbbell bench presses (in the case of chest day).

Workout 2 is for isolation exercises, meaning exercises like dumbbell flys and cable crossovers will eat up a good chunk of your training instead.

What the Workouts Are Like

Stoppani (and anybody who’s tried this program) will tell you: It’s not easy.

But what’s excellent about Shortcut to Shred is that you’re doing the same six workouts for six straight weeks—the only difference being changes in rep ranges.

Now, before we cut to the chase…the bad news.

Given this is a “shred” program, the primary goal is to ramp up your metabolism and burn calories. So you’re going to give up your 60-90-second rest periods between sets—bear with me—to crank out 60-straight seconds of cardio or lightweight reps.

Wash, rinse, repeat!

This is something Jim Stoppani calls “cardio acceleration” and is what will leave you desperately needing a midday nap on those days you hit the gym.

Here’s what you need to know about these workouts:

After a brief warm-up, your workout may look a little something like this.

Microcycle 1: Barbell Bench Press (9-11 reps) & Step-Ups (1 minute) — 4 sets

Microcycle 2: Incline Dumbbell Bench Press (9-11 reps) & Dumbbell Cleans — 4 sets

You’ll crank out eight microcycles (similar to those above) with 2-3 exercises per muscle group in focus and 3-4 sets per cycle. Then, you’ll call it a day and get some rest!

Now, here’s a look at how rep ranges vary from week to week (format: workout one, workout two):

Week 1: 9-11 reps, 12-15 reps
Week 2: 6-8 reps, 16-20 reps
Week 3: 2-5 reps, 21-30 reps

By week four, you’ll run right back to the beginning.

But this time, you’ll be adding an extra 5-10 pounds to each workout since you should be building some pretty decent strength by now.

And if you’re feeling daring, you can take it a step further.

Week four gives you the option to add in cardio accelerated rest-pause drop sets. So on the last sets of each exercise, you can train to failure, rock out 15-20 seconds of jogging in place, do another set until failure, drop the weight by 20%, and then—yes, again—do another set to failure.

Absolutely brutal.

Though, a “must” if you want to shred more fat.

The Nutritional Plan & Diet Recipes

With a goal like “getting shredded” in your mind, there’s no way you can eat garbage, hit the gym hard, and expect it to reflect when you step on the scale.

Or look in the mirror.

Stoppani knows how vital good nutrition is.

So to make this workout program just a little more legit, Stoppani relies purely on nutritional research and tests each recommendation himself before recommending it to you.

AKA: It works.