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You must get your physicianʼs approval before
beginning this exercise program."
These recommendations are not medical guidelines but are for educational purposes only. You
must consult your physician prior to starting this program or if you have any medical condition or
injury that contraindicates physical activity. This program is designed for healthy individuals 18
years and older only.
The information in this report is meant to supplement, not replace, proper exercise training. All
forms of exercise pose some inherent risks. The editors and publishers advise readers to take
full responsibility for their safety and know their limits.Before practicing the exercises in this
book, be sure that your equipment is well-maintained, and do not take risks beyond your level of
experience, aptitude, training and fitness. The exercises and dietary programs in this book are
not intended as a substitute for any exercise routine or treatment or dietary regimen that may
have been prescribed by your physician.
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strength training and interval training.
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Kettlebell Workouts. If you experience any lightheadedness, dizziness, or shortness of breath
while exercising, stop the movement and consult a physician.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION" 4
#28DayShred Nutrition" 5
The Program (Weeks 1, 2 & 3)" 8
The Program (Week 4)" 10
The Exercises" 12
Week 1 - Training Journal" 24
Week 2 - Training Journal" 25
Week 3 - Training Journal" 26
Week 4 - Training Journal" 27
About the Author" 28
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the #28DayShred.
You’re here because you’re tired of the fitness industry trying to mask the fact that
extreme fat loss is as easy as hopping on an exercise bike with the latest tabloid
magazine and simply “spinning” your calories away.
The truth that everyone is not willing to admit is that Extreme Fat Loss requires...
#1 - HARD WORK.
To get the body you’ve always wanted, you need to do things that you’ve never done.
Not pain in the sense that you’ll get injured (because if you know how to do the
exercises with proper form, that won’t happen).
When you’re finished this program, you’ll get to see your abs. BUT, going through the
program will not feel like your abs got licked onto your body by cute, puffy, white kittens.
This is a 6-days per week shock program that will melt fat off you like you won’t believe.
#3 - SACRIFICE
Not so much from a personal standpoint - you don’t have to give up time with your
family or anything like that.
BUT, you will have to completely abolish eating habits that you’re used to.
#28DayShred Nutrition
Let’s be real here: 80% of your fat loss results are going to come from your nutrition.
That’s not to say that you won’t get incredible results from doing this program alone and
not altering your current diet.
But if you’re constantly indulging in burgers, pizza and pulled pork sandwiches, then
you’re not going to maximize what you could do if you actually watched what you ate.
Believe it or not, there is room for days where you can have those foods mentioned
above and ice cream and cheesecake and hoagies. BUT, if you want the #28DayShred
Body, you will have to watch your nutrition like a hawk.
That means that you will be able to eat about 30g of carbs (a banana or half a sweet
potato, for example) immediately after your Grind workouts ONLY.
That means you’re only having 30g carbs after your Grind training on Days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10
& 12 - 3 days per week for the first 13 days.
The remainder of your days you are eating ONLY lean protein, healthy fats and green
vegetables (no starch or root vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes or carrots and
NO fruit).
Day 14 - Feast
No seriously, Day 14 (which, if you start this program on a Monday would be a Sunday)
is a feast day.
The only rule here is to eat until you’re satisfied. Don’t pack yourself full of food to the
point where you feel you want to throw up.
The logic behind this is to reset your leptin levels. After 13 days of eating minimal to no
carbs at all, your body will think it’s in starvation mode and leptin levels will drop. Leptin
is the hormone that makes you feel full, so we want to make sure that we reset those
levels so that your body doesn’t get used to feeding on minimal calories.
Fast today. I’m not sure about you, but the day after a feast, I usually don’t feel like
putting anything into my stomach at all. The day after most feast days I just take off
from eating altogether.
That means that I won’t consume any calories over a 24 and sometimes a 36 hour
period. This is also known as Intermittent Fasting.
There are a myriad of health benefits to Intermittent Fasting that are beyond the scope
of this book.1
Now we’re going to play around with your carb intake to keep your body on its toes and
to make sure you supply your body with enough energy to fuel your workouts, but to put
it in a metabolic state where you’re burning fat 24-7. Here’s how it’s going to work...
Eat a combination of protein and up to 30g of carbs immediately following your workout.
Do not eat carbs for the rest of the day EXCEPT at your last meal of the day where you
will eat another 30g of carbs (with protein & healthy fat).
Eat a combination of protein and up to 30g of carbs immediately following your workout.
After that, you’re done with carbs for the remainder of the day. Only protein, vegetables
and healthy fats.
Day 21 - Feast
On Day 21 you will feast again (just like Day 14). Same rules apply, eat whatever you
want throughout the day, but eat only until you’re satisfied.
Days 22 thru 27
These days are simple. Eat carbs on your training days - both Grinds & Ballistics - 30g
post training with protein and 30g at dinner.
1 For more information on Intermittent Fasting I strongly suggest picking up EatStopEat by Brad Pilon.
Day 28
Protocol - Set a timer for 20 minutes and perform as many sets of each exercise within the 20
minutes. You can rest between exercises or after completing the entire round, BUT only rest
when necessary.
I.E. Perform 2 Get-Ups per side, then immediately perform 8 rows per side, then immediately
perform 8 Goblet Squats then rest if necessary. Repeat this protocol for the entire 20 minute
duration.
Protocol - Set a timer for the indicated duration (12, 14 or 16 minutes). Perform 5 snatches per
side at the top of every minute (when the timer counter reaches “:00”). Rest for the remainder
of the minute. Repeat this protocol for the entire duration.
Protocol - Set a timer for 20 minutes and perform as many sets of each exercise within the 20
minutes. You can rest between exercises or after completing the entire round, BUT only rest
when necessary.
Protocol - Set a timer for the indicated duration (12, 14 or 16 minutes). Perform 8 snatches per
side at the top of every minute (when the timer counter reaches “:00”). Rest for the remainder
of the minute. Repeat this protocol for the entire duration.
Protocol - Set a timer for 20 minutes and perform as many sets of each exercise within the 20
minutes. You can rest between exercises or after completing the entire round, BUT only rest
when necessary.
Protocol - Set a timer for the indicated duration (12, 14 or 16 minutes). Perform 10 snatches per
side at the top of every minute (when the timer counter reaches “:00”). Rest for the remainder
of the minute. Repeat this protocol for the entire duration.
Protocol - Set a timer for 25 minutes and perform as many sets of each exercise within the 25
minutes. You can rest between exercises or after completing the entire round, BUT only rest
when necessary.
Protocol - Set a timer for 20 minutes. Perform 10 snatches per side at the top of every minute
(when the timer counter reaches “:00”). Rest for the remainder of the minute. Repeat this
protocol for the entire duration.
Protocol - Set a timer for 25 minutes and perform as many sets of each exercise within the 25
minutes. You can rest between exercises or after completing the entire round, BUT only rest
when necessary.
Protocol - Set a timer for the indicated duration (12, 14 or 16 minutes). Perform 12 snatches per
side at the top of every minute (when the timer counter reaches “:00”). Rest for the remainder
of the minute. Repeat this protocol for the entire duration.
The Exercises
The Get-Up
(For a more detailed explanation and video demonstration, see your “Hardstyle Essentials”
Manual and Accompanying Follow-Along Video)
The Get-Up, in my humble opinion, is one of the most perfect exercises in existence. When
done properly, every possible human movement is covered in the Get-Up.
The Get-Up has evolved over the years and now, within the SFG, there is one ideal way to
perform this exercise.
One IMPORTANT word of note: Wherever your eyes go, your kettlebell will go.
The position you are in now is an awesome position for posture. You should be forming a
straight line through the ground from your right hand (holding the kettlebell) through your
squeezed shoulder blades and right down through your left arm and down to your left hand
which is on the floor.
With posture being such a concern with Western Society and our obsession with
keeping our heads down as we type on our keyboards and smart phones and play our
video games, I think that rowing is very necessary to combat all that forward head &
shoulder posture.
I like the staggered stance row for this because in addition to working your upper & mid-
back postural muscles, you can also get a great anti-torsion/abdominal stability workout
as well.
The Snatch
If I only could do ONE single exercise, it’d be the snatch.
There’s a reason why we test it in the SFG - it is the single, most-perfect exercise
known to man. <= That may seem like a bit of an exaggeration, but I truly believe that and this is MY
program, so I’m going with it :-)
Much like the 2-Arm swing, mastering the 1-arm swing is essential especially if you plan on
following up this program with The #28DayShred.
You’re going to set up your kettlebell on the floor much like you would before doing a 2-arm
swing.
That is, don’t let the kettlebell project your arm forward
pulling your shoulder out of alignment.
1) Get-Up x 2/side
2) Row x 8/side
3) Squat x 8
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 2 - Light Ballistic x 12 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 5 reps
per side at the top
of the minute
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 3 - Heavy Grind x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 3/side
2) Row x10/side
3) Squat x 10
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 4 - Medium Ballistic x 12 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 8 reps
per side at the top
of the minute
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 5 - Light Grind x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 1/side
2) Row x 5/side
3) Squat x 5
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 6 - Heavy Ballistic x 12 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 10
reps per side at
the top of the
minute
Day 7 - OFF
1) Get-Up x 2/side
2) Row x 8/side
3) Squat x 8
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 9 - Light Ballistic x 14 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 5 reps
per side at the top
of the minute
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 10 - Heavy Grind x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 3/side
2) Row x10/side
3) Squat x 10
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 11 - Medium Ballistic x 14 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 8 reps
per side at the top
of the minute
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 12 - Light Grind x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 1/side
2) Row x 5/side
3) Squat x 5
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 13 - Heavy Ballistic x 16 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 10
reps per side at
the top of the
minute
Day 14 - OFF
1) Get-Up x 2/side
2) Row x 8/side
3) Squat x 8
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 16 - Light Ballistic x 16 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 5 reps
per side at the top
of the minute
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 17 - Heavy Grind x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 3/side
2) Row x10/side
3) Squat x 10
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 18 - Medium Ballistic x 16 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 8 reps
per side at the top
of the minute
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 19 - Light Grind x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 1/side
2) Row x 5/side
3) Squat x 5
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 20 - Heavy Ballistic x 16 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 10
reps per side at
the top of the
minute
Day 21 - OFF
1) Get-Up x 4/side
2) Row x 12/side
3) Squat x 12
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 23 - Light Ballistic x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 10
reps per side at
the top of the
minute
Day 24 - OFF
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 25 - Light Grind x 25 Minutes REPS
1) Get-Up x 3/side
2) Row x 10/side
3) Squat x 10
Day 26 - OFF
TOTAL
Date: _______________ Day 27 - Heavy Ballistic x 20 Minutes REPS
1) Snatch x 12
reps per side at
the top of the
minute
Day 28 - OFF
He is now an NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, The 1st Certified Turbulence
Trainer and one of only two Level 2 StrongFirst Girya (SFG2) Kettlebell Instructors in all of
Canada.
Chris, a former varsity volleyball player, is also an assistant coach with the Canadian National
Beach Volleyball Team and a strength & conditioning consultant with Team Ontario Volleyball
and the head strength & conditioning coach for the Volleyball Canada Centre of Excellence in
Toronto.
These days, Chris can be found in various downtown espresso shops, listening to ‘90s hip hop
in the park while training with kettlebells or with his wife carting their 5 kids around on his
Opafiet (dutch for “Grandpa bike”) through the streets of downtown Toronto.
You can also find Chris on the internet at KettlebellWorkouts.com and writing for his personal
blog at FitAndBusyDad.com .
If it wasn’t for the days when his mom would purposely “sauce up” the rice on his dinner plate
with bacon fat to make him “healthier”, Chris probably wouldn’t have the drive today to want to
get anyone in shape - let alone himself.