My BodyBoss review: Learnings & recommendations

Jana Bensen
Jul 23, 2017 · 4 min read

When I first got my hands on the book, I felt very excited. I’d just spent the a vacation in South East Asia and was ready to get back into a good routine. The plan comes with an optional four week pre-training program, dedicated pages for warm-up and cool-down stretches, and thorough exercise instructions. Feeling inspired, I packed it with me when getting ready to hit the Gym— I had a new clear goal ahead of me.

The full program takes 12 weeks. When getting started I learnt how BodyBoss unites bodyweight resistance exercises, plyo exercises, cardio, and unilateral exercises to build a very strong HIIT workout. This is great for me — I was looking for a routine that I can actually stick to, especially one that didn’t require a lot of equipment.

Bodyboss come with such specific routines and you don’t even need equipment, which saves you money and space. All in all, you can expect really noticeable results in a really short period of time. You just have to invest 24 minutes three days a week for three months — we all have that time.

I actually found one tool that made it even easier for me to stick to the plan. A found a tool that allowed me to upload my PDF plan and then, just like magic, it started sending me my trainings on a daily basis to my Facebook messenger. So now I had all the great trainings from BodyBoss and just the right trainings for the day in my messenger. It actually asked me for my feedback and collected my progress. You can see a screenshot from their site below.

But back to my training experience. Even if you feel confident in your fitness level, I really recommend doing the four week pre-training program. It’s in there for a reason — I nearly skipped it but I am glad now I didn’t. I want to tell you about two training days and will follow up with more.

Workout Day 1: Focus on Legs and Booty

From the first day on the program offers twelve stretches which you have to do every day. As I moved into my first workout, I started to realize that this was actually a pretty challenging program. I could feel the glute kickbacks targeting both the butt and back of the thigh. While the sumo squats, walking lunges, and side jacks added to the challenge especially after repeating them.

Throughout the week it was key for me to combine my 12 week step by step training program with the right nutrition — but more on this next time ;)

Workout Day 5: Full Body

After just a few days of working out, it was already time to tick the box for my week of BodyBoss. Day 5 focuses on full body training, and combines four repetitive exercises you already mastered over the previous days. While the circuit is only six minutes long, it requires more explosiveness without rest until time is up. I learned that setting up my stations before starting is key so that you can easily switch between exercises without wasting time.

One week in…

I did get way more toned after just one week, though, and I would imagine that the program could totally bring down even more bodyfat. Also my endurance level and energy level went up. With the help of my little tool I got the trainings daily in my messenger and by asking me for feedback I even have now a great little summary. I found myself looking forward to train with BodyBoss each day and get my nice little message. The program literally works for everyone, you can adjust the intensity of each exercise to whatever works for you, and wherever works. And if you don’t feel like packing extra weight in your carry-on, the online version is a great and super duper in combination when it reminds you in messenger. Overall I can only recommend the plan.

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