It is common for the training programs and methods used by celebrities to come to us as “the best method to achieve the perfect body”. On many occasions we have described in Vitónica the training of actors and actresses to get into the role of their character. In this case we will comment the 15-15-15 training that has become fashionable in celebrities like Jennifer Anniston. It is useful? What is left over and what is missing from this training?
Training plan 15-15-15
The plan of the protagonist of friends consists in making three blocks of 15-minute interval training. It is very simple as it uses a block of 15 minutes with the spinning bike, another block of 15 minutes with the elliptical machine and a last block of 15 minutes of running.
What are the advantages of this training method?
The 15-15-15 plan promoted by Jennifer Aniston is simple and accessible since does not require technical aspects and can be performed by anyone who does not have any medical contraindication. In its favor, it also has that it moves away from the typical training carried out on the treadmill at a steady pace.
Alternate more intense intervals with others of rest and we use three cardio modes: bike, elliptical and treadmill. Variability will always be more attractive than repetitive training for the person who trains.
Can be done almost every day of the week accumulating significant calorie expenditure and necessary for fat loss. If one day we do not have access to any of the three machines used, we can change it for another cardiovascular exercise such as a rowing machine or some jump ropes.
It is not necessary to do all 45 minutes of training at once. Can divide them during the day and adapt them to our schedule. If we want to train before work, but we don’t have much time, we can do 15 intense minutes of running, and leave the other two blocks for the afternoon.
What are the shortcomings of the 15-15-15 method?
And the strengh? If your goal is to improve body composition, strength training should always be above resistance training. Cardiovascular work will be a great ally to consume calories, but it will not change our figure.
To obtain a marked silhouette, strength work is mandatory. In the case of only focusing on cardiovascular training we can become “thin fat”or what is the same, we will weigh less and have less volume, but our body will not have the aesthetic base that is built with muscle mass.
The training of strength is also vital for healthequal to or greater than resistance training. Our muscles need to be contracted to release substances that will help our body prevent and improve metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
How to make the improved 15-15-15 plan?
Depending on your available time you must always prioritize strength work over cardiovascular, unless you are an endurance athlete. Once you have done your strength session, you can introduce one or two 15-minute blocks of Jennifer Aniston’s plan, but strength work should not be lacking.
You can too alternate days of strength with days of the 15-15-15 plan, or make any mixture that fits into your lifestyle. Concurrent training (strength and resistance) is considered the most complete for health and aesthetics. Therefore, do not carry out a method that becomes fashionable, but keep the good that it can bring you and improve it.
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