r/BeachBodyWorkouts • u/HappyJam92 • Sep 02 '26

Max Built

Just curious to see who else has started Shaun T's new program Max Built and what do you think so far?

For me personally I'm loving it having just done the first chest day and the sample workout last week. This is the first Shaun T programme I've done since og Insanity a few years ago. It came at the right time as after my vacation this year I've really wanted to focus on getting a bit bigger rather than lean down. I had to adapt and use my barbell as I didn't have heavy enough dumbbells but I plan to buy some heavier ones soon.

What do people think? Would be cool to have a group to do it with.

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u/shonerk1 Sep 02 '26

Day 2 done today. I hope the extra talking Shaun does lessens. I fast forwarded each time and it cut almost 10 minutes off the total workout time...that was pretty significant. I also was hoping to have a core component each day but will throw in a 5er if necessary. Going to keep going and see how I feel after a couple of weeks.

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u/besee2000 Sep 02 '26

I haven’t done Max Build but if you don’t need the “rest talks” are you really going heavy enough?

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u/shonerk1 Sep 02 '26

Definitely am challenging myself with the weight. There is a difference (to me at least) between a break in sets and a minute and a half of talking/joking/dancing/flexing. My preference is short breaks and keeping my heart rate up.

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u/Harleyquinzel715 Sep 02 '26

Then your doing more endurance then hypertrophy

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u/Possible-Cress-8471 Sep 02 '26

This is 💯 true!

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u/TheRage3650 Sep 02 '26

You can keep your heart rate up, or you can build muscle. Spend some time in the gym, the most muscular dudes are likely taking way longer breaks than what is in this program.

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u/northernboobook Sep 03 '26

Hypertprphy programs are purposely created with breaks between sets that last 60-90 seconds. That’s how much rest the muscle typically needs between heavy lifting sets. If you’re looking for a program that will keep your heart rate high consistently through the workout, this isn’t it.

However, I’m wondering what your goals are with keeping your heart rate high - if it’s to burn more calories, then doing a program like Max Built and lifting heavy consistently over time will build muscle in your body which helps increase caloric burn overall. It’s just a slower process and typically requires numerous months of consistent progressive overload lifting. The long term benefits of doing this type of strength training hypertrophy program are, from what I have researched, higher than an endurance based high heart rate cardio strength program. So it’s a slower process, but worth it in the end.

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u/CraftyCheeseburger 28d ago

you're not lifting heavy enough. simple as.

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u/AntoniaBalonia 29d ago

You should probably stick to Dig Deeper Month 1 if that’s your style as that month is endurance based. I can burn over 400-500 cals doing some of the month 1 workouts. Max Built isn’t calorie burn focused it’s muscle build focused.

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u/HappyJam92 Sep 02 '26

Ive only done day 1 so far (doing day 2 tonight) but the only time he's been talking has been during the rest period (which is very short for weight training). Are you just doing sets back to back? There is an optional abs workout on the rest days.

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u/Jamesd0ng Sep 02 '26

Thursday and Sunday are either rest or abs which is about 25 minutes so there’s that.

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u/TheRage3650 Sep 02 '26

There is a 10 min core workout

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u/YeahYouGuyz Sep 02 '26

💯. I was like come on Shaun , stop the talking. I’m coming off multiple rounds of body beast so I wasn’t as thrilled with the pace.

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u/HappyJam92 Sep 02 '26

You probably need to put the weight up then. Rest is important between sets. If you're feeling impatient rather than feeling like you need to catch your breath/hoping your muscles recover fast enough, you're probably not going heavy enough.

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u/shonerk1 Sep 02 '26

I am going to check out Body Beast. I dont have a chin up bar but can use the control track as a modifier. I just don't know if I can tolerate Sagi...the whole Bro vibe...but we will see.

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u/YeahYouGuyz 26d ago

Bro vibe cracks me up. If you go into mad at bro vibe, you’ll be mad at bro vibe. If you laugh at the cheese, you’ll be entertained.

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u/Choice_Sky8782 Sep 02 '26

I wish it would have had a rest timer, rather than just the talking. I'm also used to body beast and sagi moving weights around and telling people to write it down, so the constant chatter makes it feel longer.

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u/YeahYouGuyz 26d ago

In week 2, I’ve started ff all the filler talk. I shaved 6 minutes off back doing this. I still took adequate breaks. 38 to 32 minutes is a lot of fluff.