Real Focus T25 Results? Anyone got a unbiased review?

I am starting this today. Ive done a couple before but life got in the way (poor excuse). I'm 28 and put on weight over winter and currently 91.6kg.
I have 13 weeks to get to 80kg, my goal. I was down at 82kg before, but drifted and let it go. Nothing fits now and sun is out. Time to start monitoring my intake and hitting t25.

Feel free to follow my progress.

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My husband and I have been doing T25 (second time through the Alpha phase so on our 10th week) I have lost almost 26 lbs and he has lost almost 30 lbs. We are moving to Beta next week which I am kinda excited for.
We eat healthy and do a decent amount of walking in combination with the program but it really works and with it only being 25 minutes its so easy to fit into our daily life. Plus even with my joint issues and the modifications I do I still am feeling the burn at the end. I even got a couple of my co-workers to give it a try plus they see my results so they are all over trying it out.

Awesome results! So you and your husband did 2 rounds of Alpha? So have you all done Beta? I read somewhere on a website that if you got quite a bit of weight to lose like I do they recommend doing maybe 2-3 rounds of Alpha first before doing Beta .... just wondering.

I'm just starting my second round of T25. I did it last fall and lost 13 lbs total (and 15", if I recall correctly). I gained back at least 10 of those lbs over the christmas holidays

So anyway, round 2, week 2 for me! Hoping for results like I got last year!

I am on Week 3 of T25 right now. Since I started on Jan 27th, I’m down from 276 to 253 when I weighed in on Saturday and down from 280 from 1/1/14. I don’t have my latest measurements with me now but I know that I am down over 6 inches in my waist and 2 inches in both my hips and chest! I am in a BB support group for this program but I am not a coach. I've also been doing the Shakeology and following a reduced calorie, low fat diet as well. I followed the nutritional guide that came with the program to get started and modified from there. If you can do a BB support group, I found that it was helpful to keep me motivated early on but it alone wont make or break the results!

I still have a few weeks to go and I still struggle to keep up with Shaun T and the rest of the crew time to time but Tanya is there modifying on 80% of the workout overall. I just look to see if she is on the screen when I am out of gas or just can’t keep up (spider pushups and oblique knee pushups!). Alpha was a great program for someone like me who needed a kick in the butt but I won’t lie I love Beta so much more. The Alpha workouts were intense but the Beta will really get the sweat pouring off of you! I would recommend you at least give Beta a shot for a night or two to see if you can do it before restarting Alpha. I was apprehensive but the extra tempo and the new moves and workouts quickly took all my focus and before I knew it I was done! It really is cliché and tag line-ish but for me when I get home and don’t want to go, I just tell myself its 25 minutes! I have gotten Gamma from a friend so when I get done I am going to give that a try. If it’s too intense ill do Beta again or switch to a different routine as I still want to get back to the 210-220 range.

Also, I wanted to say I have a couple bum knees from having JRA since birth. Whenever I do extremely difficult exercise I can get some discomfort. I did struggle with this the first probably two weeks of Alpha. It’s a bunch of squats, lunges, plyo etc. I found that taking a glucosamine chondroitin supplement (think Osteo Bi-Flex...btw I’m 27 years old so no shame or excuses! Get the general brand from your local market or superstore, much cheaper) and icing after helped me out. Honestly after I got some weight off my frame (7# in the first week alone) I haven’t had the discomfort. Just know what you and your body can handle and RICE if you need to.

Overall I really enjoy the program and have only found 1 workout I dont enjoy (Core Cardio - Beta). I just dont get the same vibe from it that I do with the other exercises so I may throw in the Alpha Cardio on those days or the Core Speed workout. I also bought dumb bells for the beta as I nearly bit it using the resistance band haha. Good luck everyone!

Hi all.
I finshed Alpha/Beta last week (Started Gamma yesterday - wow, tough)

I started at around 254lbs. (I think I had boots and heavier clothes on at the weigh in) After the 10 weeks, I am now at 227lbs. You have to remember its not just the working out but you have to be strict in your diet (But include a cheat day, or 2) In my opinion, diet is 70% of my results, T25, 30%. Just eat clean and smart.(No fried foods, no white bread, ice cream, salty, do not drink your calories; unless its a meal replacement shake) Don't vilify a single ingredient (i.e. no Carbs, gluten free, etc...) it will drive you nuts and its just not healthy. Just eat clean and in smaller portions, use My FitnessPal (or track your calories somewhere) and keep a calorie deficit and 2 lbs a week is easy to lose. (The first week you will lose more weight as you are shocking your system and you will lose a lot of retained water weight) You also have to be strict and not skip ANY workouts. (I broke the 2 workouts on Friday to Friday/Saturday) This is not a plug but I used Shakeology to replace one meal a day (usually lunch) it really works and it is cheaper than buying lunch every day not matter what anybody tells you. Also, I have a 3 year old and a 5 year old so no excuses - dont blame your kids for your poor eating!

Like many of the other posts, T25 is challenging. You wouldn't be doing this and getting these results if it wasn't a challenge. You will not keep up with them in the videos. Don't let that discourage you. Just keep moving (jog in place, do jumping jacks, etc..) and you will get closer to their pace. It took me almost 4 weeks to kind of be on pace but then it started over with Beta and now Gamma. Either way, I am burning 450-550 calories per workout (I use the Polar chest strap/watch) which is what you want to see. All of us are not gifted with unlimited amounts of coordination and fitness so just do your best to follow along. Think of it as trying to learn how to golf, dance, or play tennis. The people teaching you are experts and you are not at that level (and never will be). Just do your best and it gets easier. You will lose weight - I promise.

As for logging excerises in MyFitnessPal, I created new exercises for each of the DVD's - pretty simple to do and I have an accurate count of the calories burned.

I've done P90X (lost 21 lbs) and am in block 3 of P90X 3 (almost no change in body compostion but improved conditioning) and have been mixing in Alpha and Beta cardio occasionally with my X3 workouts and I enjoy them. I think I will be starting T25 when I'm done X3 because i have some more fat lost goals to tackle before summer as well as conditioning training needed for cycling. I'm really hoping the program will help me burn some more fat that I did so easily with the original X. I've watched almost all the videos while cycling in my basement to get a sense for the moves and am pumped to start the program!

Just finished 10 weeks of alpha and beta and started gamma today. Speed 3.0 was tough, but not impossible. I am a 54 year-old woman, who was exercising previous to T25, but not at this level. I have not lost any weight, but did not really need to. The program has increased my strength and improved my cardio fitness level substantially. I have really enjoyed T25 and definitely feel and see the benefits.

I am not a BB coach. T25 is the first BB series I HATE, passionately. I think it is the most painful workout I have ever done, and not painful like DOMS, it's painful like holy eff are the bones in my leg going to break? I was so sore in tendons and bones that I couldn't do it longer than ten days. In case it matters, I have completed Turbo Fire and currently doing Les Mills Pump and Les Mills Combat, plus I lift heavy and I jog/run. T25 is not for me. Oh and my spine hurt all the time on T25. Unless you are inclined for jumping, burpees, moutain climbers and bouncing I say pass. TF is way more fun, as is LMCombat and Pump.

Just some background on myself. I'm about 6'3" and in the past I weighed as much as 240 pounds. I started working out around 9 or 10 years ago and got down to around 200 pounds or a little less. I did P90x about three years ago and dropped to about 172 pounds. It was a great program for dropping weight but I got too skinny without gaining much muscle or losing some problem area fat. I just didn't look right with my frame. I did p90x2 for a short while before hurting myself doing it ( A resistance band came free and hit me in the eyes from 8 ft away, that did permanent damage to my eye and almost blinded me). My accident backed me off that program but I still worked out to differing degrees but my weight stayed constant around 185 pounds.

I wanted to try t25 because of the intensity and because it was a shorter program so I started in December. I enjoy the shorter workouts of t25 compared to the 1 1/2 hour yoga routine of p90x. I am finishing t25 gamma in the next two days. I added one additional week to alpha, beta, and gamma so I could get the moves down so I could really push myself in each segment and get the most out of it. I didn't follow the nutrition plan through the first 6-8 weeks but have since to try and maximize my results. I am not out of shape by any means but I have climbed to 196 pounds since starting.

In order to slim down I upped my protein intake (averaging around 200 grams a day now which is a lot but in line with what weight lifters intake if not less than them) and with that came an expected gain (have to eat to gain muscle). I will say that in doing so I have slimmed down on the program even though my weight has gained. My midsection is becoming leaner. I'm trying to get lean but also gain muscle. I love the program and loved gamma the most because I love working with weights and you definitely gain strength with gamma (lots of burpees, curls, and presses but less squats). The hardest workout in the series is speed 3.0. I'm considering doing another round of beta and gamma using the same nutrition plan I am on now.

I plan on trying body beast in the future as well because I like pushing my limit with weights and the workouts are 30-50 minutes each.