Lean in 15 Books in Order
Part ofJoe Wicks Books in OrderBrowse the Lean in 15 series by Joe Wicks in order, with quick overviews of each cookbook, series background, and advice on picking the right plan for your goals.
Last updated: December 25, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
Lean in 15 - The Sustain Plan
by Joe Wicks
2016
Designed for long term results, this Lean in 15 book shows you how to keep feeling lean and energetic without living on a strict diet. Quick recipes and fresh workout guidance help you maintain progress while fitting healthy habits around real life.
Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan
by Joe Wicks
2016
This follow up to Lean in 15 focuses on shaping a stronger, leaner body with quick, protein rich meals and simple home workouts. Recipes and training plans are designed to help you build muscle, burn fat and keep everyday cooking straightforward.
Lean in 15: 15-Minute Meals and Workouts
by Joe Wicks
2015
Joe Wicks's original Lean in 15 book lays out his eat more, exercise less approach to fat loss. It combines 100 speedy recipes with at home HIIT routines so you can cook in minutes, fuel your training and stay satisfied.
Series background & context
Lean in 15 is Joe Wicks's flagship series, built around a simple promise, quick meals and short workouts that can fit into a busy day. It grew out of the 15 second recipe clips he posted as The Body Coach, where he showed people how to cook hearty food and still get lean.
At its core the plan pairs high intensity interval training with straightforward recipes that are ready in about fifteen minutes. Instead of counting every calorie, Joe focuses on when you eat certain foods, mixing lower carbohydrate meals for rest days with carbohydrate rich dishes after harder training sessions.
The first book, Lean in 15: 15-Minute Meals and Workouts, sets out the basics. It explains his SHIFT plan, breaks down a weekly routine and offers a mix of breakfast ideas, reduced carb dinners, post workout refuel meals and snacks, alongside clear guidance on how to perform the home workouts safely.
Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan is aimed at readers who want to take things up a notch and build more visible muscle. The recipes lean into protein rich, satisfying food and the training section introduces new routines that push strength and conditioning a little further while still keeping sessions short.
Lean in 15 - The Sustain Plan looks at what happens once the first wave of progress has settled in. This book nudges readers toward habits they can keep for years, with quick recipes, flexible meal ideas and a training approach that supports staying lean, energetic and injury free rather than chasing constant extremes.
Other titles such as Veggie Lean in 15, The Fat Loss Plan and 30 Day Kick Start Plan take the same foundations in slightly different directions, whether that means meat free cooking, more detailed weekly structures or a clearly defined month long reboot. They all keep the 15 minute mindset of fast prep and realistic workouts.
Across the series the tone is friendly and direct, with plain language, photos that show real portions and a lot of encouragement to prep ahead when you can. Readers who enjoy practical checklists and a coach like voice in their corner tend to find Lean in 15 a reassuring place to start, whether their goal is losing fat, cooking better meals or just feeling more in control of their routine.
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