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It even comes in two delicious flavors to make the nutrition you need the nutrition you want. Just replace ONE meal a day with a tasty SHAKEOLOGY shake! I use a Shakeology shake immediately after my P90X workouts when my body is really crying out for nutrients to re-build itself after a hard workout.

This stuff is REALLY tasty! I love the chocolate flavor and this is the best tasting shake I have ever tried! It comes with a calendar with 31 various recipes to make the shake a little different every day of the month. It also has 31 additional recipes for the Greenberry flavor of Shakeology too.

My favorite is Chocolate Shakeology with a frozen banana and a teaspoon of low fat peanut butter in a blender with ice and enough skim milk or water to make it blend smooth. DELICIOUS!

This (to me) is better than most ice creams and MUCH healthier!-Scott

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DON’T BUY P90X OR

INSANITY TILL YOU DO THIS FIRST!

Many people buy fitness programs they see on TV or on the store shelves and get home, do a workout or two and GIVE UP! Turns out they where no way close to being in physical condition to perform the exercise in the program and get injured or just BURN OUT after a few days!

DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!!

Beachbody supplies a FIT TEST that you are supposed to take before starting P90X. It helps you to gauge your current fitness level and whether or not you are in condition to actually perform the routines of P90X or if you may need to start with another program such as Power 90 first and do P90X afterward, I highly recommend doing this fitness test before even investing in buying the program for most people. P90X is a VERY intense fitness program and is not for everyone. Insanity is also a VERY intense fitness program I would not recommend to someone who is NOT currently in an exercise routine. I know this first hand. This second round of P90X I had not ramped up from cycling and running like I did the first round and believe me, IT WAS TOUGH getting back in the groove again after not exercising much in the last year or more! Beachbody recommend you have completed the equivalent of Slim in 6 or Power 90 before attempting P90X but if your are in reasonable shape and are able to do this Fit Test well, you should be able to perform and complete P90X in 90 days with great results. P90X is an EXTREME fitness program and IT WILL PUSH YOU! The great thing about P90X is its adaptability. There are people demonstrating easier and harder versions of most of the exercise routines and Tony Horton talks about them during the exercise.  Another great advantage is that you can hit pause anytime on the DVD player to catch your breath and gather yourself to complete the rest of the routine!

Just do your BEST and FORGET the rest!

You will need

About 40 minutes or more time to complete all of the fit test.

A heart rate monitor *

Body Fat Caliper *

Tape Measure *

Scales

Pull up bar or a place to do pull ups *

A timer (stopwatch) *

Towel

Water

A “Bring It” Attitude and Game Face

A partner to record data is optional but comes in handy..

You will do this fit test again AFTER you complete P90X to quantify your awesome results you have accomplished in just 90 days!

* (all of these items are available from my Team Beachbody store online)

I will e-mail you a

ABSOLUTELY FREE

copy of the P90X FIT TEST!

Just send me an e-mail to coachscott@scottcolvin.com or Facebook or Tweet me!

DECIDE,  COMMIT, SUCCEED!!  

Scott Colvin
Ruston, Louisiana, USA
Team Beachbody Independant Fitness Coach
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One week of P90X in the bag!

“It does get easier!!”

Hey everyone! It was Tuesday today and that mean P90X Plyometrics again.. My body is over a lot of the initial ”shock” of going back into “X-MODE”. I had done some moderate workouts and ridden my bike quite a bit before I started P90X the first time but this time I started “cold”  I am not in really bad shape, maybe a few pounds over weight and had definitely lost a lot of my cardiovascular fitness so I was definitely feeling it last week.  I was modifying a lot last week (a definite plus for P90X is it’s flexibility).  Tony and his “kids” on the video show you how you can modify the exercises to make them easier or harder, depending on your fitness level.  This week I surprised myself by actually modifying to the harder versions at times!! I am really tired and I am about to take a hot shower and hit the bed for some rest. One thing you must know is I work nights at a hotel so I work from 11pm to 7am, come home, workout, work on my website and Team Beachbody business and then sleep till time to go to work again. Makes for a little different schedule than most P90X’ers!

Week One in review

Day One: (Monday) Chest and Back. This is mostly push-ups and pull-ups. Was quite a challenge for the very first day. HANG IN THERE and pace yourself. Work hard but press the pause button if you need to. Watch the exercise once before doing it. Watch your form and MODIFY if you need to. Use a chair with the pull-ups and use the bands if you have them. They are GREAT for beginners and you can really get a good workout with them.

Ab Ripper X: I try to do ALL the exercises but I may hit pause a few time or do them at my own pace. This is a great Abs workout but I never look forward to this one personally

Day Two: (Tuesday) Plyometrics. PACE yourself and watch you heart rate on you heart rate monitor and take breaks when you need them. If you have been a couch tater for a while you need to be careful not to over do it. It’s supposed to be hard but you will find it does get easier each week. Plyo kicked my butt the first week but not as bad the second.

Day Three: (Wednesday) Arms and Shoulders. Find your weight that works to your target number of reps (8-10 for size and strength, 13-15 for fat burning and toning) Pace yourself for a few couple of weeks and watch Tony for the correct form. You should be  feeling the burn when you get to the last few reps!

Day Four:  (Thursday) Yoga X. I know this is a LONG workout but if you keep at it, it will really help your flexibility and it is a change of pace from the last 3 days..

Day Five (Friday) Legs and Back Pace yourself and watch your form again. I was hitting pause a lot by Friday because I was really wiped out. My order of Shakeology will be in this week sometime so I am trying to eat better to keep my energy up and it seems to be better at the start of this week.

Day Six (Saturday) Kenpo X. This one is really FUN for me and I hits just about everything you have worked hard on the last five days with punching and kicking  moves. You will burn a lot of calories today!

Day Seven (Sunday) Just like God rested of the seventh day you should either rest or do X-Stretch. I am usually busy on Sundays so I try to rest as much as I can.

Chest and Back and Plyo were a little easier the second time around. I am reedy to hit Arms and Shoulders hard tomorrow. Do Your Best and Work Hard and you WILL start to see and feel results!

Definitely needed some food after working out today. Now I am done writing so I am off for some rest!

Till Next Time!!

Scott

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WHEW!! What a workout!!!

Today is day two of my second time around doing P90X. It’s been a while since Round One so I am pretty much out of shape. Plyo kicked my butt today! I did pretty good till the end and then I really ran out of gas. It was not entirely unexpected. I knew I was going to have a hard time the first two weeks or more. I had worked out some before the first round by doing some riding and running but this time I jumped right into it. My chest and arms were a bit sore from Chest & Back yesterday and I am sure my legs with be a little sore tomorrow too.

Here is a short clip of me working out today.  Plyometrics clip I was going to shoot a few more clips but I got involved in trying to make sure I finished so this is all I took.

A short review: Plyometrics involves lots of jumping and quick lateral movements and is very cardio intensive. You WILL sweat doing P90X Plyometrics! It is pretty high impact on the knees and feet since you are jumping around a lot but if you take care to land on the balls of your feet you shouldn’t have any major problems. If  you play a sport that involves a ball, a court, a playing field, or basically any sport, then P90X Plyometrics will GREATLY improve your performance. I look forward to snow skiing someday after doing Plyo for a while. I know it will really improve my ability to carve nice turns on the slopes! Any sport like soccer or football where you have to cut quickly will really improve. This stuff really targets those muscles!  I’d imagine you would be much less likely to injure yourself in these sports after using Plyometrics for a while. Plyo is the one exercise I would worry the most about a new person starting off doing. Actually you hit the two hardest on the first and second day! Chest and Back involves lots of push-ups and pull-ups (hard for out of shape newbies) and Plyo is very intense cardio and jumping around.  The trick is to pace yourself, take breaks if you have to and use the pause button if you need it. When doing Plyo I HIGHLY recommend a good heart rate monitor! Also don’t eat an hour or less before doing Plyo! Keep a bucket or trash can close because Plyo can make you lose your lunch if you eat too much or to close to workout time! Trust me on this.. I have gotten a little light-headed in the middle of Plyometrics! Again, the key is to pace yourself. Once you get further in the program you will develop the cardio endurance which make this one a lot easier! If you can’t handle Plyo at first, you can always do the P90X Cardio X DVD instead.

I made it through Day Two and will be hitting P90X Shoulders and Arms tomorrow morning! Why don’t you come join me on WOWY (Work Out With You) on Beachbody’s website? You can win prizes and other stuff just for doing your work out in WOWY!

Till Next Time!!

Scott

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Round Two Day One Video greeting

March 21st was the first day of my second round of P90X. I hit the first day of P90X Chest & Back pretty hard  in the  morning. I had taken almost two years off (unintentionally) since doing P90X before so it was much harder to get back in the grove of things BUT I am excited to get back into my routine. I have felt very sluggish and depressed after not exercising for a while . Exercise is proven to help your mood and I know I feel so much better when I am working out, mentally and physically.

I am feeling a bit tired and sore from this morning. I am looking forward to Plyometrics in the morning. Plyo was one of my favorites before but it’s gonna be HELL the first few times after basically sitting on my duff for almost two years since the last round.

The truth is I have NOT be exercising and eating basically anything I wanted for two years and man am I gonna pay for it these first few weeks! Tony Horton is gonna kick my butt.. It shouldn’t take long to get back into the routine and get slimmed down and toned like I was after the last round. I have let a lot of other things in my life keep me from doing what I know I should have been doing all this time. It’s a slippery slope back to the old ways of thinking and acting and it can be very easy to just lay on the couch and be a potato and let the world and your circumstances get you down.

Take the bull by the horns and make a POSITIVE change in your life! Join me in doing P90X or any other Beachbody program. JUST GET OFF THE COUCH!!

More posts and pictures on the way!!

JUST PUSH PLAY! EVERY DAY!

Scott Colvin

Independent Team Beachbody Fitness Coach
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