Time to PUMP IT! - Day 1

Howdy Fitness Friends!

Well during the last 2 weeks of December I enjoyed my Holiday vacation!  I only worked out about 5x during this 2 week off period, but I am so ready to get back in the game!

This month I gave myself a couple of presents.  I bought myself P90X2!   I opened up my package!  Here is a video of me opening up my package and going through the contents , but honestly I haven't tried it out yet.

I also got my Les Mills Body Pump! this is the newest addition to the Beachbody repertoire!  I had to get that too! and I decided that for the 1st 90 days of 2012 this will be my program to start and finish!  Today was my 1st day and I did the Pump Challenge workout, which is 20 minutes of learning the proper form of using the Barbell.  We learned how to squat....and next time I am going 15lbs one each side, at 5lbs on each side it was just too light.  We also did a deadlift, bench press, clean and press (which is a great move! I did it with 5lbs, I want to see if I can handle10lbs) kickback, and bicep curls.    The music was pretty good!  its high energy which I like.   Before I started I watched Pump Basics (which is 10minutes) and basically it shows you how to assemble your barbell, adjust weights, proper grip and stance, and they also taught about the different Tempos that they use on each exercise.  

So what is different about Les Mills? (from what I can tell compared to Chalean Extreme) is that it turns the thinking of lifting heavy between 8-12 reps by doing LOTS of repition with light to moderate weights and changing the tempo/speed of the movement, muscle fatigue will still happen (I felt it!)  So I personally didn't count, but the guide books states that one will perform 70-100 repetitions per body parts, for a total of 800 repetitions in a workout.   The Les Mill trainer Susan Renata said that because of the Rep Effect I will have more meaningful fat loss AND muscle fatigue to build strength without bulding bulk, but giving your muscles that long lean athletic look (which I want ;)

What I liked about my first workout, is the barbell...I've never worked out using one before, and its pretty awesome.  It makes me feel strong and powerful when I am lifting the barbell and then rolling my shoulders back.   As most of beachbody programs, the round consist of 90 days broken down into 3 phases.  This 1st phase is called the Te Wero * The Challenge.  This first weeks is easy, it consists of 3 Pump Challenges this week and the "Flow" DVD and the Hard Core Abs DVDs, it also throws in some additional cardio, they recommend walking on Day 3 and day 6.  Tomorrow is Day 2 for me and its a Rest Day! but guess what I am doing?  You guessed it! TURBO!.  

To learn more about Les Mills Pump contact me or  if you are ready to order you can go to my store  

My 2nd Round of Chalean Extreme!

Wohoo!
Today was my day 1 of Chalean Extreme! this is my 2nd round this year, I did one round in the summer.  It was great. I really wanted to do P90X this fall, but this is the time of year where it gets so hectic at work, separating a full chunk of AT LEAST an hour, its tough!   and Chalean Extreme is only 45min tops!  So I decided to do another round of Chalean Extreme, it just works a lot better with my schedule.

 I wanted to start it almost a month ago, but my garage was a complete mess.  My garage is my gym when it comes to Strength Training this is where I keep my dumbbells, and where I pop in the DVD and push play.  I can't do it in the living room.   However, the garage is also the play room for my kids, and in the break when I stopped lifting, the kids took over that room.   Toys, clothes, blankets were all over the place!  you couldn't walk with out stepping on toys, let alone exercise!

All last week I kept posting about it on Facebook that I need to get back to lifting and that I needed to clean my garage again.  But it was just too daunting! finally on Saturday I put my foot down, and said no more, this mess has to be cleaned up.  I took it section at a time, and 3 hours later, my garage was once again my workout room and the kids playroom.  Once again we share this room!   that I was going get back in the weightlifting.

Normally when we share the room, its more manageable because I make them pick up their toys so that in the morning I can do mystrength training, however since I had stopped, I was lax about having them pick up after themselves.  When I wanted to start up again, I was very overwhelmed with the mess! so I just kept putting it off.  I was like, well I'll just do turbo!  and I must do Turbo in the living room, where the floor aids me to pivot and do my proper form without feeling it in my knees so the need for the garage wasn't a "must". 

What can I say?  My day 1 of Burn Circuit 1 - went well! I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't loose any of my strength  and could still lift somewhat heavy!  for the posterior deltoids (is that it?  the back of the shoulders almost the upper back)  I was doing 15lbs, vs the 12lbs that Chalene was doing...yeah I have to brag about it :)  and I did all the push-ups on my toes, no knee push-ups for me! It was a great surprise...Round 2, here we go again!  LIFT HEAVY OR GO HOME!

P90X2 is here!

Well, the moment that we were waiting for! (or at least I was waiting for) P90X2 IS IN THE HOUSE! pre-orders start today through your teambeachbody account!  If you don't have a coach and want a coach, pick me!


The benefits of pre-ordering through me (teambeachbody account) are the following:

1. FREE shipping for the product ($45.00 savings!)
2. FREE workouts from Tony's One On One trainings
3. You will also be entered to win weekly prizes by being on the pre-order list.  The earlier you place the order; the more weeks you qualify for the prizes. 
4. Grand prize winner gets their product delivered to their doorstep by Mr. Tony Horton, himself  
5. Precaution: Pre-order inventory will sell out, so if you want start P90X2 first thing 2012 I encourage you to pre-order as early as possible

So now that you know why you need to pre-order NOW please note that your credit card will not be charged until the item ships which will be in the 1st weeks of December, you'll get your program by 12/25/11 if you order before 9/5/11...so lets move on into the inside look of P90X2!  


What is P90X2?

• Its a 90 day cutting edge fitness program that takes P90X Muscle Confusion (TM) to a new level, focusing on strength, balance mobility and explosive power!
• Its also the most modern thinking in actuality in sport medicine with P.A.P (Post Activation Potentation) Training

How does it work?

• 5 days a weeks as opposed to 6 days a week.  Has 1 day of active recovery.
• Its an evolution to P90X and learning from from it as well as learning from Insanity and Turbo Fire and just take it to a different level! You will be doing push ups on medicine balls ;)
• It focuses on functionality, mobility, flexibility and advance stretching for athletes so that you can push yourself harder without hurting yourself.

The Program Training Phases

Phase I 

Its the Foundation and its 3-5 weeks.  It gets your body ready to tackle phase 2.  During this phase you'll see improvements and move better, you'll feel better and will less likely to get injured.

Phase 2 

In the next 3-6 weeks your will be focusing on Strength.  You'll get stronger through a wider range of motion, you'll get more supple, you'll look good. 

Phase 3

In the last 3-4 weeks you will be focusing on Performance.  You'll jump higher (yes even higher than in Insanity!) run faster, be more explosive, and even have a kid quality bounce to your step :)

Can I do this?

• P90X2 is for people who are in shape, not for a person that hasn't exercised. 
•  Its for Power 90 and P90X grads.  
• Graduates of other "Extreme" programs like Insanity, Asylum, Turbo Fire and Chalean Extreme
• Athletes looking to improve performance
• Former athletes wanting to get back in shape

How does it differ from P90X, Insanity and The Asylum?

• Brand new jokes! (LOL) but seriously...
• The three training phases cover more physiological ground 
• P90X2 is more compartmentalized, more focused, more targeted
• P90X2 is training for sport
• Diet Plan is more versatile with vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options

How is it Unique? where else do you get functional training, strength training, plyometrics and post-activation potentiation in one program!

The Workouts!

1. How to Bring IT Again 
2. X2 Core
3. Plyocide (Don't you just LOVE this name?!)
4. X2 Recovery + Mobility
5. X2 Total Body
6. X2 Yoga (Wohoo! back to basics and its only 63min long!)
7. X2 Balance + Power
8. Check + Back + Balance 
9. X2 Shoulders + Arms
10. Base + Back
11. P.A.P. Lower
12. P.A.P. Upper
13. X2 Ab Ripper
14. V Sculpt * - only available with Deluxe and Ultimate Kit
15. X2 Chest + Shoulders + Tris * - Only available with Deluxe and Ultimate Kit

KIT Prices

Base Kit: $119.85 

Base Kit on Blue Ray $149.85

You get DVD's from 1-13, Fitness Guides, Nutrition Guide

Deluxe Kit

DVD - $239.70 you get the base kit plus the 2 advance workouts, stability ball, 2 medicine balls, and a foam roller.  If you go for the Blue Ray the price is $299.70

Ultimate Kit:

DVD $299.55 get get everything on the base kit, deluxe kit plus some extra tools like the power stands! - if you go for Blue ray the cost is $359.55

Note: With Variations you can do P90X2 with nothing but your body body and some exercise bands!

its Time to Bring IT....AGAIN!