Ultimate Reset Review: Day 3 As you guys know, Melinda and I are doing the Beachbody Ultimate Reset and are currently on Day 4. I’ve been sharing my Ultimate Reset reviews every day while on this journey, and now it’s time to review day 3. Yesterday was 100X better than Day 2. In case you didn’t read my Ultimate Reset review of day 2, that day...

Beachbody Ultimate Reset Review: Day 2 Yesterday sucked, that’s all there is to it. Like I shared in yesterdays Beachbody Ultimate Reset review, I woke up with a headache, but it got progressively worse throughout the day. It got to the point where my head was pounding, I was extremely sensitive to light and sound, and was even very nauseated....

Ultimate Reset Review: Day 1 Oh man, it’s tough to focus on writing this now because the headache I currently have is TERRIBLE, but I’m not going to talk about that right now and give you guys an accurate Ultimate Reset Review of Day 1. So as you know, I started the Beachbody Ultimate Reset yesterday. I decided to do it because I’ve had years...

P90X2 Grocery List Melinda (my wife), posted our updated P90X2 grocery list yesterday on her site, so I thought I would share it with you all as well! P90X2 Grocery List Banana’s romaine lettuce apples grapefruit tomatoes basil red onion white onion green peppers celery Shumuckers Natural peanut butter (creamy and chunky) whole wheat bread and buns sugar...

P90X2 Diet For those of you who don’t know, I started P90X2 last Monday, and so far I’m down 5 lbs! The main reason why I’m seeing such quick results is because I’m following the P90X2 diet 100% and haven’t skipped a workout. When I say following the diet 100%, I mean that I’m using the exact recipes that are in the P90X2...

Ah yes, it’s that time of year again. Time for cookies, candy, and a whole lot of weight gain! Wait, what? Yeah, I’m sure you all have heard the stats before, but many people end up gaining quite a few pounds from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Maybe it’s the pumpkin pie, grandma’s old fashioned cooking, or the stress from having to...

I don’t think the phrase “eating healthy on Thanksgiving” will be too appealing to most people, but there are some of you out there who are desperately looking to lose weight and plan on staying committed over the holidays. For those of you who are trying hard, you’re definitely going to be tested in a few days when you walk into your...

Ahh yes, the toughest time to stay committed to your healthy diet and workout routine. The weekends consist of friends pressuring you to go out and have a beer chugging contest, family making it a priority to slowly eat every slice of pizza right in front of your face, and chips and salsa sitting directly on the table in front of you during football games. You...

Ahh, OK, I think I need to add just a little more to this title. It should read, “It’s OK to Cut Loose Every Once in a While!” Most of you know Melinda and I got married last weekend, and yes, it was an absolutely AMAZING time and we had an unbelievable honeymoon down in the Cayman Islands, but the one thing we didn’t do was worry too...

Yes, it is the traveling season, and that means that you can relax and eat all the junk food you want, right? Of course not. Well I guess you can, but if you take that approach you’re going to leave for vacation at one weight and come back about 10 lbs heavier! Don’t think it’s possible? Think again because I’ve personally experienced...

Yes, we have all been there, well at least many of us have, and we are always wondering how to lose the last 10 pounds, right? People are so excited to work out, begin working out, get pretty good results, but for some reason those last few pounds just don’t want to come off! Why is this happening to me? I’m committing myself 100% to BOTH the diet...

P90X has literally been my program of choice for the past 3 years, so I guess that would sort of make me a P90X expert, right? Regardless if I’m a self proclaimed “P90X Expert” or not, I’ve had some pretty amazing results, losing 25 lbs and 10% body fat within my first 90 days, so I know exactly what it takes to maximize your results...

Most of you know that Melinda and I just got back from a 5 day trip down to Myrtle Beach, and usually I would be posting that I need to get recommitted from slacking some on the diet and workouts, but not this time. No, I decided that I was going to eat 100% healthy and work out every day, regardless of how tough it would be, and believe me, it was tough!...

I can’t take credit for this one because it’s one I found on the Team Beachbody site, but it sure does look excellent, and one I will be trying out very soon! Whole Wheat Pizza Crust 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 1/4 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup cornmeal 2/3 cup skim milk 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tsp. baking powder Pizza toppings (your choice) Optional:...

Throughout the course of over 3 years of doing P90X and other various Beachbody programs, I have learned what works and doesn’t work for me in terms of the diet, and at first, I thought that having a cheat meal was like disobeying your parents, but as I progress through my fitness career, I am learning how many times I can cheat on my diet and not be...

Now that I’m back from vacation and settled in, I’m getting close to starting the Insanity Asylum diet again. I say getting close because I’m still a little stuck in vacation mode, and not quite ready to go back to the extreme workouts and strict diet quite yet, but it will be soon, I promise. I’ve got the Beachbody Coach Summit coming...

For the past 3 years, I have been hearing quite a bit about avocado, but never gave it a try because to be honest with you, it just sounds and looks gross. I kept hearing so much about how Tony Horton, the creator of P90X, eats a ton of avocado, and then recently that Shaun T eats avocado at just about every meal. When you hear that two incredibly ripped...

Apr 13, 2011

When I was going through my first round of P90X, the thing that I had the toughest time with, which I’m pretty sure everyone struggles with at first, is the diet. I was so accustomed to eating crappy food every day, and to go from doing that to 100% clean eating is tough. The toughest part about it was knowing what was healthy, what exactly to eat, when...

The main reason that I’m writing this post is because I didn’t do so hot on my diet or workouts while on a cruise a few weeks back. I think that’s putting it a little too lightly, so let me rephrase. I completely and utterly destroyed my diet and slacked on the workouts while on the cruise a few weeks back, so bad that I ended up gaining about...

For the past few months, Melinda and I have been drinking green tea every night before heading to bed. Don’t ask me why we’ve started doing this because I have no idea, but maybe because of the many health benefits we have heard that are associated with green tea. Whatever the reason we got on this kick, we have been doing it, so I’ve decided...

Whenever I’m trying to get ready to go on vacation, preparing for a Beachbody Event, or just looking to lose some body fat fairly quickly, I have a certain fat burning routine that I follow. After experimenting for a few years, this routine is what I have found works the best for my body, but keep in mind that even though this works for me, it might not...

We all know how tough it can be to eat healthy while eating out, especially if we are really watching what we eat and following a strict diet like the P90X Nutrition Guide. Restaurants suck anymore, and even the healthy stuff isn’t all that healthy. It’s almost like they try to trick you into thinking it’s healthy so that you will still com...

Before I get into this post, today marks the 3 year anniversary of me starting the program that literally has changed my life, P90X! I remember sitting on the couch when the doorbell rang and the UPS guy dropped off my P90X program. As soon as it arrived, I opened the box, read through both the P90X Fitness and Nutrition guides, assembled my pull-up bar, and...

Via the Team Beachbody Newsletter.. Healthy P90X Recipe: Honey-Mustard Salmon Here’s a tasty last-minute dish that’s easy to prepare and even easier to clean up (especially if you remember to put aluminum foil in the broiler pan first). Just 7 minutes in the oven, and voilà! * 4 salmon fillets, about 6 oz. each, with skin * 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard *...

Written by Debra Pivko via the Team Beachbody Newsletter.. Sugar, sweet sugar—a delightful minute on the tongue in exchange for what feels like a lifetime on the hips. But weight gain isn’t the only consequence of eating too much sugar. Ready for the not-so-sweet truth? Overconsumption of processed sugar can contribute to a number of conditions,...

As you all have probably heard me say before, the P90X diet is the most important part of the entire P90X program. I always say that results come from 80% diet and 20% workouts! Even though it’s the most important, it’s what people neglect the most. They feel that they can get results just by completing the workouts, but it doesn’t work that...

Back when I was in high school and college, I always wondered how to get ripped abs. I remember talking to my lifting buddies while in the gym about the reasons why we couldn’t get ripped abs and take our fitness to the next level, and it was interesting because we never could figure out that secret. Were we taking the wrong supplements? Should we take...

Since New Years Eve is tomorrow night, I couldn’t think of a more fitting post than one about P90X and Alcohol. The truth is that 95% of us, including me, are going to have a drink, or 2, or possibly even more tomorrow night, but there are some things that you have to keep in mind. Before you go out and pound 15 beers, challenge your buddies to a...

Last week I got the chance to head out to Beachbody Headquarters in L.A., and while I was there, I FINALLY got a jar of PB2! I’ve heard nothing but great things about PB2 for quite a while now, but just haven’t gotten around to purchasing it online, because apparently, that’s the only place you can get it. As I was touring Beachbody, Bryan...

The other day one of the people that I coach, Drew, sent me a video of him giving his Shakeology Review, so I asked him if he minded that I shared it with you all! Here’s his shakeology review.. Thanks Drew for letting me share this video and helping people realize how great Shakeology really is! To learn more about how you can get a Shakeology Sample,...