About Monica

Tempe International Triathlon Race Report

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Today was the Tempe International Triathlon. This was my first triathlon of the year, which is hard to believe. There have been other races, but have had prior commitments that kept me from them. Given that it was my first race, I decided to just do the Sprint. 400m swim, 12.5 mi bike, 3.1 mi… [Continue Reading]

Do I Have to be an Expert on Nutrition?

An expert? No! Informed? YES! Good nutrition is pretty simple: lean proteins, fruits, veggies, and whole grains. Each Beachbody program comes with some sort of a nutritional program that incorporates all of the above foods in their plans. I have maintained my weight loss with Beachbody programs for 6 years and I would never consider… [Continue Reading]

Why Fit Club Network?

The Fit Club Network is one of our Team Beachbody coaching strategies designed to help people get turned on to P90X and other Beachbody products through creating local fit clubs that mainly involve a weekly local, group workout. Rather than being entirely on your own during your workouts, you can workout once a week with… [Continue Reading]

Feeding your family while using P90X

Hello P90X families! P90X portion approach is pretty straight forward. The fat shredder plan (level 1) allows me 5 protein, 2 dairy, 1 fruit, 2 vegetables, 1 fat, 1 carb (OUCH), 1 single snack. As a mom of two, I wanted to make sure I could follow a healthy meal plan while providing my kids… [Continue Reading]

P90X Nutrition Plan Made Easy

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P90X Nutrition Guide – Introduction Updated – October 9, 2012 If you are new to P90X, the diet plan can seem overwhelming.  Take it piece by piece.  Start with the videos below and then move through the post, including the comments.  It will take a while, but it will be worth it.  You’ll finish this… [Continue Reading]

Decide. Commit. Suceed.

The Beachbody slogan! Sometimes we just spend so much time planning the plan that we don’t actually get busy and accomplish something. Beachbody makes it so simple! I love their in home personal training programs. Their programs take ALL the guess workout out of HOW to combine workouts and WHAT to do to get the… [Continue Reading]

One Pound of Fat vs. One Pound of Muscle

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One pound of muscle and one pound of fat are NOT the same size. If I place one pound of muscle on a scale and one pound of fat on a scale, they will both weigh one pound. The difference is in total volume. One pound of muscle may appear to be the size of… [Continue Reading]

Meet Coach Monica

Meet Coach Monica

My name is Monica Ward and I am a wife, mother, former Elementary school teacher and one half of a dynamic husband/ wife coaching team.

P90X + Inspiration = Hell Week – Are you Ready?

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After spending hours of my life watching the SEALs train in my back yard as a kid, I decided I wanted to know more. Canadian girl and I spent some time reading and learning about the rigorous training SEALs go through…AND WE ARE INSPIRED!!!