Shakeology Dissected – Part I: Whey Isolate

So, what’s in Shakeology anyway?  We know it has the highest quality ingredients, including:
•    Protein and Essential Amino Acids to help build long, lean muscles and reduce food cravings
•    Prebiotics and Digestive Enzymes, which aid in improving digestion, regularity, and nutrient absorption
•    Antioxidants and Phytonutrients to help counteract free radical damage that can lead to… [Continue Reading]

Why Are We Killing Our Children?

Perhaps that’s a provocative title there. The simple fact is that in the vast majority of cases that’s what is happening. We are destroying our most precious resources, our children. We don’t do this consciously. Instead, we have been mislead by massive food corporations that really don’t give a damn about us or our kids…. [Continue Reading]

Healthy Eating Tips

A lot of people ask me what they should be eating or whether I have any helpful tips. Here are what I believe are the foundations of a healthy diet. There are a lot more, but this is a good foundation to build on.
1. Whole Foods 
Avoid processed junk. Look past the nutrition facts and read… [Continue Reading]

Tony Horton Fitness Camp!

WOW, what a weekend.  I am on overload and complete exhaustion at the same time.  I’ve been really lucky in my life.  I have an incredible wife…duh.  Way back in 2003 Monica made friends with Tony Horton.  To be honest I thought the whole thing was silly at the time. But then life really is… [Continue Reading]

What’s With All the Protein?

If you are doing P90X and following the Nutrition Guide, you are probably asking yourself this very question.  Seriously, why so much protein?  It makes Phase I – Fat Shredder – hard to follow and represents a massive change from the modern American diet of starchy carbs, high fat foods and high fructose corn syrup… [Continue Reading]

Going Primal?

If you are a regular reader/subscriber to this blog you know that nutrition is one of the topics we discuss quite a bit.  One of the great resources for nutrition information on the Internet is Mark Sisson’s The Daily Apple blog.  If you review Mark’s blog you’ll find common sense information about fitness and nutrition. … [Continue Reading]

Obesity Epidemic?

“Epidemic” is defined as follows:
–adjective  1.   Also, ep⋅i⋅dem⋅i⋅cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.  2.  extremely prevalent; widespread.
–noun  3.   a temporary prevalence of a disease. 4.   a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an… [Continue Reading]

Fit Club Network Shakeology Promotion

For a limited time we are offering free samples of Shakeology to customers that sign up for our free Coaching program. Shakeology is now offered in sample packs.  Beachbody Network News did a short video piece on these samples today.  Here is what you can expect to receive any why Shakeology is so important to… [Continue Reading]

P90X Nutrition Guide Questions/Concerns?

Hey everyone.  It has been almost a year since we put together the original P90X Nutrition Guide Made Easy post and over six months since we updated it.  With the coming of the new year and the thousands of people that will be picking up P90X, we think it is time for a fresh take… [Continue Reading]

Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

Let’s face it, the holidays are a lot of fun, but they are also a time when people typically gain weight.  The number one New Year’s Resolution is to get in shape and lose weight.  Why?  Because people feel like crap after the holidays are over from weeks of overeating and drinking.  It is a… [Continue Reading]