New Workout Schedule

The summer finds Phoenix, well…hot and rainy.  Yes, rain.  I know the perception of the desert is that it never rains here, but this time of year we get big, and rather violent, electrical storms (monsoons) that tend to roll in late in the afternoon and make a mess out of everything.  Generally, that’s a… [Continue Reading]

P90X Results & Recovery Formula Sample Program

One of the products that I use nearly every day is the P90X Results & Recovery Formula.  In this video, I explain why Recovery Formula an important aspect of my nutritional approach.  I also discuss how to obtain a sample of this product from us.  CLICK HERE to contact us and we’ll send you some… [Continue Reading]

Tony Horton Goes to Washington

This interview with P90X creator Tony Horton by Jake Glover, American’s Health Insurance Plan’s Director of Health and Wellness Initiatives, outlines the application of functional fitness programming in group settings, the use of heart rate monitors to measure physical activity, and the outlook for the next decade. This interview was filmed while Tony was… [Continue Reading]

Success Story – David Hoyt

We have the privilege of working with a lot of people.  Most of them are tackling P90X.  Many of them comment that they just “can’t do the pull-ups”.  We talk about ways to modify the plan to either help them build strength, or to use bands to do pull downs.  Here’s an excellent tip from… [Continue Reading]

Shakeology Dissected Part IV – Adaptogens

The term adaptogen is used by herbalists to refer to a natural herb product that is proposed to increase the body’s resistance to stress, trauma, anxiety and fatigue. In the past, they have been called rejuvenating herbs, qi tonics, rasayanas, or restoratives. All adaptogens contain antioxidants, but antioxidants are not necessarily adaptogens and they do… [Continue Reading]

Healthy Eating Tips for Success

Happy Easter everyone! Here’s a video discussing my thoughts on nutrition and what works for me.  Everyone needs to tailor their nutrition plan to their fitness goals, but these are some general rules that I think work.

Here is the text I’m discussing in the video.  Eat well everyone.
A lot of people ask me for my… [Continue Reading]

“Yoga is Silly and I Don’t Need it.”

Sure you don’t. We are now creeping up on 2 years since I really started to invest in yoga. The returns on that investment have been substantial.  You can read about that and see a hilarious interview with Tony Horton here: http://www.thefitclubnetwork.com/2009/03/why-yoga-2/.
Tony was recently interviewed by a program called “Posers”, which is a yoga based… [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]

Tracking Terri!

Team Beachbody Coach Terri Lipsey is doing great with her P90X plan.  Here’s the latest update from Terri, as seen today on the Beachbody Network News.

GREAT TO SEE THE ENTHUSIASM!!!