Yesterday was day 42 of my P90x workout and the workout I did was plyometrics. It had been 3 weeks since I’ve done this workout because I mis-read the P90x schedule. I somehow looked at the lean P90x schedule and was doing that for weeks 5 and 6. I should have been doing plyometrics  along. Plyometrics is a tough and tiring workout. By the end I was pouring in sweat and I normally don’t sweat that much during my workouts. I think the reason I don’t sweat that much is because my basement is freezing and I usually start the workout with a hooded sweatshirt on. Anyhow, I was definitely sweating during plyometrics and my shirt was soaked all the way through. I think I might have to extend this phase of the workout since I messed up by going on the lean schedule. Maybe instead of doing a three week phase I will do a four week phase before the recovery week. The classic workouts are a lot tougher and more intense than the lean P90x workouts.

P90x Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps

Day 40 of P90x was a rest or stretch day, I chose to rest. Day 41 is today and I realized I messed up the past 2 weeks. I somehow got on the P90x lean schedule and was doing the wrong workouts. It is probably not that big of a deal but I think the lean schedule is a little bit less intense and may be geared more for women. The difference between the lean and the classic is 2 workouts. I was doing core synergistics and cardio x, when I was supposed to be doing plyometrics and back and biceps and ab ripper x. I have still not done the back and biceps workout, but I am sure that one and plyometrics are a little bit tougher and more intense than the cardio x and core synergistics workout. I found those 2 to be pretty easy and shorter than the rest. Well it was only 2 weeks, I’ll figure out a way to make up for it.

S0 back to day, day 41 of my P90x workout was chest, shoulders, and triceps followed by ab ripper x. I like this workout, it leaves you with your arms burning. I feel like this workout really focuses on the triceps, mine are always in pain when this workout is done, a good pain. After the chest, shoulders, and triceps workout was ab ripper x. It was tough as usual but I try to push myself a little harder each time. One other thing that I noticed was that the P90x lean schedule only has 2 days of ab ripper x where as the classic schedule has 3 days. So the past 2 weeks I missed 2 ab ripper x workouts because I made the mistake of somehow looking at the lean schedule.

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This is Jodi’s P90x story. Apparently there was a rumor going around about her that she was pregnant. Jodi wasn’t pregnant and when she heard about the rumor she was embarrassed and insulted. She decided it was time to make a change. Jodi first saw the P90x infomercial and said, “it’s an infomercial, these people are actors”. Because there is a 90 day money back guarantee with P90x, Jodi decided to buy it and give it a try for herself. She had amazing results and was very pleased with the results she got from P90x.

This is what Jodi had to say about P90x. “Before starting the P90X program, I was extremely lazy. It really didn’t dawn on me that I had a problem until I heard about a rumor that was going around about me that I must be pregnant. I of course was not pregnant, and it was a very hard blow. Right around that time is when my husband started watching the P90X infomercial . . . It’s a money-back guarantee, so we went ahead and decided to order it. And I gotta tell ya, it’s the best thing that we’ve ever done . . . I started seeing my results around the 30-day mark. My pants were about an inch to two inches too big. Then I saw greater results at 60 days, and then I was just blown away by my 90-day results. I could not believe what I was seeing, from day 1 compared to day 90 . . . It’s a lifetime change for me. I’m not gonna quit. I’m gonna stick with it. I love the results, and I’m never going back to that person that I was before.”

Being involved in Network Marketing I’ve found that many people have negative preconceived notions about this business model. Many people say, “it’s a pyramid scam”. I still can’t figure out how it could be considered a “pyramid scam”. First of all, pyramid scams are illegal and I doubt a profitable multi million dollar company, such as Beachbody, would want to get involved in something like that. The network marketing business model has been around over 60 years and and has helped create huge, profitable companies. The top 2 cosmetics companies, Mary Kay and Avon, both use the Network Marketing business model. Tupperware was on of the first companies to use this business model nearly 60 years ago. Amway still is the top online global seller of supplements. Sprint, MCI and AT&T make their long distance phone service available through Network Marketing companies. The A.L. Williams Company utilized Network Marketing and astounded the insurance industry by outselling Prudential, a giant in the industry, in four short years.

Network Marketing is the new way to financial freedom. You’ll never create residual income and freedom from the traditional job. Even professionals are trading their time for money; if they are not seeing clients or patients, they are not getting paid. Most income is temporary and it is easy to determine if your income is temporary – just stop working for 90 days. If your income stops or slows down, you have temporary income. With Beachbody, you’re able to make sales, generate team volume, and make money while you are asleep, on vacation, or at your kid’s soccer game.

I’ve taken the below right from Carl Daikeler’s, (founder and CEO of Beachbody) Blog:

Carl Daikeler wrote- So when people ask me “Why Network Marketing”, I respond that it is an imperative. Growth is one thing, contribution is another. This business model has both, and instead of one giant company, we’re going to be a company of a million coaches, each their own independent company, helping 100 million people get healthy and fit. That’s what we will achieve, and that’s why network marketing is a priority!

I also found this on Carl’s Blog in the comments section:

Anonymous said…Though there may be certain benefits of the coach network, I think it’s a net loser for Beachbody. Even for die hard, loyal customers like me, the whole coach thing wreaks of a multi-level marketing scam. I believe you’re well-intentioned, but the coach set-up appears unscrupulous from the outside. In the end, I think it leads to people doubting the integrity of your fitness programs, and that’s too bad because they are absolutely the best DVD workouts available. If I were you, I’d ditch the coach network and put more resources into keeping your customers happy by improving customer service and shipping.Carl Daikeler said…First, thanks for your business. As far as looking like a scam goes, that’s what they said about infomercials… but we’ve shown that a marketing medium of ill-repute isn’t what’s guilty, it’s simply misused by unscrupulous people. Look at the P90Xinfomercial. It’s more entertaining than most of the stuff I see on TV! And it’s promoting a product that’s getting people into incredible shape.

Network marketing as a business model has been abused for decades. But the power of people-helping-people is undeniable. The last the society needs is a giant “Wal-Mart of fitness”. What I think is needed is a million people with an incentive to help those around them incorporate fitness and portion control into their lives. We’ve created that incentive. And that incentive, combined with “absolutely the best DVD workouts available” (thank you!) plus constant improvements in customer service and shipping equals a revolution in health and fitness.

All I know for sure is, many of the people who get involved are making money helping people succeed where they failed with fitness and weight loss for years. That’s a win worth perpetuating. And that’s why this is so important to see through.

My prediction is that in five years, people will look at this business model and wonder why gyms were ever so popular in the first place.

Muay Thai Kickboxing

Today was day 39 of my P90x workout. The workout for today was Kenpo X. Kenpo x is basically a cardio workout that involves a series of punches and kicks. I’ve written before about how I don’t like this workout very much and usually substitute it with my Muay Thai kick boxing class. Day 39 fell on a Saturday for me so I substituted Kenpo with my jiu-jistu class. The jiu-jitsu class is also pretty tough and gives me a good workout so I really don’t feel guilty for skipping Kenpo. The Kenpo is a good workout, but since I’m already Muay Thai training I figure is ok for me to skip those. It is hard to find time to train in martial arts and still do a separate workout, especially a program as time consuming as P90x.

Yoga Can Be Relaxing

Day 37 of my P90x workout was yoga. I’ve written before about tough of a workout this is. I’m happy to say though that I am getting better and better each time I do it. I workout is hard but I find I am very relaxed at the end. The last 15 minutes is some light stretching and the meditation poses where you just lie or sit there and relax, I love this part of the workout.

Day 38 of P90x was legs and back followed by ab ripper x. Legs and back is another tough workout that involves lots of lunges and lots of pull ups. The high amount of reps we do in this workout really gets me exhausted. There are many sets where we are doing 20, 25, and sometimes even 30 reps. The body uses a lot of energy and it gets to be very tiring. After the legs and back workout was ab ripper x. I’ve improved a lot since the first time I did ab ripper x, I am almost able to keep up with the video now.

I came across this Tony Robbins clip of him telling the Sylvester Stallone Rocky story. I know what you’re thinking, Tony Robbins, how cheesy, right? Tony is actually a very smart guy that has a lot of good things to say. I found this story to be very inspiring and motivational and wanted to share it. Check it out.

Yesterday was day 36 of my P90x workout. The schedule called for the chest, shoulders, and triceps workout followed by ab ripper x. This was only the second time doing this workout. P90x is made up of 12 workouts total, and the workouts switch depending on which phase you are at in the program. This is a great workout, at the end my arms were on fire and shaking. I really felt the burn in my triceps. Last week I was pretty sore after this workout which is a goo thing. The chest, shoulders, and triceps workout is made up of a wide variety of all kinds of different moves. There were several different types of push up involved, tricep extensions, shoulder moves, pretty much anything and everything involving the chest, shoulders, and triceps.

Following the chest, shoulders, and triceps workout was ab ripper x. I don’t have much to say about ab ripper x other than I hate it, but I love. I’m actually improving each time I do it and I can feel my stomach muscles forming and getting harder.

Yes, it is true, A squirrel named Sammy is giving credit to P90x for his ripped physique. You are probably saying to yourself right now, “no way, how is this even possible? A squirrel doing P90x, that is crazy.”

We caught up with Sammy and this is what he had to say, “The hardest part of the whole P90x workout was getting the DVDs out of the case, I lack the opposable thumbs you humans have. Oh, and yoga sucked too, but it really help with my flexibility, I’ve never been able to dig up so many nuts so fast in my life.”

Today was day 35 of my P90x workout. The workout scheduled for today was Cardio X. I decided that because it was such a nice day out I was going to go for a bike ride instead of doing the cardio X workout. It was unseasonably warm, in the 60′s, so I figured I better get out there and enjoy it. I found a paved trail near my house that I did not even know was there. Round trip I probably rode about 10 miles, I even stopped a few times at the playgrounds I passed and did some pull ups.

Later on in the evening I went to my muay thai kickboxing class where I worked up another good sweat. These classes can be very exhausting. My Muay Thai instructor is a former champion in Thailand, check out one of his fights here, he is in the blue shorts. So I think I did good today with everything I did. It is ok to sometimes create your own variation of the P90x schedule to suit your needs.