I get some questions regularly about maximizing results. This is a recent email from Santiago:
"What do you think is the best diet for gaining muscle? I'm on half way done with phase 2 of P90X and I'm seeing great results but wnat to know if i can get better results, with a better diet.
Thank you,"
Dear Santiago
I think it depends a bit on your goals with P90X. If you are looking to lose weight, then be very careful with you calorie intake. If you are looking mainly to bulk up, then it is important to eat enough. In both cases, make sure you look at food as FUEL. Anything you put in your body should have a purpose- nutrition and fuel for your body. Eliminate any empty calories that you can including alcohol (if you haven't already). Tony boils it down to fruits, veggies, lean proteins, whole grains, and good fats. If it isn't in one of those categories, you shouldn't be eating it.
Make sure you are getting enough lean protein. I'm a big believer in whey protein because I've read several studies showing improved muscle hypertrophy with high protein meals eaten within a couple of hours of your workout (before or after) and of the special benefits of leucine- a branched-chain amino acid found in high amounts in whey. You can get whey anywhere. Beachbody makes a good whey powder that mixes pretty well and is low in cholesterol (some brands are too high in cholesterol- make sure to read the label).
Also, I recommend taking a creatine supplement such as Strength and Muscle men's formula. Again, like with protein, creatine has been shown to improve strength gains in athletes.
If you want to look at Beachbody's supplements, there is a link to the online store at the bottom of the email.
Keep up the great work. Please keep me informed of your results- especially if you've kept track of your measurements or have before and after pictures. I am always looking for success stories to inspire other people.
Best,
Kevin
Kevin J. Kane, MD
Independent Beachbody Diamond Coach
Team Beachbody Store
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Get Red Carpet Ready with P90X
You are cooler than you think!
If you are reading this, you probably already do P90X or one of Beachbody's other awesome fitness programs like ChaLEAN Extreme, Ten-Minute Trainer, or Turbo-Jam. You've known how great they make you look and feel for years now. Hollywood is finally catching up to you now. ((They are sooo 2 years ago.))
For example...
Some people think P90X is just for guys. Think again. Look at this super-fit superstar talk about her not so secret way to get red-carpet ready! Cheryl Crow can afford any trainer in the world to come right to her house. But she picks Tony Horton and the P90X videos.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
P90X Saved My Life!
By Paula Martin
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Note from Doc- This is a very special entry. It is the true story of Paula Martin and could easily be turned into a made-for-TV movie (hint- to any would-be producers out there!). It is that good. P90X saved her life- but not in the way you might think. Read on!
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Two years ago, I was 53 and 75lbs overweight. I had a very physical job as a carpenter, but the job abuses your body with heavy lifting and holding myself in awkward positions. I had lower back pain and my very livelihood was being threatened. I committed myself to exercising and eating right everyday regardless of how I felt. I started walking, then added P90 and finally P90X. I was very proud of my accomplishment of just being able to do a program like P90X at my age. I won a fitness contest and $1000, which motivated me more. But what I didn’t realize was the true value of the program wasn’t in pounds lost or money won.
On a warm sunny day this June 29th, I drove up the State Forest road toward my house. These roads are bad even on good days and constantly changing with plant growth, trees down, and wash outs. Familiarity with the road caused a brief lack of attention and I suddenly found myself spinning down the mountain in my Subaru. They say your whole life passes before you and things move in slow motion when you have a accident. I didn’t find either to be true. My first reaction was disbelief and anger. The second one was pure survival and pain. With every roll of the car I felt my body take a bigger beating and on the last two rolls I felt severe pain in my back. I found myself at the bottom of a 53’ cliff in the creek (thankfully low at the time) with the car facing the opposite direction on its side.
I struggled to breathe through the pain with each gut wrenching groan. I realized my car was still running and turned it off. I also realized I could not been seen from the road and calling for help on a cell phone is never possible where I live. Now I was faced with a choice: stay still for my possible broken back and maybe not be found or attempt to exit the vehicle. It didn’t take long to choose the second. I looked for a possible escape route. The door did not open, but the back window was broken out so I slowly and painfully moved into the back and stood in about a foot of water through one back window. I stepped up on the seats to push myself out through the other back window and lowered myself hands first to the creek bed. As my hands touched the creek, I realized I had another problem my left arm had no strength. I couldn’t see any visible breaks, but I figured my shoulder to be broke or dislocated. Thank goodness for all the push-ups I had been doing for a year. I was able to lower myself down with one arm. Now on my hands and knees I stood up slowly. Pain seared up my back and I could barely stand. Just then I heard a truck coming down the road. I waved and yelled and they drove by without seeing me even out of the vehicle. I was still struggling to breathe through the pain and I am sure my yell was little more than a whisper.
I looked down the creek to the bridge; it was at least 300’ over slippery wet rocks. I didn’t think I could walk that far without falling. Then I looked up to the road it was a 53’ nearly vertically climb. Next to my car the cliff was vertical for about ten feet so I moved down to a spot where I could work my way up the hill. The hill going up was about a 50 degree slope and very loose rock. I got on my hands and knees and with one good arm, grabbed small saplings and crawled slowly to the top. The last ten of the climb feet there was nothing to grab and I just prayed, “God don’t let me slide all the way back down!” I made it to the road and stood up. Any thought I had of walking out of the forest left my head as fast as the pain coursed through me.
There are many times you can stand on this State Forest Road without seeing a person, but fortunately, this was a Sunday and on Sundays people are leave their camps. Just as I was looking for a place to lay flat and not be run over I heard the sound of a vehicle coming down the road. It ended up being my neighbor’s son who took me to where I could get help. The helicopter took me to a Trauma 1 center, the doctor’s told me I had a burst (into 4 pieces) compression fracture of T12, a fractured L1 and a fractured left scapula, but by a miracle no paralysis. I spent four days in the hospital and have spent 3 months in a back brace.
Now the rehabilitation begins, but I know because of my success in the past with P90X, I can face anything. I can climb the mountain again and get back to health. P90X saved my life and being in good shape can save yours! Join me on my journey back to health and let’s help each other climb our own mountains.
-Paula Martin
Your Homework:
1. Push Play at least 5 times this week.
2. Email your me if you have any questions or need advice.
3. Realize that you can climb any mountain in your life with proper preparation and dedication.
4. Be careful driving. ;-)
Note: Special thanks to Paula for allowing me to use her story!!
----------------------
Note from Doc- This is a very special entry. It is the true story of Paula Martin and could easily be turned into a made-for-TV movie (hint- to any would-be producers out there!). It is that good. P90X saved her life- but not in the way you might think. Read on!
----------------------
Two years ago, I was 53 and 75lbs overweight. I had a very physical job as a carpenter, but the job abuses your body with heavy lifting and holding myself in awkward positions. I had lower back pain and my very livelihood was being threatened. I committed myself to exercising and eating right everyday regardless of how I felt. I started walking, then added P90 and finally P90X. I was very proud of my accomplishment of just being able to do a program like P90X at my age. I won a fitness contest and $1000, which motivated me more. But what I didn’t realize was the true value of the program wasn’t in pounds lost or money won.
On a warm sunny day this June 29th, I drove up the State Forest road toward my house. These roads are bad even on good days and constantly changing with plant growth, trees down, and wash outs. Familiarity with the road caused a brief lack of attention and I suddenly found myself spinning down the mountain in my Subaru. They say your whole life passes before you and things move in slow motion when you have a accident. I didn’t find either to be true. My first reaction was disbelief and anger. The second one was pure survival and pain. With every roll of the car I felt my body take a bigger beating and on the last two rolls I felt severe pain in my back. I found myself at the bottom of a 53’ cliff in the creek (thankfully low at the time) with the car facing the opposite direction on its side.
I struggled to breathe through the pain with each gut wrenching groan. I realized my car was still running and turned it off. I also realized I could not been seen from the road and calling for help on a cell phone is never possible where I live. Now I was faced with a choice: stay still for my possible broken back and maybe not be found or attempt to exit the vehicle. It didn’t take long to choose the second. I looked for a possible escape route. The door did not open, but the back window was broken out so I slowly and painfully moved into the back and stood in about a foot of water through one back window. I stepped up on the seats to push myself out through the other back window and lowered myself hands first to the creek bed. As my hands touched the creek, I realized I had another problem my left arm had no strength. I couldn’t see any visible breaks, but I figured my shoulder to be broke or dislocated. Thank goodness for all the push-ups I had been doing for a year. I was able to lower myself down with one arm. Now on my hands and knees I stood up slowly. Pain seared up my back and I could barely stand. Just then I heard a truck coming down the road. I waved and yelled and they drove by without seeing me even out of the vehicle. I was still struggling to breathe through the pain and I am sure my yell was little more than a whisper.
I looked down the creek to the bridge; it was at least 300’ over slippery wet rocks. I didn’t think I could walk that far without falling. Then I looked up to the road it was a 53’ nearly vertically climb. Next to my car the cliff was vertical for about ten feet so I moved down to a spot where I could work my way up the hill. The hill going up was about a 50 degree slope and very loose rock. I got on my hands and knees and with one good arm, grabbed small saplings and crawled slowly to the top. The last ten of the climb feet there was nothing to grab and I just prayed, “God don’t let me slide all the way back down!” I made it to the road and stood up. Any thought I had of walking out of the forest left my head as fast as the pain coursed through me.
There are many times you can stand on this State Forest Road without seeing a person, but fortunately, this was a Sunday and on Sundays people are leave their camps. Just as I was looking for a place to lay flat and not be run over I heard the sound of a vehicle coming down the road. It ended up being my neighbor’s son who took me to where I could get help. The helicopter took me to a Trauma 1 center, the doctor’s told me I had a burst (into 4 pieces) compression fracture of T12, a fractured L1 and a fractured left scapula, but by a miracle no paralysis. I spent four days in the hospital and have spent 3 months in a back brace.
Now the rehabilitation begins, but I know because of my success in the past with P90X, I can face anything. I can climb the mountain again and get back to health. P90X saved my life and being in good shape can save yours! Join me on my journey back to health and let’s help each other climb our own mountains.
-Paula Martin
Your Homework:
1. Push Play at least 5 times this week.
2. Email your me if you have any questions or need advice.
3. Realize that you can climb any mountain in your life with proper preparation and dedication.
4. Be careful driving. ;-)
Note: Special thanks to Paula for allowing me to use her story!!
P90X Saved My Life!
By Paula Martin
----------------------
Note from Doc- This is a very special entry. It is the true story of Paula Martin and could easily be turned into a made-for-TV movie (hint- to any would-be producers out there!). It is that good. P90X saved her life- but not in the way you might think. Read on!
----------------------
Two years ago, I was 53 and 75lbs overweight. I had a very physical job as a carpenter, but the job abuses your body with heavy lifting and holding myself in awkward positions. I had lower back pain and my very livelihood was being threatened. I committed myself to exercising and eating right everyday regardless of how I felt. I started walking, then added P90 and finally P90X. I was very proud of my accomplishment of just being able to do a program like P90X at my age. I won a fitness contest and $1000, which motivated me more. But what I didn’t realize was the true value of the program wasn’t in pounds lost or money won.
On a warm sunny day this June 29th, I drove up the State Forest road toward my house. These roads are bad even on good days and constantly changing with plant growth, trees down, and wash outs. Familiarity with the road caused a brief lack of attention and I suddenly found myself spinning down the mountain in my Subaru. They say your whole life passes before you and things move in slow motion when you have a accident. I didn’t find either to be true. My first reaction was disbelief and anger. The second one was pure survival and pain. With every roll of the car I felt my body take a bigger beating and on the last two rolls I felt severe pain in my back. I found myself at the bottom of a 53’ cliff in the creek (thankfully low at the time) with the car facing the opposite direction on its side.
pxsavedmylife_1.png
I struggled to breathe through the pain with each gut wrenching groan. I realized my car was still running and turned it off. I also realized I could not been seen from the road and calling for help on a cell phone is never possible where I live. Now I was faced with a choice: stay still for my possible broken back and maybe not be found or attempt to exit the vehicle. It didn’t take long to choose the second. I looked for a possible escape route. The door did not open, but the back window was broken out so I slowly and painfully moved into the back and stood in about a foot of water through one back window. I stepped up on the seats to push myself out through the other back window and lowered myself hands first to the creek bed. As my hands touched the creek, I realized I had another problem my left arm had no strength. I couldn’t see any visible breaks, but I figured my shoulder to be broke or dislocated. Thank goodness for all the push-ups I had been doing for a year. I was able to lower myself down with one arm. Now on my hands and knees I stood up slowly. Pain seared up my back and I could barely stand. Just then I heard a truck coming down the road. I waved and yelled and they drove by without seeing me even out of the vehicle. I was still struggling to breathe through the pain and I am sure my yell was little more than a whisper.
I looked down the creek to the bridge; it was at least 300’ over slippery wet rocks. I didn’t think I could walk that far without falling. Then I looked up to the road it was a 53’ nearly vertically climb. Next to my car the cliff was vertical for about ten feet so I moved down to a spot where I could work my way up the hill. The hill going up was about a 50 degree slope and very loose rock. I got on my hands and knees and with one good arm, grabbed small saplings and crawled slowly to the top. The last ten of the climb feet there was nothing to grab and I just prayed, “God don’t let me slide all the way back down!” I made it to the road and stood up. Any thought I had of walking out of the forest left my head as fast as the pain coursed through me.
pxsavedmylife_2.png
There are many times you can stand on this State Forest Road without seeing a person, but fortunately, this was a Sunday and on Sundays people are leave their camps. Just as I was looking for a place to lay flat and not be run over I heard the sound of a vehicle coming down the road. It ended up being my neighbor’s son who took me to where I could get help. The helicopter took me to a Trauma 1 center, the doctor’s told me I had a burst (into 4 pieces) compression fracture of T12, a fractured L1 and a fractured left scapula, but by a miracle no paralysis. I spent four days in the hospital and have spent 3 months in a back brace.
Now the rehabilitation begins, but I know because of my success in the past with P90X, I can face anything. I can climb the mountain again and get back to health. P90X saved my life and being in good shape can save yours! Join me on my journey back to health and let’s help each other climb our own mountains.
pxsavedmylife_3.png
-Paula Martin
Your Homework:
1. Push Play at least 5 times this week.
2. Email your me if you have any questions or need advice.
3. Realize that you can climb any mountain in your life with proper preparation and dedication.
4. Be careful driving. ;-)
Note: Special thanks to Paula for allowing me to use her story!!
----------------------
Note from Doc- This is a very special entry. It is the true story of Paula Martin and could easily be turned into a made-for-TV movie (hint- to any would-be producers out there!). It is that good. P90X saved her life- but not in the way you might think. Read on!
----------------------
Two years ago, I was 53 and 75lbs overweight. I had a very physical job as a carpenter, but the job abuses your body with heavy lifting and holding myself in awkward positions. I had lower back pain and my very livelihood was being threatened. I committed myself to exercising and eating right everyday regardless of how I felt. I started walking, then added P90 and finally P90X. I was very proud of my accomplishment of just being able to do a program like P90X at my age. I won a fitness contest and $1000, which motivated me more. But what I didn’t realize was the true value of the program wasn’t in pounds lost or money won.
On a warm sunny day this June 29th, I drove up the State Forest road toward my house. These roads are bad even on good days and constantly changing with plant growth, trees down, and wash outs. Familiarity with the road caused a brief lack of attention and I suddenly found myself spinning down the mountain in my Subaru. They say your whole life passes before you and things move in slow motion when you have a accident. I didn’t find either to be true. My first reaction was disbelief and anger. The second one was pure survival and pain. With every roll of the car I felt my body take a bigger beating and on the last two rolls I felt severe pain in my back. I found myself at the bottom of a 53’ cliff in the creek (thankfully low at the time) with the car facing the opposite direction on its side.
pxsavedmylife_1.png
I struggled to breathe through the pain with each gut wrenching groan. I realized my car was still running and turned it off. I also realized I could not been seen from the road and calling for help on a cell phone is never possible where I live. Now I was faced with a choice: stay still for my possible broken back and maybe not be found or attempt to exit the vehicle. It didn’t take long to choose the second. I looked for a possible escape route. The door did not open, but the back window was broken out so I slowly and painfully moved into the back and stood in about a foot of water through one back window. I stepped up on the seats to push myself out through the other back window and lowered myself hands first to the creek bed. As my hands touched the creek, I realized I had another problem my left arm had no strength. I couldn’t see any visible breaks, but I figured my shoulder to be broke or dislocated. Thank goodness for all the push-ups I had been doing for a year. I was able to lower myself down with one arm. Now on my hands and knees I stood up slowly. Pain seared up my back and I could barely stand. Just then I heard a truck coming down the road. I waved and yelled and they drove by without seeing me even out of the vehicle. I was still struggling to breathe through the pain and I am sure my yell was little more than a whisper.
I looked down the creek to the bridge; it was at least 300’ over slippery wet rocks. I didn’t think I could walk that far without falling. Then I looked up to the road it was a 53’ nearly vertically climb. Next to my car the cliff was vertical for about ten feet so I moved down to a spot where I could work my way up the hill. The hill going up was about a 50 degree slope and very loose rock. I got on my hands and knees and with one good arm, grabbed small saplings and crawled slowly to the top. The last ten of the climb feet there was nothing to grab and I just prayed, “God don’t let me slide all the way back down!” I made it to the road and stood up. Any thought I had of walking out of the forest left my head as fast as the pain coursed through me.
pxsavedmylife_2.png
There are many times you can stand on this State Forest Road without seeing a person, but fortunately, this was a Sunday and on Sundays people are leave their camps. Just as I was looking for a place to lay flat and not be run over I heard the sound of a vehicle coming down the road. It ended up being my neighbor’s son who took me to where I could get help. The helicopter took me to a Trauma 1 center, the doctor’s told me I had a burst (into 4 pieces) compression fracture of T12, a fractured L1 and a fractured left scapula, but by a miracle no paralysis. I spent four days in the hospital and have spent 3 months in a back brace.
Now the rehabilitation begins, but I know because of my success in the past with P90X, I can face anything. I can climb the mountain again and get back to health. P90X saved my life and being in good shape can save yours! Join me on my journey back to health and let’s help each other climb our own mountains.
pxsavedmylife_3.png
-Paula Martin
Your Homework:
1. Push Play at least 5 times this week.
2. Email your me if you have any questions or need advice.
3. Realize that you can climb any mountain in your life with proper preparation and dedication.
4. Be careful driving. ;-)
Note: Special thanks to Paula for allowing me to use her story!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The CEO and the Hairstylist
Carl Daikeler, CEO of Beachbody says that if he were a Beachbody coach who worked as a hairstylist, he'd put his before picture front and center on the mirror in front of his chair. When his customers come in for a haircut, they'll see the photo and ask about it. It will start a conversation about Beachbody and Carl's fitness goals. He'll tell his clients that every thirty days he will post his progress pictures.
That accomplishes 2 things. The first is that it takes away Carl's safety net. Now everyone knows he's working hard to eat right and get in shape. He can't fall because everyone is counting on seeing his results! The second thing, because his clients want him to succeed, want to be supportive, and want to see if he can do it, they'll book their next haircuts with him! He'll get in great shape AND get more business! It is a congruency of purpose, and it is a very strong motivator.
When you make every aspect of your life support the other, you will achieve greater happiness and greater success than if your goals are at odds with each other. Beachbody Coaching provides a way for you to create more congruency in your life. You may have goals of better health, losing weight, being there for your family, or setting a healthy example for your children. You may want to start earning more money, or to be your own boss.
Becoming a Beachbody Coach helps you achieve all your goals: better health, ability to help other people, to be around for and support your family, and to be a healthy role model. Exercising brings you health and fitness. Then, your new weight loss, improved energy, and enthusiasm makes people ask what you are doing to be so happy and look so good. This helps you build your business, which makes you even more motivated to be healthy which brings you more business.... it is a vicious cycle of health, wealth, and happiness. Not a bad cycle to get yourself stuck in!
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