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Band Push-Ups (Chest)

We did Chest and Abs this morning.  Loved it.  Some of it was tough but that's part of the love.  Yesterday was legs and that's just a killer workout.  Next week is Recovery Week and then I switch things up again for a month.  I've already designed my workout schedule for next month. 

I've taken it down to something very simple.  4 or 5 exercises each day, done in circuit fashion, completing as many circuits as possible.  Super simple but not super easy.  I created 4 different workouts that will rotate through 5 days of exercising.  This means that the workout done on Monday will also be done on Friday.  The next Monday will be a different workout but that one will be repeated on that Friday.  So it will go and by the end of the month, each of the 4 workouts will have had their time in the limelight, being used on a Monday and Friday of the same week.

This is something that I started doing a couple of months ago and I really like it.  The first month that I did this, I threw in a cardio day as one of the workouts just for fun.  You know, there aren't a lot of rules for these things.  Do whatever it is that keeps you challenged and interested in working out. 

One of the exercises that we'll be doing next week is Band Push-Ups.  These things are tough.  Well, it depends on what level of band you use and how much slack you take out of the band at the beginning of the exercise but this exercise certainly has the potential to be tough.  Watch this and see if you don't agree:

I did these this morning as part of my chest workout.  I don't do them every month but I'm going to do them again next month.  Imagine doing 4 or 5 sets of these.  Talk about quivering.  By the time you're done, you feel like you've tied to the ground.  You can't push back up at all.  The band just pins you to the floor.

I eluded to it in the video but I'll make it clear here.  Make sure that you buy quality resistance bands.  I bought that little purple band for beginners back when I taught a women-only class.  One of my beginning women in that class snapped one of these purple bands doing one-arm rows.  No one was hurt, not even a sting from the loose end whipping up toward her arm but I can tell you that no one uses these little purple bands anymore.

All the bands that are used in my class are from BeachBody.  Mainly because I bought most of them but even the ones that were bought by participants were bought from BeachBody because we trust their equipment.

The black band here is definitely a resistance band, heavy on the resistance.  They have bands for all levels of resistance and the cool thing about bands is that by changing the amount of slack, you can ease off the pressure of a hard band, or increase the pressure of an easier band.  You could get one medium band and use it for a wide variety of exercises because of this.  It's a great inexpensive answer to get some exercise equipment.

As I've mentioned in some of the video posts, there is a lot that you can do with just body weight but there are a couple of body parts that are designed for pulling and they are hard to work with just body weight.  Back and Biceps being prime examples.  If you have a pull-up bar, you can work these but you can do all kinds of exercises for them if you have even one resistance band. 

Most of the people in my class bought a set of three bands so they had options.  If you had one that's super tough, you might have to leave so much slack for a motion that for most of an exercise, there was no resistance.  Or, if you took out the slack, you wouldn't be able to do the whole range of motion.  There is a huge variance in muscle strength between, for example, your legs and your arms.  You might want a higher level band to do squats with but a lower level band to do curls.  Again, with a band that was somewhere between the two, you could probably make it work but these things are inexpensive enough that it's worth having at least 2 or 3 of them.

I had no intention of going into that much detail on bands but hopefully the information is helpful.  Let's get back to the topic of this post.

If you can crank out more than a dozen push-ups and you want to work on your strength, add a band to your push-ups to make them that much harder.  Keep your back straight.  Don't let the band make a sway-back out of you.  If the band seems to be winning, give yourself some more slack.  Create slack when you are laying on the ground because these things can get a mind of their own if you loosen your grip while they are under tension.

Try these out let me know if they were hard enough for you.

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I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.  Go HERE to learn the most inexpensive way to get Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

Knees to Feet Jumps Plus (Abs and more abs)

My day started off pretty cool.  Well, it usually does because that's when I do my workouts and today was Legs and even though it's a puke-worthy workout, it feels great when it's over. 

Besides that though is the second of my guinea pigs reported in this morning.  Two of my exercise partners started drinking Shakeology a couple of weeks ago and I've asked them to report in on anything cool. 

The first one to report lost four pounds in the first couple of weeks and she was lamenting that it was only four pounds because she said the rest of her diet really sucks.  She said that if she would eat right in combination with the exercise and the Shakeology, she'd probably be dropping weight like crazy.  To me, four pounds in two weeks is great!  Even better if that's the only that she changed about her diet.  We did talk about some things she could do to clean up her diet but I didn't downplay in any way how cool it was that she lost four pounds. 

The second reported today that she has gone down a pant size already.  She has been exercising with me for about a year and a half and is really strong because my workouts really build muscle.  Body composition is based more on what you eat than what you do and we have tinkered with her diet in different ways but nothing has worked.  Until now.  A couple of weeks on Shakeology and she said that she had to keep hiking her pants up.  Again, adding Shakeology to her existing food intake is the only thing that she has done so this is just amazing to me.

I'm going to do a separate blog post that will pop into existence at the same time as this one that answers one of the questions that I get asked the most: What's the most inexpensive way to get Shakeology?  In fact, I'm just going to cut and paste the last email that I sent out and make some minor changes taking out items that were specific to that person.  If I do up a blog post, I can easily refer people there for the answer and then make myself available for more person-specific questions.

As people share their experiences with me, I'll continue to share those experiences with you.  I can say that I'm very happy with today's news.  Incredibly.

Today's exercise is a variation of an exercise that I've already posted but I liked it and there is no rhyme or reason to what I'm putting up on this blog right now.  I do hundreds of different exercises and they will all eventually be here so, absent any reader requests, I just post whatever comes to mind.

This is a variation of the Knees to Feet Jumps.  This takes it up a notch and uses some different muscles and uses the same muscles in different ways.  I think you're going to like these:

To take these down a notch, you have to go back to the Two Chair (or Box) version but you won't be able to do the sideways jumps.  You can do the forward and back.  For the sideways jumps, you're going to have to build up to the point where you can do the Knees to Feet Jumps without chairs or boxes for assistance.

As always, let me know what you think of these.

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I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

What's the Most Inexpensive Way To Get Shakeology?

 

The most inexpensive way to get Shakeology is to sign up with a BeachBody membership and get the monthly autoship.  The membership gives you 25% off of all BeachBody products, which is cool because they are the ones that make great programs like P90X and Insanity.  Taking the autoship options gets you shipping and handling on Shakeology for free and you can cancel at anytime.

 

Go to my BeachBody site and click on the "Coach" link.  There is a one time set up fee as I explained and the membership is $15 a month.  You save $30 a month on Shakeology by being a member so it's a net savings of $15 (after the first month).  Plus they have a lot of DVD programs, exercise equipment, and other supplements and you save 25% on everything you order.

 

The one thing that I ask as you fill in the information is that it shows "swarrior" as being your coach.  If it doesn't, I'd ask you to change that.  It should be correct unless you've ordered BeachBody products online in the past.

 

Once you have your information filled in, the site is going to walk you through some options.  You can skip the business builder options (unless you're interested in those) but one of the pages will have the Shakeology 30 day autoship option.  You'll want to take that in the flavor of your choice.

 

The Greenberry is the favorite for my wife and me because we drink it for breakfast.  When you mix in a little bit of real orange juice with the water, it really tastes great.  I drink mine about 90 minutes before exercise to fuel my workout and Tia drinks hers at work as a meal or snack.

 

The Chocolate has a dark chocolate flavor to it and is the best tasting protein shake that I have ever had (and I've tried several dozen over the last couple decades of weightlifting).  I used a blender a couple of weeks ago and mixed in water, ice, a scoop of chocolate Shakeology, and 6 medium strawberries and it was as good as any dessert I've ever had.  In fact, the only reason that I drink the Greenberry more is because it tastes more like a breakfast drink to me.  For me, the chocolate is more of an afternoon snack or late night indulgence (that's actually good for you).

 

No matter which one you choose, you can switch flavors the next month if you choose with a quick email to customer service.  One of my exercise students switched from Greenberry to Chocolate because it satisfies her sweet-tooth.  Tia did the opposite and switched from Chocolate to Greenberry because the chocolate was too sweet for her.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to email me or give me a call (my email and phone number are on my BeachBody website). 

 

Let me know what kind of results you get with Shakeology.  The one universal so far from everyone that I know that drinks it is that they have more energy.  I'm always interested in hearing what "real" people think of the shake so keep me in the loop.

Fitness Journal - Day #94

Well, I had a doctor's appointment this morning.  It seems that I had Impacted Cerumen, which sounds terrible and sounds like it's going to require several X-rays, some strong steel instruments, and maybe some kind of saw or drill to fix.  That is, of course, if I don't die first.  One thing is certain, I'm going to need some serious painkillers.  Oxycontin 7,000's or something stronger.  Maybe a morphine pump installed in my abdomen with a timed release.  Yeah, that's the ticket.

Unfortunately, my Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds dream has been crushed by revealing in layman's terms exactly what the problem was.  Stubborn earwax, and not all that stubborn either, as the nurse was shocked by how easily the stubbornness was gone on the first swish of ear cleaning solution (which I suspect was just hot water).

Truth be told, I had done most of the work for her prior to getting there.  I had been using Cerumen (you know, earwax, but Cerumen sounds cooler and less yucky) softening drops since Friday, trying to solve the problem on my own.  I am, after all, a guy and that's what we do. 

"You should go to the doctor."

"I can fix this.  Hand me that screwdriver and blowtorch.  Stubborn wax, my ass.  I'll have it out of there in no time."

In fact, given another day or two, I probably would have solved the problem myself with the drops and the flushing with hot water that *I* was doing.

The problem was that I was getting impatient.  The cerumen had blocked off all sound to my left ear.  THAT is incredibly annoying.  Even worse when I'm at work and have a radio earpiece in my right ear.  I pretty much can't hear anything unless the person was talking to me on the radio. 

It was also starting to put pressure on my eardrum and that was hurting.  Still is hurting, as a matter of fact. 

The doctor prescribed some ear drops for the pain.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that I'm insured through my wife and they won't pay for the prescription.  They say that my insurance has to pay for the prescription.  I don't have insurance so that presents a bit of a dilemma. 

But only sort of.  The pharmacy sent me away while they tried to sort it out but they failed and they just called to say that I can either sort it out or I can just pay for the prescription out of pocket.  All eighteen dollars of it. 

Had I known that it was $18, I would have just paid for it when I was at the store.  It's going to cost me more in gas, time, and cell phone minutes trying to fix the whole problem when I could have already ended the pain by now.

The drops are supposed to make my ear numb.  I wonder if I'll hear people as if they had slurred voices when my eardrum is numb.  What if there is a small break in my drum from the impacted cerumen and the drops leak into my brain and that goes numb.  The left side of the brain near the ear controls speech.  What if I start talking in a slurred voice but I don't realize it because my ear is numb? 

I should just go the safe route and call the doctor for a script of Oxycontin 9k. 

Speaking of the doctor, he made me laugh.  He came in after the nurse had done her thing with no real effort on her part except to try to hide her surprise at how easy it was.  The doctor took a peak in my ear and said that it looked clean but irritated.  He zipped the prescription off to the pharmacy from his computer using email (making it impossible for me to forge a new prescription for Oxyconton - damn the technology).  Then he turned and asked me if I had any other health concerns.

I looked at him quizzically.  I came in because of wimpy earwax masquerading as Impacted Cerumen.  That's it. 

"Nope," I said, wondering if I was failing some kind of pop quiz.

"I like it when you come in," he said.  This is the second time that he's seen me.  The first time was last November for a sinus infection that truly was stubborn.  Impacted green snot, for sure.  Not that you really wanted to know that.  Anyway, he added, "You're healthy."

"I try to keep it that way," I said.

He asked if I had any questions.

"As a matter of fact . . . " I said, and I went into a completely different topic that you'll have to read about in my political blog if I ever find the time to actually write a couple of posts.  It's going to be a crazy week but I'm hoping to get at least an introductory post up this week.

Until then, remember this tip: Stay healthy.  It makes your doctor's job easier and it makes him happy.

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I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

7th Day; 7 Words

Spring showers bring . . . a well defined six-pack?

Leave your seven words in the comments.

Keeping My Head Above Water

I don't think it could ever say that I'm slacking even when I feel like I'm barely treading water.  I have so much going on that I can never say that I'm bored.  Still, that half out of phase feeling has persisted for this week so I'm putting off a couple of blog posts that were planned for this week until next week. 

Did anyone try the plyo box circuit?  It's a challenge.

Here's the plan for next week:

Sit down tomorrow and make sure that I have my dayplanner and notes up to date.  I really, really need to clean off my desk.  Besides the slightly lost feeling, this has been the thing nagging at me the most.  I'm a clear space kind of person.  I like open areas and dislike clutter of any type.  Luckily, Tia is the same way so we our house is very open.  We have never owned a coffee table because we don't want anything sitting the middle of the living room.

I'm going to have to do a bit of juggling with my schedule next week because I have City Councils meetings every night except Friday.  It's budgeting time.  Our city is fairing better than many but we are going to be cutting back in areas so there should be some interesting discussions.

My lead karate student will be teaching my class for me on Wednesday.  That part has already been arranged.  Monday nights I usually video the exercises for the week.  I may still be able to do that after my meeting Monday night.  Tuesday is usually City Council so that part takes care of itself except that these meeting will be longer than most of our regular meetings.  Thursday is usually a night with the family so that part just ends up being lost and that's never a good thing.

Next week is the last week for this month's exercise plan.  Thank goodness.  No Mercy March.  There were some tough workouts this month.  I'll be switching things up, like I always do, but I'm going to change the focus for the month.  The workouts will still be challenging of course but maybe just a hair further back from being puke-worthy.

I'm still taking feedback on the possibility of a new political blog about the local politics of my city.  So far, all the votes are in favor of me just speaking out on what happens.  It would be kind of a political oddity to have a blog where I don't have the marketing division write the blog posts for me.  I'll just say what I have to say because I think that what I have to say is important.  It seems unnatural in politics to be open and honest but I think I'll give it a shot and see how it turns out.  If I am re-elected, it will be good for the city.  If I'm not, I'll have a bit more time for other things.

I will really be interested to hear the comments from people.

I'll be working on the format for the new blog and hope to have the first post out in a week or so.  You know, you've seen what the week looks like so I'm not sure when the first post will happen.  My posting goal will be to update about once a week.  Maybe one post before a city council meeting so that people know what's coming up and then one after a meeting with any highlights of what happened.

You know, I had more rambling to do, but whatever else was on my mind has gone, which is probably for the best.

***

I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

Plyo Box Circuit (Plyometrics/Legs/Hella Cardio)

This week is drawing to a close and I'm about to spend the next couple of days at the casino.  Pretty much everything that I do during the week in fitness and martial arts is done to keep me prepared for Friday and Saturday night in the casino.  Not that I have to use any of it that often but I also firmly believe that because of all the time, energy, and practice that I have put into fitness and martial arts, I am less likely to actually need it.

The biggest tools used by drunks is verbal bullying and intimidation.

I'm immune.

Today's video is just the culmination of the previous 5 exercises done one after another.  This is a pretty intense circuit that is going to have your heart rate soaring, have you gasping for air, and leave your legs feeling like warm silly putty (until the next day when the pain sets in).  We usually only do this workout once a month, during recovery week (ha! Recovery week!  Whatever!).  Remember, for my class, recovery week just means that we aren't lifting weights and we take a couple of extra days off.  You might need a couple extra days off after you do 4 of these circuits.

Try a circuit or two of these and let me know what you think.  Do four circuits if you've lost complete use of the common sense portion of your brain.

***

I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

A Little Break From Fitness

At least as far as this blog goes.  Not that I'm going to take a break from fitness, just from today's video because it's not done yet.  Man-oh-man, the workouts I've devised this month have just been tough.  Yesterday's leg workout had me on the verge of puking.  Today's chest and abs workout wasn't that bad but only barely. 

I finished a set of the toughest push-ups I've ever done and I just laid there with my head straight down on the mat, unable and unwilling to even try to move.  I haven't done a video on these push-ups yet but I will, I promise.  Hardest push-ups I have ever done.  A little something that I came up with to make up for the fact that I don't do bench presses right now.  I had to find a way to make push-ups as hard as lifting hundreds of pounds on a bench.  I have succeeded and I will share that with you in the future.

Speaking of videos to come, I did a new version of the knees to feet jumps today.  I was just messing around and I thought of something that would make them just a tad more difficult.  If you thought they were hard before, wait until you see what I am doing now in my class.  Crazy stuff.

Tonight, I have to find time to edit and upload a bunch more karate videos.  I try to create three a week.  It's going to be four this week and I usually have them up by now but I'm still a half a beat off on my schedule.  I'll be trying to get all of those done tonight if possible.  Editing them is easy enough because I don't do a whole lot of work on them but the uploading takes time.  They have been getting more interest though.  In fact, today someone texted me asking me how to find my videos.  I don't know who it was that texted me but I told them how to find my videos.  If anyone else is wondering, it's pretty easy, just like everything else online for me.  Just go to YouTube and search for successwarrior and you'll find me.

I have a bunch of students that I need to thank for getting in front of the camera and letting me hit them, sometimes a bit hard.  I'm not going to mention their names here in case they don't want to be that famous but I want to make sure that they know how much I appreciate them helping me.

The whole reason for the martial arts videos is to show some of my former students what I'm currently teaching.  I have a bunch of black belt students where I lived before moving out here and our system is different enough that they would probably be somewhat at a loss if they went to another school.  Not that they couldn't figure it out but a lot of schools out there are very traditional and sometimes what they do doesn't really make sense in today's world.  I'm not going to knock any of them but I'll just say that each school has it's purpose.  Some maintain tradition, some are spiritual, some are sports, and the sole purpose of what I teach is to win street fights.  It's not pretty.  You won't become one with the Universe.  You aren't going to learn any rules for fighting other than the three that I was taught:

1. If he can't see, he can't fight.
2. If he can't breathe, he can't fight.
3. If he can't stand, he can't fight.
4. Take away at least one, try for two, and go for all three when you can.

My system attacks the eyes, ribs, and knees . . . a lot, plus a good share of strikes to the neck and groin because those can affect multiple goals.

On to the next subject, local politics and I want your opinion.

I'm running for re-election for the City Council of my city, West Wendover Nevada.  It's going to be a very important election this year and I'll explain more about that later but here's my question: Should I start a blog that tells what's happening in local politics?

On the plus side, I would be able to get my version of what's going on out to the public.  We have two local papers and one of them is very much anti-me.  The other paper is much more neutral.  The Internets allows everyone to have a voice so I'm considering having a blog where the subject material is the inside story of the local political scene.

On the con side of that are two things.

First, most of the readers of this blog are probably not local.  I'm getting hits from around the world so I would have to create a new readership.  It's something that would be possible and is much less troubling than the second point.

I'm not politically correct.  I just call it like I see it.  Is that something that's going to backfire on me.  Can you be honest and frank in an election or am I better off just keeping my mouth shut?  I don't necessarily want to get into mudslinging but I can tell that there are some not good things very possible for this city depending on who wins the election.  Should I just come right out and say it?

What are your thoughts?  Would any of my fitness readers be interested in hearing about the local politics?

Regardless of your answers, I would appreciate a show of support by having everyone join the Facebook group that I created for my campaign.  (Let me know if that link doesn't work - I'm not sure if it's correct)

***

I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

Super High Knee (Plyo/Legs)

Today's leg workout was brutal . . . as usual.  I think I'm going to back it down a bit next month.  It was tough.

Alright, short post again today because I have a lot to do before karate practice.

We call these Super High Knees and they might just give you a super hiney.  They will definitely give you a good burn.

Be super careful if you decide to do the version where you are actually do a little bit of a jump.  You need a very stable base on a no-slip surface and you need to make sure your foot comes back down completely on the box.  If you start to get sloppy, I would quit the jump version or stop doing these completely and switch legs.

Be careful and enjoy yourself!

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I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.

Side Straddle Hop (Plyo/Legs)

Today's post is going to have to be direct and to the point because I have quite a bit going on today.  I may have to create a new blog for the political scene in West Wendover because it's going to be an interesting year.

Anyway, here's today's exercise.  I call it the Side Straddle Hop, which is from a joke a neighbor told me a long time ago.  I don't know if someone has named these something different but that's what I call them.  It's another plyometric box exercise that will have your legs and lungs burning.

Give these crazy things a try and see if I'm lying about the burning sensation.  =)

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I am an Independent BeachBody Coach for BeachBody.com, a company that offers fitness programs, supplements, and equipment that have absolutely changed my life. 

Have you heard of P90X?  That's BeachBody.  They also have Insanity, Turbo Jam, RevAbs, Brazil Butt Lift, and many more.  They have some of the best exercise programs on the market.  These aren't just DVDs but are complete programs to transform your body.  They also have the hugely popular, and what they call "the most important meal of the day", Shakeology.

They have equipment and supplements in addition to Shakeology and popular exercise programs.  Visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Shop" link to see everything they offer. 

There is also a business side to all this fitness that you can take advantage of.  Whether you're looking to just make a couple hundred extra dollars in fun money or are looking to take complete financial control of your life, BeachBody can help you get there.  If you have a desire to be more fit and would love to help other people do the same while making some money at it, visit BeachBody.com and click on the "Coach" link.  Team up with me and I'll help you reach your goals, in fitness and finance.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook.