BeachBody Coaches Leave Me Alone! (lol)

dewgirl125

I keep getting friend requests (which I accept) only to find out these "friends" want to sell me something. I guess I joined this site for support not to find a BeachBody coach. Am I the only one this is happening to? How does everyone else handle this. I usually just delete them as friends. I already own a couple BeachBody programs and am not interested in anymore.

KANGOOJUMPS

YOU TELL THEM!

b3st

I got one, ignore is the best option.

erickirb

Join the cult and drink the Kool-Aid

bkyoun

Hasn't happened to me, but if it does, I will just delete them. I don't need someone trying to push crappy protein shakes on me. I already own several beach body fitness programs, which I love, but I'm not about to pay one of their pyramid scheme lackeys to try to sell me crap.



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bex4health

Tell me about it!!!! I have a real life experience that just happened to me. Been in my spin class for over a month now and finally introduced myself to the woman spinning next to me. Instead of a possible friend and support person in my class she right away hands me a beachbody/shakology card and then blows up my email. Now I am in an awkward position and finding out she isn't remotely like me. I told her nicely I make my own shakes and she still has to run through of her BS. I don't need your BS so you can get your stuff for free!!! Ahhh glad I could vent, I feel much better!

KRB28

Me too!! Because I mentioned that I'm doing Hip Hop Abs or P90x I get all these friend requests from BeachBody coaches. Definitely annoying, I just delete or don't answer their messages.

FredDoyle

Just delete them.
Don't forget there is an ignore function on the forums as well. Just click the little down arrow beside the username...

dewgirl125

I wasn't aware of that...thanks

IMarieB

Basically just tell them what you just told us. It is annoying!

MissFlab2Fab2014

I'll tell you I felt the same way when I got a request from someone who seemed so interested in supporting me only to fnd out that is technically in her job description .. I will tell you a funny thing though, a coworker of mine got Sean T's Focus T25 and let me borrow it... It is the first thing that has really kept me focused and burned so much, sweat pouring off me in less then 25 minutes! Idk if I would ever buy the product but, I am really glad my coworker let me borrow her dvd's

meeper123

I get those too =.= stupid beach body

PikaKnight

Just a heads up - MFP frowns upon the "selling/distribution of MLM schemes, etc" whether on the forums, PMs or feeds. If someone is doing them, PM one of the mods to let them know.

jeffpettis

I've been on here a couple of years and haven't had one want to be my friend yet, but if I do I'll tell them there is a chick named dewgirl on here that has been trying to find a beachbody coach so contact her.

MamaKatel

ahh! Me too!!! I'm afraid to even mention the word "p90x"

Sashoi

They are annoying and I hate that they call them coaches when 95% of them are not a trainer or a nutritionist. I have beach body stuff always bought from their site but never got bothered by any coaches lol thank god for that cause I don't need u as a coach if I have the DVD to follow so what exactly are they coaching.

livesthere

I agree! I'm amazed by how many people fall for their sales scheme. I even have personal friends that have been trying to sell me that stuff. It's annoying.

SmileCozYouCan

Its actually against the rules to keep doing that. Seriously!

I_Will_End_You

I've gotten the PM's after mentioning doing T25. Drives me crazy! Anytime someone tries to get you to join a group on Facebook... beware, they're always Beach Body coaches who are going to try to sell you something. I learned that pretty early on.

IhScoutII

Haven't been contacted by any of them....wait is something wrong with me.... am I not good enough for them ....ok I'm going to have a beer and make myself feel better:drinker:

lyhf1970

I feel your pain. One of my friends from high school is a Beachbody coach and the other sells Isagenix. Both of them watch my FB statuses and are trying to get me to come to their flock. I told them that every day I run up the stairwell of an abandoned hotel and then repel down the elevator shaft for my workouts, and eat nothing but egg yolks, chia seeds and goji berries. They laid off.
Another of my high school friends used to sell Herbalife, and it made me incredibly sick. we weren't on speaking terms for years. Now we sort of are, but she sells healing cleanses, and I won't talk with her about them.
Now I just avoid Facebook.

jhloves2knit

A coach sent me a message on MFP inviting me to join a Facebook group. I did and don't regret it. I get recipes, fitness tips and interesting emails about the members' progress and other topics. She has never tried to sell me products, although she has sent emails to the entire group offering samples and exercise DVDs. I don't participate much and can unjoin any time I want to, so It hasn't been a bad deal.

AnitaBlake0

Tell them you already do Beachbody.....I actually do Beachbody as well. And I've come to realize, when other coaches approach me about it, and I tell them I'm already a client, they never bring it up since then. Then they're super supportive of my fitness posts. I feel like because they think I may decided to leave my coach and switch to them. Who knows. But it's seemed to work so far. :-)

slim4health56

Not the only one. Not even close. Don't ignore them - report them.

MyChocolateDiet

I think I have sometimes added people who then posted on their newsfeed something or other about selling some product or other. After saying no to one on their wall and another in PM and one of those returning with personal insults I now just put anyone doing that kind of thing on "hide" and leave them on my FL.

No one has ever PM'd me such, but if they did I'd then delete them if they were on my FL and then I'd just forward that email to a mod.

Lleldiranne

I've had a couple on my friends list.

The first, I deleted, but not because of Beach Body … she started getting really aggressive and argumentative about people not believing the "research" that wheat is the debil, and was really selective in what "research" she paid attention to. Not something I need to see, so she was gone.

The second I'm friends with still. She started as a coach after we were friends, and mentions what she's doing from time to time, but isn't pushy about it at all. It's just like how I mention my lifting PRs or a good meal I had. If I were to buy a BB DVD (which I probably won't) I'd most likely go through her, because she isn't pushy about it.

And I pretty much ignore messages people send about joining their challenge group or whatever. If I got multiples, I would for sure ignore the user and report.

AnchoredinHimfitness

I am a BB coach but that crap BUGSSS me. I am not here to sell stuff. I am here to help. I never ask anyone to buy anything. If they come to me about a product, I will inform them about it. I get so sick of BB coaches doing that stuff. I honestly think it is ridiculous. Is BB great? Imo...yes but people do not have to use BB products to get Amazing results.

I would let them know you're not here to be hounded or purchase stuff. If they keep bugging, delete them.

delicious_cocktail

I have yet to meet a BeachBody "coach" that I respect.

mockchoc

It's a joke. They know nothing more than we do so aren't a coach. I delete them if they try to sell me their crap.

dewgirl125

Too funny...

LiftAllThePizzas

I have yet to meet a BeachBody "coach" that I respect.

This.