Anyone else getting annoyed at Beach Body lately?

Bobby_Clerici

@Bobby...it really depends on the source of the article...I can find just as many articles online that say soy is inferior to whey and casein as you can find saying it's just as good. TWO points: 1. My status update yesterday had NOTHING to do with promoting Shakeology...I'm just amazed over and over again that foods marketed as "health foods" are pumped full of preservatives and artificial flavors. If you knew me outside of MFP you would know that is an ongoing source of contention for me. But you made ASSUMPTIONS based on what you saw on MFP, which anybody with any kind of intelligence and level of maturity would know better than to do. 2. You said on THIS FORUM that some "dimwit" (hahahaha!) attacked YOUR food diary because you eat soy protein, which I NEVER DID! I UNFRIENDED YOU (let's get the facts straight there) when YOU accused me of furthering my agenda by using "scare" tactics when I talked about my BFF from high school being DX'ed with breast cancer at age 37 with no family history and she is a self-proclaimed soy and tofu junkie. There's the FACTS and then the FACTS AS YOU CHOOSE to tell them!

I have been hit by 20 of these pitches, and they all blend together.
All that has happened today in this forum is that the OP's original concerns have been validated.
Thanks for sharing....

strongnotskinny121

I had a sales person annoy me for a while. I eventually had to block them. It was on here though. Not facebook. They were trying to sell me shakes, and wouldn't take no for an answer.

I had to quit a health group on FB because the coach was actually putting people down for not wanting to spend all the freaking money on shakology. Glad your a rich *****, but the rest of us aren't. I'm really happy about the coach I have now. I told her upfront, I wasn't interested in new products and if I was, I would reach out to her.

I didn't do P90X but I borrowed them from a friend and previewed the videos. I personally didn't think Tony did much during it. He was constantly walking around talking, not actually working. Reminded me of Jillian Michaels. I Chalene. She is constantly moving during Turbo Jam and Turbo Fire. That's a true leader. Makes me want to work as hard as she is.

tigersword

Wsan't p90x designed primarily to sell supplements?

Yes.

ctooch99

I understand the frustration with being pelted with sales calls. However, you can say no. They are a business. They are trying to make a difference in people's lives, but making money at the same time. Also, I think it is a little over generalizing to say that's all BeachBody is and that's all the MLM's do. Most coaches I have seen just throw out there what has worked for them, and you can do it or say no. That simple.

I do agree with the OP on some of the videos, however. Some of the videos seem to be infomercial in nature, which is kind of annoying when you just want to workout. I have noticed it mostly in the P90X+ videos. In the original P90X, the only thing they really talked about was having a recovery drink or a bar at the end of the workout.

In the end, it's about you. Are you going to sit there and whine about the BeachBody videos, or are you going to follow the otherwise good program and workout? I choose to just workout and stop whining. Not to say that BeachBody cant be annoying at times with their methods, but they do put out pretty good stuff.

I have used many of their programs, and I am in excellent shape now. However, I am not a coach, nor do I throw BeachBody products around. I don't even own any of their products besides the videos. I use dumbbells, yoga mat from Wal Mart, Bodylastics Resistance bands, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Wal Mart pull up bar, and the like. Just do what works for you and stop whining about what other people do!

I don't disagree with a lot of your points, but I am not sure I see it so much as "whining" as sharing a negative experience on a public fitness forum so that others might avoid the same experience. I personally love P90X and still use it daily (getting ready to do Yoga X after this post).

My issue is this: I bought P90X. I bought P90X+. I went on the P90X FB page expecting to make friends and share tips and feedback with other P90Xers. Instead, by just "liking" P90X on FB, I invited a slew of sales zombies to constantly send me messages on how I can make money selling BB products. I think this is different than "whining" about a company - it's the company (to some degree) using my loyalty to their product to to now constantly invade my privacy online.

If the guy you bought your car from called you every day after you bought your car to tell you how you could make money selling floor mats and air fresheners, wouldn't you be annoyed by that? Maybe to the point you might want to share that experience with someone interested in possibly buying the same car? To me it is no different.

So yeah, I will just ignore it and go on - but I think my purchase of their products and my positive feedback on P90X should be enough and they should be happy with that - not constantly trying to exploit that in order to sell me crap I don't need.

Bobby_Clerici

I understand the frustration with being pelted with sales calls. However, you can say no. They are a business. They are trying to make a difference in people's lives, but making money at the same time. Also, I think it is a little over generalizing to say that's all BeachBody is and that's all the MLM's do. Most coaches I have seen just throw out there what has worked for them, and you can do it or say no. That simple.

I do agree with the OP on some of the videos, however. Some of the videos seem to be infomercial in nature, which is kind of annoying when you just want to workout. I have noticed it mostly in the P90X+ videos. In the original P90X, the only thing they really talked about was having a recovery drink or a bar at the end of the workout.

In the end, it's about you. Are you going to sit there and whine about the BeachBody videos, or are you going to follow the otherwise good program and workout? I choose to just workout and stop whining. Not to say that BeachBody cant be annoying at times with their methods, but they do put out pretty good stuff.

I have used many of their programs, and I am in excellent shape now. However, I am not a coach, nor do I throw BeachBody products around. I don't even own any of their products besides the videos. I use dumbbells, yoga mat from Wal Mart, Bodylastics Resistance bands, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Wal Mart pull up bar, and the like. Just do what works for you and stop whining about what other people do!

I don't disagree with a lot of your points, but I am not sure I see it so much as "whining" as sharing a negative experience on a public fitness forum so that others might avoid the same experience. I personally love P90X and still use it daily (getting ready to do Yoga X after this post).

My issue is this: I bought P90X. I bought P90X+. I went on the P90X FB page expecting to make friends and share tips and feedback with other P90Xers. Instead, by just "liking" P90X on FB, I invited a slew of sales zombies to constantly send me messages on how I can make money selling BB products. I think this is different than "whining" about a company - it's the company (to some degree) using my loyalty to their product to to now constantly invade my privacy online.

If the guy you bought your car from called you every day after you bought your car to tell you how you could make money selling floor mats and air fresheners, wouldn't you be annoyed by that? Maybe to the point you might want to share that experience with someone interested in possibly buying the same car? To me it is no different.

So yeah, I will just ignore it and go on - but I think my purchase of their products and my positive feedback on P90X should be enough and they should be happy with that - not constantly trying to exploit that in order to sell me crap I don't need.

Right, it's not whining to warn people about these scammers.

AZDizzy

I like a couple of BB programs. I still have some leftover shakeology as i got put on autoship, but I finally got that cancelled. I'm not as psyched about my program (Turbo Fire) as I was last time, so I was looking to get something else. It's a shame that as I decide between Chalean Extreme and Insanity that I have to not just order it from the company, I have to find a way to order it from outside the network because i just don't want to be "sold" anymore. I don't want a "coach". I want to buy a product I'm interested in just like I can any other product...without any follow-up, without any up-selling, without ANYTHING except a purchase!

I don't like anybody contacting me about any product. I WILL contact YOU if I want something, believe me.

I haven't been on the BB supergym in months and I STILL get friend requests from "coaches" making sure I'm happy with my coach and trying to inspire me to get more active. GRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Sharyn913

What does MLM stand for??

Isn't Body By Vi kind of the same thing??

ser0630

I wanted to ask a BB coach if there were any modifications available for P90X due to my wrist injury. I never got my answer from the BB coach. She kept shoving Shakeology on me. Sorry. Shakeology is not cheap. When I told her no, she wanted to try to get me to become a "coach."

I told this coach that I am not going to spend the majority of my time cooped up in the house on "calls" and trying to force their products down other people's throats. Besides, I like my job (as an IT Project Manager).

I ended up finding out the answer to my question on my own. I won't buy anything from Beach Body ever because of the experience I had and hearing about other's bad experiences. I will stick with my $63/month membership to the Y and continue to go to the classes I like there.

ser0630

What does MLM stand for??

Isn't Body By Vi kind of the same thing??

Multiple Level Marketing--examples, Beach Body, Mary Kay, Amway.

nwhitley

So, has anyone completed Insanity Asylum? Is it as good as Insanity? I've been thinking about buying it but I don't want to waste my money if it's not as good as the first one?

Beana21

I like a couple of BB programs. I still have some leftover shakeology as i got put on autoship, but I finally got that cancelled. I'm not as psyched about my program (Turbo Fire) as I was last time, so I was looking to get something else. It's a shame that as I decide between Chalean Extreme and Insanity that I have to not just order it from the company, I have to find a way to order it from outside the network because i just don't want to be "sold" anymore. I don't want a "coach". I want to buy a product I'm interested in just like I can any other product...without any follow-up, without any up-selling, without ANYTHING except a purchase!

I don't like anybody contacting me about any product. I WILL contact YOU if I want something, believe me.

I haven't been on the BB supergym in months and I STILL get friend requests from "coaches" making sure I'm happy with my coach and trying to inspire me to get more active. GRRRRRRRRRRRR.

I definitely have this issue with their website. I go there to log my workouts and discuss my specific program (Power 90) with other members. I ended up having to put on my profile not to contact me to buy things and that I have a "coach" I'm happy with. People obviously don't read my profile because I still get solicited.

Never tried Shakeology. Just can't make myself spend that kind of money for a drink. I don't like the analogy about a serving being cheaper than a drink from Starbucks. Well I go to Starbucks maybe twice a year, so that one isn't swaying me. I'll just prefer to eat healthy for now and as much raw veggies and lean meats as I can.