Beachbody coaches

I am, and I have gotten great info out of it. Not to mention a great discount for my Shakeology.

tak1978

I just signed up yesterday, I've been telling everyone who asks about Turbo Fire's success that I've had, so I figured I might as well get paid to do it! I also really wanted Shakeology and it's a great discount on it

Its a great business and like all others, great to get discounts on products you already love. Great way to keep accountable and help others.

I LOVE it. I love being able to help people and know exactly where they are coming from. I love Turbo Jam. I actually have the song in my head right now which makes me excited to go home and work out.

~Lori
www.beachbodycoach.com/o2blori

not a coach, but i had some questions... for the people that are being coached, what is our cost? do we have to pay some sort of membership fee??? the whole thing kind of confuses me.

I am a coach and I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. I'm going to be candid and sorry if I step on toes...but it was asked.

I have been a coach since 2007. When I first signed up, it was after I had finished Power 90 and a round of Turbo Jam, and I was in very good shape. I became a coach because the programs work if you have the knowledge base of nutrition and keep up up with your workouts. I wanted to help people gain this knowledge so that they could be successful and reach their goals as well.

But, anyone can be a coach. I don't agree with this. The reason I say that is because I would personally want a coach who has finished their journey, lost weight, gained muscle, etc. to help me reach my goals. There are so many coaches that have not does this and I don't see how they can "coach" me to my goals when they haven't even reached theirs. Yes, they can help and support me, but that's why we are here on THIS website. And we don't get "paid" to be here.

Last year when the CEO of Beachbody started the Game Plan, it became painfully obvious that it was all about the money and not really about helping people. You can see that here, too. Buy this, buy that, sign up with me so I can be your coach (meaning when you buy stuff, you help me make a paycheck off of you). Even on the Beachbody website a few years ago, there were strict rules about NOT promoting yourself as a coach. You were there to HELP PEOPLE, which is not quite the way it is now. Lately on these boards, I've been seeing a lot of "attacks" from other coaches trying to promote themselves or make a sale. It's really not what Beachbody was supposed to be about!!! It was supposed to be about ending the obesity crisis.

A lot of coaches seriously neglect the people that are assigned to them. I have heard so many stories about people who need help, have questions, etc. totally frustrated with their "coach" who won't even bother returning an email. I am also a personal trainer and fitness instructor, and if that kind of behavior and attitude was present, I'd be fired. But you can't really be "fired" as a Beachbody coach, no matter how un- or under- qualified you prove yourself to be.

That being said, all those coaches who are like that truly do give the rest of us a bad name. People on this website complain about Beachbody coaches all the time, because they think we are ALL out there to make a buck and not really help people reach their goals. Unfortunately, with Carl Daikeler's "Game Plan," he has made it clear that the focus of coaches should be to get more coaches. I'm sorry, but not everyone has what it takes to coach someone. I just don't see how someone who has never done P90X, has never drank Shakeology, or still hasn't dropped below that 200 mark when their goal weight is 125 can possibly help me to lose weight and get in shape when I have purchased P90X and Shakeology and I already weight less than they do. It's like going to an overweight nutritionist when you make your doctor's appointment: you will take everything they say with a grain of salt...

But on the other hand, it has been a very rewarding experience helping other people and pushing them to reach their goals. That's why I became a fitness instructor and a personal trainer as well. It's great that I get discounts on the products, but that's really not why I became a coach. I also didn't become one to make money and build an empire of coaches. I wanted to help people, and by coaching, you will be doing just that.

When someone asks me about wanting to sign up as a coach, I always tell them that if their motivation is solely for the discount and making a paycheck, to please rethink becoming a coach. If they are wanting to be a coach to aid people in their journey and share the knowledge that they have learned (and are willing to always be open and learn from others since nobody knows everything!) then go for it because it is truly wonderful to help someone get to their goals. I feel like coaches should be like the silent partners...it's NOT about the coach, and all about the person you are coaching.

IMHO. :flowerforyou:

I like being a coach, but I originally signed up for the Shakeology discount. After seeing so much success, it's an investment that's repaid itself. I love coaching others - seeing them hit their fitness goals is immensely rewarding. Since becoming a Beachbody coach, I've gained the confidence and motivation to lose almost 20 pounds, 21 inches, and take a huge step - becoming a certified Turbo Kick instructor. I now teach twice a week to strangers and love every minute of it. I never thought I'd be a fitness instructor, let alone so close (3 pounds!) to the lowest weight in my life (with me counting of course). It's because of coaching I know that I'll realize my dreams and rock that Slave Leia bikini at the 2011 Beachbody Coach Summit.

I agree with many points here. I think there are 3 types of coaches with BB. 1. Those looking to make as much money as possible 2. Those who love the products and want a discount 3. Those who want to help people. If the second or third is your motivation I say go for it. There are a lot of coaches who push business real hard but aren't really there to talk to their people or help them because they are too busy accumulating sales and building their business. Those coaches are also the ones that turn a lot of people off of coaching. I have used BB products for years and love them. I became a coach for the discount and because I'd love to help people take the steps to change their lives and offer as much support as possible. I come from a family where diabetes is rampant and I'm scared for them. Unfortunately they don't want to make any effort to change. Being around their example has motivated me even harder to change myself and want to help anyone who is looking for advice, support, and encouragement. I have to turn to the virtual world to get these things because I don't have many people in my life who understand my desire to live healthy and who encourage my lifestyle. Most my friends and coworkers are fit because I am in the military, but I'd say at least 80% are 20-30 something men who barely have to pay any attention to diet/nutrition at all. They understand the workout part of the equation but being around them makes it really hard to eat right. I know a lot of people have the same issues where they don't have enough "real world" support so they turn to sites like this seeking guidance. That's why I'm here, to seek motivation and also help those who are much newer in the journey than I am. Sorry if I got on some off topic tangent but those are my thoughts

Both my boyfriend and I are frustrated with the company's handling of the coaching system, especially now with the free coach signups and soon-to-be TV advertising. It's basically going to advertise to the public to join up as a coach and all profits from that will go to diamond coaches. That makes it really difficult for emerald and ruby coaches who are still trying to encourage coaches to sign up to make diamond. Do I try to get people to make more money? no. Would I like to use this as a career? Of course. But I agree that the Game Plan and now this new coaching signup push is really going to hurt not only our integrity, but the success of all coaches who are currently working to build their businesses.

I'm really glad to know others are frustrated. Thanks for posting.

I'm not a coach but I have been thinking of becoming one. I would love to help people in their journey.... and getting discounts is always a plus. One of the things holding me back is I don't know how it all works, and secondly... I thought it would be a little lame for me (who is still 60-ish lbs overweight) to be coaching people to their goals. Who am I to say how they should do their workouts and whatnot when I am still a big fatty? Nobody would take me seriously I think.

How does the coaching work? Whats the different levels I'm hearing about (diamond, ruby, etc)? How do you make money... and how much do you make? (It's not really about the money for me... as long as its enough to cover the monthly coach fee I would be happy). Do you have to find and sign your own clients or do they assign clients to you?

It's hard to answer those questions in these forums without someone saying we're advertising ourselves...but I will try to take s stab at it, lol.

When you start out as a coach, you are just "coach." This means that you have no other coaches signed up under you. You are NOT given customers by Beachbody at this time. So basically, your first customers are normally people you know, your friends, family, etc. and people you talk to who are interested in being coached. At this point you earn a little commission when people buy Beachbody products from the website that they give you which you pay $14.99 a month to have.

When you have 2 coaches signed up under you who are both "active" (being active coach means that you either personally buy about $50 of product a month for yourself or your customers go to your website and buy that much) you are called Emerald. So basically, you need to have signed up 2 coaches and those coaches also buy product. When you are Emerald, Beachbody automatically signs up customers with you as their coach when they buy a program. You also get "free players" which are people who sign up to get a coach without buying anything. (oh, I forgot to mention...to stay an active Emerald Coach, you also have to sign up for the Club Membership on their website which is like $40 every 3 months...) Get a couple more coaches under you, you move up to Ruby....I became a Diamond when I had 2 Emeralds under me.

So as you can see, the "business" side of things can be expensive for beginners because if you don't have active coaches then you have to buy product yourself! Unless you don't care about staying active 100% of the time. One of my coaches started ordering all these vitamins once a month for herself that she couldn't go through in a month just to stay active...sad, sad, sad when coaching turns into Show Me The Money. But I digress.

Oh and here's an interesting thing...it happened to me a lot. If someone doesn't like program and the return it for a refund, Beachbody takes your commission back from you by deducting it from the next check you get. How's that for making Carl richer? And they also take away the credit for selling it in the first place, so you might lose rank next week. I was Diamond one week, and then shot back down to Emerald the next week because one of my coaches went inactive and one little ol' customer returned P90X.

Are you starting to understand why the money grubbing coaches out there seem to have all these sell sell sell attitudes, now? You sell, you make money. You don't sell, you seem to get punished. Unless you remember that it is NOT about making money...................

But when you sign up, you get all these huge info packets about their compensation plan and there's meetings and webinars galore about how to get coaches.

Gosh, I wish they'd have a seminar on healthy eating or modifying difficult exercises! Cause that's what my customers care about, not me trying to get them to sign up to be a coach!!! But I digress...

As far as how much money you make, that totally depends on how many coaches you have signed up under you. Don't think that if you have a thousand customers you will make a lot of money. You get commissions from what they buy IF THEY BUY. Remember that they are a customer cause they already bought a program...no guarantee they will ever buy anything else. You also get commissions (so to speak) if your downline coaches buy or sell things to others and a "bonus" if you have really big selling coaches. It's an MLM. Most coaches hate it when you call it a pyramid scheme, but if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, no matter what the big duck Carl tells you....................

Being completely 100% totally honest with you...even when I was a Diamond before the Game Plan came out, the most I ever made was about $400 a month. It's really not that bad, but you can't live off it making what I was making. When the Game Plan was released, I had been knocked down to Ruby because I had a coach to cancel...and since then, making money with Beachbody has been insanely difficult. As stated before, after the Game Plan, all the really good incentives went to the founding coaches and those lucky enough to make it and stay in Diamond status. So Ruby and below have to work harder than ever to move up the ladder. As I mentioned earlier a few posts ago, I recently had a lot of coaches to up and quit out of sheer frustration with Carl and his money making schemes. Which sent me down to regular ol' Coach as if I had just started out. So for the past 5 months or so, I have averaged about double the money of the $14.99 fee per month...which puts me on top, but no where near where Carl said I could be. You hear all the time about the 6 figure salary of coaches, but let me tell you that is only true about the founding coaches! This is not true for the other thousands of coaches trying to make a difference in the fight to end obesity.

Goodness...sounds like a really negative, spiteful post, doesn't it?

I'm not trying to be negative, just realistic. I do not think being a Beachbody Coach is a negative thing at all. But you need to hear the truth about how difficult it is to make money instead of the hype that most diehard coaches will tell you.

I urge you to think about this when signing up to be a coach. Think about the people you want to help. And remember that YOU provide those people until you get 2 coaches to sign up with you and stay active. Don't focus on the money, or you will certainly lose focus of the people! It's all Carl's emails and Facebook page talks about is so-and-so just signed up more coaches...the "training" is about signing people up rather than health and fitness...

If you are passionate about health and fitness and want to do that as a career, I would personally look into personal training, fitness instruction, etc. Beachbody as a career seems to suck the joy of helping others right out of it sometimes unless you separate yourself from the business side of it.

But as I said many times before, I thoroughly love and enjoy helping people out. I don't even look at my Beachbody "office" anymore unless it is to get email addresses of new customers and greet them. They money isn't important. But I hope I answered some of your questions about the compensation plan. It was never really explained to me and I just assumed I would start making a check right away. Didn't happen. So please don't get wrapped up in that side of it. :flowerforyou:

Not that I totally disagree with you, but Mark Brigss did a webinar on nutrition. Barbie Decker and Josh Spencer do blog posts about fitness and nutrition all the time. People can and do make money who aren't founding coaches. I have been burned by MLM's in the past and this is the least like any of them I have ever been in. I was in Primerica at one time, talk about a sham....

I wasn't necessarily talking about other coaches doing the teaching...that's totally cool and I like it. (By the way, you mentioned founding coaches there...)

What I meant was the training for coaches directly from Beachbody. I learned a great deal from other coaches, but not the company itself aside from what comes from the programs I have. There are all those Game Plan seminars all the time that talk about how to grow the business. I think they should have more about how to keep customers healthy and fit like what the coaches do. Coaches need to learn as well, and it's a tad aggravating that we don't get that kind of thing from the company. If you don't have a great upline, you have to look elsewhere. My sponsoring coach ignores my emails and questions, and I have to go around him all the time to get things done. He's just one of those "I want the discount only" kinds of people which hurts the rest of us.

I for one never not return my customer's e-mails. LOL, in fact I e-mail them about 3 times a month checking up on them. I host contests, too.

I do agree with a lot that was said, though.

Yeah, me too. I think it's a fun way to introduce people to do the programs and the support group by having contests. Mine used to be on the message boards over there, but lately they just don't have the traffic they used to. But home parties are fun, though.

And I email mine as much as possible. They ask me a question on Monday at 3, I try to answer on Monday soon after...cause I can't stand my questions to not get answered, so I think they feel the same way. We are in this together, and it just irks me how some coaches don't communicate with people.

I for one never not return my customer's e-mails. LOL, in fact I e-mail them about 3 times a month checking up on them. I host contests, too.

I do agree with a lot that was said, though.

Yeah, me too. I think it's a fun way to introduce people to do the programs and the support group by having contests. Mine used to be on the message boards over there, but lately they just don't have the traffic they used to. But home parties are fun, though.

And I email mine as much as possible. They ask me a question on Monday at 3, I try to answer on Monday soon after...cause I can't stand my questions to not get answered, so I think they feel the same way. We are in this together, and it just irks me how some coaches don't communicate with people.

Yep, agreed. A lot do it for the discount though or just to make some money and not truly care about helping others.

My coach is awesome--love her. She definitely helped me through the beginning and if I didn't have her motivation and support then I probably wouldn't have even continued longer than a week or two. This is why coaches are great, as long as they actually care to HELP. We talk every day even if I am a coach now.

I just recently signed up. Met with my upline and had someone sign up under me already.
The support that has poured out in just a few days has been awesome and surprising! I wasn't expecting it.
I am not in it to necessarily make diamond or whatever. But I am nutritional educator and therapist. I love working out and
figure I should do something to give back and have fun all the same time!
I think there is more good in the Beachbody system than bad. And of course the higher ups are always going to get richer. But if that is all I care about, then I have bigger issues than weightloss and fitness. I love the discount and it will make me more likely to buy the other programs. I do the P90x Lean system, the shakeology and the cleanse. Its an amazing program to be a part of. And I can't wait to see how far I can go on my personal fitness journey!

Amy

I've been on the fence about becoming a coach - I love helping people, and if I can make money on the side that would be great (have a kid going off to college in another year, so extra money is always welcome) - but I'm concerned that I might lose money instead. If I understand the system correctly, you have to pay each month to be a coach and if you want to be assigned people to coach, then you have to remain 'active' by purchasing a certain amount of product each month - hence the potential to lose money. I keep hearing that the discount is worth it, followed by a plug for purchasing Shakeology HD as my required monthly purchase, however I don't use Shakeology and certainly don't want to spend $100 month just to be able to help people? Can anyone clear this up for me?

I love BB products - we own and use five of their workout systems and I love being able to help folks, but I just don't think I can be a coach if I have to pay to do it!

To stay active, you have to purchase or sell 50PVs of product every 5 week period. So, if you are able to sell a P90X, ChaLean Extreme, or combination of products that equal 50+PV, you will have made a commission of $30 and gotten 90 PVs. Hope that makes sense.