Body Beast Women's Group!

I have to say I'm a little jealous of all the soreness you all are having. I'm lifting as heavy as I can, but rarely get sore anymore. I like a little soreness, makes me feel like I'm getting something out of it, lol.

As far as supplements, I use Now brand Whey Protein Isolate (natural flavor). I LOVE it. I also take Glutamine, Carnitine, Omega's, and digestive enzymes.

I'm happy to report I lost a pound of water weight in just a couple days of switching my pill!! Yay, hopefully that trend continues :-)

Keep up the good work ladies!!

Back & Bi's tempo workout kicked my butt yesterday. I usually don't get too sore after working my back, but with tempo I can actually feel my lats like I've never felt them before!!! I think I'm going to do tempo whenever it's suggested. I can really feel a difference....even though while going through it, I hated every minute of it, to tell you the truth. LOL...But my bi's are sore as heck today, too...I figure it's stirring some muscle growth up in there, so I'm happy!

Somebody asked me what other programs I've done...I'm sorry I don't remember who it was. I've done Insanity, P90X, and although I haven't done P90X3 or T25 completely through, I'm using some of the workouts whenever I feel like more cardio, or just am in the mood for something different. I still do some Insanity workouts once in a while...just because I miss it.

It sounds like everyone is doing great in their workouts! Let's keep feeling Beasty!

Jen - Congrats on seeing a drop after switching your pill! That's encouraging.

Deb - What a great workout!!

I did not do the tempo workout yesterday as planned; I realized I didn't have it in my package. I ordered the Base package and it doesn't come with it. It's $30 to order separately. I was beginning to wonder if it is worth it. Connie - You may have convinced me. After all, it's an investment in myself!

I thought for sure my shoulders would be screaming today (2 days post-workout), but they aren't at all! I'm feeling great and just a dull pain all over. I'll take it! Yesterday I did chest/tris. I increased the weight in each set compared to the first day of chest & tris. And lifted more than or equal to "Barbie" with each set. With that, my first week is in the books! One down, 11 to go! Off to do the dreaded Build Legs -- it hurts so good! Happy Friday all!

Cristy - Thanks for yet another confirmation of getting Tempo. The order has been placed! Are the burn intervals you're referring to the ones on the Cardio DVD? Or something else? Congrats on the compliments from your friend! What a great feeling!

Do any of you do the plyo on one of the DVDs? If so on what day do you do them?

I completed day one, week 2 yesterday of Build Legs! Happy to officially be in week 2! My knee is really not liking leg day or cardio. I'm having to ice it a couple times after completing the workout. I even had to put a compression knee sleeve on yesterday. I haven't had to wear one in 2 years. Back and Bis today! I'm beginning to think that DOMS in the second rotation of workouts isn't as painful (knock on wood!). I have yet to have DOMS from the 2nd round of chest/tris or legs this week. I don't mind a bit of tenderness and achiness, but the DOMS last week were c-r-a-z-y!!

Have a happy Saturday!

The Burn Intervals workout is from Chalean Extreme. I was in the mood to mix up the cardio that day and that specific one is a favorite of mine. She mixes tons of lightweight reps with plyo and kickboxing moves. If you give her a 10 out of 10, you'll be spent by the end.

As for the Plyo on the Beast disc, do you mean the P90X Plyo? I did that back when I did P90X, but haven't done it in ages. Actually, since I saw they included that in the program (Body Beast) I figured it was "okay" to switch out Beast Cardio now and then for something different.

Sorry to hear about your knee! Careful with that. How is it feeling today? Kick back and bi's butt!!! My DOMS has gone down too, the first week it was brutal.

I hope you all enjoy your Saturday! Rest day for me tomorrow, woohoo!!

Hi everyone!! I just finished my first day of Body Beast (Build: Chest/Tris). It was awesome. I am just returning from a vacation and excited to start this program. 1 day down - 89 to go!!! Please friend me if I have not already friended you!! Jenn

Hi all!

Thanks for all the info on pylo. Based on Deb's suggestion, I'm going to try to watch the video this week to decide if I want to swap it for cardio the next time that comes up in the cycle. I had cardio yesterday and while it was tough I'm happy to report that my knee does not hurt today!

The tempo DVD should arrive Friday, so I should be able to get 1-3 tempo workouts in before I switch to the Bulk block.

I am halfway through week 2, and have not had DOMS during this second week at all. I've gone up in most of the weights over week 1.

For the past 10 days I've been off work due to April vacation. I'm so glad I started BB the first day off and continued straight through. I'm back at work today and not sure I would have had the mental strength to start today while also going back to work. I'm grateful to have had some time to get used to the workouts and build some momentum. With that said, I did shoulders at 5am! I may try to get some time with the elliptical later today as the shoulder burn was fairly low. This week will be all about trying to find that balance in a new schedule. If I recall correctly, the Build sessions are the longest, averaging around 45 minutes, and Bulk is around 30 minutes? What about Beast?

Jenn - So happy you're home and can join us! Congrats on getting started yesterday!

Jen - Have an awesome cruise! You're so good for taking BB with you - Sagi would be proud! Happy birthday!

Yay Jenn!!

Great catch seeing that the program is 84 days and not 90!

Have you looked into the eccentric or negative pull ups? (I gave you the wrong name of them before) I wish I could find the training program I used last year, but I can't. I recently read this in a thread which swayed me from getting an over the door contraption, "Second, throw away the pull up assist.... it'll only get you good at doing assisted pull ups. Best bet is to do 3-4 sessions of pull-ups a week, using negatives to rapidly build up your numbers. Add a rep or two each time and in 4-6 weeks you'll be cranking them out with the best of them." While I'm nowhere near throwing away the assistance bands, I realized that the door contraption might not help me (personally) achieve my goal of being able to do pull ups on my own. I do think the over the door straps will help to build upper body strength, without a doubt!

I'm also curious to hear about other's success in the program!

Thank you for sharing about negative pull-ups! I'd never heard of them before. I have the chin up assist but have just been using the bands. I googled negative pull-ups and found some videos on youtube that demonstrate them. Next time we have to do pull-ups - I'm going to give this a shot.

I started week 5 today - Bulk Chest. I went up on my weights but only because I was pretty conservative about it last week since it was my first time doing Bulk and I didn't know what to expect. I also usually do the incline pushups as regular pushups, but decided to do it on the ball today. It was awesome. I got in every single rep in all 3 sets! I notice that my back feels a lot stronger.

My nutrition, while I've been tracking it so I'm happy about that, hasn't been stellar. Today I started the Cooler 1 phase of Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet. I'm upping my carbs a bit so I don't bonk, but I want to do something that will get me back into the habit of incorporating more veggies and fruits into my diet. I've been doing too many bars and crackers, stuff like that. This will only last two weeks.

Cristy - Let me know what you think of the negative pull ups. I've been doing them for a while and still have loads of improvement to make. Congrats on going up on the weights AND being able to complete all of the decline pushups on the ball. Impressive! Good for you in cleaning up your diet! I'm working on that too, I have broccoli and chicken breast packed for a snack today!

Kel - Congrats on finishing bulk! I hope you're off and having a great vacation! Let us know how your strengths are when you return.

With all this talk about P90X plyo I'm even more anxious to watch it and test it out.

I was so glad to have my scheduled rest day yesterday. Even though I was under the weather I still wanted to workout. My how times have changed! Not that I would have had the energy, but it was nice to know my head was in the game! I'm feeling a bit better so I'll work on chest/tris today, I wish the tempo video arrived already.

Have a great day ladies!

Jenn - You are a rockstar doing two workouts in one day! Your commitment is admirable.

I think you can absolutely do 21 days in 16. That only means 4 or 5 days of doubling up over 3 weeks, or doing doubles twice a week. You've already got one down this week, and are considering another today. Seems attainable if you've got the energy and mindset!

Here you all are! LOL, I didn't understand why the last thread had died and worried I said something wrong. Glad to know everybody is still pushing play and getting beastly!

Ok, so my 2 week diet plan flopped on day 2. This is no big surprise to me. One thing I have learned is I am not good at very restrictive plans. I admire people who can do them, but I will be better off trying to hit my macros and staying within my calorie limits.

However, I have NOT flopped at all with my workouts. I am in the ZONE! Today was cardio so I did Burn Intervals. I just love this one so much and have fun while I'm doing it. I started out with a 5lb weighted vest that I wore up until the sumo burpees and during the kickboxing/plyo drills I wore my weighted gloves. Yes Chalene, I gave you a ten out of ten today but no, the stretch is not anything close to dessert.

Nice to have you here Melanie! I take the C4 also. I'm almost out though and am going to switch it up - just because I like to try new products. I'm currently taking the Bodyfortress BCAA's from Walmart, but when they're done I'll look into what you're taking. Do you just mix it into your water and drink it while you workout?

Hope everybody is doing awesome!!
Cristy

Hello ladies! Sorry I've been quiet. I was sick earlier this week and quite busy. I've just barely had enough time to comment on your inspiring posts!

Melliechick - Another Melanie here! Congrats on signing up for the BB show! Please keep us posted with your plans and progress. And pics are a must!

So we've got Jen, Jenn, Cristy, Melanie and Melanie here!

Cristy - I think the site automatically resets a forum topic when it reaches 20 pages. So glad we've continued on together! Hopefully the others find us too. You're doing a great job with the workouts! I'm sure your foods will follow suit soon.

Jen - Welcome home! Glad to hear you did so well on the cruise and joining us in the 40s. (ugh, when did THAT happen?) I wrote about the negative pull ups. Let us know how it goes. I am still no where near being able to do a regular pullup. It is a fitness goal though, so I will get there eventually!

I missed working out Thursday because I was still run down from being sick. To stay on track I doubled up yesterday - Legs and Back & Bis. (I really want to complete the program in the scheduled 84 days). I felt in a total zone. Even though my heart rate was on the high end during the second workout, it felt as though I was going for a casual walk if that makes any sense. My muscles and mind were working, but my HR didn't have any affect on my breathing, etc. A weird state. With that said, I want to stay on track with one workout per most days and avoid doing doubles. That wasn't my favorite thing!

I did Back & Bis Tempo. It was different. Because it was the first time and didn't know what to expect, I went down to the weights the first time I did B&B. It was tough, but not a 10. Next time I do tempo I will make sure my weights stay consistent and progressive.

Hope you all have a happy weekend planned!
Melanie