Good evening! My name is Daphne. I'm a 46 yo Beachbody Coach and an IFBB Figure Competitor. My goal is to make improvements in my physique over the next 3 months using the Body Beast program. I enjoy connecting with others both to help them with the program and to learn with/from them. I make some unconventional modifications to the standard Beast program so my log will be interesting to follow :-). Thank you for creating the group and I look forward to working with y'all.

Hi,
I'm Caz. I am 30 and live in Chicago.
Today is day 1 of week 2, BULK phase! I am loving this program and am hoping ultimately to lose fat and build muscle. My day 1-30 pics showed quite a change in my back/shoulders which is great.

@Jfearn64..I don't think it was the end all to beat all but I rather enjoyed the website. I'm goal driven, no goal....no drive. LOL

Check it out if you want, it isn't a very organized website though:

www.ideal-weight-charts.com/ideal-body-measurements-for-men.html

It had quite a range for "ideal", I selected the one for hard gainers to set my goals. It seems rational to base my arm size on a ratio of my wrist size than just to plan on 24" hulkster pythons.

Hello fellow Beasts... my name is Paul and I am 42. I have done a few rounds of P90X and took on Insanity this past spring to help lower my weight and bf%. Started Insanity at 225lbs and around 16% bf. At the end of Insanity I was 200lbs and around 10-11% bf. As much as I love ( no really hated Insanity, LOL) I so missed lifting the weights, I was just about to take on P90X2 when I started hearing about Body Beast and decided to take that on. Within the first week I had found my favorite workout program! I've been doing my best to follow the diet plan and log everything. Switching to the bulk phase and raising my calories to a daily 3500 calories took a bit of work and about 2 weeks in to really nail it down. It was then a bit of work still when I had to switch things back for the beast phase. So far I am really pleased with my results, I have raised and been able to maintain my weight at 210lbs all while my b/f has been around 9-8.5%. I am already planning on repeating Body Beast but with a hybrid in mind and adding in some more cardio and ab workouts.

Good Luck All!!

Welcome Fernando. Congrats on finishing Insanity, the beginning of the second month about crushed me. You'll enjoy the the change up.

I'm not the guy for HRM advice, but welcome to the group.

I've never owned one, but I always wanted better estimates on calories burned. It would have helped dial in my calorie needs better I'm sure.

Hi. I'm Eileah and I just turned 30 a couple months ago. I have two beautiful children. I have been really into fitness the last couple of years, but was recently on a medication that made it impossible to workout. I've been feeling better and decided to go all out and start Body Beast so I could get back in shape. I started today, and am doing the Lean Beast schedule.

In the past I have done Chalean Extreme and Jillian Michaels Body Revolution. It's nice to stay along the lines of the heavy lifting as I see the most changes in my body that way. I only have a few pounds to lose, but could use more muscle to shape my body the way I'd like it.

My one difficulty that I have with any fitness program is lupus. It can makes things a bit harder, but I push through and do what I need to do to be fit and strong. I look forward to getting through this program with all of you. I wish you all luck, and hope you see the gains and losses that you want!

Welcome Sheri,

I wish I could get my wife to do Body Beast! She does really well exercising and eating then falls off the wagon and around and around she goes. I've tried walking with her to keep her in a routine, but with 5 kids, jobs and weather it is really hard to provide support and motivation. Actually she is the one who got me exercising a year ago by making me walk. Over the long term she has lost about 20 lbs in a year, so I am proud of her for that.

I'm sure you will do well.

Welcome to the group Sara!

Hello everyone. I was diagnosised with multiple sclerosis in April of 1997 and in June of 1998, I was placed on physical exercise restriction and was just told to try and become as active as possible which has always been easier said than done. And then told to lose weight which has never been easy for me since developed hypoglycemia as a junior in high school and was instructed either 3 huge meals a day or 5 smaller meals because of my blood sugar.

I purchased Body Beast and I am hoping that it will spark me to get as active as I was once.