Just got mine yesterday. Went out today and picked up a ball and extra weights so will start tomorrow. How do you like it? Having trouble wrapping my mind around eating over 2400 cal when I'm used to 1400 ( and I don't hit that mark..I'm always at a deficit) Any tips?

I'm finishing week 2 of the Bulk phase (lean version) and love it. The cals can be hard to reach some days, especially when you need so much protein.

Feel free to add me if you like, I have some friends "Beasting" too, both guys and gals.

I started Bulk Phase on Sunday. I've lost 17 pounds in the first few weeks! I am gaining some serious strength back after years of being fat and lazy. I love it. Feel free to add me as a friend and let's get Beastie!

^ Make sure you've got a good set of dumbells. I've gotten by fine without a curl bar but using those dumbells that change sizes would be awful. You just want to be able to grab the next weight quickly and get going. Sagi is pretty funny and i'll probably be doing two rounds to try and maximize results.

Been doing body beast about 2 weeks now. My body feels crushed.

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^ Make sure you've got a good set of dumbells. I've gotten by fine without a curl bar but using those dumbells that change sizes would be awful. You just want to be able to grab the next weight quickly and get going. Sagi is pretty funny and i'll probably be doing two rounds to try and maximize results.

because of limited space, I am using adjustable weights (REEBOX) and don't have any trouble at all making the changes. I think if one would try using the BowFlex brand it would be a bit harder - because they take a bit more time to make the change. BUT if you already have the BowFlex brand, you can always push "pause" while you make the adjustment

Coming back to this thread. Officially have 3 weeks left. Absolutely loving the results I'm seeing. I'm planning on doing Round 2 first week of April but instead of adding more calories I'm going to do the second round with less cals so I can try to lean out more.

Lorraine128, what are your thoughts on Insanity? I am thinking about doing Insanity Max30 starting in 3 weeks which I finish Jillian Michalels body revolution which I've had some good results from but am unsure about what to do next. Could do something like Body Beast or P90X3, straight gym weight training or Insanity on its own, not sure what to do!

"I think I'm going to do Body Beast combined with running next. I feel I need to be incorporating some strength training now. Insanity showed me my lower body strength was seriously lacking"

Now that the weather is finally warming up, I've started adding some runs in addition to Body Beast too.

Just got my program in the mail and read The Book of Beast, cover to cover, last night.

Here's my concern: I'm a pescetarian (the only meat I eat is seafood). I'm also lactose-intolerant so I rarely ever take in dairy. Getting enough protein isn't my issue, it's the kinds of protein that are on the list that is a little hard to match up. Does anyone have any insight on or experience with this? Sagi doesn't support eating soy-based foods, but my soy lunchmeat still has 15 grams of protein per 5 slices. Do you think I can just make the substitution? Clearly it'll be my body that tells me, definitively, but I was just wondering if anyone out there has experience with this. I'll be upping my calorie count so terrifyingly high that I want to make damn sure I'm getting the right kind, ya know? TIA!