beach body is a fail. suggestions?

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I love Beach Body programs. I did Insanity and lost quite a bit of fat even though I didn't diet (I was already "thin"). Next, I did P90X and went from 1-3 pullups to about 10 pullups, that's quite the strength gain. Eventually I stuck with the old Power 90 program and I almost gained a six pack until I stopped workout out for a while.

I'm back on board with Beach Body and am doing their new P90 program since I'm starting slow.

I made the mistake of buying Turbo Jam. I hate it, it was expensive and it's just gathering dust. I am interested in Body Beast though. I just hate aerobics personally. My favorite at home DVDs are Leslie Sansone's walking DVDs and Tracy Reifkind's "Give and Take" kettlebell swing DVD. She has lots of YouTube videos as well. After you get the gist of it, you really don't even need a DVD. KB's will kick your butt. It's a twofer....cardio and weights in one. I swing a 20lb one and am working up to the next weight.

I don't know if the OP is still reading but it seems to me she's saying the draw of the Beach Body program is having a coach to hold you accountable (whether or not that's what they actually do, I don't have any experience and can't debate that one way or the other). I hear her saying she's afraid by using MFP she'll "fall through the cracks." For me, that's where the friends list comes in. If you find a group of committed people who check in daily then you can use that as motivation to keep coming back and doing the work. In reality it all boils down to you being your own motivator, but a good group of friends can at least give you a push in the right direction until it becomes more ingrained.

And I've lost 47 pounds without setting foot in a gym. I ate at a deficit and used free YouTube videos and running to lose the weight (Fitness Blender is my channel of choice). It doesn't have to cost a lot, but it helps to have a few weights and a good pair of shoes.

T25, I downloaded it for free, no coach, no accountability. I am on week 10, 23lbs lost and 16". It just depends on how bad you want it. I find the workout amazing

When I see BeachBody, I think of them from 2 different angles.
On one side, I thoroughly enjoy many of their workout programs.......especially the Tony Horton stuff like P90, P90X, P90X+, P90X2, and P90X3.
If all they did was sell these wildly popular DVD's, that would be enough for them to survive, one would think and the company would be wildly successful.

Maybe because there's a spot in their pocket that's been empty for too long, they offer the "opportunity" to be a "coach", which is a misnomer if I've ever heard one.......and this "coach" opportunity resembles every other MLM/pyramid scam that's out there. Although there are many variations, the premise is the same.......buy into their system, both metaphorically and monetarily, and then recruit others to buy into the system.

Sure, they state that their goal is to help with fitness, but what they're doing is setting up a base.......regular customers of their overpriced Shakeology on one side, potential downline coaches on the other. (Please note that I speak from experience having given the BB Coach opportunity a try for 2 months, so I know what they push in their materials versus what face they show).

I've had coaches give the the line about how Shakeology costs less that buying breakfast everyday (sure, if I eat at McDonalds everyday, I might buy this point that Shakeology is a better alternative.....but I don't, so your line holds no relevance). I've also heard coaches feed me the line that working in a conventional workplace is just like the pyramid I accuse them of being a part of. Yes and no.......is there a heierarchy, yes, but is a large portion of my income dependent upon my success in bringing in subordinates, no.

Luckily for me, I can separate the two sides of BeachBody. I will continue to do the workouts (don't like the cost, try BitTorrent websites or YouTube-like websites.......free of charge). I refuse to pay the cost of a gym membership, so I have a set of weights, Tony Horton workouts and a living room with sufficient space to workout in.

Just keep the scam artists away.

Grubworm - how'd you nake out, since this is an old thread....did you find the accountabiity you were looking for?

Grubworm1943 wrote: »

ive considered trying beach body but was so put off by the "coaches" that i never gave it much thought. ive yet to meet a "coach" who seemed genuine and like they really wanted to help. the ones ive talke to, a few tell me if didnt by the products (like every new product that came out) i would fail and ive had others tell me if i couldnt afford the products, i didnt deserve to lose the weight, etc.

recently i found a "coach" (completely by accident) that isnt AS bad and so today i looked into the work out DVDs. $100+ for ONE DVD....um no thanks. i cannot justify spending that much on a DVD. the main thing that drew me to beach body is having someone to be accountable to.
MFP is great but its easy to slip through the cracks and have no one notice. i wish i had friends near that were on the same path as me that way theyd help keep me on track but no such luck.

anyways. i need to find some kind of work out program/DVD. any suggestions? preferably for a beginner (yes i want to be challenged but no i dont want to feel like its way too hard and i cant do it- i know itll just make me quit.) maybe something that is easily modified and then i can do the harder version as i get stronger.

Did they say specifically "if you can't afford beach body you don't deserve to lose weight" or was it more along the lines of "losing weight is hard and requires prioritization to be successful"?

Fitness Blender is fantastic. They have a TON of videos online, most of which are free. And if you do decide to purchase one of their programs, they are very reasonable. I got an 8 week workout plan last month for under 10 bucks.