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Awesome!!! Was just in Seattle 2 weeks ago for a few days. Did the duckboat tour and the underground tour as well as the other tourist things.

It is a game changer. You'll get great results. Make sure you figure out some sort of diet plan while doing the beast though.

Very similar to my story minus the high blood sugar etc though I'm sure in a few years I would have been there. Just wanted to point out that while traveling may be an excuse to not work out or not eat healthy it still can be done. I was on vacation and when my hotel did not have a gym I would run a mile to a local park or…

You can be successful, but you won't get the optimal results without weights or resistance bands. Maybe you want to consider insanity...that is all body weight

See bodybuilding.com They have links showing you the form for most moves and have free schedules. If you're looking for cheap equipment check craigslist

Yeah that'd work. If you know what you're doing and it seems like you do you'll be fine. The DVDs are good for keeping tempo...if you are trying to be a power lifter than maybe not so much because there isn't much rest at all between sets. Not sure what type of lifting you do. I occasionally sub in bench press, squats, and…

Again just wanted to point out this is not the reason I posted these pics. I could care less what workouts people do....You can do jillian, you can do crossit, ck25 or whatever that is, bodybuilding.com workouts, or youtube workouts. They all work. I just wanted to show people along with many others who have posted their…

Thanks...sometimes I don't think they're real!!

I'm 5'8 and 3/4, so I just say 5'9 :) I'm 29 years old. Biggest I ever weighed was 220lbs which was the morning of Dec 10th, 2012 which was after a long weekend in Pittsburgh watching the Steelers get blown out by the Chargers. Kind of my last weekend of eating garbage and drinking excessively. Primanti's and some iron…

I am solely for the discount on things I purchased. I'm not looking to actually coach people. Maybe in the future, but personally I do not have the time as I do so many things outside of my day job. I play in a baseball league, tennis league, softball league, and I golf and I still have to find time to hangout with family…

Thanks. I was a bit skeptical to post because there is some serious beachbody bashing on these sites especially "coaches". I have a day job and my wife works and I am extremely comfortable doing what I'm doing and we have an awesome life. Like any industry you have the people who are awesome and you have those who are…

I did p90x 4.5 years ago and then quit till December 2012. I was at the top and then just quit...I dunno what was wrong with me. I had no injury. I just took a week off, then a month, and then 4 years off. I'm definitely staying accountable this time.

It is a beachbody program. The trainer is Sagi Kalev and it is a guy mentality workout the way they talk and slap hands..etc. Women have had some great results from what I've seen on youtube and other sites. Only other thing you would need besides dumbbells is a stability ball or a bench. You can find a stability for under…

Yeah some people knock the body beast cardio, but its like any other workout...it just depends on the effort and intensity you give. It can be just as hard as insanity depending on how low you go in some moves or how high you jump. Like I mentioned in the above post if you like the lifting aspect of p90x body beast would…

I'd definitely recommend it, but it depends what your goals are and what workouts you enjoy. If you like the lifting aspect of P90X you can't go wrong with body beast because it is 95% lifting. If you prefer insanity over p90x then body beast is probably not for you, but it may be good with a body beast/insanity hybrid,…

Try doing the 1st 45 minutes of Yoga if you feel its too long or split it into 2 workouts. Yoga is great and a crucial part of fitness. I know its long, but it makes you better at so many other things. I'll prob hold off on T25 for a bit. I like body beast too much and 1 or 2 cardio days of either insanity or running is…

Kind of, but made my own up with foods I liked. I did a "fat shredder" diet for about 75 days which consisted of 50% protein, 30%carbs, and 20%fat around 1650-1950 calories then I bumped it up to 2000-2200 calories 40/40/20 for 20-40 days and now I'm around 2500-3000 calories 30-40P/35-45C/15-25F.

Ha the toe is nasty!! No reason you can't get the look you want. May not happen as fast as you'd like, but you'll get there. I'm not done and I want to keep getting better and I'm sure you feel the same way.

Awesome...we'll see if I love it. I have to drag her out of bed to do it.

Thanks....looks like you work out with your wife..how is that going? Mine just started with me this past Saturday and I'm anxious to see her results after a few months because she is at a much better starting point than I was. I don't think she'll be as hardcore with the diet like I was, but I'm making her breakfast,…

Thanks man. Looks like you are pretty cut up yourself. I'm sure you'll have those abs popping in no time. I think the same thing....can't wait to see what I look like 6 months from now.

Thanks!!

Like they say its 80-90% of your results. I really think I would have lost weight just by what I ate....I wouldn't be as muscular which was the look I was going for, but you can workout non-stop and if you eat like garbage your results will be minimal if anything and I think the majority of MFP users know that, but a lot…

I just like the aspect of you are lifting weights with minimal rest, so your heart rate is up and you get the added benefit of burning calories throughout the day since you are building muscle as when you do traditional cardio you may burn more calories during the workout, but you don't benefit for as long. I'd def say…

I was just in Alaska for 2 weeks. Never thought it'd be 90+ in Alaska and people seeking out the shade. I did a cruise for 7 days and other hotels I stayed in had gyms, so I was able to get my workouts in. I actually lost weight on vacation(1st time I ever did that) since I was working out and walking 2-5 miles a day. I…

Yeah definitely check out the worksheets online before considering purchasing the program. You need some more equipment than Insanity or P90X. You can get away with a stability ball, but in my opinion a bench works better. You can find the same workout plans online, but I like the dvds because it helps me keep pace and I…

I was a lineman in midgets if that counts!! I played baseball & basketball. I think it depends on what you eat. I'm eating around 2800-3100 calories a day now, but I'm just trying to maintain weight. I imagine the amount of calories you ate would have worked for me too, but it may have taken a month or 2 longer. I was one…

Congrats to you on getting to day 58 with all those injuries and things you had to deal with in the past. I'm sure you've heard this, but the last month is when the big changes happen because you are so much stronger and typically can do more moves. 1 big thing I forgot to mention was when I started my fitness journey back…

Thanks for the kind words. What are you planning on next? Are you doing it with your husband? My wife just started working out with me this past Saturday. She was in much better starting shape than me, so I'm expecting some great things.

You could try out p90x, insanity, turbo fire, chalean extreme, jillian michaels, ripped in 60. You'll have success with any of them provided you keep eating healthy. I believe Shaun T just came out with a new 25 minute a day program called T25.