Listen To Your Body

“Listen to your body”.  Chances are, you’ve heard that phrase often if you’ve been working on a nutrition plan to reach your goals.  I even use that phrase myself when giving advice, but always with caution! What does it really mean?  I worry that far too often,...

P90X Energy Booster Sam...

The P90X Fat Shredder diet is where 90% of all people start their fitness journey (hey, most of us have body fat we need to lose and that’s job #1).  Sure, there are a few skinny folks out there that never need to do the Fat Shredder, but they are not the norm in the fast food,...

Finding Your Maintenanc...

When you first start out on your fitness journey, often times one of your goals is to CHANGE your body weight.  Either you want to eat less calories than you burn in order to lose weight, or you want to eat more calories than you burn to gain mass.  Eventually, though, you will hit your...

Protein Bar Review: Par...

In case you missed it, yesterday we took a look at some protein bars that work well with the deficit and Fat Shredder. Today were going to take a look at a few protein bar options that are higher calorie. These bars are best suited for someone at a maintenance calorie mark or a surplus....

Protein Bar Review R...

Protein Bar Review: Part I – What comes to mind more than protein when you think about building muscle? You can get protein everywhere! Your whole foods, Shakeology, whey shakes, Arctic Zero ice cream, Monster Energy drinks (crazy right?), and one of my favorites = PROTEIN...

Energy Booster Meal Pla...

Energy Booster Meal Plan - At the start of January I created two weeks worth of the sample diet that used fat shredder percentages in 1900 calories.  You can see it HERE.  It was much like the diet I used on my very first round of P90X when shedding body fat was my primary objective....

Eating Your Workout Cal...

When people start tracking their nutrition they usually come to the question, “should I eat the calories I burn and workout?” Or, “how do I track my workouts and MyFitnessPal?” Both are good questions but if you don’t completely understand the way you calculated your...

You’re Not Foolin...

Are you getting the results you want?  If you are, way to go!  You have put in the effort to lock down your workouts, your supplements, your nutrition, and your mindset for success. You can stop reading now :-) If you aren’t getting your results, then why is that?  Are you so...

Family Fitness and Heal...

Everyone has family and friends that will play some sort of role in their transformation. It’s amazing to see how fitness cannot only transform a person but an entire family or community. Your hope may be to inspire others in your family but take it slowly and be considerate. Your...

Intermittent Fasting

I’ve been fielding Intermittent Fasting (IF) questions for several months, but I’ve been hesitant to write a full blog about it cuz I know it’s just going to stir up a hornet’s nest.  Many people won’t even know what I’m talking about.  Some will know, but not...

Budget Friendly Health

Eating healthy costs too much!! Right?? That’s the most common excuse I hear about why people can’t stick to the nutrition plan. They just can’t afford to buy all that “healthy food.” After all, a bag of chips IS cheaper than a container of blueberries. There’s no denying...

Tweaking Calories and M...

Before you start plowing ahead with the nutrition guide, it’s important to understand how your nutrition plan will affect your results. Are you wanting to gain muscle? Lose weight? Maintain weight but lose body fat? Gain weight and muscle? These are all very different objectives, and...

Fiber

Fiber! It’s not one of the macro-nutrients (protein, carbohydrate, or fat) but it’s still a nutrient that can be very useful to track. Don’t get worried, tracking fiber is pretty easy to do with MyFitnessPal (MFP) and will show you how. Dietary Fiber Dietary fiber...

The Secret to Being Fat

For those of you dying to know the secret formula for getting fat and staying fat, you are in luck!  These are the top 10 ways to reach your obesity goals!  I wish I’d come up with this list on my own, but I’m not that smart!  I borrowed it from a very informative article from...

Fat Shredder Sample Die...

How many of you are using a Fat Shredder diet right now?  Everyone who is still a ways from their body fat goal SHOULD BE!! Fat Shredder is the nutrition plan you should be using if you want to drop body fat the quickest while maintaining muscle mass! At the end of December, I told you...

Fast Food “Emerge...

Fast food — Obviously not what you probably came to teamRIPPED to read about. The fact of the matter is that fast food is everywhere. There is no doubt about its grip on our nation and the fast food lifestyle is one of our most unhealthy habits. There are absolutely horrible...

teamRIPPED’s Glos...

Have you ever read something on teamRIPPED and thought, “What the heck is he talking about? Is that another language?” I know from emailing with many of you, it’s easy for me to throw out terms and abbreviations you might be familiar with (yet!). Beachbody, P90X, Insanity, and...

The teamRIPPED App!

teamRIPPED is never farther away than your mobile device! I launched a couple apps last year for teamRIPPED, but couldn’t get one that would work across all mobile platforms. Thanks to Dominic D, one of our teamRIPPED members, I now have a single app that works on all mobile...

1900 Calorie Fat Shredd...

Looking for a sample diet to get you shredded as you go into 2013??  Well, you’ve come to the right place!! Fat Shredder and 1900 calories is what got me where I am. I ran 1900 calories and Fat Shredder percentages for almost my entire first round. I only switched to 40/40/20 or...

Sodium and Exercise

Sodium is a vital electrolyte and helps maintain fluid levels in our bodies. We need it to live! The RDA (recommended daily allowance) for sodium is 2400 mg (based on a 2,000 calorie diet). For a bigger guy like me who eats 3,000 calories, that would be the equivalent of 3600 mg. ...

Alcohol?

I addressed alcohol consumption a while ago, a long while. It still comes up in emails and comments pretty regularly. With the Christmas season upon us, there always seems to be more opportunities to drink.  Should we avoid it altogether, or is an occasional drink okay with a P90X /...

I’m Stuffed!

I’m So Stuffed! How can I possibly cram 1900 calories of veggies and lean meats into my body every day?  That’s a TON of food! Not too many people would think that you could feel full on a diet, but it happens! Last week I talked about the folks who start my 1900 calorie fat...

Still Hungry?

Hungry? There’s a very interesting phenomena that occurs as I make nutrition suggestions to folks starting out with their transformations.  Take for instance my most popular diet – the 1900 calorie fat shredder (designed to maximize body fat loss). Some will say, as they...

Earn Your Results and R...

Did you earn it?  If not, don’t treat yourself!! Earn that R / R Results / Recovery formula is one of the most important supplements I use, because it’s specially designed to replenish my body of the things I just depleted during intense exercise.  If I brought it, I used up...