Thanksgiving Fat Shredd...

Fat Shredder? On Thanksgiving? Are you crazy coach? Maybe a little, but why throw away all the work you did at the start of the week on one Thursday meal? I think that’s crazy! In my Coach Check In last week I talked a little about making wise choices. Thanksgiving is definitely a...

Try Shakeology

Shakeology. I still get TONS of questions about Shakeology. That is a good thing. I love talking about Shakeology and what it has done for me and continues to do for so many on teamRIPPED. I will be very upfront and honest with you about my opinions. Please don’t feel like this is...

P90X Shopping List

P90X Shopping List Getting started on nutrition in P90X can be a little overwhelming. There is a lot of information to take in and nothing else you do in your program will have as much of an impact on your results as proper nutrition. If you are new to teamRIPPED, I would suggest that you...

Who are you fooling?

Who are you trying to fool?  Me?  Your friends?  Your family?  The people in your fitness challenge groups? Stop lying to yourself!  Yes, you heard me!  Stop lying to yourself! You may be thinking, “How am I lying to myself?”  Well, if you are someone who keeps saying...

Nutrition Tracking Tool...

Nutrition tracking requires some tools to do it right. You can’t just guess at how much you are eating. Your old self will always tell you what your stomach wants to hear. “That’s about a cup.” When actually you’ve poured yourself 2 ½ cups of cereal. The best way to...

Snacks – Good or ...

Most of us aren’t used to intentionally planning for — and eating — multiple small meals every day. Before our commitment to get healthy, our diets may have looked a lot like this: Morning — skip breakfast. AM snack — none or some junk food. Lunch — PIG...

Calorie Calculator

Calorie Calculator? Isn’t that just a regular calculator? Yes, and no. I am sure you have poured over your P90X, Insanity, or Body Beast guidebooks and have come to some equations for calculating your caloric needs for the program. They are all a little different, but they can all...

Coffee…

Coffee, P90X, Insanity… do they go together? Heck, does coffee and health belong in the same sentence? No matter who you are, you probably have an opinion about coffee. It tends to be a love or hate type of thing. With all the opinions out there, I thought it would be good to here...

Condiments

Condiments can really improve a meal. You know this if it is the 16th time this month you’ve had 10 oz. of chicken breast and 2 cups of broccoli for dinner. Sometimes your meals need a little help, but what condiments can you use that won’t be detrimental to your diet or daily...

Canada Beachbody Coachi...

Canada Beachbody Coaching!  This is BIG news.  HUGE news.  AWESOME news!!! Canada Beachbody Coaching is open NOW!!!! CLICK HERE to sign up NOW!! No it’s not a dream.  Those of you who have been patiently waiting for years have heard me right.  Canada Beachbody Coaching...

Deficit or Surplus?

Deficit or Surplus? One of the common questions I get is, “How can I lose fat and build muscle?” It is a great question, but it is not that easy or straight forward. The two goals in that question are actually pretty opposed. One happens best at a calorie deficit, and the other...

Body Beast is for LOSER...

How about that title to get some people going!?! That’s right, I think Body Beast is for losers. People who want to lose weight that is… Everyone knows that Body Beast in its design is for gaining mass. The program is designed to pack on some serious weight. If you do the work...

Beachbody Help

There should never be a doubt that I really stand behind Beachbody. The absolute best programs, amazing and unbeatable supplements, and great customer service. They make it easy to support their company because they support you! You know someone believes in their product if they are...

Plateaus

I get a lot of emails each day. I can often give you some feedback and even point you to a specific article on the topic you need. While I have quite extensive library of knowledge here in teamRIPPED, sometimes there are topics that come up that I don’t have a specific article on…...

The Obesity Epidemic

I know not all of you teamRIPPED faithful are in the USA, but the vast majority of you are. And guess what … we are a bunch of FATTIES! Look at this data from 1998 about the obesity rate in America (as defined by a BMI over 30, which is equivalent to a 5’4″ person being...

Adding Extra Protein

When you start to track your nutrition seriously, it can be hard to your macros perfectly. A lot times you can use foods that are primarily one macro nutrient and just adjust portion sizes. But when you are running Fat Shredder, it can sometimes be tough to hit your protein budget....

Stay Hydrated

There are so many things to keep track of in your new nutrition plan. Am I getting enough protein? Was that the best time for my Results and Recovery? How many grams of carbs is a cup of broccoli again? It is easy to overlook a few things. One thing that is simple and should never be...

5 Nutrition Pitfalls

You might be plugging along on your plan to get ripped with P90X or Insanity, but the results sure seem slow. You’re pushing play every day. You have changed what you eat… “I thought more would be happening!” Here are 5 things that might be slowing your success without you...

MyFitnessPal Set Up

TRACK YOUR FOOD! I’m still talking about it, because it is that important! Tracking can make the biggest difference in your results. The tool that I have switched to (from Tap & Track) is called MyFitnessPal. I have talked about it before, but MFP is free and has free apps for...

My BEAST Diet

Yesterday I gave you the low-down on one of my favorite workout programs I’ve ever tried — Body Beast. Today I want to let you know what I’ll be eating as I go through the Body Beast for the next 90 days.  I’ll be tracking on MyFitnessPal (user name coachwayne),...

Body Beast Review

Body Beast Review — Beast Up!!!! I am so pumped to be writing this Body Beast Review!  Over the past couple weeks I have become pretty well acquainted with Mr. Isreal, Sagi Kalev, and his amazing program Body Beast. I have been sampling the various workouts to give you a good...

Mass Gainers

With the HUGELY anticipated release and sale of Body Beast, I know many of you are looking to pack on some serious mass! Now if you are still trying to lose weight and fat, this isn’t for you (yet!). Getting enough calories to overcome your resting metabolic rate, daily burn, and...

Breaking News!!

Hey teamRIPPED!  As you know, this weekend I was at the big Beachbody Summit meeting in Las Vegas.  There was so much going on there, and there are some great stories I’ll pass on to you in my check in blog later this week.  I got the Top Coach belt …. and this was not just...

Ladies’ Fat Shred...

Many of you have looked at what I ate during my first round of P90X. My 1900 Calorie Diet contains sample days of exactly what made up my diet. This would work perfectly if you are someone that needs to lose fat and 1900 calories is roughly your target caloric need. Otherwise, you need to...