Hey teamRIPPED!
Today is my 14th wedding anniversary, so let me give a special shout out to my amazing, awesome, beautiful, faithful, loyal, encouraging wife, Anita. Who’d have known 14 years ago that we would be here? God has blessed our marriage and our family. You rock!
Well, get your kleenex ready, cuz this will be the LAST “Coach W Checking In!!” post I write. That’s because, as you all know, the world ends this week.
LOL. I love how Saturday is blank! But just on the off-chance that the world doesn’t end, I will keep blogging next week!
I will continue to give you weekly updates on all of the need-to-know news and advice in teamRIPPED nation. I am changing things up a bit though for 2013. So starting next week, you’ll see a new feature — “Weekend Update” (all you Sat Night Live fans can feel me on that one, right?). It will cover the same types of topics, but I will put it at the end of the week and change up the flow of my weekly blogs a bit. Gotta keep things fresh. Like Tony says, variety is the spice of life :-).
I have some great news for all of you Shakeology users out there (both current and former) = the Chocolate Superfoods Shakeology flavor has been revamped! The sweet, delicious, chocolatey taste we all loved in the original is back! The old formula itself isn’t back, but the taste is heavenly! All of the health benefits of the new Superfoods Chocolate have been maintained, but fine tuning to the protein, cocoa, and other ingredients has brought back the flavor we had so dearly missed. It’s amazing how small changes can throw off the flavor or make it amazing. With this reformulation, I’m glad to say that Beachbody hit a home run!
What does this new Shakeology Chocolate Superfoods flavor change mean to you? All current Shakeology HD orders will be shipping with the new improved flavor NOW, so there is nothing you need to do for the change. If you wish to make a new order of the Chocolate Shakeology and be assured that the flavor is the new flavor, I advise you to wait until this Friday, Dec. 21st, because there is a turnover time this week and all new orders placed on or after Friday are GUARANTEED to be the new flavor. So rather than get too far ahead of myself with details today, I’ll post a full review on Friday about the changes and FAQ’s relating to the new flavor Chocolate Superfoods Shakeology.
The teamR1PP3D ’13 Challenge is already filling up fast on our FB group, even though we aren’t starting until January. I’m going to post full details next week as the launch gets closer, but this is going to be an awesome group for those serious about making 2013 YOUR year for health and fitness. Can you commit to an entire year? If you are a teamRIPPED member and want to dive in for ’13, then come join us! teamR1PP3D ’13 Challenge on FB
I got more great progress photos from some of y’all this week. I love seeing how you are bringing it, digging deep, and making the commitment to your health and fitness. I know it’s not easy. I know it takes hard, hard work. But I also know it’s worth it — BIG TIME! And I love it when you guys see it pay off as well. Check out Gaston L., who just finished his round of P90X using Shakeology and sticking to the nutrition plan. I’d say he rocked it!
And check out Remy B., who just finished his first round of P90X, going from 189 lbs to 155 lbs (that’s 34 pounds of fat GONE in 90 days!!) Woo hoo! You crushed it man! Those love handles have just about vanished, and that’s a tough thing to do for most guys! Keep it up man!
Next week is Christmas, so I hope everyone has a very blessed week! Be safe if you travel … heck, be safe even if you don’t! Eat clean! Or if you’ve planned for a cheat meal or a cheat day, enjoy it. But own the consequences. Enjoy the cheat meal if that’s your plan, but don’t turn around and gripe to me that you are plateauing on your progress. It’s all related! You get the results you deserve. Now get out there and get the best results you can!
And finally, in this week’s comedy file, I want to follow up on my claims in the “Alcohol” article I posted earlier this week and the comments I got about using alcohol to bulk up. For those looking to bulk up, there are FAR BETTER ways than using alcohol! Alcohol has 7 cals per gram, and while there are both carbs and alchohol in beer, it’s not like beer is a “good carb” for building mass. (I feel like an idiot for even having to point this out, but I get asked all sorts of things). Alcohol is empty calories that have no nutritional benefit. So if you think that you are getting a good clean bulk by drinking on the weekends, please don’t think it’s helping your results. Sure, you may be adding weight, but then again, pigging out on twinkies every weekend will bulk you up too …. and I don’t recommend it!
And 2 favors that I ask:
1) If you like the hard work I put into writing my articles and videos, PLEASE help me out by sharing them. Click the share links below them and share them on FB, twitter, etc. It really helps me get more exposure and grow teamRIPPED!
2) Also, as always, remember that the way I benefit from being your coach is that I earn a commission from any Beachbody products that you purchase, as long as you buy them through my site, www.teamRIPPED.com, or by logging in to www.teambeachbody.com to do your shopping (If you buy from the plain beachbody site I get no credit). It helps with the amount of time I spend answering all your questions and helping you out. Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Keep bringing it and inspiring others to do the same gang!!
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