Recap on Week 9/10 of Body Beast

I can't believe that I only have 2 weeks left of Body Beast!!! Crazy! Time has seriously flown by!

I just finished week 9 and am in the middle of week 10. Normally I would just be starting week 10 but due to vacation and Summit, I will not be taking a rest day with Body Beast, unless I need to.

Why? Because my last week of the Beast is during Summit and I won't be able to complete it. I worked too hard not to finish this program so if I skip the rest days I will be able to finish the Beast the day we leave for summit. Yay!!

So Saturday stated the week 10 of Body Beast. And it is HARD!!! Not hard as in I am struggling with weights and am weak. But it is a total SHOCK to your system. Last weeks leg day KILLED me and it was the same workout I had done the past 5 weeks. My whole body was sore by the end of the week, which is a good thing. I honestly went into this phase thinking, nothing will change on my body because I have done all these workouts. WRONG!!! My body is sore and I am actually feeling lighter and leaner. CRAZY!!!

So what have I noticed these past 10 weeks?!?

Well first off I noticed that when you lift you burn ALOT more calories through out the day. I am eating anywhere from 1500-1800 calories a day and I have only gained 1 pound back from where I started. I started at 118 lost 2 pounds and went back to my starting weight and gained .8 pounds from building up my muscles. With the Bulk phase I gained 2 more pounds of muscle so I am up to 120.

When it comes to the food its a ALOT and I literally feel like I am eating every 2 hours but I am eating it because I want the results and I am seeing that I am not gaining weight like I would normally with eating all that food!! Also, I am not eating junk and I am not just eating whatever I want, I am sticking to the 21 Day Fix Meal Plan and making sure I eat a well balanced nutrition.

Second I have noticed my posture. I walk taller and I no longer slouch when I am sitting or even standing, which I do a lot. Lifting has helped me in that area.

Third, my confidence! I have gained a ton of confidence with lifting. Not only has it helped me with my posture to stand tall but I feel great about myself and don't want to hunch over and hide!! That is a super plus in my book.

Fourth, I have seen changes in my body! I have noticed my arms are toning up and my legs are looking leaner. These are all things I wanted to happen, so I am happy with them. Also I have noticed that I am STRONGER. When it comes to doing pushups I no longer have to stop and take a break. I can rack out 15 pushups no problem.

Like I said above when it comes to eating,  I am following the 21 Day Fix Meal Plan. There is a meal plan in the Body Beast Program guide. It is different but some what similar to the 21 Day Fix meal plan. I did the equation in the Body Beast Book to see how many calories I needed to consume and then applied it to the 21 Day fix meal plan. I am not using the Body Beast meal plan, because to be honest with you, I couldn't wrap my head a round it and my life for the past year has been the 21 day fix. So I have been sticking to the Fix and I feel that I am eating ALOT and I am getting the proper nutrition in. I don't ever feel hungry or tired or that I need to be eating more.

Things, have been crazy this past week traveling on the weekend and trying to pack for a month, I have just stuck to the 21 Day Fix Meal Plan. Last week I tried out the countdown to competition plan, however, eating 5 days straight of nothing but meats and greens, I gave up on Saturday because by Friday night the look and smell of meat made me want to puke. I wasn't in it either, I have been really stressed with packing, traveling, and some personally things going on, so I just couldn't get excited about it. So I am back to eating the normal 21 Day fix meal plan.

I will be honest, I know I am not getting the exact amount of calories the beast program calls for, BUT, I am trying my hardest and am not hungry through out the day.

However, I still stand to NOT allowing myself to starve, because when it comes to lifting weights, you burn more calories through out the day, which means you will be hungrier. AND if you don't eat, then you won't get the best results, because when you don't eat or lack in the eating part, your body goes into starvation mode and ends up storing fat instead of burning it. SO EAT! And I do if I feel hungry and am out of containers, I will still eat something small to help curb the hungry.
Body Beast is a 90 Day program, there are 3 phases to it. This program requires equipment, but I think this program should be done by EVERYONE!!! Why? Because it makes you feel amazing and lifting weights will get you the lean and toned body you want for summer.

I am so excited to post my transformation pics in 2 weeks!!!

Recap of Body Beast Phase 2

 

 

 

WOW! I can't believe that I finished week 7 of Body Beast and have started Week 8! I am officially on the down slide and am in the final Phase!!! Crazy! Time has flown by!

I just finished Phase 2, which was the second phase on the Lean Calendar, called Bulk Phase. This phase is where I will be Bulking up my muscles and getting ready for the final phase. The Bulk phase had special days that were designated for each workout, Monday was always Chest, Tuesday was always legs, etc. The Bulk Phase was 5 weeks long. I am loved this Phase and never worried about the BULK word because I know I won't BULK up like men do.  I know this PHASE does sound scary and makes you think you are going to bulk up, but Don't worry you and I won't because we are not guys and we don't have the testosterone to Bulk up like they do.

Normally I would have taken a rest day yesterday and started Phase 3 today however, for the next 4 weeks I will not be taking a rest day with Body Beast, unless I need to.

Why? Because my last week of the Beast is during summit and I won't be able to complete it. I worked to hard not to finish this program so if I skip the rest days I will be able to finish the Beast the day we leave for summit. Yay!!

So Yesterday stated the final phase of Body Beast. The phase is called Beast Phase and it combines the last 2 phases workouts. So I am excited to see what happens these next 4 weeks.

Yesterday was Build Chest and Tris. I haven't done this workout for 5 weeks so it felt amazing! My chest and tris are definitely sore because he does different moves with this program and he does more push ups.

So what have I noticed these past 7 weeks?!?

Well first off I noticed that when you lift you burn ALOT more calories through out the day. I am eating anywhere from 1500-1800 calories a day and I have only gained 1 pound back from where I started. I started at 118 lost 2 pounds and went back to my starting weight and gained .8 pounds from building up my muscles. With the Bulk phase I gained 2 more pounds of muscle so I am up to 120.

When it comes to the food its a ALOT and I literally feel like I am eating every 2 hours but I am eating it because I want the results and I am seeing that I am not gaining weight like I would normally with eating all that food!! Also, I am not eating junk and I am not just eating whatever I want, I am sticking to the 21 Day Fix Meal Plan and making sure I eat a well balanced nutrition.

Second I have noticed my posture. I walk taller and I no longer slouch when I am sitting or even standing, which I do a lot. Lifting has helped me in that area.

Third, my confidence! I have gained a ton of confidence with lifting. Not only has it helped me with my posture to stand tall but I feel great about myself and don't want to hunch over and hide!! That is a super plus in my book.

Fourth, I have seen changes in my body! I have noticed my arms are toning up and my legs are looking leaner. These are all things I wanted to happen, so I am happy with them. Also I have noticed that I am STRONGER. When it comes to doing pushups I no longer have to stop and take a break. I can rack out 15 pushups no problem.

Like I said above when it comes to eating,  I am following the 21 Day Fix Meal Plan. There is a meal plan in the Body Beast Program guide. It is different but some what similar to the 21 Day Fix meal plan. I did the equation in the Body Beast Book to see how many calories I needed to consume and then applied it to the 21 Day fix meal plan. I am not using the Body Beast meal plan, because to be honest with you, I couldn't wrap my head a round it and my life for the past year has been the 21 day fix. So I have been sticking to the Fix and I feel that I am eating ALOT and I am getting the proper nutrition in. I don't ever feel hungry or tired or that I need to be eating more.

Last week I tried out the countdown to competition plan, however, eating 5 days straight of nothing but meats and greens, I gave up on Saturday because by Friday night the look and smell of meat made me want to puke. I wasn't in it either, I have been really stressed with packing, traveling, and some personally things going on, so I just couldn't get excited about it. So I am back to eating the normal 21 Day fix meal plan.

I will be honest, I know I am not getting the exact amount of calories the beast program calls for, BUT, I am trying my hardest and am not hungry through out the day.

However, I still stand to NOT allowing myself to starve, because when it comes to lifting weights, you burn more calories through out the day, which means you will be hungrier. AND if you don't eat, then you won't get the best results, because when you don't eat or lack in the eating part, your body goes into starvation mode and ends up storing fat instead of burning it. SO EAT! And I do if I feel hungry and am out of containers, I will still eat something small to help curb the hungry.
Body Beast is a 90 Day program, there are 3 phases to it. This program requires equipment, but I think this program should be done by EVERYONE!!! Why? Because it makes you feel amazing and lifting weights will get you the lean and toned body you want for summer.

Interested in Body Beast? Email me and lets talk! Lets find out if Body Beast is right for you and lets get you on the road to success!

NEW PROGRAM - BODY BEAST

 

Last Monday I started a new program. I was in a great debate to which program I wanted to do. My goal / bucket list is to do every Program so that I have a transformation and so that I can talk to you and my clients about each program and how I felt, what I noticed, etc. So I was deciding between Chalene Extreme and Body Beast. I knew I wanted to do a lifting program and these 2 are lifting. So looking into them, all I heard were raves about Chalene Extreme from the women and raves about Body Beast from the men. When I asked women why they didn't choose Body Beast, they said they didn't want to get big.

 

SOOO.... that made my mind up and I chose Body Beast. Not because I want to get big, but because I want to show every one out, that with Body Beast you will not get big. With Body Beast you will build muscle but in a lean way!

 

So last Monday April 27th, I started Body Beast. And let me tell you, I am in LOVE!! I love this program. I feel amazing doing it. Last week by day 2 I couldn't walk up and down the stairs! That's a good thing though, it means it working. All week long I kept finding places that I had never been sore before in my life. I have muscles in areas that I never thought I had before.

 

 

This program is 90 days long, and the workouts range from 30-50 minutes. There are 2 calendars to the program a Lean Calendar and a Mass Calendar. I am doing the lean calendar because I don't want to bulk up but I want to lean and tone up. In the Lean Calendar there are 3 phases, Build, Bulk and Beast. Build is 3 weeks long, Bulk is 5 weeks long, and Beast is 4 weeks long. There are 4 workouts in the build phase - Chest / Tris, Legs, Back and Bis, and Shoulders. There is also a day where you do Cardio and Abs, which are his cardio and abs.

 

Equipment - when it comes to equipment you need a good range of dumbbells, a ball, and a resistance band. If you have a barbell, pull up bar, and bench that is awesome but you do not need them. The first week I did everything with limited equipment and this week I am using the barbell, pull up stand, and bench that we have. Dumbbells are expensive so I always tell my clients to look into block weights so that you get a range of dumbbells but all in one and you actually end up saving money.

 

When it comes to eating, there is a meal plan in the Body Beast Program guide. It is different but some what similar to the 21 Day Fix meal plan. I did the equation in the Body Beast Book to see how many calories I needed to consume and then applied it to the 21 Day fix meal plan. I am not using the Body Beast meal plan, because to be honest with you, I couldn't wrap my head a round it and my life for the past 1 has been the 21 day fix. The fix comes easy to me and the research I have done, says that its about the calories consumed for this program and in a healthy way. So I am sticking to my trusty Fix Meal plan. HOWEVER, I have had to go up 2 brackets for my containers because Body Beast tells me I need to eat 1800 calories!!! Crazy right?!? I was used to eating may 1300 a day and now I have to up it 500 calories!! I am not going to lie, its hard. Especially with someone like me who doesn't care for food and struggles with having celiac's. However, each day I work hard to get it all in and if I am hungry I eat! That is one thing I wont do is starve, because when it comes to lifting weights, you burn more calories through out the day, which means you will be hungrier. AND if you don't eat, then you won't get the best results, because when you don't eat or lack in the eating part, your body goes into starvation mode and ends up storing fat instead of burning it. SO EAT!

 

 

 

And just to reassure you that you won't get big.....I started out weighing 118 and after 7 days of lifting and eating ALOT of food, I have lost 2 pounds and am down to 116. I don't expect to lose a lot and I know that number will go up before I am done, but its because I am building muscle and leaning out. And Muscle weighs more than fat AND is a whole lot sexier looking.