Yep, that’s the Workout Challenge of the week.

Workout Challenge:  100 PULL-UPS for Time!

Rules: 

• Do 100 consecutive pull ups for time.
• You CAN kip but  you cannot do Butterfly (crossfit style) pullups.
• You can come off the bar as many times as you need to rest but the clock keeps ticking!
• Your chin has to go over the bar, and your arms have to be fully extend at the bottom…NO HALF REP PULL UPS!

The challenge is set!  My BEST time so far has been 4 mins and 53 secs.  Post your Workout Challenge Times below in the comments section and let me know if you have questions!

Jeremy took his fitness to the next level with P90X2.  He is a prime example of how consistency with P90X2 and the Nutrition plan can lead to amazing results.  Not only has he gotten absolutely ripped with P90X2 but he is now paying it forward, taking what he has learned and helping others do the same as a coach.

This is what I love about P90X2.  It gives you the ability to step outside your comfort zone and completely transform you.  Jeremy is not just ripped…he is also stronger, more agile, more powerful and has better balance then he did before completing P90X2. Check out Jeremy’s P90X2 Results Video!

Here is what Jeremy has to say about this P90X2 Results

 After completing P90X, my workouts began to plateau. I wanted to further my fitness progression and step up my diet, so I began P90X2. I absolutely loved my X2 journey. I gained confidence in myself to diet better as well as push myself to limits I have never been to. Today(currently doing a P90X/X2 hybrid)I feel better than ever. I’m more confident than I’ve ever been and my energy levels are exceptional on a daily basis. I truly believe in the Beachbody philosophy of fitness and can not wait to see where it takes me.

 Want to find out how Jeremy got ripped with P90X2?  You can contact him through his Facebook HERE or through his Coach site HERE

The 2nd annual GR@H Crew Weekend is happening July 26-28th in Santa Monica, California.  This is a weekend for the GR@H Crew, and ANYONE else who wants to attend, to come workout, talk fitness, visit Beachbody Headquarters, participate in contests, get some free stuff and meet like minded people who are all dedicated to their health and fitness.  I believe it is extremely important to get around people who push you to GROW.  This is a weekend where you can meet people from around the county all striving to become better…and in turn will make you better.  Some highlights include, team dinners, workout at Beachbody Headquarters, Movie Night, and the famous Beach Workout on Santa Monica Beach!

What is the GR@H Weekend?

The GR@H weekend was originally conceived with the idea of having a time and place for the people I coach (and other local guys/gals) to meet in person, workout, ask questions  learn about health/fitness and have a fun time.  One of my team members and good friend, Keith, pitched the idea to me last year and we decided to try it out.  It’s one thing to have a strong online community of people but it’s another thing to have a chance to get to meet in person and learn from each other.  Just like with the Coach Summit, there is something amazing in getting people together that are all striving to become better.

By attending the GR@H Weekend, you will receive some cool free stuff as well as be able to participate in fitness contests and raffles.  Last years members walked away with TONS of great stuff (T-Shirts, Programs, and Supplements).

GR@H Weekend SCHEDULE

Dates: Fri July 26 – Sun July 28th (You should fly in Thursday night if you want to participate in Friday’s activities)

Activities include:

• Friday – A surprise event to be voted on by attendees (you won’t want to miss), team dinner, and a question and answer session with your coach Sean Callahan.
• Saturday – Breakfast and a tour of Beachbody Headquarters, a workout at Beachbody, Team lunch, Movie (Wolverine), Team Dinner
• Sunday – Breakfast and Beach Workout, Team Lunch

How Do I Attend?

This weekend is open to ALL who want to attend.  To RESERVE you spot, get the exact times and estimated costs to help you plan you can contact Keith via Facebook Message , or ME on Facebook or email at scal11083@beachbodycoach.com .

If you have questions about the weekend please feel free to comment below!

Testimonials

Learn, Push, GROW!

• “Last year was the best vacation I’ve ever been on… And we were only there for 3 days! Keith Queen and Sean Callahan coordinated an awesome “workout weekend” and we loved every second of it. Can’t wait to see what happens this year guys!” -Julie
• “The GR@H Weekend last year was amazing. Not only did we get to workout with Sean, we also were able to network with other like-minded fitness enthusiasts.”-Blake
• “There is no better way to stay committed to a long term healthy lifestyle than surrounding yourself with like minded people. GR@H weekend provided that for me”-Jeremy
• “I had a blast.  People thought I was crazy for going to CA to workout, but what people don’t realize is that it’s more than that.  It’s the like minded people that you meet.  Sean and Keith are true inspirations.  Not only them, but I was able to meet really good people with the same passion which created a family.  I got to know what Beachbody was all about to the core while being out there also…too cool!”- Joshua

To sum it all up, the Coach Summit 2012 was UNBELIEVABLE.  This year the coach summit was held in Las Vegas.  I know that Las Vegas is probably the last place you think about when it comes to health/fitness but when you have over 6,000 coaches taking over a casino, it becomes one.  The Coach Summit was held at the MGM Hotel/Casino.  It ended up being the perfect place for us.  Lots of room for workouts, a huge stadium for the main events and celebrations, and a giant outdoor pool area for parties.

Summit 2012 was more than just hearing about new products, learning how to become better coaches, and having a good time with 6,000 of our closest friends…it was also about our friend Jessica.  Jessica was a Grand Prize Finalist for the Beachbody Challenge!  She was 1 of 4 women chosen to possibly win the $100,000.  For Katie and I, this is what coaching is all about.  This is why we are coaches.  We were there to celebrate her transformation, her 85lb+ weight loss, and the new healthy life that she has now that she has chosen to live.  Even though she didn’t win the Grand Prize, she walked away with $25,000 and an unbelievable experience.

Day 1

We arrived in Vegas on Thursday and had a chance to go straight down to the festivities.  Beachbody had taken over the convention center.  Everywhere you turn there were coaches wearing P90X, Insanity, TurboFire, Shakeology, apparel.  We saw many friends on our way to the CORE (a mini shopping mall with apparel, shakeology bar, programs to buy, a stage for the trainers, contests, etc).  It was pretty incredible.  After killing some time we were off to the first workout of the trip.  Tony Horton hosted a GIANT workout in one of the many enormous convention halls.  I was lucky enough to be on stage with Tony, Mark Briggs, Joel Sydanmaa, and Monica Parodi, to name a few.  Working out in front of a room of people as far as you can see was amazing.  Tony took everyone through his UMLC routine that he does on his military tours.  Afterward we took pictures and I had many comments about my black socks.  Even got some Edgar Allen Poe references :).

That night was the 5 Year Birthday Bash for Team Beachbody.  It was held by the pool and it was PACKED.  There were cirque du soleil style performers, places to take pictures, food, drinks, dancing, and even fireworks that they shot over the MGM hotel.  Amazing!!

 Day 2

Waking up at 5:30am in Las Vegas just doesn’t seem natural…haha.  But that’s what you do when you have Shaun T, Chalene Johnson, the Les Mills Trainers, Dr. Mark Cheng, and others hosting workouts.  Being the loyal Turbo Girl that Katie is, we went to Chalene’s workout.  Yes, I went and did TurboFire with Katie and a bunch of coordinated Turbo fanatics at 6:30am ;).  It was actually a GREAT cardio workouts.  I was dripping after we were finished.  Chalene knows how to work the crowd and she does it without breaking a beat.  Way more fun than I had anticipated.  Even made me forget how early it was.

The main session came later that morning.  This is where we learned about all the latest and greatest products coming out in the coming year.  Some of the highlights were:

• Body BEAST:  A new MASS gaining program that uses Dynamic Set Training to build muscle mass like a body builder.  They also introduced the newest training to Beachbody, Sagi Kalev.  I think Sagi was out on stage for about 10 secs before he was taking his shirt off…the dude is HUGE.   Body BEAST is out Now!  See the program section!
• Asylum Vol 2 – Elite Sports Training:  Asylum vol 2 was announced and we got a glimpse of some of the workouts.   I didn’t think they could make Asylum any tougher but it looks like they did.  They even have Apollo Ono as a spokesperson for it.  Look for it coming out THIS FALL 2012.
• Chocolate Vegan Shakeology:  This is the brand new flavor for the Ultimate vegan line of Shakeology.  It has a Dark chocolate flavor with some new added super foods.  This is also out now!  We had a chance to taste it and it might even be better than the current chocolate.  Yep, it’s true.  This is now available!
• Les Mills Combat:  They are expanding the Les Mills line by offering a new program called COMBAT.  This is a MMA style workout that uses hard pumping music to keep up your intensity.  Pre-Orders will begin in the Fall of 2012 with a December release date.  If you have Les Mills Pump advanced dvds then you have tried this style of workout…it’s a blast.
• Derm Exclusive:  Beachbody has a skin care line…yep, news to me too.  They have decided to offer it through coaches now.  So you can order it through me as well.  No I haven’t used it ;).

From the main session we went to extra trainings where we got to listen to some of the top coaches on how to become better at coaching all of you.  Lots of great info.  From there Tony Horton hosted another workout that night.  Once again, I was up on stage with him.  He took everyone through CVX (Cardio Vascular Extreme) which is a brand new workout we shot for all the P90X certified coaches last month.  This is a tough workout when I filmed it and it was just as tough this time.  Afterward there were more pictures and then we had to rush off to the Diamond Reception.

The Diamond Reception is for all coaches who are Diamond and higher.  Since I fall into this category I was able to go.  It was held at Wet Republic, which is an exclusive pool / bar/ scene at the MGM.  I was also lucky enough to go to the VIP area with Tony and his mini entourage.  This part was an absolute blast.  Great Food, dancing, pictures, atmosphere, people, etc….just a great time.  Katie and I snuck off after it ended and had not 1, not 2 but 3 desserts.  What’s Vegas without a little debauchery It was a good day ;).

Day 3

SUPER WORKOUT!  Day 3 started once again at 5:30 am…what?!?  We were up again to go workout but this time it was for the Super Workout that was held right off the Las Vegas Strip.  This time every single trainer would be there, giving it their best for 15-20 mins.  There were over 5000 coaches working out together.  It was awesome.  I was able to go on stage again with Mark, Joel, Monica, and of course the man himself, Tony Horton.  We took the crowd through the new MMX (Mixed Martial-Arts Xtreme) another workout we shot for the P90X certified coaches.  To say it was an outer body experience would be selling it short.  It was crazy.  I was truly awestruck by all the people in the crowd.  The 20 mins went by in a blur and we were then off to the next session.

More great speakers and info from Beachbody Corporate.  We were also able to hear from the Co-Creator of Shakeology about the benefits of the Ultimate Reset, which I am now sold on trying later this year.  As well as Dr. Marcus Elliott who heads up P3 and helped Tony develop P90X2 and the PAP workouts.

I even joined a pull up contest where I did 35 or 36 (I can’t remember) pull ups.  That was pretty fun :).

The day was a whirlwind with the main event of the night being the celebration event.  This was a fun time.  We were able to celebrate the top coaches as well as the Beachbody Challenge Finalists.  Jessica was up on stage getting her $25,000 and it was the perfect climax to the whole trip.  The after party went late into the night.  You might not think coaches know how to party but wow, there were some crazy times at that after party.  Dancing, dessert (my favorite), drinks and good times all around.

Day 4

At this point we felt like we were there for longer than 4 days.  To say that our trip was packed would be an understatement.  We slept in as much as we could before heading back on the road.  Got to meet some coaches for breakfast, say our goodbyes and wait for next year.

The Coach Summit is an unbelievable experience that gives you long lasting memories.  Being with 6,000 like minded coaches is great.  Watching the coaching network grow from year to year has been awesome.  It is so great to see that we are committing to making a change in America when it comes to health and fitness.  As coaches we are striving to pay it forward and helping as many people change their lives through these great fitness programs.   This is an event that you MUST get to next year.  It’s not only fun, educational and motivating but it’s life changing.  Workout with your favorite trainers, learn about the latest and greatest products, educate yourself and come hang out with me and all the other coaches from around the country!

If you would like to See more highlights or Learn more about Coaching please contact me via Facebook.  I would love to have you join my GR@H Coaches Crew so we can help change the obesity crisis in our country.

Click Here to Join the GR@H COACHING Team

Jarret has been apart of the GR@H Crew for some time now.  The dude continues to bring it.  Now that he has incorporated P90X2 into his routine he has now in ELITE shape.  From being 275lbs to now building his own rope climb at his outs, running mud runs, and doing push ups and pull ups till the sun goes down, the guy doesn’t say quit.  Check out his P90X2 results and story!  Want to ask Jarret how he did it?

You can find Jarret through his website Ripped4TheKingdom.com .

I started doing beachbody programs in January of 2011. I had great success with P90X and Insanity. When I heard that P90X2 was coming out, I couldn’t wait to try it. I knew that it was going to be better than the first one, and I had to get it. I preordered the program on the first available day. I knew P90X2 would make me stronger, faster, leaner, and in the best shape of my life. When I first started P90X2, my goal was to be leaner, functionally fit, and able to do things I could only dream about before I started the program, like dunking a basketball.
When I first started the P90X2 workouts, every single exercise was challenging. I felt like I had never done a beachbody workout before. The balance moves challenged me and worked out muscles I forgot I even had. I used all of the recommended equipment including the pull up bar and the medicine balls along with the rumble roller which is so great that I will not work out without it. Although the exercises were challenging, I kept on pushing the play button on the workout every day and completing the challenge. Every day I felt stronger. Every day was one day closer to reaching my 90 day goal of completing P90X2. Every day I also logged my workout in my challenge group which helped me to stay accountable. I saw physical changes in my body almost immediately. My body fat decreased. My waist size shrunk, and I started to lose those stubborn love handles while I saw an increase in lean muscle mass. I reached my initial goals and am looking forward to continuing P90X2 to see even better results in the future.  P90X2 has helped me improve my body and my life. Now, I am able to play basketball with my daughter without worrying about hurting my back or getting too tired to play. Also, I can keep up with my friends playing flag football. My clothes fit better, and I am happy with the way I look.
When I began the beachbody programs, I also followed the nutrition plan, and I cut out things in my diet that I thought I could never live without like diet soda, coffee creamer, and sugar. I knew that every day I needed to push play and trust the process like Tony says on the video. I knew that if I followed the program, that I would get the results I was looking for, and this happened. P90X2 was very different from P90X because in the new program, almost every move focused on core and stability rather than just strength or resistance. I also loved that the phases of the program were so different that it felt like I was always doing a new workout so I was never bored or disinterested. In P90X, the phases seemed a bit repetitive, but P90X2 kept me guessing which I loved. I especially was surprised by the result in my body that I saw in the last phase of P90X2. During the PAP phase, I saw my greatest results and know that I will be able to see further results in the future as I continue to do the program faithfully.

You can find Jarret through his website Ripped4TheKingdom.com .

The Get Ripped At Home Crew now has a whole new design of T-Shirts, Tanks, and Hoodies. Currently they are in 2 colors, Black and Grey.  Now you can represent the GR@H Crew where ever you go!

We have teamed up with Forever Fierce to give you all high quality apparel.  These can be purchased through the links below.  They will be shipped in a timely manner, mostly because I don’t have to handle them anymore ;).  So please follow the links below according to which design you like, add them to the cart and proceed!

T-Shirts Black / Grey

Black Get Ripped At Home Crew T-SHIRT $20 – ORDER HERE!

Tanks Black / Grey

Hoodies Black / Grey

About the Apparel:

These are GREAT quality shirts.  They are cotton or cotton blends and have a good athletic cut to them.  They fit accurately to the same size T-Shirts that I wear, which is Medium for me.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or comment below.  I hope you like the new design!

The P90X2 results continue to roll in.  James was able to gain 5lbs of pure muscle while maintaining 8% body fat with P90X2!  We know how hard it is to gain lean muscle mass at all let alone 5 lbs of it!  His fitness is now at a whole new level.  He is now in truly elite shape, being able to conquer moves like the Level Pull up, 4-Med Ball Push ups and the impossible pushup!

Check out his video!

Here is James P90X2 results in his own words…

My name is james jensen before I started p90x I was not as in good of shape as I knew I could be I needed something that was going to get me great results and p90x did that for me, I had habbits that I was not happy with and struggled with my nutrtion but p90x taught me alot about putting structure in my life it taught me how to eat good, workout good, and how to live a better life. It really did changed me for the better and I am very thankful for that. Now I want to pay it forward and help others with their fitness goals by becoming a beachbody coach. Cause thats the best thing about all of this is you get to help others like I did myself and I am thankful to do so.

You can contact James for Tips/Tricks and advise on how he gained muscle & strength using P90X2 By Clicking Here!

She now has a chance to win $100,000 in the Beachbody Challenege Contest. But she needs our help! Everyone in the Get Ripped At Home Crew needs to vote for Jessica everyday this week. Voting ends on May 18th, so now is the chance to spread the word and help change Jessica’s life forever. It only takes 3 clicks! VOTE For Jessica by clicking the link below! If that wasn’t enough motivation for you, Katie (my fiance) can also win $20,000 if Jessica wins the grand prize, because Jessica nominated Katie for being a great coach! It’s a win/win! VOTE NOW!

Vote For Jessica H.  HERE:

http://www.teambeachbody.com/connect/beachbody-challenge/vote/grandprize

Here is Jessica’s Transformation Story and Chalean Extreme + TurboFire Results…

Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your body?

I absolutely love being a 7th grade English teacher. Truthfully, I tended to let work be my life. I worked all day and continued at night—planning, grading, etc. Work was an excellent distraction from analyzing myself and my life. But, when I really think back to my life before I started the program, I really just was happy enough. Not happy period. Not happy exclamation point. Just happy enough. I had reached this weirdly satisfied but not satisfied acceptance of my life. I weighed how much I weighed. I considered myself the definition of a heavy girl. I was one of many. I had sunk into the realization that I was not a skinny girl, nor would I ever be miserable about who I was. I would not beat myself up or guilt myself because of my weight. I liked food and was prepared to live with the consequences. I had tried (but let’s face it, not really tried) to exercise and diet, but it hadn’t really worked.

What inspired you to change your life and begin your transformation journey?

I had no idea that I was going to change my life. I was looking for a change—just a regular one though. Not a transformation or a journey. I had finished the school year, teaching another fabulous group of seventh graders, and felt tired all the time. Reality really sunk in when I saw our school yearbook. I was happy to be featured in so many pictures, but didn’t like what I saw. Was that really me? I had settled into a life of teaching, eating, watching TV, and just enjoying the life I had. Those yearbook pictures were more than I was used to. I had been getting ready for another summer of being inactive and not doing much, but I just decided to do something about ME. My friend Katie invited me to workout with her (as she had done many times before) and I decided to actually do it and put some actual effort into it. I committed to myself. I was putting myself before my students, the tests that I had to grade, and the lessons I had been planning. I was going to succeed!

Why did you choose the particular program?

Devlin proves that you can gain mass, strength, definition and improve your overall fitness using P90X2.  Devlin is a P90X grad and a marathon runner who decided to use P90X2 to gain mass.  He devoted himself to the P90X2 nutrition guide, along with Shakeology and E&E to help maximize his results while going through P90X2.  The effects were awesome!  Devlin was able to go from 159lbs and 9% body fat to 164 lbs and 7% body fat.  That’s 5 lbs of mass, and 2% less body fat!  For a guy who has been a marathon runner his whole life, this was a huge accomplishment.  Check out his P90X2 results in his video below.

Here is Devlin’s P90X2 results story in his own words….

My Beachbody journey began on April 1, 2011 starting with P90X. I completed nearly three rounds of P90X getting in the best shape of my life leading up to the much awaited release of P90X2. On January 1^st 2012 I decided to take the P90X2 challenge.

My goals being that I’m a runner, were to gain some size and mass. The workouts were intense with all the core engagement and balance exercises during the foundation phase.

During the program I used Shakeology, results and recovery along with E&E pre-workout supplement. These supplements added great benefit to helping me achieve my goal.

The physical changes that I noticed most was in my chest, shoulder, and arms. I followed the nutrition plan by using the fat shredder in foundation phase, and energy maximize in the strength building phase and the last two weeks of the program I went back to the fat shredder.

My challenge group and coach Sean www.getrippedathome.com motivated me to achieve my goals everyday.

P90X and P90X2 have great similarities but with P90X2 there is definitely more coordination, balance, athletic performance involved.

The front levers and four ball push ups are the best! J

Thank you Tony and Beachbody!

Want to ask Devlin how he Gained mass with P90X2?  You can find him through his site at www.stayfit4life.com or youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/devlindwatson

P90x2 can truly take your fitness to the next level.  Just ask Matthew, who got completely shredded with P90X2.  Not only did he lose 12 lbs in 90 days but he also dropped his body fat below 9% and was able to strengthen his core and runs in obstacle course runs for fun!  He showed his commitment to his workouts but he also followed the P90X2 diet and stuck to it 100%.

Here is Matthews P90X2 results story in his own words…

I was always a reasonably athletic kid, but was chubby from late elementary until late high school. But in my early 20s, I got in great shape and really fell in love with fitness, so much so that I became a trainer in the late 90s. But that was also when I got married and had a child and was having a hard time paying the bills being new to personal training and not associated with a gym. So I got a steady job and spent time in and out of shape… mostly in, but there were some definite lulls. But I never fell out of love with fitness.

In 2006, my wife got hurt training for a marathon but we had already paid for the hotel and she had raised money for the race. So that left me with six weeks to train, which I did, and ran a respectable 3:39. This really made me appreciate how our bodies were created to do amazing things. I’m not saying that I’m amazing, but the fact that the human body can adapt, improve, and change in such a short time and complete a rather hard task left me inspired. And I don’t take it for granted (neither does my wife and we won’t let our children either).

In 2009, my wife and I went through P90X for the first time and that’s when she qualified for the Boston Marathon for the first time. Coincidence? Nope.

So here we are a few years and three more kids later, still bringing it, and still eager to do more. But we don’t want to do more (i.e., be in great shape) merely for the sake of fitness or exercise, but for the freedoms it brings, for the confidence it builds, for the example it sets, and for the worlds it opens up.

What motivated you to start P90X2?

I had completed a few rounds of P90X and was a big believer in muscle confusion. When you eat right, you can get amazing results with P90X. And I knew that would be the case with P90X2. Tony does a great job teaching, motivating, and still keeping the vibe loose. Furthermore, I was really curious about the science behind some of the workouts and moves, like PAP, neuro-integrated stretching, and myofascial release. So it was really a no-brainer.

What was your favorite part about P90X2?

Hard to list just one. I’m a huge fan of variety and P90X2 was jam packed with it. I’ve been lifting weights for 15+ years, but there were moves in P90X2 that I’d never seen or could have ever come up with on my own. Furthermore, I felt as though I was being trained like an elite athlete. I like throwing around dumbbells and whatnot, but these moves were building my athleticism, not just my muscles. A buddy that was has been working out with me use to be in the Navy. He told me that many of the moves we are doing in P90X2 are moves he’s seen the Navy SEALS do! So that gave me even greater confidence and motivation to bring my best effort. I also loved all the new gear. I love incorporating the medicine balls and stability balls into my routine. There are SO many moves you can do with this equipment. And the rumble roller is painful paradise.

What is your advise to those looking to start P90X2?

If you want to train like you’ve always trained, you can have the results that you’ve always had. But if you want the most advanced home workout exercise science has to offer, if you want to be trained like the elite athlete hidden in most all of us, and if you want performance-oriented results that will help everyone from the stay-at-home mom to the fitness enthusiast, this is the solution. But like P90X before it and all the other Beachbody programs, they don’t pretend to do the hard work. The programs by themselves will do you no good. You have to supply the hard work. And Beachbody makes no bones about that. They don’t pretend it will be easy, cause it won’t. The programs are not magic.

You see, the answer is you. You are the magic bullet… and Beachbody is the trigger.

Want to find out how Matthew got ripped with P90X2?  You can contact him through his site, Gym Optional