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!

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.

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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?

Jed lost body fat and got ripped with P90X2.  His consistency, dedication to his diet and workouts, and his will to complete the program shows in his results.  Not only did Jed lost 21.5 lbs in 90 days but he also lost 12% body fat and gained a ton of strength and muscle.  He can now do over 20 pull ups!  P90X2 helped Jed not only get visual results but his performance and physical ability has skyrocketed.   Check out his P90X2 results video and story below

Here is Jed’s Story in his own words…

Having been doing P90X since January of 2010, I was excited to learn about its successor, P90X2. During my time doing P90X over the course of two years, I saw some pretty good results, but not as much as I was hoping. I travel a lot and didn’t quite have the discipline to take P90X on the road as often as I should have. What’s more, I never followed the nutrition guide. I knew it was time to change that, and when I learned that P90X2 was coming out, it was the perfect opportunity to start over fresh.

My goals with P90X2 were similar to my goals with P90X: 1) get better at pull-ups and other exercises 2) get toned and lower my Body Fat percentage. Just before starting P90X2, I measured my Body Fat % to be just over 18%. When I saw that I knew I couldn’t ignore the nutrition side of things, so I stuck to the nutrition guide and also got Shakeology to help out with my nutrition gaps.

The workouts were very challenging. In just the first month, I was having to eat humble pie on almost every exercise, like having to half my weight on bicep curls… because I was doing them in warrior 3. The biggest challenge, yet most fun, was sticking to the nutrition guide. Refusing many a desert on family or friend get-togethers was tough, but trying out some of the recipes in the guide helped diversify my eating habits. Each day I progressed in my workouts and refused to compromise in my nutrition, I felt stronger, more energetic, and more relaxed (thank you rumble roller) because of P90X2.

In three months I went far past the goals I set for myself. I have almost doubled the amount of pull-ups I can do, how far I can stretch, and how long I can last with wall squats. I can jump higher, run faster, and lift more weight. What’s more, I lost 66% of my body fat, going from 18% to 6.3% and lost 21.5 pounds. I did not think all that was possible within 3 months. Also, because I followed the nutrition plan, took Shakeology, and used the rumble roller, I didn’t get sick or injure myself to stop me from achieving my goals.

P90X2 is truly a perfect sequel in every way to P90X. The two things I like about P90X is that it had a lot of variety and was very challenging. P90X2 basically takes both of those aspects to new extremes. With P90X, the three phases only ever really varied in the Day 1 and Day 3 upper body exercises, for lower body, Plyo and Legs and back were it. With P90X2, only phase 2 has a resemblance to the original, with Phase 1 and phase 3 being almost completely new. So basically P90X2 has three times more variety than the original.

As far as challenging goes, P90X2 really does bring it to the next level. With moves like Impossible/Possibles, Lolasanas, Levers, or the combination of moves in the PAP workouts, they make P90X look like a walk in the park (though it definitely isn’t). The biggest challenge for me has been applying balance to most of the strength moves. In a way, this makes your body feel more “connected.” It’s weird, but I have even noticed things like walking, posture, and sleeping seem easier because of these workouts.

Overall P90X2 has surpassed P90X as the best possible workout program.

If you would like to Ask Jed about his results or get advise from him please visit him at Fitness For Travel

The Beachbody Challenge quarterly voting has now begun.  Jessica was already selected as a monthly winner but it is now time to vote her in for the quarterly contest!  I NEED YOUR HELP!  Please vote for jessica!  She has truly changed her life with TurboFire and Chalean Extreme by losing over 75lbs!  You can vote for her By going to the link below.  YOU CAN VOTE 1 Time Per Day till April 24th!  Please help me out and Vote for her EVERYDAY!

Vote for Jessica By Clicking on this link Here: 

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

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I know that when I am lacking motivation I watch this video and listen…Of course I wouldn’t want you go without eating or sleeping though :), we know how important that is in recovery :).  Let me know what you think!
 

 

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Here is Nicks story in his own words:

Those first pictures are from my high school days (circa 2002-2004). Between my junior and senior years of high school, I went from 240LBS to 190 LBS following the Atkins’ Diet (ALL meat, cheese, eggs, and fattening foods). It worked for me, but in retrospect was not the healthiest way to make it happen. Anyway, after high school I went to college and my weight fluctuated between 185-200LBS. After I graduated college, I cut down to 175lbs by eating “healthy” and lifting and doing cardio at the gym. My 175 body was still 20% body fat… I was eating about 16-1800 calories per day (not nearly enough), and much of it was frozen or processed “diet foods”.

Then I discovered P90X. April 2009. Best decision ever. I followed the first round to a T, dropping about 10LBS (from 172-162) and from 20% body fat to around 8%. I was counting every single calorie, and every single macronutrient… but again, in retrospect, my diet lacked MICROnutrients. After my first round of P90X, I started P90X plus, but mobilized a rib and couldn’t lift my arm for about 3 months… I took it a little too easy. I gained some chub back (I was trying the paleo diet), and lost a little muscle. To get back into shape, I did another round of P90X. I finished that round at 170 (the weight I was when I first started P90X, and about 7% body fat (so I gained almost ten pounds, most of it muscle!). After that, I did a round of Insanity. I actually GAINED weight doing Insanity, but lost body fat %. My legs got stronger. Then I did Asylum, and that’s when my diet really started to shift. Asylum recommended cutting out dairy, so I did it, and I’ve never looked back. Asylum got me shredded (that video shows me right after my round of asylum). Then I decided that i wanted to add some mass. I ordered some P90X 1-on-1s and started lifting very heavy, increasing my caloric intake to about 3000 per day. All the while, I continued to tweak my diet, aiming for the highest number of “nutrients per calorie” (nutrients per calorie has since become my mantra whenever people ask me about my diet). It’s not about being Vegan, or not eating meat, or whatever… it’s all about getting the most nutrients per calorie. That’s all that matters. Why? So I don’t have to count calories. So I feel Energized. So I can eat AS MUCH AS I WANT!… and I do eat more than anyone I know. So that brings us to today, Week 6, Day 1 of P90X2. I’m between 172-175 pounds, roughly 8-9% body fat. I don’t count calories. I work hard when I work. And I have fun feeling good and mentoring other people when it comes to health and fitness. I work at Shelton’s Farm Market (my family owned business since 1947) where I oversee the implementation of “Healthful Options” including organics, natural foods, and foods for people with specific dietary needs. I’m also our resident Fruit Peddler. In addition to working at the Market, I am a Personal Trainer at the YMCA, where I work with a multitude of clients, ranging from 10 year old kids to 38 year old 300+ women. Being able to empathize with an overweight person is something that sets me apart from many of the other trainers I know, and I’m happy and proud to have come so far over the past 10 years. Whewwwww!!!! p.s. Here is my first P90X video (parts of it even made it into the P90X infomercial!)

Want to ask Nick how he did it and how he can help you?  You can ask Nick on Facebook by Clicking Here!