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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Sprunkn7 wrote:
    whats up with this coach business? Are they there to make money by helping you? I'm just looking at the site and staying away from signing up for anything (like winning $500 haha) Do they want you to pick a coach if you just want to go on the message boards? :roll:

    Yeah, I kept getting contacted by coaches and they wanted me to sign up for their 'challenge' and all of them said "sign up quick, I only have a few spots left!" So I looked into one, I had to buy the shakeology, so said I couldn't afford the stuff, they said "no prob, you don't have to buy it!" :? I also think the coaches like 'collecting' buddies, only one person actually messaged me back to answer questions. :|

    So I asked about it on a different fitness board, and was told, they have some sort of pyramid scheme, you get 3 people to buy shakeology, and you (as their leader) get it for free, but you have to sign up as a coach to get the credit for the sales of the stuff. I recall reading that becoming a coach basically means paying some sort of monthly membership fee.

    I do fine with my whey protein isolate. Finally gonna get back on track this week, and I bought a bike so I can get more cardio in.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    I'm missin' (or delaying) yet another day. Had to be up early for a flight to Vegas...for work.
    Slept like ass and won't be getting back until 9 or so. The last thing I want to do after a 12 hour day is back and biceps...or whatever the hell is listed for today! :lol:
    Maybe I'll double up tomorrow... :?
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Just did a Chest and Back.
    I'm doing about 3x as many reps as I did when I started...which is cool! That said, it hurt pretty bad today! hahahaha! I got Plyo a little later today. Doubling up! :o I'm gonna sleep good tonight! :D
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    the coaching thing there is odd. I dont fully understand it, but have a good idea.

    Its like $40 to start and $15 a month. You get 25% off everything there. You have to get people to choose you as their coach. Then when they buy stuff, you get some sort of commission paid monthly. I also think you need to buy that Shakeology stuff to remain active, which you can use to send your underlings samples.

    This is why you get flooded there. There are a ton of coaches jockeying for the new fish to sign with them.

    The ultimate key is to get your underlings to sign up as coaches as well and stay 'active' by buying shakeology (other products may work too). I think once you get 2, you get promoted, and you automatically get fed new people to the site. You also get kickbacks from your network of underling coaches.

    A lot of people do very well. The problem is, as you can see, there are way too many coaches. Most of them have no idea what they are talking about, and a lot of them, if they are 'fit', have only been fit for a few months.


    Previously, I thought of giving it a try. I have a degree in Exercise Physiology and have a lot more knowledge than most of them. That would be an advantage. I also believe in their workout programs 100%. And not to sound hokey, but I would like to assist people to get through. The problem is, in order to succeed, you need to push the coaching aspect... and also push the products, which I have tried and Im not sold on. They are very overpriced, and there is much better stuff out there.
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    MayDay10 wrote:
    Most of them have no idea what they are talking about, and a lot of them, if they are 'fit', have only been fit for a few months.
    :lol:
    My most recent 'buddy' request is from a 'coach' who looks like Milton from Office Space and sports a beer belly that is bigger than my muffin top...just read his blog...he's on week 3. :?

    Did Chest, Shoulders, Triceps and Ab ripper yesterday. Just finished Plyo this morning. My arms hurt from yesterday's push-ups. Didn't think I'd be so sore, I for one, did NOT miss doing all those push-ups.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    would love to try the Shakeology without signing up with a coach or plopping $110 on something I may throw away. Seems crazy to me.
    Still awaiting my estimated delivery date. Was hoping it would be here by Thursday so I can get a move on. UPS tracking hasn't been updated since Saturday..... :evil:

    Getting plumper by the day, so my before pic is getting some extra padding!
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Sprunkn7 wrote:
    would love to try the Shakeology without signing up with a coach or plopping $110 on something I may throw away. Seems crazy to me.
    Still awaiting my estimated delivery date. Was hoping it would be here by Thursday so I can get a move on. UPS tracking hasn't been updated since Saturday..... :evil:

    Getting plumper by the day, so my before pic is getting some extra padding!

    I did a search and found this for ya:

    http://www.choose2befit.com/slider/shak ... pack-trail

    I also saw on the BB website that if you sign up, you can ask the coach that is assigned to you if they have samples they could send you. If they don't (my 'coach' has never said a peep to me), just post a message on the forum asking for a coach that will send you one, they will want to be your coach, but it's easy to switch coaches...I think I'm gonna dump mine.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Thanks, so helpful here! I'll go for it, see what happens.
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    you can also find smaller packs on ebay
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    RKCNDY wrote:
    Sprunkn7 wrote:
    would love to try the Shakeology without signing up with a coach or plopping $110 on something I may throw away. Seems crazy to me.
    Still awaiting my estimated delivery date. Was hoping it would be here by Thursday so I can get a move on. UPS tracking hasn't been updated since Saturday..... :evil:

    Getting plumper by the day, so my before pic is getting some extra padding!

    I did a search and found this for ya:

    http://www.choose2befit.com/slider/shak ... pack-trail

    I also saw on the BB website that if you sign up, you can ask the coach that is assigned to you if they have samples they could send you. If they don't (my 'coach' has never said a peep to me), just post a message on the forum asking for a coach that will send you one, they will want to be your coach, but it's easy to switch coaches...I think I'm gonna dump mine.

    My coach is pretty decent. I switched to him from my original, who only sent me mass emails pushing products.
    My dude isnt the most technically sound guy, doesnt know in depth nutritional and supplement info, but knows the programs well. He has a helpful site with hybrid programs, shake recipes, etc... He also has a good group of people and holds optional contests/pools for finishers, etc. His name is Coach Greg I think
  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    Day 3 Disk 3 for me this morning...

    Shoulders and arms... it was a good workout. However, believe it or not I am/was still sore from Day 1 and Day 2

    Plyometrics is brutal!! legs are really sore today and I did a lot of the modified exercises.

    Tomorrow is Yoga. not looking forward to that...AT ALL.
    "...And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me be right.
    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    The first week, everyone is extremely sore.

    Also, you wont like Yoga. It will be awkward, long, you wont feel that you did everything correctly. You will learn and eventually will be able to just use the audio cues and concentrate on the moves. Try not to watch the clock. Learning to appreciate or live with Yoga X is the key to finishing the program. It has actually become my favorite.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Green Circle wrote:
    Day 3 Disk 3 for me this morning...

    Shoulders and arms... it was a good workout. However, believe it or not I am/was still sore from Day 1 and Day 2

    Plyometrics is brutal!! legs are really sore today and I did a lot of the modified exercises.

    Tomorrow is Yoga. not looking forward to that...AT ALL.
    Yeah, those first 3-4 days were really painful! It gets better pretty quick.
  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    I have promised to many people to bow out...I am committed to finishing it and eating better as well.
    "...And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me be right.
    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Green Circle wrote:
    I have promised to many people to bow out...I am committed to finishing it and eating better as well.
    Good for you!
    You'll get to the point where you'll want to quit...or modify the schedule. I'm in the third week of the third month and there are certain workouts that I cannot stand. I battle through anyways and I can say...I'm really glad I stuck with it because I look and feel sooooo much better than 3 months ago. Considering 3 months ago I was extremely healthy...ate right and ran 3-5 miles a day...and NOW I feel better than before.
    P90x is something I would recommend to anyone.
  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    SWEET!! well I guess I am one the right track! did you follow the Nutrition plan as well?
    "...And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me be right.
    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    Nutrition is 95% of the puzzle.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Green Circle wrote:
    SWEET!! well I guess I am one the right track! did you follow the Nutrition plan as well?

    I loosely followed their plan. I always eat healthy so there wasn't any change in that regard. What I did do is follow their carb to protein change advice.
    More protein initially with fewer carbs. As time goes on (as you move to phase 3), reduce the protein % and increase the carbs for more energy.
    After all workouts I drink a protein shake and take my daily supplements.
  • shadowcast
    shadowcast Posts: 2,336
    edited April 2012
    MayDay10 wrote:
    The first week, everyone is extremely sore.

    Also, you wont like Yoga. It will be awkward, long, you wont feel that you did everything correctly. You will learn and eventually will be able to just use the audio cues and concentrate on the moves. Try not to watch the clock. Learning to appreciate or live with Yoga X is the key to finishing the program. It has actually become my favorite.
    The end of the Yoga DVD could have how to make a million and I still wouldn't know. Could never finish the whole hour and a half. But it is one of my favorite ones to do. Well used to do. God damn I need to get back on P90X
    Post edited by shadowcast on
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Green Circle wrote:
    SWEET!! well I guess I am one the right track! did you follow the Nutrition plan as well?

    no, 2300+ calories a day was way too much for me to eat, I drink a protein shake after every workout though. Changing my diet was really hard, I love carbs. Finally got a good diet plan going, and I'm probably going to do the program again, just to melt off the rest of the fat.

    I like the last half of Yoga, the first 50 minutes can be brutal in the beginning, now that I have a hang of most of the poses, I don't mind it as much. Actually got a book called 'Anatomy of Yoga' to help me out more.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless

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