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Day 11 | Insanity Challenge | Cardio Recovery

Day 11 Cardio Recovery was very necessary for me today. I have been going strong since Saturday with no breaks and it’s starting to catch up with me. This really isn’t a recovery day to be honest, but it is a recovery day from cardio. Hence the name Cardio Recovery.

Day 11 Cardio Recovery

Again this day has come for me at the perfect time. I feel a bit run down and needed some rest. It’s not all from Insanity, I haven’t slept well over the last few nights of top of the workout. Sleep is very important and I’m not getting enough. I like the Cardio Recovery day because it slows things way down. There’s no insane warm up, there’s no jumping, it’s a slow paced deep muscle recovery workout. I’m proud that I can now do all the squats and holds with the cast without having to come out of them. I still need some work on my balance but time will get me there. Another thing I think is over looked sometimes is how much shoulder work you get from this routine. My shoulders are burning in the first few sets of Plank Work. I am hoping to turn on some Golf and take a quick nap sometime today to try and catch up on some needed sleep. Tonight I have my first softball game since injuring my shoulder so we’ll see how that goes.

Day 11 Cardio Recovery Nutrition

My nutrition today was not anything normal but I did still meet my goals for the most part. I went over on the sugar today, got to work on getting that down a little bit more. For breakfast I had my usually egg whites with wheat bread. As my snack I had Chocolate Shakeology, like I do everyday. Today I used my last scoop of chocolate. I have some Tropical left over so I’ll have to use that tomorrow unless my new shipment get here. For dinner I went with a deli sandwich. Be careful if you eat a lot of sandwiches as they contain a lot of sodium. I try not to eat them to often, but I do love a good sandwich. I have another softball game tonight so have the sandwich will help keep my energy up for the game. I finished to day with a total of 1925 calories and a my macro-nutrients finished at 44-36-20. Stay Tuned.

Day 11 Nutrition

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How Does Shakeology Compare To Your Shake?

by Rob Humphrey

I am often asked about Shakeology and how it compares to such and such shake. When making a comparison you need to know what you are comparing to make the best decision for your body and health.

“How does Shakeology compare to your shake…?”

You can buy a variety of different “nutrition shakes” on the market today. However if you really sit down and compare these so-called “nutrition shakes” to Shakeology you will see how crazy it is to even put them in the same class. Literally nothing really even comes close to Shakeology’s nutrition, but first let’s see why.

What to look for…

One thing to look at is if your shake has anything artificial in it at all. Things like artificial color, caffeine, ephedra, artificial flavor or something processed you need to add to the shake are NOT HEALTHY. Placing chemicals in our body that have been manufactured by man just to make something taste a certain way is definitely not good for your body. Another thing to look for that some shakes like to add is aspartame, this is a carcinogen. The defense here is that there is very little in a shake to worry about, you’ll have to be the judge of that yourself, but for me it’s a clear NO. If you think by adding Splenda you are helping yourself you might be interested to know that Splenda used to be used as a pesticide.

“…this artificial sweetener taking the market by storm was first discovered in 1976 over in the U.K. when a group of scientists were actually trying to create a new pesticide. That’s right, Splenda was originally to be a pesticide. And alarmingly, its chemical structure resembles that of pesticides rather than sugars or salts.” – Source

What Shakeology Has…

Shakeology in comparison has NOTHING in it that’s “artificial”. And the sweeter used in Shakeology is stevia which is from a plant is natural and good for you. It’s like having 5 plates of salad in one sitting. And being called “The Healthiest Meal of the Day” is not just a fancy marketing scheme, it’s the truth.

Shakeology contains what’s called superfoods and as a matter of fact, it contains more than 70 different superfoods in a single serving. Some of these are foods that have been used for many generations to help with inflammation, blood disease, diabetes and cell growth and repair.

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Once you start drinking Shakeology daily you will notice your hair and you nails and skin feeling and look great. It’s amazing that our bodies know exactly what to do when you put the right nutrients in it.

If you consider your health as a priority, do yourself a favor and read the nutrition label on your own favorite shake. If there are artificial ingredients in it consider something else. If they have to add these ingredients to their shake to make them taste a certain way it’s not worth it and quite possibly just covering something else up that’s in the shake.

Keep it natural, keep it clean and know that you get what you pay for, at only $4 per meal how can’t you go wrong. If you are eating healthy you’ll know $4 is nothing to spend on something healthy. For those of you not eating healthy it may be time for you to splurge on yourself and eat at least one meal per day as healthy as Shakeology.

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Introducing Tropical Strawberry Shakeology

by Rob Humphrey

Introducing Tropical Strawberry Shakeology made with sweet, juicy strawberries, plus natural tropical fruits like tangy pineapple, luscious papaya, tart camu-camu, and smooth banana. You’ll love the light, refreshing fruity flavor—you’ll be amazed that it’s 100 percent vegan, lactose-free, and dairy-free!

Just take one sip, and its sweet, luscious strawberry flavor along with notes of tropical fruits such as pineapple, banana, and papaya will whisk you away to paradise. You’ll quickly discover that the delicate flavor is easy to customize with your favorite fruits. For instance, it combines deliciously with bananas, blueberries, and coconut water. Wouldn’t that flavor combination be a great way to start your day?
This refreshing vegan shake is also the first addition to our new Beachbody Ultimate™ line—products that help nurture the body’s natural ability to heal itself and enhance the body’s own organic processes. Tropical Strawberry’s powerful protein punch comes from a proprietary vegan protein blend crafted from whole, plant-based proteins including sprouted brown rice, sacha inchi, chia, flax, quinoa, amaranth, and spirulina, and delivers all 9 essential amino acids. And it’s 100% dairy-free and lactose-free.

And, like our Chocolate and Greenberry flavors, Shakeology Tropical Strawberry is packed with vitamins and minerals that continue to make Shakeology the Healthiest Meal of the Day®. With 160 calories, 20 grams of carbs, and 15 grams of protein, it’s the ideal breakfast choice that can help you achieve the body you’ve always wanted.

WHY TRY OUR NEW Tropical Strawberry Shakeology VEGAN SHAKE?

All our key ingredients come from natural whole foods.
Our vegan formula offers you the easiest digestion and assimilation.
Our 100 percent vegan, lactosefree, and dairy-free formula can help you manage your weight, as well as helping support your immune system, protect your long-term health, and give you energy.

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Top 6 Reason’s to try Tropical Strawberry Shakeology:

Tropical Strawberry Shakeology is a new, light, refreshing flavor featuring strawberry, banana, pineapple, papaya, and coconut. And it’s easy to customize with any of your favorite additions.
In a coco-nutshell, Tropical has a taste and texture so delicious and smooth, you won’t believe it’s vegan!
Tropical is a completely plant-based formula with NO animal products. This makes it very easily digested and assimilated by your body.
Our proprietary vegan protein blend contains all 9 essential amino acids. It also contains a protein blend featuring raw, sprouted, fermented brown rice protein, along with sacha inchi, chia, flax, quinoa, amaranth, and spirulina.
Tropical also includes NEW superfoods, including coconut flower nectar, luo han huo, Himalayan salt, and konjac root. All of the key nutrients come from natural whole foods. There are no added vitamin or mineral isolates and no fortification.
Maca, that is. Just like Chocolate and Greenberry, Tropical also contains maca powder (root), which carries strong libido-enhancing properties. Maca also helps increase stamina and energy levels, calms the nerves, and contributes to overall well being.

New Super Foods in Tropical Strawberry Shakeology

Coconut Flower Nectar
You’re familiar with the fruit of the coconut palm, but did you know that the flowers of the coco nucifera produce a naturally sweet, delicious nectar packed with vitamin C, B vitamins, and 17 of the 20 amino acids? It also has a low score on the glycemic index, so although it’s sweet, it releases its energy slowly so you don’t get a sugar high or the resulting crash.

Luo Han Guo
Pronounced “law hawn gwah,” this fruit was discovered by Chinese monks in the 13th century. At first, they used this low-calorie, low-glycemic fruit as a sweetener for their tea. After all, it’s 300 times sweeter than sugar! But, they soon discovered that it could have a positive impact on coughs and other respiratory ailments. And recent research has revealed that it may work as an antioxidant to help eliminate the free radicals that can cause serious health concerns.

Himalayan Salt
A touch of salt can go a long way in bringing out flavor, but this salt goes a step further . . . it’s even healthy for you! This raw, untouched, unprocessed salt contains more than 70 trace minerals which help detoxify the blood and maintain a stable pH balance in cells. And all that for less than 5% of the recommended daily intake for someone on a low-sodium diet!

Konjac Root
This yam-like root has been used as a part of a healthy diet in India, China, Japan, and Korea for centuries, and for good reason: It’s recently been found that Konjac Root may be able to promote healthy blood sugar and ideal cholesterol levels, and help with regularity for optimal digestive health. Plus, if you’ve been having trouble with fighting off your not-so-healthy cravings, the fiber in this wonder food can help you out, thanks to its ability to absorb up to 200 times its weight in water, making you feel fuller for longer.

Check out the Nutritional Facts

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P90X2 Journey Week 6 Update | Days 36 – 42 | Phase 2

by Rob Humphrey

Begin week 6. This P90X2 routine seems to be flying by quickly. Maybe because it’s pretty much all new to me. Maybe because I’m really enjoying it. Maybe both. Coming into week 6 I intend to up my reps and weight once again. My other goal this week is to make sure I get those ab ripper days in, I seem to miss them more than I want. Looking forward to this week!

Day 36 – Chest Back and Balance with X2 Ab Ripper – This was my second time doing this workout. Last week I went fairly easy just to measure where I was at the start of this Phase. After last week I felt like I could have done more so naturally I upped my reps today. Last week I did 10 reps of each move. This week I upped it to 12 per move. Now I know that’s not very high but again I’m trying to find where I’m at. Next week I will be upping my reps again even though I felt I had a good burn today I felt I could do more.

Day 37 – Plyocide – My goal today was not to let my mind determine when to rest but rather push harder for more reps than my mind wanted. I’m proud to say I impressed myself pushing out bigger numbers today even though I would tell myself “ok, I’m going to do 10 of these”, I was able to hit 15 and more in some cases. Bring it! My HRM was a little jacked up today at some points it completely stopped calculating my heart rate, which is why you will see a low number of calories burned.

Plyocide Stats:
Workout Duration:52:22
Calories Burned: 359

Day 38 – X2 Shoulders and Arms w/X2 Ab Ripper – Had a great workout today. I upped the ante today even though I wasn’t sure I would be able to. I surprised myself and had an awesome workout. Next week I will be upping my weight once again to see how far I can go. I had issues last week in getting all the ab ripper workouts in, so this week I wanted to make sure I got at least 2 in for the week. I just about did every rep today in Ab ripper just short a few on certain moves.

X2 Shoulders and Arms w/X2 Ab Ripper Stats:
Workout Duration: 57:27
Calories Burned: 672

Day 39 – LesMill Pump Step – I had a problem trying to figure out what workout I wanted to do today. I knew I wanted a cardio workout I just wasn’t sure which one, Insanity, P90X or LesMills. I went with a workout I had never done with “Step” from LesMills Pump. May not have been the best decision with the fact that tomorrow is my P90X2 legs workout. Only time will tell, either way this was a good intensity (leg) workout. I’m literally soaked in sweat from this 30 minutes program.

Day 40 – X2 Base and Back w/X2 Ab Ripper – This was my first go around with this workout. I skipped it last week due to a softball tournament. I was expecting something similar to the original P90X Legs and back routine which had A LOT of squats. Well this was not the case, in X2 we are doing plyo and back. I really enjoyed this workout and for today kept my number modest to give me a base line. Next week I’ll be upping my reps even though I had an awesome burn today…gotta push through.

X2 Base and Back Stats:
Workout Duration: 56:29
Calories Burned: 574

Day 41 and 42 – Rest

Week in Review:
Had an amazing week of workouts. I am really enjoying this phase. I have stayed on my “clean” diet pretty good. I’m just not where I want to be. So I have reevaluated my diet and will be changing it for the next 5 weeks. I have 5 weeks until I leave on my Beachbody Coach award trip to Atlantis in the Bahamas. So my goal will be to nail my diet for the next 5 weeks and try to cut my body fat down as much as I can in this short amount of time. I have lost more weight and I’m seeing changes in definition on my body, but I think this new change will be dramatic for me. I have also fell off of track when it comes to documenting everything, so I’m getting back on track with that as well. I will document these next 5 weeks in themselves and see what kind of results I can pull off. I’m excited to start this new diet phase. Stay Tuned…

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P90X2 Journey Week 2 Update | Days 8 – 14

by Rob Humphrey

Begin week 2! Last week was a pretty good week for me. I did well hitting all my scheduled workouts and stuck my diet for the most part. I was able to drop 4 pounds in my first week and I don’t expect to have that kind of number this week. I’m trying to lose maybe 1-2 pounds per week. My goal for this week will be to push a bit harder and raise my rep counts and weight.

Day 8 – X2 Core – Today was one of the best workouts I have had in a long time! I went harder today in knowing what to expect. I was about spent by the last move so I know I went hard. It felt good to feel my core already getting stronger in ONLY 1 week of P90X2 …unbelievable!

X2 Core Stats:
Workout Duration: 57:32
Calories Burned: 731

Day 9 – Plyocide – Today was Plyo day. I have been feeling great these last few days and was able to “bring it” hard today. I’m trying to push myself beyond my comfort zone. I am having some success with just that, by the end I am spent which is the idea right. Today was a great workout for me, my mind has been clear and focused and I’m enjoying every minute of it! My numbers were much better today than last week too!

Plyocide Stats:
Workout Duration: 55:50
Calories Burned: 802

Day 10 – X2 Total Body and Ab Ripper X2– Having feeling great the last few days I thought I would be excited to push play today. I woke up with a sore wrist, I think I may slept on it wrong because it wasn’t sore when I went to bed. I iced it this morning trying to get some mobility back. So having the wrist issue I kinda was worried if I could do this workout at all, but I wasn’t going to let it go by without trying it. To my surprise the wrist really wasn’t a problem, it was still sore but once I got going it wasn’t an issue. I raised most of the reps counts and weights compared to last week and man I’m feeling it trying to write this out. Total Body is not just a clever name it’s the truth!

X2 Total Body Stats:
Workout Duration: 104:36
Calories Burned: 835

Day 11 – Insanity Core Cardio and Balance – Today is Yoga day, but it you have been following me you know I just don’t like Yoga. So to replace yoga I decided to go with an Insanity Workout today. High intensity cardio is a whole other ball game. I have to say it was fun to go back to Insanity, but back to P90X2 tomorrow.

Core Cardio and Balance Stats:
Workout Duration: N/A
Calories Burned: N/A

Day 12 – X2 Balance + Power – Another day of balance, combined with power. I seem to continue to move forward in P90X2 and I’m getting better each and everyday. I increased each and every rep today from last week with the exception of one. I had a “retard” moment on one of the moves, I write down everything to keep track of my progress and I actually wrote “retard” because I just could not get my body set and by the time I got it they were done…doh!

X2 Balance + Power Stats:
Workout Duration: 56:55
Calories Burned: 676

Day 13 – 14 – Off and LesMills Pump – This weekend I did what I did last weekend and took Saturday as a rest day. Sunday during the Packers/Giants half time I did a LesMills Workout. It was less than 30 minutes but a really good burn. Gotta keep pushing play!

Week in Review:
This was one of my best weeks to date going through my workouts. In terms of clarity, focus and intensity. I felt great most everyday and was able to push myself pretty hard throughout each workout. Saturday was a much needed break and Sunday’s short workout was fun to do. Any workout that you can say is fun is going to be a good one, right. I have continued to take the Jack3d supplement prior to my workouts and this week I upped the dose to two scoops. I have ordered the Brand new Beachbody pre-workout drink Energy and Endurence and I will be trying it soon to compare. Shakeology for breakfast has continued to be a mainstay and of course the post workout drink, Results and Recovery is a must! I have dropped another 1.2 pounds and that’s really my goal (1 pound per week) so I feel I’m doing just the right amount of calories per week. I look forward to week 3!

Stay tuned…

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