P90X2 Challenge!

It is finally here people! The long awaited P90X2 has finally arrived! I have received my P90X2 Ultimate Kit and have been testing out the workouts and I must say they are awesome! It is finally time to put all this waiting to rest and BRING IT AGAIN!

One reason I have been so excited for this to come is because I have been doing the One On One Vol. 3 MC2 testing workouts for about a year now and I have seen huge gains in strength and power, X2 is the finalized version of those and I must say X2 really does work! There was tons of science put into this program; this is not just a normal sequel to P90X this takes home training to new levels!

So what your probably wondering what the P90X2 challenge is? This is the biggest challenge Beachbody has ever had! Beachbody is looking for people to feature in there new infomercial for P90X2! Here is a video of tony talking about it.

That’s right you could be in the actual infomercial for this revolutionary product. I myself will be documenting my journey of P0X2 and also competing to be in the infomercial but I want to help some of you also get infomercial spots! That is why I have put together a challenge Group. There are some requirements to be part of the challenge though.

Requirements to be in the challenge and also get all my insider tips!

·      Must be part of my team (click here to join my team)

·      Must be on Shakeology HD (order here)

·      Must post and update about your journey on the challenge Facebook group (click here to join our Ongoing Xcellence Group)

·      And you must be doing P90X2!

So some of you might see that Shakeology is a requirement, I know what your probably all thinking “Shakeology is so expensive!” well for your information Shakeology is only 4$ a serving! And it is the healthiest thing you can put in your body every day! I take Shakeology everyday! And I have seen great benefits from using it, and I want all the people in my challenge group to be having the healthiest meal of the day too!

The Benefits of being in the challenge group

·      I am close with Beachbody and have some insider tips of how to get you on the infomercial, I will tell you all the info you need to keep track of and record to have the best chances at being in the infomercial.

·      I want you to get into the best shape of your life, and also feeling the healthiest you have ever felt.

·      I also want to help you achieve your goals, rather you want to loose weight or gain weight I can help you do that.

·      And last but not least have the support you need to get through the program without stopping. It has been proven that when people have support they are way more likely to stick with a program.

Well that’s all the info! Now you know everything you need to enter and dominate the P90X2 Challenge. We will be starting on January 2^nd. And 3 months later we will be in the best shape of our lives. Feel free to shoot me any messages through my Facebook account www.facebook.com/shawn.fausey Lets do this together and lets take our fitness to the next level X2 Style! Lets BRING IT AGAIN!

Below you can see my full plan on how I plan to Tackle X2!

This is the note I posted on my facebook a couple days ago.

My Approach To P90X2

The time has finally come!!!! i have been waiting for this program for over a year now! It is finally time to take my fitness to a whole new level with P90X2! many of you are probably wondering how i will go through P90X for the Next 90 Days starting on Jan. 2nd of 2012. this note is going to explain everything i am doing so i can reach the best results possible. My diet will be dialed in to a t for the most part, and the diet really is the most important part!

here i will discuss with you what i am doing for my diet for P90X2. I will not be set on a certain calorie amount for all days. some days will be different than other and i will explain that. First i will tell you my ratios i will be using on different days.

Calorie Amounts and Ratios depending on the day. (all ratios are prot/carbs/fat)

Resistance Days

2300-2400 Calories ratios 40/40/20

nutrient timing- all my heavy carbs will be pre and post workout, the rest of the day will be a primal diet.

The So Called Cardio Days (plyo pretty much lol)

2100-2200 Calories Ratios 50/30/20 or 45/30/25

nutrient timing heavy carbs early in the day, primal most of the day (more on this later)

Yoga and Rest Days

2000-2100 Calories Ratios 50/30/20 or 45/30/25

Primal the whole day pretty much

ok so now you know calorie wise and ratio wise what I am doing lets talk more about my diet now. i will not be following the P90X2 nutrition guide because for one i can't afford moneywise to have that much variety in my food choices, i wish i could but i don't so i will have a set plan of meals and a lot of time just repeat them, I already know what works for me so the nutrition guide does not matter to me, i know how to meet my ratios and calories without it. here is my food diary, I track every day so anybody can follow what i eat, there’s not a ton of variety but for me that works- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/fausey14  

now i want to explain how i will time my meals with the workouts.

Resistance Day

wake up

do X2 Ab Ripper

Eat breakfast (around 600 calories

workout 1 1/2 hours later

1 scoop R&R formula, 1 scoop of whey following the workout

30 minutes later- have a higher carb meal

Plyo Day

wake up

eat 1 banana, 2 glasses of water

15 minutes later workout

1 scoop R&R, 1 scoop whey- following workout

30 minutes later- Breakfast of ratios (40/40/20)- rest of the day primal nutrition

Yoga/ Rest Day

wake up

eat breakfast- ratios 40/40/20- 500-550 cals

1 hour later- yoga or recovery workout

following workout- Shakeology, 1 scoop whey, peanut butter, raw almonds, cinnamon, and some type of fruit. (that is also lunch) the rest of the day is primal nutrition.

Ok so now you know what my diet will consist of around my workouts, oh and if you don't know primal nutrition you can find out more about that here www.marksdailyapple.com. a couple notes- you probably wonder why i do the ab workout right when i wake up and i have a couple reasons for that. first reason is i like to work abs on an empty stomach, i don't feel bloated that way, and also if i do it then, then i don't have to do it after the resistance routine, instead i can have my recovery drink directly following the resistance routine which is the one i want to replenish most importantly, remember you only have a 1 hour window of opportunity of getting that recovery formula in to maximize your muscle repair following a workout. I started doing abs right when i woke up in the beginning of my 7th hybrid round and ever since then i have stuck with it, it just works for me. Now the next thing you might ask is why do you only use 1 scoop of R&R and i thought you were not supposed to mix it with anything, steve edwards even said so. yea yea yea, i have heard all that too but i found my body responds better after a workout with a ration 4-2 Prot to carb after a workout, the normal thing people will tell you the proper ratio after a workout is a 4-1 carb to protein, so i am doing pretty much the opposite but hey it works for me, you have to figure out what works for you.

Ok another category now covered, now moving into the workout schedule, below i am gonna post what i will do;

Foundation Phase (3 Weeks)

Day 1- X2 Core

Day 2- Plyocide

Day 3- Misc day (whatever i want)

Day 4- Total Body X and X2 Ab Ripper

Day 5- X2 Yoga

Day 6- X2 Balance and Power

Day 7- Recovery and Mobility

no recovery week

Strength Phase (6 weeks) (rotating every other week with bonus workouts)

Week 1 of strength

Day 1- Chest+Back+Balance & X2 AR

Day 2- Plyocide

Day 3- Misc day

Day 4- X2 Shoulders and Arms & X2 AR

Day 5- X2 Yoga

Day 6- Base and Back & X2 AR

Day 7- Recovery and Mobility

Week 2 of strength

Day 1- V-Sculpt & X2 AR

Day 2- Plyocide

Day 3- Misc day

Day 4- X2 Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps & X2 AR

Day 5- X2 Yoga

Day 6- Base and Back & X2 AR

Day 7- Recovery and Mobility

Repeat rotating series for 6 weeks

Recovery week

Day 1- X2 Core

Day 2- X2 Recovery and Mobility

Day 3- Back To Core (Asylum)

Day 4- X2 Yoga

Day 5- Speed and Agility (Asylum)

Day 6- X2 Recovery and Mobility

Day 7- Rest

Performance Phase (4 weeks)

Day 1- P.A.P. Lower

Day 2- P.A.P Upper

Day 3- X2 Yoga

Day 4- Misc day

Day 5- P.A.P Lower

Day 6- P.A.P Upper

Day 7- Recovery and Mobility

CONGRATS I COMPLETED P90X2 ;)

so that is my schedule that i will be following, on my misc day i will do whatever workout i feel like doing on that day.

Now lets get to the supplement part, i am not going to be taking much but listed below is what i will take.

1. Shakeology

2. Whey Protein

3. P90X Recovery Formula

that’s all i will be taking for supplements besides my normal vitamins.

so there we go i have covered everything i think now that i will be using to tackle P90X2 and take my fitness to a new level, i start on Jan. 2nd of 2012 who else will join me?

Peace, Fausey

P90X2 Will Be Here Soon, Here's The Inside Info!

Yep you herd me right X2 is here! Preorder is now till sept. 4th if you order from a coach! So if your not signed up with me yet it’s free and once you do then you can order p90X2 before anybody else. Click Here To Sign Up! It's Free! plus when you order from a coach you will receive two bonus workouts! And who would pass that up!
The Following Info Came Straight From the Online Webinar that Tony Horton Talked About. You can watch the Webinar Here! here are the links where you can order!

order the version of P90X2 you want here!  http://bit.ly/pVg0IR
Here Is The Official Pre-order Video! it's kick ass!

 

There are 3 kits you can choose from:




Base Kit- $119.85 for standard DVD, $149.85 for Blu-Ray. With the Base Kit, you get 12 workouts, the workout guide, the nutrition guide, and a workout calendar. The new nutrition guide is awesome (see more about that below). I’ve got to say, this base kit is a smoking deal since it’s no more expensive than P90X or Insanity. Note: this kit does not come with V-sculpt, and Chest, Shoulders, Triceps. But you can order them separate.

Deluxe Kit- $239.85 for standard DVD, $299.85 for Blu-Ray. With the deluxe Kit, you get everything in the base kit PLUS you get 2 bonus X2 workouts, two medicine balls (8 pounders), a smooth foam roller, and the new BB stability ball (which has some weight and structure to it). Plus this one will come with (V-sculpt, and Chest, Shoulders, triceps) which you don’t get in the standard base kit but you can order them separate! I still don’t know why they made that so difficult.

Ultimate Kit- and for all you guys that want the whole package the Ultimate has it all! $299.85 for standard DVD, $359.85 for Blu-Ray. With the ultimate Kit, you get everything in the deluxe kit PLUS you get a better, more aggressive foam roller and the Powerstands. This is the one i ordered!

Further Info:

– Shipping and handling will be FREE for all pre-orders. That’s Awesome!

– Everyone who orders through their BB coach will receive 2 bonus workout DVD’s from the Tony Horton 1-on-1 series (4 Legs and Upper Body Balance). Hey who would pass down that offer!

– Orders through your BB coach will be open September 1st. For everyone else, Beachbody will start offering it for pre-order on September 6th.

–Those who pre-order will be eligible for several prizes, including a personal trip from Tony Horton to deliver your copy of P90X2 to your house! That’s pretty cool!

– P90X2 will ship before Christmas on all pre-orders, in a first come/first serve manner (exact date not set yet).

– Your credit card that you use to pre-order won’t be charged until the order ships.

– There is a completely new nutrition guide that not only takes the original concepts to new levels, but there are also alternative options to optimize the nutrition for vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free diets. There are basically 27 diet guides in 1 now!

– The equipment needed can be modified. You can do the entire workout with just bands and furniture if needed (like the original P90X), but you’ll also be able to really get the most out of the workouts with some additional items (medicine balls, a stability ball, a foam roller, powerstands, dumbbells, and a pullup bar).

– The list of DVD’s is:
1. How to Bring it Again (Introductory session)
2. X2 Core
3. Plyocide
4. X2 Recovery + Mobility
5. X2 Total Body
6. X2 Yoga
7. Balance + Power
8. X2 Chest, Back, and Balance
9. X2 Shoulders and Arms
10.Base and Back
11.PAP Lower
12.PAP Upper13.X2 Ab Ripper
14.V Sculpt**
15.X2 Chest / Shoulders / Tris**
**As I discussed above, Discs Number 14 and 15 are only in the deluxe and ultimate kits. (but you can order them separate)

So after reading all that who else is so excited for this!? This will literally take fitness to a whole new level! And I hope you will be joining me through these kick ass! Workouts! Sign up for my team here and you will be the first to get this great product! www.teambeachbody.com/fausey14

Supplements- Are They Needed?

We see a lot of people now days are supplementing considering body builders, professional athletes, Ect. But what about people doing Beachbody products, should they supplement on a regular basis too? Yes we should! Believe it or not but products like P90x, Insanity, Asylum, Turbo fire all put our body’s through a lot of stress, and in a normal day it is almost impossible to get all the nutrients needed to support our lifestyles, so everyone should supplement a little.

Now the next question is who should supplement with what products? Below I have laid out the basic supplements male and female should take. Below is what i take and that i recommend my Clients take too.

- Protein Powder- You need protein for muscle growth and most people don’t even come close to the amount we should get daily with whole foods, so supplementing with Whey Protein helps a ton! You should shoot for 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight daily and if you are a heavy exerciser you can even take in 1.7 or 2g per pound of body weight, i take in 2g per pound. And yes ladies you should supplement with whey protein too! You will not get bulky! That’s just an old myth. I recommend and use my self Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey, you can get it for the best price off bodybuilding.com, amazon also has a good price.

- Recovery Drink- During intense exercise you deplete your glycogen stores, and you have a window of about 30 min where if you replenish your glycogen levels you will recover fast and have a better opportunity for muscle growth. I use the P90X Results and Recovery Formula From Beachbody it has all the nutrients my body needs to recover from intense workouts, you can click here to order it.

- Glutamine- it is the most common amino acid found In our muscles. Like Glycogen, Glutamine is also depleted with high intensity training, and naturally our bodies take around six days to replenish your Glutamine, so it’s very important to supplement with it.

- Multi Vitamin- Ever since we were little our moms always told us to take our multivitamin and why should we stop when were older you should have a multivitamin daily to make sure all your vitamins are covered.

- Fish Oil- Loaded with Omega 3’s are extremely good for your heart and can help prevent heart disease, these are extremely important if you don’t eat fish on a regular basis.

- Vitamin D3 2,000 IU- this helps with joints and bone development and as you get older it’s important to get enough vitamin D and if you don’t get very much sun it is a good idea to Take it.

- Super B-Complex- this helps food get converted to energy, and is also important for muscle development, you get B vitamins naturally from Red Meat, but usually you need to supplement to get the full benefits.

- Shakeology- THIS IS MY NUMBER ONE SUPPLEMENT! If I could only choose one supplement it would be Shakeology! It has over 70 Super Foods all in one shake that contains all your vitamins needed daily! It also has all your servings of fruits and veggies for a day all in one shake! And the best part it taste’s AMAZING! To learn more about Shakeology the healthiest meal of the day click here! It really is that good!

Now that you know what you should take to really get the full effect of any training program and to maximize your results I hope you start supplementing daily ;) also if you want more info feel free to Join My Team (for free!) just click here! And you will get all the inside info that only my teammates receive.

What are your guy’s thoughts on supplements? Do you take them? What do you recommend?

Peace, Fausey

should you do doubles?

Theres a great number of people that are finally jumping on the road to health and fitness, and tons are getting great results, and changing there lives! i am so happy to see the determination people have, it really is an inspiring thing and it helps push me to the next level. and to keep getting better.

now with all that being said i see so many people posting on Facebook that they are doing doubles, which means they would do two workouts a day, and im not counting abs, i actually mean 2 hour long workouts. all i have to say is why??? i see someone posting that they just did Max Interval Circuit then later in the same day i see they did Shoulders and Arms from P90X! that is just insane and not the good type of insane. or the people i see doing yoga then later they are doing an intense routine! if you look at the people who have the best results from these workout programs you will notice one thing, they didn't do doubles! and that includes myself i have never done doubles, i workout 1 hour to one and a half hours a day, sometimes a bit more. but i never workout more than 2 hours thats just wrong for one, whats the point of working out all the time if you never get out to show your results! and also put your fitness to the test in the real world! one thing i love doing besides workout out is climbing trees, it really shows me my true strength and what i have achieved by using these programs. get out in the world and use your fitness people it's called functional life fitness, and thats the type of fitness you should be working towards!

now let me explain why doubles do no good. first off you think the more you workout the stronger your gonna get right? Wrong your body only grows during recovery that is why it's so important to have recovery/ yoga days. second factor is your in this for the long term, that means if you do doubles and hurt yourself your not gonna be able to workout as hard and your gonna get weaker. your way better off with avoiding doubles so you work the body but then give it enough time to recover. what i'm trying to say is an hour a day is all you need anymore is just over kill. even the top trainers say no! to doubles, tony has stated in an interview that "doing doubles is just dumb, your eventually gonna get tired of doing them, you should look forward to working out, and thats not gonna be possible to keep if you continue doubles." and Shaun T says doing doubles is just an injury waiting to happen! another thing about doing doubles, you shouldn't be able to do doubles! if you can do doubles you are not pushing hard enough in the first workout! i see some people posting they are doing asylum workouts on the same day as a p90x workout! that means that you are not pushing hard enough! if you do an asylum workout that should be the only workout you need to do that day.

now since i have explained why doing doubles is not good for you. i hope you realize it and decide to just bring it hard for only one workout a day, remember as Tony Says "it's about getting results! not getting Hurt!"

what do you guys think of doing double? do you do doubles or do you avoid them?

also are you on my team if not why? it's free! click here to join my team! when you join you will receive special tips and tricks that only my teammates get access to ;)

Peace, Fausey

should you avoid eating at night?

This is a topic that is very controversial, and gets discussed a lot, so many people think that there is a certain time every day that if you eat, the food gets stored as fat well im here to tell

you that is not even close to being true!

During my 30 days of Asylum in May 2011 i was taking night cla

sses at college from 6:30-9:30, and when i got home from class i would eat dinner which would usually be at 10pm and then i would be in bed at 11:30-12:00 every night, now lets look at the results, in those 30 days i dropped 2 pounds (not even trying to loose weight) and i went from 5.5% body fat to 4.5%. so you tell me did i gain fat since i broke the two stupid rules of not eating 3 hours before bed and eating after 8 o clock. no i actually got leaner, and i did it all by going to bed with a full stomach ;)

I'm not saying you can eat ice cream, and nachos before bed though ha ha, Now lets discuss how i didn't gain fat by eating that late at night. when you eat late it's all about avoiding carbs (mainly grains), stick with protein and fats and you will keep lean. during my 30 days of asylum i stuck with a meat 4-8oz, 1/4 avocado and a lot of veggies and yes veggies are carbs but seriously have you ever heard of anyone getting fat over eating too many veggies? eat your veggies people!!!! ;), and i usually topped it with salsa or hot sauce. all i did was avoid carbs (grains) at night, but i ate a ton of food. lets take a look at why this works.

When you eat carbs, lets say for instance rice, after you eat that rice, those carbs will either be used to replenish your glycogen, used as energy or stored as fat and your muscles can only store a certain amount of glycogen. so lets say i ate rice late at night, then i went to bed soon after, chances are im going to gain some fat because those carbs are not being used. now yes theres a scientific definition of what happens when you eat carbs but im hear to explain it in laymans terms. below is a picture of one of my meals i had at night on those 30 days of Asylum. it was 2 salmon fillets, 1/4 avocado, and vegetables and salsa.

Now that i have explained why you can eat before bed if you just avoid carbs, i hope you can forget all that nonsense that you were taught about not eating after a certain time at night.

Here are some awesome snacks before bed to keep you anabolic (building muscle) and not catabolic (loosing muscle) at night.

1. cottage cheese

2. almonds

3. whey protein

4. shakeology (Click here to learn more about that ;)

5. vegetables

6. berries (yes they have carbs but not a lot)

7. beef jerky

8. mixed nuts

9. Greek yogurt (no extra sugar added)

Also i would love for your support, if you haven't subscribed to this blog yet, i would really appreciate it if you would thanks so much! also feel free to add me on Facebook, here is the link to my profile, or email me if you have any questions at fausey14@gmail.com.

peace, Fausey ;)

The Benefits Of Yoga

I hear all the time; “why do we have to do yoga”, “yoga is boring and to long”, “there’s no calories burnt in yoga, what’s the point?”

Well I’m here to tell you to stop complaining and do the yoga. During my first round of P90X I hated the yoga and I would skip yoga days, and guess what by not doing the yoga my results really suffered, I also got injured during those first 90 days with several knee injuries and I credit that to skipping the yoga. During my second round of the X I added yoga in and from that round to toady I always do yoga once a week, yoga has so many benefits, here are only a few but there are so many more.

1.) Stress and tension reduction2.) Mental clarity and focus3.) A greater sense of purpose, peace, harmony.4.) Increased fitness and muscle tone5.) Improved strength, balance and flexibility6.) Improved posture, alignment and grace7.) Increased lung capacity, breathing quality8.) Improved digestion and circulation9.) Better quality of sleep.10.) Improved Spine Health

If you have ever done yoga then you know that Tony Horton calls it the fountain of youth and for a good reason, yoga helps to keep you and your joint young so you can perform at your best.

During my 30 days of strict Asylum I really missed yoga and i even lost some of my flexibility as soon as the 30 days was over I started yoga back up and then the soreness and fatigue was gone.

I’m not here to tell you that you have to do yoga but i just wanted to list the great many befits of it, and I hope now you will at least give it a chance, if you find yoga boring do it outside and get in touch with the planet and yourself, or do yoga in a dark room for some relaxation I’ve done both and yoga days really are one of my favorite days of the week.

Namaste ;)

Morning Abs Shredder Routine!

This is a routine that I do on lift days right out of bed before breakfast; it keeps your Abs and Core strong and defined, plus it's a good mix up from Ab Ripper X ;) 330 quality reps total

1. Crunches (20)
2. Oblique Crunches (20 each side)
3. Touch the toes (20 (legs up and reach up and touch the toes)
4. Hanging leg raise (12(hang on a pull u bar and raise your knees to your chest)
5. V-Ups with medicine ball (12-15)
6. Fifer scissors with extension (20(regular scissors but reach back with one hand)
7. Oblique v-ups (20 each side)
8. Row your boat (20(knees out arms pulled back, then knees in and arms out)
9. Low plank oblique knee touches (20)
10. High plank Knee touches and crosses (12 each knee)
11. Rotating Bicycle on butt (20 reps total)
12. Abranome (side to side 90 degree legs, arms out to side 20 reps total)
13. Six point flexor burn (12(hang on pull up bar and bring knees up then extend out then back in and down, then repeat)
14. Medicine ball mason twists (50 regular mason twist with holding a medicine ball)

Want to Get ripped in only 30 days?

Want to Get ripped in only 30 days?

During May of 2011 I participated in the 30 days of the Asylum Challenge and I got totally shredded. On day one I was 130 pounds 5.5% body fat, and then on day 30 I was 128 pounds and 4.5% body fat. For me I just was doing asylum to take my fitness to the next level, I wasn’t even trying to loose weight, but in the process I got extremely ripped. Asylum is defiantly one of my favorite workout programs I have ever done; it literally took me to the next level and not only physically but mentally as well, I am able to push harder than ever before now since doing this program. I am telling you all this because I want you to join me in this elite condition that I am in. the asylum will bring out your inner athlete and your Abs ;) I am more tone than I have ever been thanks to this program. To get Asylum click here on this link and it will take you out to my page then just click on the shop tab and click Asylum. For only 90$ you can be in the best condition of your life. And don’t forget I want to see your before and after because if they are great (and I’m sure they will be) I will submit them in to Beachbody for use in the infomercial now wouldn’t that be cool to be on TV? Is that enough motivation for you? And don’t forget you can workout all you want but if you don’t eat clean you won’t get great results, so follow the diet guide with the program that it comes with and you will become ELITE! My before and after pictures are below. and Click here to View my 30 Day Asylum Transformation Video!