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