Name:Gary Scott

Program:P90X

What made you decide to start P90X? Was it the infomercial, friend or co-workers results, bored with the gym, etc.?  

I was in my mid 40's, 6 ft, over 200 pounds and did not feel good.  I had gained a couple of pounds a year over the years and it was adding up.  I did not feel comfortable without a shirt by the pool and just felt lethargic.  My cholesteral was over 220 and a friend suggested I may have to start taking some cholesteral drugs.  My blood pressure was high.  I did not want to take any medication.  I was noticing my pants had gone up to size 36 and were tight.  There was no way I was going to buy a 38.  My clothes did not fit well.  I saw the infomercial and thought I could do it.  I needed a change.  I had a gym membership but found it hard to consistently get down there.  I also did not know the exercises that my body needed.  I saw some pictures of myself and did not like what I saw.

What were your biggest obstacles (work, school, family)? How did you overcome those? 

My biggest obstacle is just trying to schedule the time to workout in my busy daily routine.   I have three boys age 4, 12 and 14.  They keep me busy.  I also work and travel quite a bit.  I thought I did not have the time to workout or go to the gym on most days.  I had a busy schedule at work and then soccer practice/football/basketball with the kids when I got home.  We also had school activities and trying to spend a little time with my beautiful wife.  I was over whelmed and stressed looking back at it.   What I did not realize is that working out was essential to my body functioning well in my job and with my family.  Now that I have made time in my daily routine to workout my life has become more manageable.   I dont know how I functioned without it.  Once I started to see some results and feel better I realized that you have to workout as you age.  

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.? 

I have not reached all of my goals yet but I now weigh 175 and wear size 32 jeans.  My body fat percentage is around 14.  I play basketball weekly and have more energy that most of the guys on the court.  I drive the ball further in golf.  My golf score dropped about 5 strokes.  I relax more when playing and do not tire on the back nine.  I play soccer with my kids and some friends weekly.  I also have energy for bike riding, hiking, rafting etc.  I have become much more active.  Healthwise my blood pressure dropped to115 over 62.  My cholesteral is 180.  My clothes fit better.  I went from an extra large t- shirt to a medium t-shirt size.  I feel like the workout clears my mind, makes me more productive at work, and reduces stress in my life.  I dont know how I functioned without it.  I would rather show up a few minutes late for work because I worked out than to go without doing it. 

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc? 

I like the discounts to buy nutritional products.   I also like being a part of this community.  It motivates me and helps me when I see what the other coaches and members are doing.  I want to help people that are in the same situation that I was in.  I see people everyday, everywhere I go that need help.  I see people just like I was and some much worse.   I was not truly 100%  happy with myself and I know others are not because they tell me.  Contact me and I will help you do all of the things I have done.  No medication, an active lifestyle,  playing all sports with my kids and friends, feeling alert, confident, can go to the pool or the beach and feel good, smile more, the list goes on and on.  I am truly a happier person.  Let me help you!   Sign up for a free account below.
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www.beachbodycoach.com/garyscott

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This was a guest post by Gary. You can contact him via the links above.

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Gary’s P90X Results

Name: Gianni Licari

Program: P90X

What made you decide to start P90X? Was it the infomercial, friend or co-workers results, bored with the gym, etc.?

Honestly two things. My friend Brad Gibala and my 36 inch waist.  I was sick of buying bigger clothes and never being happy the way I looked without a shirt on. It’s funny cause at the stores all you see is medium and small sizes available, never large! I was on my way to my 30^th birthday and needed to look 20 again.  P90X and RevAbs gave me my look back

What were your biggest obstacles (work, school, family)? How did you overcome those?                      

Picking  the same time everyday and working out for an hour/hour n half.  Watching people eat pizza, pasta, and drink beer.  I also have 2 children and the only time to work out was at 5:30am so it made for a long day. 

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.? 

The program has made me realize that being healthy is in.  Watching what I eat but not feeling guilty for eating bad once and a while.  I lost 28 pounds, down to 15% body fat and in size 32 jeans instead of size 36.

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc?

Besides the steady income I make each month I love to help people I know get back to their normal self.  The coaching thing allows me to stay healthy and motivated to never gain the weight back.  I'm a walking billboard for phattyfit.com so I need to stay trim or who is going to take my recommendations. 

This was a guest post by coach Gianni Licari. You can contact Gianni at his PhattyFit blog or his coach website.

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Gianni’s P90X Results

Name: Will Bochkay

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Will’s P90X Results

Name: Silvano Licari

Program: P90X

What made you decide to start P90X?

I first learned about P90x from my older brother Gianni who had been non-stop talking about this program. At first, I thought I’d be just fine doing my own normal routine but then I started to see the results my brother was getting. The next day I decided to become a coach and start my own 90 day resolution and it was the best change ever. I lost about 20lbs, bulked up like I wanted to and got my six pack back. Still going strong with the program and keeping in shape til this day.

What were your biggest obstacles (work, school, family)? How did you overcome those?

The biggest challenge for me was eating small meals throughout the day and drinking lots of water. Because I am on the road all the time for work, it was hard for me to pack food everyday and actually bring it with me. I overcame that by just making sure I made a lunch the night before so I had it ready for the morning.  The other obstacle I had was actually working out on the weekends. Most of the time I just wanted to relax and not think about any “work” on the weekends or working out for that matter so it was tough to get to it. I just made sure to work out as soon as I got home on Friday’s, workout early on Saturday’s so it’s over and my rest days were on Sunday’s so I was all set there. 

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.?

P90x has given me the body that I had back when I was in high school. I had 3 workout classes a week back then and was always on top of my figure and in great shape. I could see the results with P90x within 30 days of the program. Yeah, 30 DAYS!! To give you an idea, my biceps alone grew from 12inches when starting out, to 14 1/2inches in a little over a month with P90x. After the 90 day program, I went from 183lbs to 160lbs, lost 4inches on my waist (really none of my pants fit me anymore) and reduce my body fat by 7.47%. I feel like I can run for miles and during soccer season I’m all over the place.

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc?

What I like most about being a coach is that I am able to share my success with others and help them to make the change as I did.  I feel by being a coach, I have a huge title and physical appearance to maintain as well and that helps me stay fit.  The discounts are a plus but the best feeling comes from helping others change their lives.

This was a guest post written by fellow Coach Silvano Licari. You can contact Silvano at his Coach Website.

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Silvano’s P90X Results

Name: Mark Klanac

Program: P90X

What made you decide to start P90X? Was it the infomercial, friend or co-workers results, bored with the gym, etc.?

A friend recommended P90X to me. I have always been "in shape" but never stuck with a workout routine because I would quickly become bored.

What were your biggest obstacles (work, school, family)? How did you overcome those?

I have a family of 5, work a full-time job and go to school full-time. I also officiate high school and college basketball year round. I don't allow obstacles, i.e. excuses, get in the way. After starting P90X, I was hooked from day 1. I have never been that sore from a workout and after Chest, Back & Ab Ripper X, I knew that this was the program for me.

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.?

P90X has changed my life by helping me to become more fit, flexible and less injury prone. Before P90X, while officiating basketball games, I would constantly cramp up during half-time and I was always out of breath. Now I can run with the best of 'em. Plus, when trying to advance in officiating, assignors only hire referees with a certain "look". P90X has given me the "look" I was looking for.

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc?

I originally signed up as a coach to receive the discounts. Since then, I enjoy being a coach because it holds me accountable to everyone. Now that everyone calls me "Mr. P90X" or "Tony Horton" I have to stay in shape.  I have also enjoyed sharing P90X and other Beachbody programs with others. A number of my friends and family members have started one Beachbody program or another and they are all glad they did.

This was a guest post by fellow Coach Mark Klanac. You can contact Mark at his Coach Website or his My Healthy Fit Life blog.

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Mark’s P90X Results

Name: Kyle Walsh

Program: P90X and Insanity

What made you decide to start P90X? Was it the infomercial, friend or co-workers results, bored with the gym, etc.?

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.?

I lost about 15 pounds and 10% body fat after my first run of P90X. So far, 30 days into Insanity, I'm down another 5 pounds and 1% BF. Couldn't be happier!

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc?

The discounts were a major factor. Also, committing to being fit by also committing to coaching is a great motivator to stay on target. Telling others about the success I've had with P90X carries more weight when I mention I signed up for the coaching.

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Kyle’s P90X Results

Name: Nathan McCabe

Besides the business aspect, what I like the most about being a coach is being committed to my health. This has led me to leading a healthier life and helping others do so as well.

This was a guest post written by fellow coach Nate McCabe. You can contact Nate at his Coach website or his Ripped Body blog.

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Nate’s P90X Results

The P90X infomercial seems to be on every time I watch TV. The weird thing is that I always stay on the channel to watch it. What is interesting is that it is never the same. What I enjoy about it is that the people at Beachbody seem to find new people who have finished the P90X workout and interview them. They post up their before and after photos and the results are amazing. I have probably seen the P90X infomercial a hundred times or so (probably like 15) but it always gets me pumped up to stay in shape and keep working out.

The key to the P90X infomercial is that it shows everyday normal people that they can get into awesome shape. The problem most people have is they have no one teaching them what to do and how to do it. Seeing these people's results at the end of 90 days should inspire everybody to get into shape. Obviously I write a lot about P90X and how it has changed my life. The reason why I do so much is that I care about my health and others. P90X transformed my body and now I know how to workout correctly. If you are addicted to the P90X infomercial more than I am then you have problems. I probably have problems for watching it so much because I know what's coming. Its going to be different people's stories about how they wanted to lose weight or get into shape and at the end there will be photos of people in great shape. If you were like me trying to put on some muscle or just drop a few pounds then stop watching the infomercial and get into shape today. P90X will change your life guaranteed. Go to the Beachbody Store to see more transformations.

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I’m Addicted To The P90X Infomercial

A couple days ago I was talking to my younger brother. He is out of college but still talks to his friends who are still in college. He was telling me how all of them are making their plans for Spring Break this year. I had a flash back and remembered all of the good times I had on Spring Break too. I went to Panama City Beach, Florida twice. Once would of been enough, but it was cheap so we went again. Funny thing was that we saw a snow flake from our hotel the first night and decided to drive to New Orleans the next morning. Ended up being an awesome idea. We partied up and down Bourbon Street and even met the Dahm Triplets.

 My best trip had to be Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I also went to Cancun, Mexico (not during Spring Break time) almost every year because my parents had a time share down there. All in all I had some great trips through out my college years.

Going back to the issue at hand. What is the one thing everybody wants to do before they go on Spring Break? That's easy, they want to get into great shape so they can look awesome on the beach. Its the same for guys and girls. Nobody wants to show up on the beach the first day looking all flabby and out of shape. You want to look hot. This is especially true if you're like me living in the northern states and you do not have one bit of a tan on your body.

So its January and you have bought your plane tickets to where ever you are going to go on Spring Break. Do you just go about your normal business and think you are going to get into shape or do you do something about it? Hopefully you make up your mind to do something about it. If you are a college kid I am sure you have seen the infomercial for P90X late at night. I was a college kid once too so I know you're up watching TV late at night. P90X is a workout geared toward people who want to get into amazing shape in 90 days. The workout will focus on all of the muscles and parts of your body that will help you look good in a bathing suit. Funny how the company who makes P90X is called Beachbody.

With 90 days until you leave on your trip you could start working out now and get into great shape. I know you are probably not going on your own. Isn't it against the law to plan Spring Break without your friends? All of my trips had 4 to 12 people on them. Why not workout with your friends who are going with you? Working out is so much more fun when you do it with a friend. More importantly there is somebody to keep tabs on you. Better yet, if they all want to get in shape with you have them all chip in for the DVDs. This way you are saving a couple dollars for when you are buying drinks on the beach.

We all know that most college's have a gym for there students. If it is anything like mine the place was so packed that you had to wait for equipment to be open to use it. This can be discouraging to anybody trying to get into shape. Waiting in lines sucks. My favorite was there was another gym where it was strictly benches and free weights. All of the huge ripped guys hung out there. There was so much grunting going on it was almost funny.

The P90X workout is perfect for college kids or anybody as a matter of fact. You can do the entire workout in your dorm room, apartment, fraternity or sorority house. You don't need that much space. All you need to do P90X is the P90X DVDs, a pull up bar, and resistance bands or dumbbells. The workouts are about an hour to complete and you get 12 different DVDs with different workouts. You even get a guide showing you what workouts to do on what day. This way you can keep track of what you're doing along with what's coming up next. Knowing you are getting an intense workout in less than an hour will save you the time it takes to get to the schools gym, change, wait in line for equipment, workout, and drive back home. Why do that when you are getting your own personal trainer. Tony Horton is 50 and is in awesome shape. If you need proof that P90X works you can check out my P90X photos and see how much my body changed.

If you are serious about getting into shape for Spring Break this year and want to look great in your bathing suit then you need to do P90X. You can buy the P90X DVDs at the Beachbody Store.

Have fun getting into shape before you go on Spring Break with P90X this year. You will enjoy your trip that much more knowing you busted your butt to look great in your bathing suit. Then when your done getting into shape, have fun and be safe on your trip!!

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The Spring Break Workout Is P90X

The New Year is coming up in a couple of days and you are probably thinking about what you are going to do this year to make changes in your life. We all reflect back on the past year and think about what we could have done differently whether it was at your job, at school, and my favorite, your health. How many times have you been at a New Years party and thought in your head that this was the year you were going to get into shape? If you are saying it this time you have probably said it every New Years Eve for the past 10 years. Most people who are in decent shape say this is the year they run a marathon or train for a triathlon. What you need to do is first get to the step where you can say that.

Living a healthy life is becoming more and more important due to rising health care costs. One of the best remedies to high health care bills is living a healthy active life. I love talking to people who say getting into shape is such a hard task. Its always my friends who when I met them were in great shape in college or in high school and have kind of let themselves go. Its not that their fat its that they do not have the energy to go out and do activities like skiing or mountain biking anymore. It sucks because they are my friends and now I think twice about inviting them because I know they are not going to last.

Let's talk about your New Years Resolution of "losing weight" or getting back into shape or even just "getting into shape." What do people do every year? All of them go to their local gym and buy a membership. I tend to stay away from the gym in January because all of the people who have bought are there working on their New Years Resolution. I'm happy that they are there and most at least make it for the first two weeks and then right around February 1st the crowds die down again and things start going back to normal. Then right around March 1st you see a lot of the same faces who were there before the New Year. So why does this happen? The answer is education.

Education? Yup, knowledge. What most people do when they head back to the gym is go back to all of their old workout routines from when they were in high school. This is effective for the first two weeks. You feel little to no gain at all and grow bored of your workout. After getting bored you start making up excuses for not heading back to the gym and end up heading back to your old habits. So how does knowledge get into this?

When working out you need to switch things up so your body does not know whats coming and more importantly you need somebody to guide you through the process. Having somebody keeping tabs on you and pushing you is one of the most important aspects of exercising. But who can you depend on to do this? Friends, family members, maybe? How about a personal trainer? They tend to be a little bit pricey but maybe you will get a deal if you sign up for the gym membership on the first week of January like every one else.

The best thing you can do for yourself is read about this workout called P90X. What P90X will teach you is how to get into shape in such a way that you will never get bored and keep you motivated. The secret to this workout is that you are changing your workouts every 30 days over a 90 day period. During every 30 days you are doing 5 different workouts ranging from yoga to abs to cardio to pull ups to legs to chest. You name it your doing it. After every 30 days you will be introduced to 3 new workouts continuing on until 90 days.

The P90X workout is loaded with exercises you would never of thought to do. The knowledge comes from trainer Tony Horton. This guy is 46 years old and is ripped. Yup, ripped. When you throw the P90X DVDs in you can only hope to be to keep up with the guy. I mean, he's 46. The cool part is that he is there giving you great tips and encouragement because he knows you are going to struggle. He is your personal trainer for 90 days and your support staff. The best part about each workout is that every P90X DVD is only about 1 hour long. This is plenty of time to do it every day. Think about how much time you spend driving to the gym, changing, waiting for equipment to open up, working out, showering, getting dressed and driving back to your home or work. Its probably around 2 hours. P90X is meant to be done at your house. All you need are the P90X DVDs, a pull up bar, and dumbbells or resistance bands.

If your "New Years Resolution" is to get in shape or lose weight then you should start out on a path to help you succeed and not make the same mistakes you have in the past. Learn how to workout in such a way where you will see improvement and more importantly where it still fun. If you need some encouragement check out my P90X results. It worked for me.

When you buy the P90X DVDs you will want to get them with the pull up bar and resistance bands. You are going to need it so you might as well buy it together to save on shipping costs. Go to the Beachbody Store to get the P90X DVDs, pull up bar, and resistance bands. If you do not have dumbbells then I highly recommend the Bowflex Selecttech dumbbells. They are so easy to use and do not take up a ton of space.

With just these simple workouts you will be able to get into amazing shape. Think about what you will look like when April 1st comes rolling around and you for the first time will have actually followed through on your New Years Resolution. You will probably get hooked on P90X so much you will continue to do it. Skip on the gym membership this year and avoid the crowds. Get into great shape with P90X at home while working it into your lifestyle. P90X will be the best investment you will make for yourself for the New Year.

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P90X Is The New Year Resolution