What You Need to Start a New Workout Program
People start new programs all the time, and people quit them just as fast. For every ten bright eyed, enthusiastic newbies ready to start their latest fitness endeavour, there are nine burnt out, hollow eyed folks who failed to go the distance. What's that one person doing right, that those nine people are failing to do? How do you line up your factors so that you're most likely to stick with your workout, and less likely to quit? If you've glanced at the banner above, you're likely to have an idea as to where I'm going, but listen up folks. Sometimes its the basics that people forget first.
Coffee Before Working Out?
Coffee. Espresso, latte, Starbucks, American, whatever, as long as it has caffeine. Some people can't live without it--you know who you are, drinking entire pots every day, lining up and growling in line at the local coffee joints, itching to get your hands on a cup. Others have it occasionally, only after lunch say, a delicate espresso, pinky extended. Some people drink it occasionally, or not at all, but we're all familiar with its effects. You light up, energy flows through you, you can become almost manic (full disclosure: I'm writing while under the influence of caffeine right now, a shot of espresso dumped unceremoniously in my Shakeology smoothie). Depending on your tolerance you might get energized for an hour or two, or not even register the jolt, but everybody knows how powerful a kick of caffeine can be. But what if we try to combine that boost of energy with a workout? Harness that energy so that we workout harder, longer, faster? Is that a good idea? What would the effect be on our system?
Your P-Ratio: Why You Should Love It or Hate It
Have you ever noticed that naturally skinny people tend to pack on muscle when they overfeed, while naturally curvy people tend to pack on fat? And those naturally skinny people tend to lose fat quickly when they diet, while naturally curvy people tend to struggle to not lose as much muscle as fat? What's going on here? Why are some people naturally better at staying lean and getting ripped, while others have to fight their love handles their whole lives? It's simple really, and quite unfair: the culprit is something called your 'P-Ratio', and it's what determines what kind of body you're going to tend toward naturally. Love it or hate it, your P-Ratio determines nearly everything.
Father’s Day P90X Giveaway
Father's Day is right around the corner, looming on Sunday, June 21. If you're planning to celebrate it, if you plan on telling your Dad how much you love him, how much he's done for you, how proud you are of him and how much you want to enjoy the future with him, then think of entering our P90X Giveaway for the chance of winning a P90X Workout to give him as a gift.
Insanity Workout Giveaway Winner: Imana Griffith!
Imana Griffith is the winner of the Extreme Fitness Results Insanity Workout Giveaway! We don't know whether to congratulate her, or commiserate given the extreme nature of the workout that will soon be arriving at her door!
Cammie Lusk wins $25,000 with P90X
Every once in awhile you come across a tale of such inspiring magnitude that you can't help but be touched by it. Most success stories are but eye-candy, affording you glimpses of what others have accomplished, giving you fun 'Before' and 'After' shots that affirm that great change is possible. But some stories go beyond simply changing your body, or having a strong will to take control of your lives. Some stories are truly beautiful and inspiring, and such is that of Cammie Lusk. Winner of the Beachbody Million Dollar Body competition, she proved with her success that love and will power can overcome even the greatest of foes, which in this case was Multiple Sclerosis.