TurboFire week 4 Month 1-Complete
Month 1 of TurboFire is now complete which completes the first HIIT month.
In month 1 the first week was an “intro” week followed by 3 weeks considered HIIT 1 weeks, now going into moth 2 the next 3 weeks are considered “cardio” weeks followed by 1 week of Recovery.
Week 4 had the following workouts, Fire 45, HIIT 20 twice, Sculpt 30 Fire 55 EZ, Core 20 and Stretch 40, and finished up with FIre 45. The week overall went well, and the second time of doing HIIT 20 then Sculpt 30 I split those up to do 1 in the morning and the other in the afternoon due to time constraints.
This week also I forgot to bring my Chocolate Shakeology with me, but I did have some Greenberry, so ended up drinking that straight which is a challenge in itself, though I did survive 
Overall for the month I lost 2 pounds which I’m happy with since I’ve been on a plateau for a number of months, so hopefully this is the start of something good.
As I begin month 2 weeks 5, 6 and 7 are considered “Cardio” weeks and week 8 is a “Recovery” week.
The workouts for the next 3 weeks are the same starting with Fire 55 EZ, Fire30+Sculpt 30, Rest, Fire 30+Tone 30, Fire 55 EZ, Fire 45 and finish with Core 20 + Stretch 40.
Though there are no HIIT classes scheduled that doesn’t mean there are no “Fire Drills”. When doing a HIIT workout you concentrate on just doing “Fire drills” however with the other classes you combine a cardio class with the “Fire drills” so the high intensity is still there.
I really haven’t sued the “Recovery formula” as much as I though I would have.
Even though I did work hard and continue to sweat for some time afterward, my muscles weren’t feeling sore so I just didn’t want to drink it for the sake of drinking it.
So the next journey begins with a new month and we’ll see where this takes me.
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Till the next installment
Keep Up The Good Fight
Rich Taub
Independent Beachbody Coach
TurboFire Week 2 & 3 Review
It’s coming to the end of week 3 of TurboFire and though it’s been a trying couple of weeks at times, I’ve managed to get the workouts in.
Week 2 and 3 are called HIIT-1 weeks, week 2 started off with:
Fire 45, HIIT 20, Rest, HIIT 15 and Sculpt 30, Fire 55 EZ, Core 20 and Stretch 40 then Fire 45.
Week 3 is as follows:
Fire 45 EZ, HIIT 25, Rest, HIIT 15, Fire 45 EZ, Core 20, and Fire 55 EZ
The Fire 45 classes have “fire drills” in them and the Fire 45 EZ do not which is the big difference between the 2 workouts. The Core 20 reminds me of the TurboJam Ab workout a little as some of the exercises are the same. The Sculpt class includes use of the bands, and using them in different ways to get a good workout though in this case not a cardio type workout like the others are.
I really do like having the Turbo Tracker Journal which was included with the deluxe kit. With the small size it does make it easier to carry around and get in keep a log of food, and water in take along with having lots of info in it to help keep you on track.
I’ve been of course drinking my Shakeology daily and continuing to bring some protein bars with me on the road.
I’ve actually been noticing that I may actually not be eating enough, and also been very hungry at times. I found eating some additional protein at times did help the tiredness so I didn’t feel as tired through out the day.
I’m feeling good and hope this will help me break my plateau and start the weight loss again.
We’ll see how things go over the next few weeks
Till the next review
Keep Up The Good Fight 
Rich Taub
Emerald Beachbody Coach
TurboFire Week 1 review
Week 1 or Turbo-Fire is now in the books.
Week 1 was considered the “Intro” week to TurboFire and week 2 now will be considered “HIIT-1″.
Week 1 had 3 “Fire 30″ workouts a “HIIT 15″ , “CORE 20″ class, “FIRE 55 EZ” and “STRETCH 40″ which followed the Core class.
There is a “Stretch 10″ after each of the workouts, with the exception of doing the “Stretch 40″ after “Core”. The stretch class is basically 40 minutes of Yoga.
The program has you workout 2 days, rest then workout again for the next 4 to complete the week.
The things I really like about this program is there is a modifier in each of the workouts and you can still do high intensity without the jumping and still get the a great sweat.
Also the program on the whole is laid out very well, in that I mean the nutrition program including Shakeology incorporated in it, and the way the moves coincide with the music and a wide variety of workouts so you’re not doing the same workout over and over again.
Also Chalene does a great job in keeping you moving and motivated throughout the workout.
In the deluxe kit it also comes with a “turbo-tracker” which is basically a food journal, but also has extras as in a calorie guide, a daily tip and good info on food.
The one that I’m not too crazy about is the “stretch 10″ after just about every workout, I feel it should just be included in the workout instead of having to start another section on the DVD.
So overall I’ve been happy with the workout and will see where this takes me.
Till the next review
Keep Up The Good Fight
Rich Taub
Independent Beachbody Coach
