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Chalean Extreme Week 3 “on the road workouts” Review

  By admin | April 7, 2010 - 1:08 pm | Beachbody Workout Review
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Week 3 of Chalean Extreme is done and this week my schedule changed a bit, which made for a nice change of pace for the workouts.
Though the workouts were the same, Burn Circuit 1 and 2 were done on the road this week and Burn Intervals & Ab Burner, Burn Circuit 3 and Burn it Off! & Recharge were done at home. What that means is there was a change of pace with using the bands and dumbbells. The previous workouts that I haven’t tried with the dumbbells I had the chance to use them this past week in some of the workouts.
The Ab Burner workout, though short is the one I felt the most “difference” with using the weights.
I also was getting some pain in my neck and shoulders, and according to Chalene, I may have been tensing my neck and shoulders too much while using the bands, so I was trying to make that adjustment this week also.
Some other changes, as with the previous week I continued to drink my Shakeology everyday, but also once I got home my P90X Recovery Formula had arrived so I had the chance to try that and found it not only tasted good, but did seem to help. I also while away tried coconut water, that was recommended and did have some stomach problems, though don’t know if it was definitely from the water or not. When using the Recovery drink I used 1 scoop when not doing a heavy resistance workout, and used 2 on the Burn Circuit days.
I feel like a few inches may have been shed, however will wait till the end of phase 1 before checking the numbers.

So coming up on the last full week of the Burn Phase, I will have Shakeology in hand along with some of the P90X protein bars, and will also figure out a way to bring some recovery formula with me and hopefully the week will be full of energy and good results.

I also did a video review of the workout you can checkout on You Tube, my channel “nalsdc8s”

Till the next review
Keep Up The Good Fight
Rich Taub

Chalean Extreme Burn circuit review week 2

  By admin | March 31, 2010 - 4:57 pm | Beachbody Workout Review
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Well week 2 is down of Chalean Extreme, Burn Circuit.
The second week of my “on the road” workouts is done, and I have to say that the bands if used correctly will really do a job on your arms. I brought an extra pair of resistance bands with me this time on the road too, though of lighter resistance to act as lighter weights.
I’ve made it through most of the exercises, however when doing the Burn Intervals there was a section of doing 20 squat thrusts and after that doing some light resistance lifting, but my heart rate was too high and I was breathing to hard to get through that section.

The Ab Burner workout I find really makes the abs burn which I also felt this in Chalenes Turbo Jams Ab jam workout. The workout isn’t very long, but you really do feel it in your abs.

I’ve found that since doing these workouts I’ve been feeling quite tired. This may be because of my work schedule however, I did decide I’m going to try some of the P90X recovery formula to try along with getting some more P90x Protein Bars to have as snacks during the day and continuing to bring my Shakeology along with me also to keep drinking on a daily basis.
I know I won’t have the recovery drink and protein bars for week 3 but am looking forward to see if there is any difference in the weeks after that.

So far I feel like I am seeing some results in the abs and shoulders and am looking forward to see what week 3 has in store.

So till the next review
Keep Up The Good Fight
Rich Taub
Beachbody Coach

REVABS REVIEW, PROGRAM COMPLETE

  By admin | February 28, 2010 - 8:17 am | Beachbody Workout Review
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Well the journey with Revabs is complete.
I’ve finished the 90 day program and with the exception of the last 5 workouts because of hurting my back I stayed on schedule and found the time to do each of the workouts even though I’ve been on the road 3-5 days per week.
Just that accomplishment is enough for me to be satisfied, however, staying on schedule doesn’t do any good unless there were some type of results.

As I’m writing this article and again am on the road, I don’t have the weights and measures with me but will edit the article to include them once I get home and have the opportunity to do so.

So how do I feel about this program?
Overall I enjoyed the workouts, including the instructor Brett Hoebel, and his “cast of characters” assisting him with the making of the workouts. I trust they were in better shape then I was from the start, but that’s not to say I’m not happy with the results.

The program, besides focusing on your abs also works on strength and endurance which makes it a full body workout, and Brett also stresses about good nutrition and getting your proper rest in order to get the best results possible.

One of things I really liked about this program was the length of the workouts. They ranged from 15- 45 min. and being on the road that was a big plus in choosing to do Revabs. The workout length along with having the flexibility of using resistance bands instead of weights for some of the exercises made Revabs a good match for my schedule.

The results I’ve seen?
There is some definition of the abs, but also with all the lunge type moves my thighs are also quite defined now in areas they were not before, also my upper body I’ve noticed more definition from before I started the workouts.

Some of the things that I did feel made a difference?
Once into the second phase I did go out and buy a pair of 15 pound dumbbells. Though the bands are good for on the road there are some exercises that you cannot do with the band so having a pair of dumbbells is a definite plus in order to get the “full effect” of the program. Also what made the biggest impact on me with using the weights was doing exercises with them being a combined weigh of 30 pounds was the amount of weight I’ve lost since starting to watch my diet and working out and yet it was a challenge using them, though when I was walking around with that extra weight on me I didn’t even think about how much my body had to work in order to function with carrying the additional weight.

While working the program some of the additional changes to my diet that I made were having some of the P90X Protein Bars for snacks and also starting drinking Shakeology whenever I was home. Because of the constant change in schedule I can’t say whether they’ve made a huge difference in my performance, though I do find when I don’t drink Shakeology I did feel that I missed it.

What I did not like about the program.
I can’t really say there was something I didn’t like about the program although there seem to always be an exercise that gave me difficulty and was not able to improve enough to be doing like the rest of the group by the end. This had to do with the way I’m built and not any fault of the move itself though.

If I had the opportunity would I do REVABS again?
I’d say definitely yes, though not right away. Before starting REVABS, I was doing a hybrid of workouts and for the moment I think I will go back to that before focusing on just one workout again.

So my final thoughts on Revabs.
Definitley a good program and you will see results with it, but like any other program you have to enjoy it in order to get the best results out of it. If you don’t enjoy the workouts you’ll end up going through the motions and not get the best results possible.
If you like workouts that you can do on the road or at home, don’t take up alot of time and can still see results then REVABS is a workout to consider.

If interested in REVABS or any of the other Beachbody workouts or products feel free to contact me, and if you wish to be able to save 25% on Beachbody products consider being a Coach like me.


Till the next review,
Keep Up The Good Fight
Rich Taub
Beachbody Coach

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