Super Friday in Pittsburgh

You guys! I can not seriously begin to tell you about this weekend. As I’m sitting here reflecting on everything, my head is spinning, overwhelmed and excited for 2015.

This weekend was a HUGE celebration for our TOP TEAM. Melanie was officially announced TOP coach out of over 260,000 so this was a “no question about it” were going and hello Carl Diakler and Autumn Calabrese were coming to town.

So, Beachbody has these quarterly events all over the US.  Different locations make it fun for everyone. We learn about the upcoming trips, product announcements, and training as well. Afterwards, most do a live workout.

There's my girl, Autumn

This is the second year we have made it to Pittsburgh for this event. We mainly stick in St. Louis for the rest of the years. We traveled last year because Michael Niemand from beachbody corporate was in town to congratulate Melanie on #2 coach and present her trip to Italy.

Talk about a group workout 

We got into town on Friday settled in, and got a quick Max 30 workout in  The Omni in Pittsburgh is absolutely GORGEOUS. One of THE most beautiful hotels I have ever stayed in. We had a “white out” theme on Friday night for the actual event. All the attendees wore white and the Market council (who put the event together) wore black.  There were over 1,000 people at this event. They shared success stories, shared a 45 minute video of a little training, talked about our trip for 2016, and also announced a little secret that Beachbody will be rolling out later this year (stay tuned).  Melanie was presented, by Carl, with a top coach basket and her trip to Paris later this year. Alyssa Schomaker was also presented with a basket for #9 and her trip to Paris. Guys, these numbers are out of 260,000 coaches. How amazing is that? We have some seriously leaders on our team and we get top notch training as well. After the presentation was over the first 500 people who got a ticket, they got their picture with either Carl or Autumn. Such a hard decision but I chose Carl. I figured I had a better chance of meeting Autumn at Summit or another event. We went on to do a LIVE workout with Autumn from the 21 Day Fix EXTREME that will be releasing February 2^nd.  Such an intense workout for baby and I so we did the EXTRA modified version and did what we could. Still got a great sweat on and got to enjoy it.

Group workout with Autumn 

Saturday morning came with a 3 hour training from our top coaches on the Dream team. Here is a run down of what was covered:

Val Bozzo: Creating Killer confidence and inviting people

Marsha Smrcka: keys to setting the stage for success. And inviting

Carl & I

Deidra & Kaileigh

Val Bozzo

Melanie Mitro

Alyssa Schomaker

Katy Ursta

Marsha Smrcka

Alyssa Schomaker: top 10 tips to supercharge our business

Katy Ursta: Sweating for something bigger

Deidra Penrose & Kaileigh Hennessey: Identifying what type of coach you are & success partners

Melanie Mitro: short term sacrifices for long term happiness, developing systems, a recruiting game plan

Ended with a Q & A session from the top leaders on our team. With this it was so intriguing to hear how Beachbody has changed the lives of these coaches and what their best investment has been.

Q&A with the panel

I cannot wait to pass these tips to my coaches!

We grabbed lunch at this cute little place in the city not far from the hotel, but holy smokes this city is cold.

Saturday Night came with a HUGE celebration at Perle Champagne bar with dessert. We danced and mingled with everyone. It was such a great time.

As I am sitting here in the airport, waiting to board our flight to Chicago, I cannot help but to think abut how amazing beachbody has been to myself, mentally and physically. A passion I never I thought I would find with working in the typical 9-5 corporate world.  Knowing that I am helping transform lives is what I LIVE for. Its not about the paycheck it’s about the messages I get from clients and my team that make me tear up and makes everything so real that I am doing what I was suppose to be doing all my life.

I hope that each and everyone of you that read my blog are following your dreams and have been in touch with your passion and what you are suppose to be doing. It’s such a blessing.

XOXO,

SJB

ChaLEAN Extreme & Brazilian Butt Lift Hybrid: Week 1-4

Stella joining in my workout with her cone!

I have been a slacker on my updates! I am sooooo sorry, but happy to be back. It’s been a crazy month. So why did I decide to do these 2 programs together? I bought BBL back in 2012 while I was up at 3AM with the flu & saw the infomercial. I lasted 2 weeks and put it back on the shelf. I bought CLX back in October & haven’t had the chance to bust this one out yet. So basically, with the strength training from CLX & the booty workouts from BBL I figured this would be a great combo along with wiping the dust off them as well. You can pretty much pair any Beachbody programs to make it a hybrid, but I like to make sure they go hand in hand and make sense with what my goals are that I am trying to reach. My body is still transitioning the fat into muscle.

MY GOAL:  I don’t want to lose any weight but I do want to lean out and of course have Carrie Underwood legs…as does everyone else. J

Below are the workouts for the CLX Burn Phase & a mix of BBL workouts. I will admit, I didn’t do every single workout as scheduled. Our dog had surgery so we were tied up with keeping a close eye on her along with not sleeping and the 5AM alarm quickly turned into a snooze for me. Major props to all the mama's out there. I don't know how you do what you do.

Week 1:

·         Monday: CE Burn Phase 1
·         Tuesday: BBL Bum Bum
·         Wednesday: CE Burn Phase #2
·         Thursday: CE Burn Intervals & Ab Burner
·         Friday: CE Burn Phase #3
·         Saturday: BBL High & Tight
·         Sunday: Rest day

Week 2
·         Monday: BBL Sculpt
·         Tuesday: BBL High & Tight AND Tummy Tuck
·         Wednesday: CE Burn Phase #2
·         Thursday: BBL High & Tight AND Cardio Axe
·         Friday: CE Burn Phase #3
·         Saturday: CE Burn it off & Recharge
·         Sunday: Rest day

Week 3

·         Monday: CE Burn Phase #1
·         Tuesday: BBL Cardio Axe & Bum Bum
·         Wednesday: BBL Sculpt
·         Thursday: CE Burn intervals & Ab burner
·         Friday: CE Burn Phase #3
·         Saturday: BBL High & Tight AND Tummy Tuck
·         Sunday: Rest day

 

Week 4

·         Monday: CE Burn Phase #1
·         Tuesday: BBL Bum Bum AND Tummy Tuck
·         Wednesday: CE Burn Phase #2
·         Thursday: BBL High & Tight AND Tummy Tuck
·         Friday: BBL Sculpt
·         Saturday: CE Burn it off & recharge
·         Sunday: Rest day

I really love CLX. Before I started the program I bought 8 & 10 pound weights, I feel before this program is done I will need to increase again which means this girl is getting STRONGER!!!

Brazilian butt lift is AMAZING. It may feel & look funny while you’re doing these workouts but they really do work. You can feel the soreness in your booty the next day. When Leandro was creating the program, he wanted every muscle in your rear to get worked during that time. One of my favorites is cardio axe. You are dancing the entire time, while increasing your heart rate.

Meal plan 1 year ago.

 

Meal Plan:

I attempted new things the first week of this program & couldn’t do it. Here is what a typical day looked like for me during the BURN phase along with BBL.

Breakfast: 4 scrambled eggs, ezekeil toast, glass of milk
AM Snack: Rice cake & 2 slices of turkey
Lunch: Shakeology w/ Almond Milk
PM snack: Peanut butter fudge power bar
Dinner: ranged anywhere from steak fajitas to buffalo chicken wraps to pizza

I stuck to the same snacks throughout the 4 weeks. I am a creature of habit and makes it easy when I go to meal plan & pack my snacks for the week for work.

How my body is feeling:

 feel GREAT! I can feel my body changing and getting stronger. I am hungrier then I was before. When that happens I just grab something that has protein.

With going on vacation next week, I feel really great & I am impressed with how I look & feel compared to a year ago when I was still working with a trainer. It’s hard to believe how far I have come with myself since I have been working with Beachbody programs. I was the typical person who always said that these types of programs DO NOT WORK. I have given up on them 2 years ago & thought I would be in that same place again. It’s all in the mind and the motivation AND determination.

 

You can make it happen. I believe in you. If I can do it, I truly believe anyone can do it. With me as your coach, you have all tools you need. I am ready to be there by your side and transform you life.  If you are ready to join me in my next accountability group, fill out the application below. 

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XOXO,
SJB
Independent Beachbody Coach