After trying the "New & Improved" P90X Protein bars, Tammy and I will give "2 thumbs up" (or is that four) on the bars.
Note:If you want to get a good deal on the "original" bars they are on clearance at 35% off. Click on "SHOP", and look for the CLEARANCE section on the left.
Soy protein Crisps seem to be contained in all the bars now. All the bars seem to have lost the Brown Rice Syrup, which is replaced with polyglycitol syrup. As the sugars were reduced from the mid-20 grams area to the mid-teens in grams, they like wise dropped about 10 calories. Isomalto-oligosaccharides (prebiotic fiber) was added to the bars.
The Cafe Mocha bar has a bit more coffee flavor, which may be good for some.
The Chocolate Peanut butter bar got the addition of Peanut Flour, which may be what gives it a more "peanutty" taste as opposed to Almond/vanilla before. We like it, but it is getting mixed review on the change.
Wildberry yogurt bar - happy about this change. I had always thought they were a bit too sweet before, they are getting better.
Chocolate Fudge bar - Similar to previous, maybe a bit softer and smoother.
If you are looking to try some click on the P90X Protein bars link. There is a variety box available that contains 3 of each bar. They are great as a mid morning or mid day snack.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Dr. William Wheeler, Ph.D speaks about Shakeology
A Little Info On Dr. Wheeler:
William E. Wheeler, Ph.D., ACSM is the senior author of numerous scientific publications as well as the recipient of three Presidential Awards for Excellence in Research. He has a BS and MS in nutrition (with honors) from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in nutrition (with honors) from Purdue University.
Over the last 31 years, Dr. Wheeler has developed more than 6,200 food, dietary supplements and nutritional products for companies with annual sales in excess of $5 billion. He is now serving as Chief Science Officer for Product Partners/Beachbody.
Among other notable accomplishments, Dr. Wheeler served as Staff Nutritionist to the President of the United States (1976 -1981), Staff Nutritionist to the 1996 US Olympic Decathlon Team and Staff Nutritionist to the 2002 US Olympic Snowboarding Team.
Dr. Wheeler has advised professional athletes including the Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Wizards, Tampa Bay Lightning, Utah Jazz and US Air Force Academy Football Team.
Moreover, he has developed nutritional programs for “the Athlete in Us All” by using principles designed exclusively for his professional athletes.
Shakeology:
Shakeology has been 2 years in development and considered the healthiest meal of the day. It only has 120 calories per serving, containing over 80 beneficial ingredients and having a certified low glycemic index of 24. They whey protein used in shakeology is free of hormones and anti-biotics. The ingredients and finished product have been tested for heavy metals, micro-biologicals and pesticides. It contains such nutritional herbs like Acai, Goji berries, Camu-Camu, Quinoa, Wheatgrass, Maca root and Sacha inchi. Beachbody has sourced and purchased Peruvian herbs that have been hand picked selected by our own "Ingredient Hunter" Darin Olien. The Sacha inchi herb is a type of peruvian peanut that is high in protein, omega-3 and is easy to absorb by your body. The Maca root is used to balance your hormones, support energy and stamina and reduce anxiety and stress. The Maca root is a difficult herb to harvest due to that fact that it can only be harvested once every 9 years per crop. The Yacon root is a low calorie sweet herb that is used for its prebiotic properties and supports digestive health. For more info on Shakeology click below.
Click for more info on Shakeology...............
Also look at Spotlighting some of the 70 ingredients in Shakeology
William E. Wheeler, Ph.D., ACSM is the senior author of numerous scientific publications as well as the recipient of three Presidential Awards for Excellence in Research. He has a BS and MS in nutrition (with honors) from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in nutrition (with honors) from Purdue University.
Over the last 31 years, Dr. Wheeler has developed more than 6,200 food, dietary supplements and nutritional products for companies with annual sales in excess of $5 billion. He is now serving as Chief Science Officer for Product Partners/Beachbody.
Among other notable accomplishments, Dr. Wheeler served as Staff Nutritionist to the President of the United States (1976 -1981), Staff Nutritionist to the 1996 US Olympic Decathlon Team and Staff Nutritionist to the 2002 US Olympic Snowboarding Team.
Dr. Wheeler has advised professional athletes including the Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Wizards, Tampa Bay Lightning, Utah Jazz and US Air Force Academy Football Team.
Moreover, he has developed nutritional programs for “the Athlete in Us All” by using principles designed exclusively for his professional athletes.
Shakeology:
Shakeology has been 2 years in development and considered the healthiest meal of the day. It only has 120 calories per serving, containing over 80 beneficial ingredients and having a certified low glycemic index of 24. They whey protein used in shakeology is free of hormones and anti-biotics. The ingredients and finished product have been tested for heavy metals, micro-biologicals and pesticides. It contains such nutritional herbs like Acai, Goji berries, Camu-Camu, Quinoa, Wheatgrass, Maca root and Sacha inchi. Beachbody has sourced and purchased Peruvian herbs that have been hand picked selected by our own "Ingredient Hunter" Darin Olien. The Sacha inchi herb is a type of peruvian peanut that is high in protein, omega-3 and is easy to absorb by your body. The Maca root is used to balance your hormones, support energy and stamina and reduce anxiety and stress. The Maca root is a difficult herb to harvest due to that fact that it can only be harvested once every 9 years per crop. The Yacon root is a low calorie sweet herb that is used for its prebiotic properties and supports digestive health. For more info on Shakeology click below.
Click for more info on Shakeology...............
Also look at Spotlighting some of the 70 ingredients in Shakeology
Saturday, January 15, 2011
New & Improved products and Clearance options
I can no longer say while doing my P90X (or Insanity) "heck that is why I do the Workouts, for the Recovery Drink". So I am still not over the total disappointment in the "New & Improved" Results and Recovery Drink. After using it for 4-years and seeing only minor flavor changes and liking it through each one, this is a change that is much hard to swallow. Curious what others out there thought.
If you're looking for the old R&R Drink and bars they are on clearance at 35% off on the bars and around 44% off on the Drink. Just sign in to the Team beachbody account and Click on "SHOP", and look for the CLEARANCE section on the left.
My review of the Changed products:
The new drink has an acidic edge that tastes like you're drinking a Vitamin C pill. And while I know it does not have any artificial sweeteners the aftertaste is like it does.
A Discussion of some of the changes can be found on the Team Beachbody Message boards:
New and Improved Results and Recovery Drink
And here (First 5 posts in thread are from 2009 Change)
Did P90X Recovery Drink formula change?
While I was not happy with the P90X Results & Recovery Drink changes, I would generally give "2 thumbs up" on the P90X® Peak Performance Bars. Soy protein Crisps seem to be contained in all the bars now. All the bars seem to have lost the Brown Rice Syrup, which is replaced with polyglycitol syrup. Most of the bars dropped about 10 Calories, but were also reduced in Sugars from mid 20's to mid-teens. Isomalto-oligosaccharides (prebiotic fiber) was added to the bars.
(Note: Last I checked the links to the flavor labels did not open with the Firefox Browser)
Cafe Mocha - was a bit more coffee strong, which may be good for some.
Chocolate Peanut Butter - got the addition of Peanut Flour, which may be what gives it a more "peanutty" taste as opposed to Almond/vanilla before.
Wildberry Yogurt - happy about this change. I had always thought they were a bit too sweet before, they are getting better.
Chocolate Fudge - Similar to previous, maybe a bit softer and smoother.
All in all looks like our family is still going to use "New & Improved" P90X protein bars. As for the R&R drink ... still hoping for a NEW "New & Improved".
If you're looking for the old R&R Drink and bars they are on clearance at 35% off on the bars and around 44% off on the Drink. Just sign in to the Team beachbody account and Click on "SHOP", and look for the CLEARANCE section on the left.
My review of the Changed products:
The new drink has an acidic edge that tastes like you're drinking a Vitamin C pill. And while I know it does not have any artificial sweeteners the aftertaste is like it does.
A Discussion of some of the changes can be found on the Team Beachbody Message boards:
New and Improved Results and Recovery Drink
And here (First 5 posts in thread are from 2009 Change)
Did P90X Recovery Drink formula change?
While I was not happy with the P90X Results & Recovery Drink changes, I would generally give "2 thumbs up" on the P90X® Peak Performance Bars. Soy protein Crisps seem to be contained in all the bars now. All the bars seem to have lost the Brown Rice Syrup, which is replaced with polyglycitol syrup. Most of the bars dropped about 10 Calories, but were also reduced in Sugars from mid 20's to mid-teens. Isomalto-oligosaccharides (prebiotic fiber) was added to the bars.
(Note: Last I checked the links to the flavor labels did not open with the Firefox Browser)
Cafe Mocha - was a bit more coffee strong, which may be good for some.
Chocolate Peanut Butter - got the addition of Peanut Flour, which may be what gives it a more "peanutty" taste as opposed to Almond/vanilla before.
Wildberry Yogurt - happy about this change. I had always thought they were a bit too sweet before, they are getting better.
Chocolate Fudge - Similar to previous, maybe a bit softer and smoother.
All in all looks like our family is still going to use "New & Improved" P90X protein bars. As for the R&R drink ... still hoping for a NEW "New & Improved".
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Fitness Accountability & Free Workout Promotion
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Hello everyone, how is the new year going?
I am often not one to wish that dreams come true, but that this year we will get a good grasp on the things right in front of us. As we face the challenges of the coming year, I want to be here to encourage you towards have strength to face them.
Tammy and I started a round of P90X on January 2, 2011. It is less of a “New Years commitment" and more of a continued commitment that we have made to ourselves over the past four years. It is a commitment and it is a challenge, but it is something that we enjoy getting to do together and it has been a great journey.
So how did your 2010 go as far as your fitness goals? In which direction is your overall health going? Did you Reverse some Trends for the better?
My goals is to help you in 2011, no matter how successful last year was.
One way for those local to Truckee-North Tahoe is to come by the Truckee Rec. Center for the “Reverse the Trend Fit Club” that will start soon (I am finishing up final details). The other way that I want to encourage all of you is with a challenge during a 30 day period to workout at least 20 of those days. The workout can be anything that you choose but needs to be at least 20 minutes.
Also can see as Facebook Event at 20 of 30 Fitness Accountability
Summary:
STEPS TO BECOME ACCOUNTABLE AND CHANCE TO WIN
1. Create a Free Player Account at https://teambeachbody.com/signup/-/signup/free?referringRepId=9448
2. Each day you workout log in to your account and go to http://teambeachbody.com/get-fit/supergym and post what activity that you are going to do (Can be a Beachbody program you may own and other DVD workout, going to the Gym or a walk/run)
3. Make sure you email me at jayBBCoach@sbcglobal.net with you screen name so I can see go look at your Calendar and your 20 Days (it is an Honors system) when we get to the end of the 30 days.
4. Be happy that you made the commitment to Reverse the Trend!
Details:
For accountability and a chance to win a prize at the end of the 30 days, I invite you to become a Team Beachbody Free Member (if you are not already) and use WOWY the Online Gym to log in the 20 workouts between Jan 20, 2011 and Feb 18, 2011. For those that are eligible by having a minimum of 20 completed SuperGym workouts (See attached screen shot of my December Calendar) will be entered into a random drawing for a Beachbody workout of their choice valued at a maximum of $60 or a 30-day serving bag of Shakeology.
>To take the part in the 20 Day Challenge email me your Team Beachbody screen name to JayBBCoach@sbcglobal.net
You can view all the different workout options at Watch Product Promo
Read about them at Fitness Programs
And see a Comparison Chart
Also for all those that are eligible for the drawing by completing the 20 workouts in 30 days will be offered one sample of each flavor of Shakeology; Chocolate and Greenberry.
Committing to this will help start off 2011 on the road to better health and more energy. It also holds me accountable. To become a free player and log in your workouts go to Free Sign-up (you do not need to sign up to be a Club Member for this offer) and then to WOWY Supergym.
Hello everyone, how is the new year going?
I am often not one to wish that dreams come true, but that this year we will get a good grasp on the things right in front of us. As we face the challenges of the coming year, I want to be here to encourage you towards have strength to face them.
Tammy and I started a round of P90X on January 2, 2011. It is less of a “New Years commitment" and more of a continued commitment that we have made to ourselves over the past four years. It is a commitment and it is a challenge, but it is something that we enjoy getting to do together and it has been a great journey.
So how did your 2010 go as far as your fitness goals? In which direction is your overall health going? Did you Reverse some Trends for the better?
My goals is to help you in 2011, no matter how successful last year was.
One way for those local to Truckee-North Tahoe is to come by the Truckee Rec. Center for the “Reverse the Trend Fit Club” that will start soon (I am finishing up final details). The other way that I want to encourage all of you is with a challenge during a 30 day period to workout at least 20 of those days. The workout can be anything that you choose but needs to be at least 20 minutes.
Also can see as Facebook Event at 20 of 30 Fitness Accountability
Summary:
STEPS TO BECOME ACCOUNTABLE AND CHANCE TO WIN
1. Create a Free Player Account at https://teambeachbody.com/signup/-/signup/free?referringRepId=9448
2. Each day you workout log in to your account and go to http://teambeachbody.com/get-fit/supergym and post what activity that you are going to do (Can be a Beachbody program you may own and other DVD workout, going to the Gym or a walk/run)
3. Make sure you email me at jayBBCoach@sbcglobal.net with you screen name so I can see go look at your Calendar and your 20 Days (it is an Honors system) when we get to the end of the 30 days.
4. Be happy that you made the commitment to Reverse the Trend!
Details:
For accountability and a chance to win a prize at the end of the 30 days, I invite you to become a Team Beachbody Free Member (if you are not already) and use WOWY the Online Gym to log in the 20 workouts between Jan 20, 2011 and Feb 18, 2011. For those that are eligible by having a minimum of 20 completed SuperGym workouts (See attached screen shot of my December Calendar) will be entered into a random drawing for a Beachbody workout of their choice valued at a maximum of $60 or a 30-day serving bag of Shakeology.
>To take the part in the 20 Day Challenge email me your Team Beachbody screen name to JayBBCoach@sbcglobal.net
You can view all the different workout options at Watch Product Promo
Read about them at Fitness Programs
And see a Comparison Chart
Also for all those that are eligible for the drawing by completing the 20 workouts in 30 days will be offered one sample of each flavor of Shakeology; Chocolate and Greenberry.
Committing to this will help start off 2011 on the road to better health and more energy. It also holds me accountable. To become a free player and log in your workouts go to Free Sign-up (you do not need to sign up to be a Club Member for this offer) and then to WOWY Supergym.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Chocolate Shakeology and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
Delicious Healthy bars
3 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1 cup skim milk (or almond milk)
dash cinnamon
splash of vanilla
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
4 scoops chocolate Shakeology
Mix all dry ingredients, then add skim milk and vanilla to blend. Add peanut butter and mix w/ hands. Put mixture in an 8×8 pan, press flat, refrigerate for 2-3 hours and cut into squares.
Note: I use Old Fashioned Oats and often omit the unsweetened cocoa powder, and lastley I sprinkle the top with 5 grams of Demerra or Turbinado sugar.
3 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1 cup skim milk (or almond milk)
dash cinnamon
splash of vanilla
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
4 scoops chocolate Shakeology
Mix all dry ingredients, then add skim milk and vanilla to blend. Add peanut butter and mix w/ hands. Put mixture in an 8×8 pan, press flat, refrigerate for 2-3 hours and cut into squares.
Note: I use Old Fashioned Oats and often omit the unsweetened cocoa powder, and lastley I sprinkle the top with 5 grams of Demerra or Turbinado sugar.
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