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Hi, my name is Aaron and I am an independent Beachbody coach. I became a coach after doing Power 90 in the Fall of 2009. Power 90 changed my life - I look better, I feel better, I'm more healthy and I have more energy. It can do the same for you! Please feel free to look around my site and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Let's get fit together!

p90x legs and back worksheetThe Legs and Back worksheet that comes with the P90X package only has spaces to record pull-ups. Here is a worksheet that allows you to record everything if you so desire. I found the original here and doctored it and played with it to make it look more like the original P90X worksheets, and then I converted it to PDF for your downloading and printing pleasure. Download the P90X Legs and Back Worksheet. Or visit the download page.

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p90x insanity hybrid workout

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about people doing a P90X/Insanity hybrid workout so I decided to incorporate the Insanity workouts into my Build Your Own Workout printable calendar. Actually I decided to make it a download all its own so people who don’t have or don’t care about doing a hybrid workout don’t have to deal with all the Insanity stuff clogging up their calendar. The new calendar includes workouts from P90X, P90X Plus, One on One, Insanity, and the Insanity Deluxe Package.

Download the P90X Insanity Hybrid workout calendar.

Download the original P90X Build Your Own Workout calendar without the Insanity workouts.

Go to the Downloads page.

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What routines are going to be in the next version of P90X? Subscribe to Tony Horton One on One – recently renamed to P90X One on One – and each month you will receive a new P90X routine that will be included in the next version of P90X. The new version will be called P90X:MC2 (Muscle Confusion 2) and Tony will be testing and reviewing the routines each month. Not only will you get exclusive access to the creation of the new P90X, you will also get half off the DVD set if you subscribe to One on One for an entire year. The subscription just started in July so now is the perfect time to start subscribing. The cost is only $19.95 per month + $2.95 shipping and handling. Or, if you sign up to be a Beachbody coach, the cost is only $14.65 + S/H.

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Tony's sticky bar

Here’s the 5th and final of Tony’s race tips from the National Press Club.

Week 5: Snacks

Just two weeks before the big race, and you may be getting hungry. Here are some of my favorite snacks to keep you going before race day. No more excuses!

Tony’s Top 10 Snacks

  1. My sticky bar, of course (with banana, peanut butter, and granola).
  2. Almond butter (thinly spread) on organic whole-grain toast
  3. Snyder’s of Hanover Organic Oat Bran Pretzels
  4. PROBAR® nutrition bar (original blend)—380 calories of pure joy and 100% vegan
  5. Protein shake: banana, half cup of frozen blueberries and strawberries, tablespoon of flaxseed meal, two ice cubes, protein powder, and rice milk
  6. Half cup of fresh blueberries, and Food For Life’s Ezekiel 4:9 cereal with almonds, mixed into 8 oz. of plain nonfat yogurt
  7. Handful of raw mixed nuts
  8. MI-DEL Honey Grahams (whole wheat; 8 crackers are 280 calories)
  9. CLIF Nectar bars: I like the cinnamon pecan flavor (4 organic ingredients and only 170 calories)
  10. LaraBar snackbars (ingredients: dates, pecans, and almonds; 220 calories)
  11. 10-Minute Recipe: Tony’s Sticky Bar
    1/2 medium-size banana
    1/4 cup chunky peanut butter (organic minus hydrogenated oils, preferably)
    1 cup unsweetened granola
    1 sheet wax paper

    Mix all three ingredients into a bowl. Spoon onto a sheet of wax paper. Roll up into a hot dog/cigar shape. Stick in the freezer. Ready in 90 minutes. Eat frozen or throw it in the microwave for 10 seconds. Serves two. (Calories 389, Protein 14g, Carbs 47g, Cholesterol: 0 g, Fat total: 17 g, Saturated Fat 4 g)

    Peace,
    Tony H.

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sleeping baby

Week 4: Sleep

Sleep does more than make you feel rested. Two recent studies with healthy volunteers demonstrated suppression of immunological function in participants after one night of modest sleep deprivation. The activity of certain white blood cells and the production of chemicals essential for immune system performance significantly decreased. After a good night’s sleep, most immune functions went back to baseline levels. About 40 percent of adults experience sleepiness that interferes with daily activities. Most U.S. adults get less than 7 hours of sleep per night during the workweek, while research has determined that certain parameters of immune function are enhanced by more than 7 hours of sleep.

Another study showed that the leading cause of traffic accidents in this country is NOT alcohol but sleep deprivation. If you don’t have enough energy to stay awake to drive your car, how will you have enough energy for a 6-day-a-week workout plan? We’re not sleeping enough hours, and the limited time we spend trying to sleep is filled with so much mind chatter that we never get the rest we need.

My dictionary defines sleep as the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. In the Taoist philosophy, there’s a belief in yin and yang energies. These are opposing energies that create balance. Exercise is yang energy. Sleep and rest are yin energy. There must be proper balance between vim and vigor (yang) and inward calm (yin). If you don’t get enough sound sleep, your body will NOT receive the proper restoration it needs to complete or succeed with any fitness program. So TiVo American Idol and go to bed!

Peace,
Tony H.

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Tony Horton’s Training Tips: Flexibility

July 18, 2010

Here is the third of Tony Horton’s Tips from the National Press Club 5k benefit race. The race was this past Saturday, July 17, so you missed the race, but we can still benefit from Tony’s Race Tips – they are essential to any exercise routine. Week 3: Flexibility Flexibility is the fountain of youth. [...]

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Tony Horton’s Training Tips: Intensity

July 16, 2010

Here is day 2 of Tony’s Training Tips. I missed yesterday’s post because I wasn’t feeling well – sorry about that. I’m back on track now. You can also read more tips from Tony on the subjects of Fitness, Nutrition, Motivation, and the Laws of Exercise on Tony’s Tips page over at Beachbody. Week 2: [...]

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Tony Horton’s Training Tips: Staying Motivated

July 14, 2010

Like I mentioned in a post from last month, Tony Horton wrote a series of race tips for the National Press Club’s 5k “Beat the Deadline” benefit race for which he is the honorary Race Marshal – the race is this coming Saturday, July 17. I posted a link to the tips in my earlier [...]

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Win a Free Trip to Brazil from Beachbody and Brazil Butt Lift

July 13, 2010

Beachbody is giving away trips to Brazil as part of the promotion for the Brazil Butt Lift workout. It’s easy to get entered to win… all you have to do are three easy things. Become a Beachbody member. It’s easy and it’s free and you can do it right here. Buy the Brazil Butt Lift [...]

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Workout Tips from Tony Horton

June 17, 2010

I was tooling around Twitter which led me to Facebook where I came across these workout tips from Tony Horton. He is serving as Race Marshall for a race being put on by the National Press Club. Even though the tips are being written and posted for the race, I think they are pertinent to [...]

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