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Where Can You Buy The Body Beast Workout For Cheap?

July 25, 2012 - Updated November 26, 2018

You have one way to save some money when buying the Body Beast workout for cheaper than the $39.90 retail price at the Beachbody Store.

And that is by signing up as a Beachbody Coach.

With a coach account you will be able to buy the Body Beast DVD’s for $29.93.

Coaches get a 25% discount on all Beachbody products. It does cost $40 to sign up and is $16 a month to keep the account. The benefits of the coach account add up when you buy Beachbody’s nutritional products.

The sign up fee can be waived if you buy the Body Beast Challenge Pack during the coach sign up process.

Body Beast Workout

12 Beast Like Workouts

$39.90

Body Beast Ultimate Kit

12 Beast Workouts

4 Size Building Supplements – $150

Body Beast Challenge Pack <—– Best Deal

12 Body Beast Workouts + Shakeology

Regardless of which one you choose you get the following:

All 7 Body Beast workout dvds and the bonus workout.

Beast Basics – A run through dvd of Body Beast.
Build – Chest & Triceps. Shoulders. Beast Abs. 3 Workouts on one DVD.
Build – Legs. Back & Biceps. 2 Workouts
Bulk – Chest. Back. Legs. 3 Workouts
Bulk – Shoulders. Arms. Beast Abs. 3 Workouts
Beast – Cardio. Abs. P90X Plyometrics Bonus. 3 Workouts
Beast – Total Body. Abs. 2 Workouts
Tempo – Bonus workout
The Book Of Beast – Nutritional guide, workout calendar, and workout guide. All in one book with everything about Body Beast.

Now you have to ask yourself why you want to be buying DVD’s in 2018. At $40 or $30 for the DVD’s those are both reasonable prices for an excellent workout program.

What I would suggest is signing up for Beachbody On Demand and using that account to view Body Beast online instead of buying the DVDs.

The coach discount is nice if you need to buy the equipment you need to do Body Beast or supplements to help you get better results.

How Much Space Is Needed For The Insanity Asylum Workout?

July 24, 2012 - Updated November 24, 2018

The Insanity Asylum workout keeps up with the trend from Beachbody where you don’t need a lot of space to workout in. I had a little bit of a problem in my small family room with the agility ladder so I went outside. It was summer so it was not a big deal.

My issue inside was I didn’t have enough space to jump the length of the agility ladder which limited me in how much speed I could get going. I also had an issue jumping rope inside as my ceilings are low.

Space Needed For Insanity Asylum Workout — Doing the Strength workout inside.

Insanity Asylum Workout Space Needed — Doing Speed & Agility outside.

If you have a room in your house that’s 3 feet wider and longer than mine and tall ceilings then you’ll be ok. Otherwise you’ll only be able to do the Back to Core and Strength workout inside.

What Equipment Do You Need For Body Beast?

July 20, 2012 - Updated November 26, 2018

If you’ve committed to doing the Body Beast workout or are looking to see how much its gonna cost for all the equipment then I hope this helps you out.

The Body Beast workout is designed to do just one thing – get you big. Assume you will need some heavy equipment to build big muscles.

If you are serious about getting results with Body Beast then you will want to get all the equipment before you start. It will be a real pain in the butt if you only have some of the equipment.

Mandatory

Body Beast DVDs or Beachbody On Demand: All the workouts and The Book of Beast (aka workout and nutrition guide).
Dumbbells Or Resistance Bands: I’m a fan of the Bowflex Selecttech Dumbbells but also use the Beachbody resistance bands.
Weight Bench Or Stability Ball: The stability ball will work but you’ll want a bench to sit on while lifting heavier weights.
Chin-Up Bar Or Resistance Band Door Attachment Kit: If you can’t do pull ups now then start out with the kit. It will help you build up strength so you can do them. You will eventually need the chin up bar.

Optional

EZ-Curl Bar: Yes, you can do Body Beast with just dumbbells but the EZ-Curl bar will let you do more complex moves. Sagi says you’ll have a better workout with the EZ-Curl.
Chin-Up Max: It clips onto the Chin-Up Bar and assists you in doing chin-ups.
Beachbody Jump Mat: Place it near your bench so you have a place to set down the weights without damaging your floor. Limits the pain on your knees when doing the cardio workouts.
P90X Push Up Stands: More depth and takes pressure off your wrists.

You can still get great results doing Body Beast by just using dumbbells or resistance bands and the pull up bar. Hopefully at some point during Body Beast you start packing on some muscle and start looking around for more weights to use. This is where the EZ-Curl Bar and weight plates come in.

I own all of the pieces of equipment above and used them during my round of Body Beast.

A number of those items can be bought at the Beachbody Store directly. If you’d like to save 25% on those items then I suggest signing up as a Beachbody Coach and adding those items during sign up.

What Do You Need For The Insanity Asylum Workout?

July 20, 2012 - Updated December 12, 2018

To do the Insanity Asylum workout you’re gonna need a couple pieces of equipment. If you’ve done a couple other Beachbody workouts then you probably have some of the items.

The good news is there are options for the people who do or do not want to get all of the equipment. Shaun T will show you how to do those once you’re in the workout. In no particular order:

Insanity Asylum DVDs or Beachbody On Demand
Dumbbells or Resistance Bands
Pull Up Bar
Jump Rope
Agility Ladder
Strength Band

Beachbody includes the agility ladder and jump rope when you buy the Insanity Asylum workout. With the Asylum workout being extremely challenging you’ll find yourself probably struggling with some of the moves.

When I went through my first round I only used the pull up bar for one move as the pull ups they were trying to do were ridiculous. I did the dumbbell move Shaun T said to do instead.

Anything Else?

While not necessary I would recommend using some of the items below. They might help.

Chin-Up Max – If you can’t do pull ups all that well then get the Chin-Up Max to help you build up the strength needed to do them without.
Shakeology – I’ve been using Shakeology daily for seven years and I believe its had a positive effect in my long term health.
Beachbody Recover – Replaced the popular P90X Recovery Drink. Designed to help repair muscles and reduce soreness.

You probably have a few of these items if you’ve done Beachbody programs before. If not, you can check them out at the Beachbody Store. I have all of these items and continued to use them after finishing Insanity Asylum.

What Is The Best Softball Workout?

July 10, 2012 - Updated November 1, 2017

If you play a lot of softball like I do then you know how important it is to get in shape for the season. Softball isn’t a game where you need to be in awesome shape to do well at it (we are swinging at a ball going 6 mph) but it doesn’t hurt. Since almost nobody gets paid to play softball I feel if you’re gonna show up then you might as well enjoy it. We all have those teammates who only want to bat and need somebody to run for them or the guys who only want to play first or catcher. Unfortunately you can’t have an entire team built like that. I know I’m not the most in shape guy out there or can hit bombs every time I get up but what I want to talk about is the workouts you can do to get in shape for softball. My fielding at short stop and hitting have improved since doing these workouts. The way I designed this is to talk about what programs you need to start with in the offseason and move into the regular season.

Start With P90X In The Off Season

You’ve probably heard a lot about P90X and the success stories. The reason why you want to do P90X first is that it will bring your basic overall fitness up a couple of levels. If you put forth the effort with P90X and follow the meal plan you’ll completely change your body in 90 days. I put 10 pounds of muscle on with P90X in my first 90 days. Went from hitting pop ups to the outfielders to hitting the 300 foot sign.

How Each P90X Workout Will Help Your Softball Game

Chest & Back – Pushups and Pull ups to the max. You’ll develop a ton of upper body strength which will help you throw and hit harder.
Shoulders & Arms – Develops the muscles that do so much of the work playing softball.
Legs & Back – Lots of pull-ups that will help you hit bombs and leg workouts that will make your calves sore for days.
Back & Biceps – More pull ups to make your back strong allowing you to make more bat speed when hitting. A ton of curls to get your arms big which lets you throw harder.
Plyometrics – You’ll burn close to 1000 calories doing this workout. There isn’t a lot of cardio playing softball but this will help with your agility, jumping, and balance. All of which are important for any position.
Yoga X – Everybody thinks that Yoga is stupid but what you don’t know is that Yoga is the workout that puts it all together. Yoga develops all of the connector muscles, enhances your balance, improves flexibility, challenges your cardio, and works your core. All of these moves will improve your swing, throw, cardio, and will reduce injury.
Kenpo – Cardio workout that challenges your speed and balance.
Core Synergistics – Works on everything from your knees to your chest. The same area where most of your bad speed comes from.
Cardio X – Think of it as fielding practice.
Ab Ripper X – Probably one of the hardest 15 minute ab workouts out there. So much of what you do in softball starts with the core. This works everything from your hips to your chest. Once you’re able to get through this you will notice faster bat speed, better throws, and more agility in the field allowing you to get to more ground balls.
X Stretch – A lighter version of Yoga done in the recovery weeks.
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps – Brutal workout designed to challenge your entire upper body. Get through this and most of the muscles you use to throw and hit will be in tip-top shape.

In the end, P90X is designed to improve your function fitness, i.e to be able to move better and become more athletic. This is exactly what will happen at the end of 90 days. You’ll become a better athlete which will improve how you play softball. Making it through double headers or tournaments will be no problem because of your new level of fitness. Your strength, endurance, power, mobility, cardiovascular health, and muscle growth will all improve during P90X. Skinny guys will find new levels of strength allowing them to hit harder and move better in the field. Big guys who only hit bombs will continue to hit bombs but also be much better in the field with their increased flexibility and agility. I think if you could get an entire softball team to start P90X three months before the season starts that you will destroy your competition because of your teams overall level of fitness.

Do Insanity When The Season Starts

Now that your base level of fitness is way up from doing P90X we now have to take it to the next level. Insanity is all body weight resistance training at a ridiculous pace. So whatever you weren’t able to develop in P90X will definitely be challenged with Insanity. There are tons of push ups, dips, and shoulder moves so you won’t have to worry about losing the muscle you built in P90X. The cardio will get your legs into shape which will help running around the bases and tracking down fly balls. All of the workouts have a ab session that challenges your entire body. You’ll be lucky if you can make it through an entire workout. I leaned out the muscle I put on with my Insanity results.

You’ll be needing to eat more to have the fuel to make it through a workout and play softball at night. You may notice a little decrease in your back strength due to the lack of pull ups but it shouldn’t affect how hard you hit or throw the ball. Going from first to third on a ground ball or going for a double can now be done as you’ll be faster. It’s a 60 day workout so you should be half way through the spring season when you finish. You’ll be in playing and Insanity shape with two months to go.

Finish The Season With Insanity Asylum

By this time your probably in the best shape of your life. You’ve finished P90X and Insanity in the last 5 months. There are 6 weeks left in your spring season and its time to help your team make the push to winning the division or tournaments. What the Insanity Asylum workout will do is put everything you’ve done with P90X and Insanity and mash them together. Back comes the pull up bar and the dumbbells along with a jump rope and agility ladder. Each one of the Asylum workouts is kind of like a game in itself. The moves are quick and challenging. The things that will greatly improve (again) are your back and core strength and especially your footwork. The agility ladder and jump rope moves that Shaun T has you doing are brutal. If you play infield then you will notice a dramatic improvement in how fast you can get to a ground ball or even track down some of those bloops that used to drop in behind you. It’s only a 30 day workout so you should be finishing up right at the end of the spring season. The results I earned from Insanity Asylum put me in the best shape of my life. I could not have gotten there without doing the previous workouts too.

Don’t Forget About Nutrition

We all know how common it is to have a beers and pizza after the games at the bar. If you play a couple of nights a week and on weekends that really adds up. Do your best to watch portions and take snacks with you. My routine is to have Shakeology in the morning (everyday) to provide all the nutrition I need for the day, bring a P90X Protein Bar to the game to have in between double headers or afterwards in the bar besides pizza, and have one scoop of P90X Recovery Drink after the game to help reduce soreness. It’s really easy to lose all of your results from working out on the food and beer so keep it in the back of your mind.

Just Pick One

The workouts I listed above will help anybody with their softball game. The order I suggested in doing them is how I came across them. So if you think you want to move them around then do so. Not everybody is built the same so you might want to work on speed over strength first. I was very skinny before starting P90X so it worked well for me. If you feel like you can get more out of the program before moving on then do so. What I can tell you for certain is that my ability to play softball has greatly improved since doing these workouts and taking the supplements with it. It’s also more enjoyable to play. If you’re ready to start one of these programs then go to the Beachbody store or create a free Beachbody account and do some research. If you have questions about the workouts and what you’re trying to do to help your fitness level with softball then please leave a comment.

Where Can You Buy The Insanity Asylum Workout For Cheap?

July 9, 2012 - Updated December 12, 2018

There is only one way where you can buy the Insanity Asylum workout for cheaper than the retail price.

First thing you need to know are the breakdowns in prices.

**The Insanity Asylum DVD’s have been discontinued. The only way to view The Asylum now is with a Beachbody On Demand account.**

Asylum = $89.85 at Beachbody Store

Asylum = $67.39 as a Beachbody Coach

Coaches get a 25% discount on all Beachbody products and have the ability to earn money by referring people to buy Beachbody products. There is a $40 sign up fee and $16 a month after that to stay in the program.

Many people go this route when buying the Asylum workout because they get the challenge pack which comes with Shakeology. You’ll save $30 on all the items and your sign up fee is waived.

I recommend signing up as a coach right from the get go and getting the Insanity Asylum Challenge Pack for $160. You’ll soon find out how important nutrition is with this workout and Shakeology will help.

If you already have everything you need to do the Insanity Asylum workout then may I suggest you get a Beachbody On Demand membership.

Plus they give you free shipping on the pack and your monthly Shakeology order. I hope this helps you in making your decision on how to save money when buying the Insanity Asylum workout.