Look like a beauty, train like a BEAST.

HECK YES. I have been excited about this post for umm well.... a month or so now!!!!! I am almost in week 5 of the whole program, and in the second phase.

 I have seen quite a bit of definition in my back especially. I am just waiting or the definition in my arms to come thru.... and I am thinking it's going to happen any day now!!!

The workouts were almost EXACTLY what I do in a normal gym setting, and I felt right at home. I absolutely loved the build phase, but by the last week, I was getting ready for a change. Did you know that muscle confusion is key when it comes to getting results?? My body adapts SO QUICKLY. The workouts were 50 min, and were two body parts a day, which I love, and am used to doing, so these workouts went by so fast for me, and were the best part of my day.

The first few weeks I was literately sore every single day, for weeks at a time. I could definitely feel the changes that were taking place from the inside out. I have found myself ALWAYS HUNGRY, and am snacking all day, and downing my protein as much as I can. This is honestly my biggest struggle in this program is eating ENOUGH food. So if know me, and see that I am ALWAYS eating... now you know why!!!

But lets get down to the facts guys gals... Why YOU should be lifting weights:

1. You will lose 40 percent more fat. FORTY!!! This is because if you stick to just cardio alone, you can lose muscle, and muscle aids in burning fat and calories even at rest! So adding weight lifting to your week can help against muscle loss!!!
2. Did I mention you will burn more calories even with your butt parked on the couch?! This is because after you workout, your muscles need energy to repair their fibers. Researchers have found that When people do a total body workout with 3 big muscle moves, their metabolism was raised for 39 hours afterwards??!! (Hence why I have been so dang hungry everyday!) 
3. Your diet will improve. Exercise helps your brain stick to a diet plan, and your body actually CRAVES good food to help support what you just put it through!!
4. You handle stress better. I know this has been so apparent in my life. I am a much happier, and less stressed person because of the amount of Endorphines pumping thru my veins!!! 
5. Your bones will be stronger. There's a study out there that states that 16 weeks of resistance training increased hip bone density and elevated blood levels of Osteocalcin, a marker of bone growth, by 19 percent.
6. Your heart will be healthier. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that people that did three total body workouts a week for two months decreased their diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) by an average of eight points. Thats enough to reduce your risk of of a stroke by 40% and the chance of a heart attack by 15%.
7. You'll be way more productive. Researchers found that workers were 15% more productive on days that they exercised then on days that they didn't! 
8. You'll live longer. Total body strength is linked to lower risks of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer!

The more I do my homework and read about all the benefits of lifting weights, the more meaningful it is to me, rather than to just look strong! I am SO THANKFUL for my body. I am so grateful to have a strong, capable body that allows me to work it so hard so that I may be able to better my body, inside and out!!!

Do more of what makes you HAPPY! This is my life, forever and always! 

This was within 2 weeks! 2 freaking weeks and I was already seeing definition!

Week 3 baby! and the last week of the 'Build' Phase!

That was the last picture I took in phase one.. the build phase, and I am so proud of all the definition I gained in my back, and traps. I just feel STRONG. 

SOOOOO....... ALL IN ALL...... Would I recommend Body Beast? YES YES YES. To guys, Heck yeah. To girls.... DEFINITELY!!! To all the girls out there: DON'T BE AFRAID TO LIFT HEAVY!!!!!!

xoxoxox