Body Beast DVD Workout - Base Kit

This is a great program, but, I don't think a single 90 day cycle will deliver extreme results. If you follow the eating plan and take all of the supplements and work out 6 days a week- it promises amazing results. I do 4 to 5 workouts a week and do take supplements after. I haven't done the eating plan- but who really does? All of the guys on the DVDs have spent at least 10 years getting their bodies to look the way they do. There is absolutely no way a non-seasoned body builder or even a seasoned body builder will look that good in 90 days unless they are a professional. So get that image out of your head. You're not going to look like Sagi after 90 days. I don't know if most people can do 6 days a week and give maximum effort. The program is really challenging when you do it right, so you would probably burn out after a month of 6 days a week. What you can expect after 90 days: You will be stronger, more solid and better conditioned. Your cardio will improve because you're flying through the workouts with very little rest. You're going to have to learn proper form on your own because the system doesn't teach it to you. I think after the first cycle you'll figure out the moves and develop good form. My gf said she didn't see any difference in the way I looked after 90 days and I was pretty discouraged. She said I was pretty obsessed with working out, and I looked the same. I'm in a fitness group with my friends and we post before and after pics. When I flexed and compared the two pics- My arms were much bigger and cut, my gut was a lot smaller, love handles got smaller, shoulders were a lot bigger and my legs were definitely bigger. Real results happen in the 2nd and 3rd cycle- in my experience. I'm almost done with cycle 2 and I'm finally seeing much more definition. Fitness is for life so you're going to have to keep on working out to get and stay in shape. I'm probably going to do a round of p90x after this cycle and then go for cycle 3. I say this program changed my life and I mean it. I lost about 120 lbs in 2 years by Jan 2015 mostly due to ADHD meds. I am a 6'3" male and I was over 360 lbs., but, I lifted weights most of my life. I was solid but, no one is healthy at 300+ lbs. My meds decimated my appetite and the weight just fell off. So I looked great but I was so unbelievably weak. I went from deadlifting 400 lbs. to not being able to walk up a flight of stairs without extreme difficulty. I was scared that there was something wrong but my doc told me that I "deconditioned," basically my muscles were very weak. The most embarrassing thing that happened was at work one day. I told people that I couldn't really do long walks and stuff because I had knee problems. I was with a colleague and we had to walk 5 Philadelphia city blocks to a meeting at a restaurant. I was in a suit and my legs started to get tired 3 blocks into the walk. We crossed the street and I stepped into a divot and lost my balance. I was on my hands and knees in the street and literally could not get up. I had to crawl to the sidewalk. People tried to help me and offered to call an ambulance. I took a cab back to the office after a couple minutes rest and then went home for the day. I was a 33 year old guy and couldn't get up after I fell. A few months went by and I moved to new apartment in Delaware and drive to work so I don't have to walk those terrifying city blocks anymore. I already had a weight set and started to lift a little bit. I couldn't go to the gym for fear of people laughing at me. I went a couple of times in the past, but I literally had to lay down for 5 or 6 mins just to be able to walk to my car and drive home on shaky legs. I wanted to get stronger and saw the Body Beast program on TV. I figured I could do it in my home and fail without embarrassment. The first couple of weeks were literally hell. I was so weak that I couldn't make it through most of the dvds. But, I kept at it, bought supplements, and kept going. BCAAs, Whey protein, and Casein Protein go into my post workout drink. After the first month, I felt a lot stronger and did not feel like I was constantly in fear of falling and not being able to get up. I started the program for real after a month of half effort and everything changed for me. I realized that I couldn't get up after a fall because my core and legs were weak and fatigued quickly. After less than a month of doing the program, I was squatting over 280 lbs and deadlifting the same. So in about 60 days I went from basically crawling up a flight of stairs to squatting 280 lbs. I couldn't curl 20 lbs for more than 10 reps before the program, now my top set curl is 50 lbs., after a pyramid of 20, 40 and 50 lbs. I don't look like Sagi, and that's fine. I'm almost done with cycle 2 of the program and I have my life back. I'm almost as strong as I was 120 lbs heavier. My muscles are harder than they have ever been at any time in my life. I can do weighted burpees and pull ups. I run up stairs now. This is a rehabilitation program as much as it is a fitness program. Most people won't start where I was- basically relearning to walk. I'm actually pretty embarrassed of having been so weak- I don't tell many people about it. This program took me from deconditioned to legit strong in four months. I'm never going to stop working out and will probably do this program 20 or 30 times instead of going to the gym. It will take years to look like Sagi, and I'm perfectly ok with that. I'm really looking forward to my results after 1 year of Body Beast with P90X thrown in for good measure. I don't know if this review will help. I wrote it to encourage people who might be recovering from an injury or have limited mobility- to encourage them to not be afraid of this program. You can start where you are, no-one can judge you in your own home. You will get stronger, that is literally inevitable. The only bad thing is that you need A LOT of equipment. For me- the investment has resulted in a whole new life. You will need years to look like Sagi, but, only 90 days to be a stronger better you.

Body Beast has become my favorite workout program and a staple in my training plans. I was purely a distance runner until the age of 38 when I tried P90X. Up until that point, I don't recall ever lifting a dumbbell let alone engaging in any serious strength training. Over the next two and a half years I greatly reduced my running mileage and found and incorporated workouts such as Supreme 90, P90X3, Rushfit, lots of Bob Harper stuff, MetRx 180, etc., into my workouts and while I was in great shape and I certainly gained muscle, I was far from huge. I had actually checked out Body Beast a few years ago and laughed it off as something I had no interest in. Well, things change and I decided that I wanted to take the next step and try to gain more muscle. I started Body Beast in July of last year, completing an 18-week cycle. For the first time ever, I tracked the weights and reps that I did and to some extent followed the nutrition plan. I've eaten clean for several years so nutrition was not a problem. I did change the amount of protein that I ate based on the carb/fat/protein ratios recommended in the book and I increased my calories a lot, up to 3000+ per day. When it was all said and done I gained about four pounds, but definitely built a lot of muscle, especially in my arms, chest, and legs. I did not use any supplements during this process, personally, I don't think that fits with a healthy diet, but I will concede that my gains probably would have been even better had I used them. Aside from the increase in muscle size and definition, my strength increased a lot. Since I had been doing strength training for a few years I wasn't starting from zero, but the weights I was using increased throughout the program. I did purchase a Bowflex 5.1 Adjustable Weight Bench and an EZ bar with plates up to 105 pounds prior to starting the program, but I already had a pull up bar and dumbells from 5 to 40 pounds, which worked fine, although I could use heavier weights for some of the leg work and chest presses. So, there certainly is an investment to be made if you want to get serious with the program. I also purchased and incorporated the Lucky 7 and Tempo workouts into my workout schedule, but while they are great workouts, they aren't vital. The workouts are all great, with no dread factor. A quick warmup and you jump right into it. I appreciate that there is almost no wasted time. Sagi, the instructor, does not stand around talking for the sake of it dragging down the flow of the workouts (unlike Tony Horton in P90X for example). Sagi is positive and serious throughout. There are some light moments, but his attitude is perfect for this type of workout. Yes, he has an ego, but I don't mind. In fact it helps to have one during these workouts to get pumped up to push yourself through the sets with the biggest weights you can handle. My wife isn't really a fan of the beast, but I appreciate that this program is a bit rough and male focused. All of the workouts are well thought out and difficult. The muscles you are focusing on are hammered continuously. There's nothing watered down here. The only thing I really didn't like were the pulls ups incorporated in the back workouts, which seemed to not go with the theme of rest of the exercises. I have a pull up bar and do them, but I think they could have been replaced with another weight based exercise. Also, the Beach Body provided workout sheets are made for one time use, I found some others that allow for multiple uses, which is nice to keep things organized better. I think much of the first few weeks and to a lesser extent the entire first round of Body Beast was a learning experience. Learning form, tempo, and what to eat and when to help with gains. I've started a second round, sixteen week Body Beast hybrid that incorporates a little more cardio and I've already seen better gains over the first half of it since I'm more aware of what works for me and where I needed to improve. The extra cardio has helped me maintain better flexibility as I often felt very tight in my first round of Body Beast. Body Beast is without a doubt my favorite workout program and the one I've gotten the best results from.