Women's Body Beast Review (Week 1-2)

So my overall opinion of the first two weeks of Body Beast is that I LOVE it!! I wont lie, eating this much food is a little bit of a challenge but I know I need to fuel my body to get the results I want! I strive to eat limited carbs (oatmeal, sweet potatoes and veggies), lean meats, extra protein and of course my Shakeology! After about the first full week I was starting to get used to eating between 2200 and 2600 calories. I followed the same meal plan for the first two weeks (I'm a creature of habit) but I am starting to incorporate new meals and recipes in the third week.

Beast Meal Plan Week 1-2

 

 

I was a little bit intimidated at first because the guys in the video are HUGE and they lift heavy weights. And I'm one to try to keep up with the instructors in the videos but this time I knew better. I was just coming off of Chalean Extreme so I started at those same weights but learned very quickly that this was a whole new game and I upped my weights almost immediately. By the second week I had again increased my weights but all the while keeping proper form.

 

Build Chest and Tris was one of my favorites...I think partly because I was laughing hysterically as I fell on my face (literally) while doing the decline push-ups in the Giant Set. I LOVE being able to push my muscles to fatigue but still am able to keep going to the next set.

 

Build Back and Bis is another favorite. Even though I can't so a single pull up it is my goal by the end of the program to do at least a few, even with an assist.

Build Shoulders was a good workout but not one of my favorites. Because I am used to a lot of cardio and this program does not require as much I feel this is a good day to throw in some Insanity or Turbo Fire to get my heart pumpin even more!

 

Build Legs is my ALL TIME favorite, but unfortunately this is also were I pushed myself too far. Week one was killer but I bounced back. Week two I tweaked something in my knee and had to take a few days off. But this is not going to stop me. I've been following some stretches I was given in physical thereapy a while back and I'm hitting it hard this week for the last week of the Build phase.

 

 

One thing that I always tell my challengers, but was still hard to follow myself, is to NOT look at the scale. Llifting weights WILL cause the scale to go up but it's all part of the process. So I've allowed myself to look once per week for tracking my progress. But I'm having faith in the process and giving it my all. Stay tuned for the week 3 review coming on Sunday!!