Ten Minute Trainer... Going Up!

If time is money, the Ten Minute Trainer program could be the best value in fitness. The synergy of "Super Stacking" is amazing, and anything that gets me results AND saves me time is worth its weight in gold!

You’re about to see proof of that all over TV as the Ten Minute Trainer goes into a full national rollout in the coming weeks. Not only will viewers continue to see Tony’s P90X infomercial for the hardcore intense folks, but for the working moms and busy people with no time, Ten Minute Trainer will begin airing on every major TV network and station. One trainer – two hit products on TV at once - Unprecedented!

The TV price of two payments of $39.95 is a great price with bands and cardio attachments included and all the bonuses – especially based on the demand we’ve seen for this program. Of course members of Team Beachbody save 10% and Coaches save 25%!

Look for the Ten Minute Trainer show on TV to see what's possible with Tony's Super Stacking training concept, and if you want to give these workouts a try, you'll find out how easy it is to stay consistent doing a couple routines a day. You will be impressed, and you will appreciate the extra time you have when you’re done!

Beachbuggy... Coolest thing EVER!

I am still a kid on Christmas when it comes to some things... Check out the tricked out Beachbody errand truck, aka the "Beachbuggy"!





Heads are turning and traffic is driving just a little bit slower whenever the Beachbuggy is rolling.

I'm sure the big motivation for entering the Million Dollar Body Game is the prospect of scoring $250,000, but a year of fame on the side of this ride has got to be a cool bonus!












By the way, the next entry deadline is June 1st - a week from Sunday... So update your profile and submit your entry! There's $26,000 of cash up for grabs - 8 winners every month and qualification for the grand prize - and the chance you could be featured on the Beachbuggy!

If I were you, I would enter every month with an updated photo. You never know when your age group is going to be light on entries, so you should just keep on entering!

If you want a full life - FILL IT UP!

As I was staring at my son's face for the third-straight hour last night, it occurred to me that it's easy to leave all the enthusiasm for "a fresh start" to young people. How many of us think "it's too late to try something new," or "I'm too fat to try losing weight," or "I'm too old to get ripped?"

I can fall into the same trap too. It's a constant drill to avoid being complacent. Then I started to think about what kind of man Daniel might be, and what I need to teach him so he would know how to lead a full life.

I know I want to teach both my kids to take initiative. An interesting life doesn't just present itself to you, you have to create it. Opportunity doesn't look for you, you need to ask for it and you need to act on it. That's what makes life interesting and full!

It's so easy to read our success stories and passively watch the lives of other people on TV. When I get in that rhythm, it makes me lazy. I could watch American Idol, Survivor, and even the clips within the Million Dollar Body Game and think "Wow those people really have something special - they are really living interesting lives," and then sit back and wait for the next episode to fill my life with variety. But then they're the ones living the full life, not me!

Instead, I want my kids, Daniel and Ava, to know they need to create their opportunities, rather than just watch other people live them.

That's actually the core purpose of Product Partners, to help a person achieve their goals and lead a more healthy fulfilling life. We can create the tools - but seizing the opportunity is up to the individual.

That's the way I feel about the Coaching opportunity. Every Tuesday we do an opportunity call (see below) and at the end of the call, there's an interesting silence that invites people to either step up and change, or to sit back, hang up, and accept things as they are. I enjoy seeing how many people choose one over the other the next morning.

Seizing opportunity has been what our company is about since we took our first order 9 years ago. Everyone said we couldn't do this; "People don't like to workout that hard." Little did anyone expect that P90X would change the game in ways "experts" are still trying to figure out.

And now there's Tony's One-on-One workouts. People said "You can't follow up some of the most well-produced workouts in the catalog with down-and-dirty reality TV workouts with JUST TONY!" Oops... Based on the numbers of people signing up to be first in line, looks like people want Tony, they want him real, and real intense. (Click here to sign up to get the new One on One workout with Tony)

All this goes to show that, if you want to make something happen - make it happen. There is never a "perfect time". There is only now. There is never a perfect scenario, there is only "I want it." If you want a full life - FILL IT UP!

That's what I want to teach my kids: The purpose of life is life itself. Being an active creator of that life, with courage and enthusiasm, is the best way to show your gratitude for the opportunity to live it in the first place!
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To access the webinar and CREATE OPPORTUNITY for yourself, here's the info:



May 20th
To join this Webinar, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/713351327

To join the Webinar's Conference call, dial (616) 883-8055, access code 636-306-402



May 27th
To join this Webinar, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/599835874

To join the Webinar's Conference call, dial (641) 715-3222, access code 496-041-962

The Newest Member of Team Beachbody

I introduce you to Daniel Daikeler, born Wednesday 5/14 -- 7 lbs 7 oz.

2008 -- The Summer of Support

As Memorial Day approaches, I wanted to recommend to every coach and customer that this is the year to connect to someone and make it the "Summer of Support."

Monday, May 26th is the symbolic start of summer, and for many, the beginning of a three month game of "hide your body" whenever it's time to put on shorts or a swimsuit.

Not this year.

Here's what I am going to do, and it's what I hope EVERY coach and customer does: Between today and May 26th, I am going to create a "Success Link" with two people who want to progress toward a strong, healthy body this summer, starting Tuesday May 27th through Labor Day.

My first link will be my wife Isabelle. She'll be coming back from the birth of our son (due any day now) so her journey will be gentle and gradual. I will find one more person, and the three of us will agree to keep each other accountable. We won't do the same program per se, we don't even have to work out at the same time, but we're going to check up with each other.

And I need you to do the same thing. It's as simple as thinking who you know that would LOVE to finally feel good about themselves through the summer months.

Here's something I know: You don't need to be in "after photo" shape to feel better about yourself. EVERY DAY you push play and eat right is a day you feel better about yourself. The mere action of taking care of yourself builds your self-esteem as much as the end result itself. And in the opposite, every day you succumb to a pattern that got you in the shape you're not that happy about contributes to feeling worse.

So this summer is about support -- people helping people turn the next three months into a summer to be proud of! We'll be creating a WOWY group called "2008 - Summer of Support" and I hope everyone who identifies with this concept and creates their support-threesome for summer fitness joins the group.

You just need to go for it. Your friends need you to go for it. This is the moment... when there's a little summer free time and that motivation of WANTING to feel better about yourself. Don't wait for next year. Help someone succeed this year... People helping people stay accountable, starts Tuesday May 27th through Labor Day... 2008 - the Summer of Support!

A Conversation With Scheffy

You’re going to hear a lot more about the power of Success Links this year, as the concept has caught on fire within the coach community.

Today I was describing the concept of Success Links to a friend over breakfast and she said “it’s kind of like AA sponsorship – where you’re far less likely to relapse yourself if you are accountable to helping someone else succeed.” Well put!

This year’s Top Coach contest is all about building Success Links, where every coach has an incentive to get the person they recruit to build accountability. Every time I describe it to someone I can see the “aha” moment”. Accountability – that’s what has been missing!

Our first Top Coach winner in the new format shocked us all: Jason Scheff, the lead singer of Chicago. He topped the list and has built momentum like we would have never expected from a guy who already has a full time job and who you would never expect to embrace a peer-to-peer marketing concept. Who knew cool people could dig MLM too?

In a recent exchange with Jason, I was again reminded that people who want to help people really understand the value of connecting via Success Links. That’s why Beachbody’s growth plans have the potential of such a dramatic impact – but only when coaches focus their efforts on creating Success Links.

Here’s an excerpt taken from a string of Jason’s emails. He created a whopping 12 Success Links last month, and as you will read below, the guy is excited and as passionate about helping people as he is about rock and roll!

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Hey Carl,

Sorry I had to run today so quick. I am back out on the road again, (what else is new, right?) and in Tampa right now.

I'll tell you brother, it's funny that Horton was my trainer back in the day and I *was* in the best shape I'd ever been in, up until that point... but it didn't stick and you know why? No support system other than my trainer, Tony. Once I stopped hiring him it was only a matter of time before I slipped back into being a fat slob! And that isn't a good thing for someone on stage. Nothing worse than seeing a fat, middle aged rocker. As I said to you today, one of the things I really dig is how transparent I've become. I've put my life out there for fans. I had to do something DRASTIC. I had to ANNOUNCE to my fans before I'd lifted a FINGER I was going to get in shape. It's all in my blogs here on MySpace.

I really *got it* at the coaches summit. I'm sitting there thinking, "What are you keeping your mouth shut for?" You see I'm VERY careful to not go after my fans for money. I've kept my reputation and image very pure because that's my heart. So it was a bit of a hurdle to talk about what I'm doing as a coach and all that, but I got over it, OBVIOUSLY! I thought, "What good am I doing ANYBODY by keeping my mouth shut? NO ONE!"

It was in my Scheffy Show webcast that "The Scheffy Challenge" was born. I'd love to say I'm smart enough to come up with something like that but it was ALL the fans. Their idea, their PRIZE they named. It was PURE collaboration in the biggest Web 3.0 sense. EXACTLY what I've been working for. Once I launched the challenge I offered the business opportunity side of it and went through my stumbling of how to present that. I did my best by putting your videos and everything up but, in my culture, there are always naysayers and haters. You got ‘em too bro! You get big and they wanna come after you! So I've been getting the email here and there with the fan that tells me there is talk out there about this *pyramid scheme* I'm involved in. I see it as a GREAT opportunity to explain myself – That’s why I LOVE the web! Because I get to put it all out there so NO ONE can do their own P.R. smear! What great technology we have these days... I can press a button RIGHT NOW and be streaming a live broadcast/webcast and settle the score. For me, this is about helping people – by showing that I was getting myself fit first - and that’s it!

Dude, I wanted to stop eating candy on the back of the bus. I wanted my fingers to stop tingling. I have a 10 year old and a 7 year old that I wasn't playing with because I just didn't have the energy. So that's been my vision brother... I wanted to WORK for my results so it would *stick*. I am self appointing myself to be the *celeb* that finds the *right* way to do this so that it sticks – not just for me, for everybody who cares to listen.

We all know the truth... This WORKS! It's not snake oil or a scam. Since Horton was my trainer back in my FIRST heyday, haaaa, I know what his programs do and how effective they are. I just didn't have the support system back then. So I know first hand how legit this all is... I've been doing it for 10 months now! I'm not saying that the ONLY road to nirvana is *this* product... I'm saying that doing SOMETHING and attaching a supportive group of people to it is the answer. I happened to choose this one. It’s working for me. But I don’t care if people want to climb trees together and support each other from day to day – just do it and help each other!

I'm going to be touring with The Doobie Brothers this summer, just finished a Japan tour with Huey Lewis and The News... and don't think THOSE guys were ALL over me about how I look right now! Huey was flipping out...

The best part about it... it's ALL about just WORKING for it. Get in SHAPE! Everything falls into place. But a funny thing happens on the way to the office when you're doing that... the MUSE happens and the sky's the limit. Talk to you soon... your friend and brother... Jason

7,026 Inspring People

The Beachbody Revolution Has Officially Begun!

Last night Beahcbody cleared the "current coach" count of 7,000! This network of people-helping-people is expanding, and a tipping point is on the horizon. That's 7,026 people who have claimed their power to turn their weight loss into profit, to help those around them, and solve the health care crisis in this country simply by inspiring people to actually get healthier.

The motivation tools are all their to shift this into an even higher gear; The Million Dollar Body Game, the WOWY Super Gym, and the inspiration of the Team Beachbody Community. This is the beginning of something big, and the momentum is clear. A concept that started simply witnessing how an online message board of people supporting each other could achieve faster and more reliable results has started to scale into a vast community that is turning the enthusiasm for "how great it feels to feel good" into a revolutionary movement.

Thank you to every Beachbody Coach who has unleashed their creativity and courage to help us achieve this milestone!

How fast to 8,000? Keep building those Success Links, and stay tuned!