Today’s Success Story is from Denise B and is a classic example of how Team Beachbody organically enters lives and permanently changes them for the better. There’s no quick fix, no magic pill, no easy route – just hard work, peer support, sound nutrition, and great products. This is more than fitness, it’s about saving lives. Denise will tell you, in her own words:

Tell me about your life before you started ChaLEAN Extreme. How did you feel about yourself and your body? I was like a lot of other full-time working mothers. Busy working, getting three children to and from after-school activities, and juggling a home with a 12, 9, and 7 year old. I was busy taking care of everyone else and not myself. The pounds slowly crept on. My clothes kept getting tighter and before I knew it I was completely out of shape and wearing bigger clothes to hide the extra weight. It got to where I never wanted to get dressed up or have pictures taken of me because I didn’t feel good about myself. I had no energy and plenty of excuses not to work out. I was depressed, which only continued this cycle I was on. In short, I had bad eating habits, didn’t exercise, and lacked energy or enthusiasm for the things that used to be fun to me.

What inspired you to change your life and begin your transformational journey?
I used to always be excited to go to the beach and on vacation, but I was at the point where the thought of putting on a bathing suit made me not look forward to these things. I realized I needed to find a way to get back in shape and renew my energy. Around this time my brother, Chris Rutter, became a Team Beachbody coach. He explained to me how Beachbody products helped him and encouraged me to get started. And so my journey began.

Why did you choose ChaLEAN Extreme?
My brother explained how muscle burns fat and I definitely needed to burn some fat. After watching the first video (Burn Basics, Healthy Eats and the Kitchen Makeover), I really liked how Chalean walked me through everything and motivated me to WANT to change. It doesn’t hurt that she’s in amazing shape, either. I also used the Slimming Formula, which really helped curb my appetite and kickstart my weight loss. The way her program is divided into different phases is awesome. I never got bored doing the same thing day after day. The different phases push your body so you are focusing on different muscle groups and don’t plateau like you would by just doing the same workout over and over. Chalean is also very encouraging, motivating, and fun to workout with. I still look forward to her workout!

Tell us about the greatest challenge you faced. How did you overcome that challenge?
The greatest challenge I faced in the beginning was making time to workout. I would take care of everything else and put off time for exercising until I was too exhausted to do anything. My Coach was my motivator to overcome that excuse. He made me understand that I deserved to take a few minutes everyday to take care of myself and that it would change my life. He was right.

Describe the results you achieved with your Beachbody program. What achievements are you proud of? I have gotten back to the weight I was when I was 20 years younger and I feel 20 years younger. I have muscle definition in my arms, back, legs, and abs. My “love handles” are gone. I have energy that I need to keep up with my three very active kids. I was never able to run even a mile before without nearly passing out. Now I take my dog for a 1-2 mile run every day without getting winded. I just ran my first 5k at the age of 44 and came in 4th place in my age bracket! It is very exciting and empowering to be in shape and feel strong. I know I will never go back to that powerless person I was before my transformation. I am a completely different woman than before I started my Beachbody program.

How did your TeamBeachbody Coach support you on your journey?
I don’t believe I would have achieved the results I have at this point without my Coach. He encouraged me to begin my journey by trying Beachbody products. I saw the improvements he had with the workout programs so I thought it was worth a try. I still had excuses in the beginning, but he didn’t let me off easy. Once I started seeing results, then I was hooked.

How did Shakeology support your transformation ? What are the biggest benefits ?
Shakeology has been an important part of my journey. I use it as a meal replacement for breakfast each morning. It is filling and gives me energy to start my day. My job is very physically demanding and stressful so it’s a great feeling knowing I’m getting tons of vitamins and nutrients that would otherwise be very difficult to supplement.

Denise, you inspire me to work hard every day to continually develop products that can make your story a reality for everyone. This is what Beachbody is all about and Team Beachbody is what makes it happen. You heard it from Denise herself – without her Coach (her brother!) she wouldn’t have been able to achieve the same level of success. The peer support is huge!

Congratulations Denise!

If you have a story like Denise’s please email our Success Stories Team with your story and before/after photos.

I want to let you all in on a little secret that some of the Coaches have figured out, but I want to make sure everyone knows so we are dealing with an even playing field:

After you have posted the link to your video on my Facebook Page – navigate to the box that says “Highlights”.
Click there and change it to “Posts by Others.” You will then see your post in a bigger box and just underneath your name will be a “timestamp.”
Click on the timestamp and your post will open in a new window, by itself.
You then copy the URL from the address bar, post it to your timeline, and when your friends click on the link it will take them directly to your video on my page.

Whew, that was a mouthful!

In case that was too confusing and you need more help, I’ve had my team create a step by step PDF of the process, with screenshots, as well as a screen recording of the process. Check out the video or PDF below and get those likes rolling – just 3 more days to win that free room!

**Contest ends at 11:59 PST on Friday May 18, 2012.**

Click here to download a PDF on how to share your Summit Video on your own Timeline.

It was also intense to be in the same room with media business tycoons who I’ve admired for years; Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Diller, and Hollywood heavyweights Barbra Streisand, Robert Downey, Jr., Billy Crystal, Jack Black, Rob Reiner and many, many others.

But here is the thing that set my experience of this evening apart from your standard political fundraiser or Hollywood gala:  People were talking about P90X and Beachbody everywhere, and it always shocks me. Los Angeles Mayor and chairman of the Democratic convention, Antonio Villaraigosa came up to me with a huge hello and said “Hey Carl I did Chest and Back today!” (yes – he actually called me by name… just crazy) and then sat down at our table and instead of talking all politics, went on and on about the amazing work Beachbody is doing to get people healthy and fit. And with my wife Isabelle, co-creator of the Shakeology and Beachbody Ultimate Reset, at my side, person after person from Obama’s campaign team came up to us to thank us for what the company has done helping their families get healthy and fit thanks to P90X and Shakeology. Once word got out what company and products we were associated with, there was a constant stream of people interrupting conversations to ask Isabelle advice on nutrition, asking me about what sort of new products we had coming up, and to show me pictures of other celebrities who do our programs. It was surreal!

At one point the well-to-do gentleman sitting next to me said “You two are the most popular people at this event next to the President!”  And I responded “I don’t know about that. But this is actually the most encouraging thing I could have experienced… Not that P90X is so well-known, or that what Beachbody is doing is truly being acknowledged for helping people get more active and healthy. But the exciting thing here is that the dynamic I am experiencing was the very premise for launching the Team Beachbody network; That the person in any group setting who has connection to these brands or who has REAL information about how to eat better and lose weight will be the center of attention at that gathering. That dynamic is being enjoyed today by every coach who represents our products with a deep enough knowledge base and a real desire to help people.”

As I drove home (way past my bedtime) I was telling Isabelle how exceptionally grateful I was for what the company has become, and the insights of the night. I hope our coaches understand that when I urge people that becoming P90X qualified or certified, or that coming to SUMMIT can truly have a dramatic impact on the future of their business, it’s not because I want to sell more tickets. It’s because I know that when you are a reliable source of information, you will be unstoppable in this business. There is so much demand for this information it is just waiting for you to take action! You won’t have to feel like you are selling when you have a deep understanding of these products and programs, because PEOPLE WILL SEEK YOU OUT FOR ACCESS TO ANSWERS THEY ARE DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR!

Better than meeting stars or having dinner with the President is this realization that we are not just another network marketing business with a shake, Team Beachbody is a source of support and information that is in extremely high demand. I got to work this morning more excited than ever to make SUMMIT an incredible learning experience, and to share more of this story in greater detail when I get on stage!

Thanks for being a part of this revolution that is so important that the “Hollywood A-List” is expecting it to be the thing that ends the trend of obesity! YOU ARE THE ANSWER TEAM BEACHBODY!

P90X Certification Registration is closing soon for upcoming dates and we’ve added new dates and new cities through the end of September. Check it out and find one that works for you.

The following P90X Certification Training Workshops will be taking place on June 2-3 and registration closes on May 18:

· Santa Monica, CA
· Baltimore, MD
· Manassas, VA
· Santa Clara, CA

In addition, we’ve just added 24 NEW national P90X Certification Training Workshop dates/locations through the end of September.

You don’t have to be a Team Beachbody Coach to get in on the Certification action, but if you are a Coach, you can get a 10% commission when you sign someone up for P90X Qualification or P90X Certification (see instructions below):

Step 1: Spread the word to friends, family, personal trainers, group fitness instructors, P90X enthusiasts.
Step 2: Register for P90X Qualification at www.P90XCertification.com (Cost $99)
Step 3: Call the P90X Certification Training Workshop Registration Hotline at 888-247-1940 to select and sign up for a specific training workshop date and location (Cost $399). Remind your customers to provide your name as their Team Beachbody Coach when they register on the phone.

Certification is another great tool to help grow your business and give you, your Coaches and customers even more knowledge to use as you help people get healthy and fit!

Deadline is Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 11:59 PST!

We want to feature your videos of great Coach success stories on the big screen at our 2012 Coach Summit in the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.This year’s theme is COMMIT and we want to hear your story!

We are looking for two short (90 seconds or less) video testimonials. Feel free to submit one of each or both.

• The first is a quick statement from you discussing the commitment you’ve made in the past year and what you are committing to in the upcoming year. It can be about personal goals, business goals, family goals, etc. Creativity and diversity is encouraged. It should be fun and is a great way to help you focus goals you’ve already made or establish new ones.

• The second part is your personal success story as a Coach. You can discuss obstacles you overcame, actions you took to enhance your commitment and anything else that helped grow your business. Again, feel free to let your freak flag fly and get innovative and creative.

If you DECIDE to make a video, COMMIT to making it entertaining and successful, you will SUCCEED in touching thousands of lives at Summit.

You can download detailed instructions here for shooting and submitting videos. There is also a release form attached which must be signed and submitted along with your video.*

*Important note: All entries must be submitted via yousendit.com to iCommit@beachbody.com. You can sign up for a FREE 14 day YouSendIt account to submit your video and signed release form. (Please use YouSendIt – direct submissions will bounce back).

I’m looking forward to seeing your creativity and ingenuity on display, so fire up those flipcams! See you in Vegas, baby!

Click HERE to view Brett’s segment!

The show will air at 2 pm ET / 1 pm PT.

In addition, our favorite midsection-buster Brett Hoebel, creator of RevAbs, will be on Dr. Oz  this Friday, May 4th for the feature, “Go Flab to Fab in Just One Month.” Dr. Oz airs on varying networks at varying times depending on where you live. Find out which network and what time so you can set you DVR now!

Here’s how it works:

Qualification 1: Achieve Success Club 5 and you’ll earn 5 bonus Success Club points and automatically qualify for Success Club 10.

FOR EXAMPLE: When you earn anywhere from 5 to 9 Success Club points, you’ll get 5 bonus Success Club points—which automatically gets you into Success Club 10 for the month. Five bonus points = Success Club 10. It’s that simple.

*Please note: Getting into Success Club 10 via bonus points will NOT count towards qualification 2.

Qualification 2:  Achieve Success Club 10 and you’ll automatically earn 5 bonus Success Club points AND a bonus Success Club month.

EXAMPLE: When you earn a minimum of 10 Success Club points on your own (not counting bonus points accrued by earning Success Club 5), you’ll automatically get your 5 bonus points, as well as a bonus month of Success Club!

*Please note: Bonus points do not count toward this qualification. You MUST earn at least 10 Success Club points on your own to qualify.

Check Breaking Coach News later this afternoon for the full scoop!

“Ultimate” is for both the experience, the outcome, and also the level of effort I put into finishing my 21 day Ultimate Reset.

My wife Isabelle has been designing detox programs for some of the biggest stars and professional athletes for over two decades. So when I told her that some people were using Shakeology as a 3-day cleanse program, she said “That’s not a cleanse. That’s just a shake diet. I don’t advise it.”  Then since I had never done a cleanse, I asked her what the fundamentals of cleansing are and she didn’t miss a beat. “Let me and Darin (Olien) work something up and we’ll let you take a look at it.”

That was two years ago. And now I am proud to announce that just like Shakeology raised the bar on great tasting meal replacement shakes with unprecedented nutrition, the Beachbody Ultimate Reset they created now raises the bar on the concept of giving your internal organs a real fresh start, of flushing out toxins, of gently and naturally cleaning out years of waste blocked in the intestinal tract, and of revving up your metabolism with 21 days of healthy eating.

Get ready for the clouds to part, and a ray of sunshine to hit you as you experience a burst of vitality like you never thought was possible. You are about to get reset!

It is a three week program, with 3 phases, first cleaning up the diet and preparing the body to cleanse. By week two we have taught you how to eat Vegan (and like it!) while you have a week of cleansing and detoxification. Finally, in week three you restore the healthy flora to the GI tract and let the body completely reset itself from years of pollutants, caffeine, junk food and toxins.

If your experience is anything like our first 200 people in test groups, by the halfway point your eyes will see more clear, your energy will be through the roof, and you will feel healthy. You will feel stronger, more alive, and more vital than you can imagine.

I had an amazing experience: Down 10lbs in 21 days. Cholesterol dropped 42 pts. LDL (bad cholesterol) down a whopping 35%! Yes me, a devoted meat-eater, have had fruits, vegetables, and healthy grains every day for the past three weeks, and am currently eating vegan at least two days a week to maintain my results. I have discovered foods and particularly vegetables and grains that I never tried before. I feel healthy, a whole lot of healthy.

While going through the process, and now that I see the comments and feedback from the 3,000 people who are in their second week doing the reset since we launched it, I noted the top five reasons the Beachbody Ultimate Reset is a game changer for Team Beachbody:

I have been impressed by how this process has helped me get to know the participants in our reset group.

We followed the program together on a private Facebook page we set-up. You will find that incredible friendships are created when you go through this, as you help each other stay with it, show your compassion balanced with support. Not many opportunities build relationships. This one does and that’s good for your life, and good for your business.

#4. Healthier Home

Isabelle and I did the Ultimate Reset at the same time. She always eats the way it’s outlined in the reset recipe guide. But for this 3 weeks, we were both eating this way. She was helping guide me through it, and we both were talking about our experience with the program. It was really nice to share this together, and I think other couples who are doing it are having the same “walk through fire together” experience. And the kids are seeing this and asking questions/trying the foods too. Nothing better than a good example set at home. My daughter is eating vegan with me on my vegan days, and cutting out red meat. I have even spoken to coaches who sold old clothes they had not worn in years, taken up cooking for the first time in their lives, even redesigning their entire kitchens around a healthier lifestyle!

#3. You Transform Your Diet First

By week two I had literally transformed my diet, and my understanding of how to eat to lose weight without starving. If I had done this before Power 90 and P90X, my results would have been even better, but I also know I would have had even healthier outcome. The Ultimate Reset is a great way to do the hardest thing about transformation from my perspective; change the way I eat. People who follow this program will be so primed to do one of our fitness programs, and they will get such amazing results that the flood of success stories will be unprecedented.

#2. Not a Victim Anymore!

#1. 21-Day Beachbody Challenge Groups lead to even more groups!

The number one reason the Ultimate Reset is worthy of the “Ultimate” name is the dramatic impact it will have on you and the people around you. And that means it will affect your business just as dramatically. If I was a coach my goal would be to build a new Beachbody Challenge group around the Ultimate Reset every week.  I would support each group in its own private Facebook page. I would build those groups around these top reasons to do the reset. And I would ask everyone in those groups to let me know when someone they know is interested, because you can’t do a 3-week lifestyle change like this without people noticing and asking questions. I suspect over the course of 3 weeks, each group would generate enough prospects to build another group of 6-10, and each group would lead to at least one person seeing the value of being a coach to lead groups of their own. And going into the second half of each reset, I would transition interested participants into a fitness program to start gradually after the third week. Once you start feeling this good, you get motivated to feel better, and that’s when it’s time to do a 90 day challenge with one of our fitness programs and Shakeology.

With our mission of helping people achieve their goals to lead healthy fulfilling lives, we never pulled punches. We are challenging people to take on something incredible, to overcome their own obstacles and truly achieve their own magnificence. The Beachbody Ultimate Reset not only brings it together, it achieves it in only 21 days.

I never expected all that, but I have come to expect these unexpected positive outcomes once we take a bold step toward living a healthier lifestyle. And that’s the Beachbody difference. The ULTIMATE difference.

People improving their own lives. People enhancing the lives of the people they touch. It’s the perfect business model if you ask me!