I LOVE READING

Ready can do a lot for a person.

It can entertain you.

 

It can educate you.

 

 

Reading can strengthen your vocabulary and make you smarter.

 

 

 

Reading can give you a break from reality.

 

 

Or it can help you win a whole bunch of great stuff!!!!

 

I ordered Ben Greenfield's new book Beyond Training.

 

 

Okay, so I ordered 10 of them, but I wanted to read one of and thought the rest would make great birthday presents/Christmas gifts for a lot of people I know....and if I bought 10 I would get a lot of cool stuff -

 

“THE SUPERHUMAN PACKAGE” – YOU PRE-ORDER 10+ COPIES OF BEYOND TRAINING FROM AMAZON OR BARNES & NOBLE AND YOU GET:

• Private Spreecast Q&A with Ben Greenfield – Value of $197
• Free 1 Year Ben Greenfield Fitness Premium subscription (protected vault of 300+ videos, podcasts and .pdf’s from Ben)
• 25% off any cold-thermogenesis compression gear from 110% Play Harder (and free shipping within the 48 states)
• 25% off a custom package of Mt. Capra Solar Synergy Anti-Oxidants, Capracleanse Pro, Capraflex, Deep30 Protein, Caprobiotics Advanced and Caprobiotics+ (first 12 orders only)
• Free 1 year subscription to LAVA Magazine (available to first 25 orders) – Value of $50
• Shipment of Mt. Capra Mineral Whey Sample Packets (first 6 orders – GONE)
• BodyMetrix Ultrasound Body Fat Meter (35% off for first 200 pre-orders and 25% off for the rest)
• 10% off all WellnessFX blood tests, biomarkers and consultations
• 10% off any purchases from the biohacking website UpgradedSelf (excludes kits, tech gear, and 5 lbs. bags of coffee)
• $10 off any case of X2Performance beverage
• One shipment of Generation UCAN SuperStarch Multi-Flavor Starter Packs (first 10 orders – GONE) – Value of $30
• 10% off the amazing self-quantification Zensorium Tinké device
• A free Squatty Potty “Ecco model” – Value of $30
• 10% off anything from Pacific Elite Fitness
• 15% off anything from BlueSeventy swim gear (active until end of June 2014)
• Complementary set of deluxe BlueSeventy “Nero Race” goggles (first 10 orders -GONE) – Value of $25
• 3 bonus hidden chapters of the Beyond Training book
• 6+ training plans from Ben Greenfield in both .pdf and TrainingPeaks format, including Body Reboot, Marathon, Ironman, Mass-Building plans and more!
• 68% off 1 year of Lava magazine

 

 

Okay, right there reading all that stuff shows that it was worthwhile to order 10 books. I get to read one and I get all those perks and my training friends are going to love the book and I liked supporting Ben.

 

Ben is on the Timex PRO team.

Ben is in the front row....the only guy in that row.

 

I am on the Timex Factory team.

 

He is a pro!!!

I am a pion.

 

I have listened to his podcasts and he is a "geek" when it comes to wanting to know how things in our bodies work.

I like knowing how things work in my body and I can relate to some of the things he says.

 

 

 

One time he and his friend put out a video on how to take off a wetsuit fast. I have never laughed harder. Okay, maybe one time I did laugh harder, but it was when (oh, crap, I promised I would never repeat THAT story).
I think Ben and his friend video-taped it during a windstorm and you could hardly hear what was being said. But dang, that guy could get his wetsuit off fast.

 

Really, I have googled trying to find that video....and when I do, I am going to share it!

 

In the meantime, let me share this - I was shocked, thrilled and wowed when I got the email from Ben that I had won the First prize in his book raffle.

 

You know what that means?

It means that every one of the toilets in my house will now have a squatty potty.

I get one (from my book order) and won two so now I will have three!!!

 

But this is what I am really excited about.....I also won:

 

-X2Performance will reimburse your race fees for a year (up to $1000 for the year of 2014) and include their product and a care package of custom workout gear (if you don’t race, you can give this to someone you love)

 

- WellnessFX Performance Blood Testing Package

 

- 1 pair of Skora Minimalist Running Shoes

 

- Victory Belt Book Publishing pack – hard copy of “Becoming A Supple Leopard“, “Cholesterol Clarity“, “Fermented Probiotic Foods” and “Gather – Art Of Paleo Entertaining“)

 

- Blue Seventy Performance “Helix” Wetsuit

 

- 110% Flat Out Compression Sox

 

- 110% Overdrive Kit

 

- 110% Knickers

 

- 2 Bamboo Squatty Potties

 

- Zensorium Tinké

 

- 1 Cool Fat Burner vest (w/ ‘soft’ packs and extra set of hybrid packs)

 

- 1 Cool Gut Buster prototype (with ‘hybrid’ packs)

 

- Mt. Capra: Caprobiotics Advanced, CapraFlex, CapraCleanse Pro, DEEP2-30  (Coconut), Double Bonded Protein (Chocolate),  Solar Synergy, Capra Mineral Whey

 

- Bulletproof Upgraded Coffee Kit

 

Some of the items I had to look up because I did not know what they were...yes, I totally know what the Bamboo Squatty Potty is now!!!

 

The Skora people already emailed me asking me if I wanted the pink or the yellow shoe....I'll blog all about it when I get it.

 

I am sure you know how ecstatic I am to win $1000 worth of race fees and a bunch of fabulous stuff from X2Performance. X2Performance is the official sports supplement of the 2014 Ironman U.S. series and is endorsed by 6-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott.

 

Dave Scott

 

So while I may LOVE a lot of you....I do race and I am keeping and using all the "care package" items they send me.

But I will be blogging about it, so you don't feel left out.

 

Truth - last week I was looking a triathlon magazine and lusting after a Blue Seventy Helix wetsuit.

I have the same long sleeve wetsuit I started with several years ago and it was used when I got it. Since then it has had numerous rips and tears fixed in it. I did splurge and get myself a sleeveless wetsuit that I LOVE, but my longsleeve has seemed a little ratty and ragged and.....

Let's be honest...

Who wouldn't want a Blue Seventy Helix wetsuit!

They rock and are cute!

Not sure what mine will look like, but I will blog about it when it shows up on my doorstep.

 

I love that I am getting 110% compression stuff and Cool Fat Burner/Gut Buster stuff.

 

My son Dion and I are going to have a great time using the Coot Fat Burner/Gut Buster stuff.

 

I had to google what a Zensorium Tinke is.

 

 

This is what I found out -

 

 

Tinke is the only fitness and wellness tracker that measures your heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation and heart rate variability.

 

 

               Okay, so I am on my way to geekiness also.

 

 

I also won the Victory Belt Book Publishing pack – hard copy of “Becoming A Supple Leopard“, “Cholesterol Clarity“, “Fermented Probiotic Foods” and “Gather – Art Of Paleo Entertaining“.

I already have "Becoming a Supple Leopard". It has been one of my bibles as a personal fitness trainer.. I am looking forward to reading the other book.

 

As I am sure I have pointed out - Reading brings great rewards!!!

 

I left this for last.

This is a great prize.

But at first I was scared.

 

The WellnessFX Performance Blood Testing Package.

All I saw was BLOOD TESTING!!!!

 

 

What is that?

Is that a prize?

Who gives that as a prize?

 

Then I googled it.

 

 

The list of things they are going to check for with my blood is numerous.....But according to WellnessFX:

If I want to take my health and performance to the next level, I need to equip myself with the right information. WellnessFX Performance builds on our Baseline assessment by adding biomarkers for performance hormones, advanced nutrients, and metabolism.

 

Okay, I can do that..

And I'll blog about it.

 

I guess now I just sit back and read Ben's book Beyond Training and wait for all my goodies to arrive.

 

Book review to come soon!