Author Archives: Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)

Homemade Protein Bars


Posted by Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)
I'll be right up front with you, I can't stand cooking.  Luckily, my fiance is a great cook but there are still plenty of times where I am pressed into some kitchen action to help me meet my nutritional needs.  Over the years I have learned many tricks to help culinary challenged people like myself create easy-to-make healthy meals and snacks.  Without question Shakeology has become the easiest and healthiest of them all but this recipe for homemade protein bars is right up there too. 2 Cups Read More

P90X Mass


Posted by Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)
One of the more common questions being asked of me as a Team Beachbody Coach lately is "can I gain mass with P90X?"  The answer is a resounding YES, however you will have to tailor your approach to both the workouts and your nutrtition in order to gain mass with P90X.  By design, P90X is a comprehensive program designed to improve ALL areas of fitness without speficially targeting one goal.  This appeals to the vast majority of people who chose the number one selling home fitness program to become Read More

Living Healthy Making You Feel Like an Outcast?


Posted by Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)
When Did We Become the Weirdos? I'm noticing a trend that seems to be gaining steam in our society.  It seems that more and more people are calling us "weird" or referring to us as "health nuts" because we exercise regularly and actually care what we put into our bodies.  Has our perception of "normal" when it comes to health and nutrition in this country become so skewed that those that pursue a healthy life are now considered freaks? If I turn down a donut, people often say to me "live a Read More

The 5 Best and Worst Alcoholic Drinks


Posted by Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)
If you want a drink, you want a drink, and all the bad press you read isn't likely to quench your thirst. So the nutrition 911 on alcohol will be to skip the boring science and discuss what to do when you're going to drink. Besides, studies keep telling us that a bit of alcohol in your diet enhances your health and lengthens your life span. All you may know now is that the last time you hit the bar, you woke up feeling like someone was using a Rototiller® on your brain, leaving you to wonder, "How can this have been good for me?" Read More

Alicia Finds Success with ChaLean Extreme and Shakeology


Posted by Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)
As I have mentioned before, one of my favorite benefits of this whole Beachbody experience has been being able to reconnect with a large number of friends from my hometown despite having not lived there in 13 years.  Simply sharing a healthy lifestyle on the internet has helped me grow and re-establish friendships with people that I had otherwise completely lost contact with over the years.  Most rewarding of all is seeing these friends take control of their health and fitness and succeed in reaching Read More

Alternatives to P90X Yoga-X


Posted by Chad Pink (ZillaFitness)
One of the most common questions I get concerning P90X is "do I have to do yoga?"  The answer is a resounding YES!  I often hear it is too long, too boring and too hard.  This may be true for some P90Xers but in many ways yoga is the glue that holds the entire P90X program together.  In fact when Tony Horton was asked if he was on deserted island and can only do one workout he immediately responded "yoga". Benefits of Yoga: Increased Strength Increased Flexibility Better Posture Better Read More