Useful online tools

The Program, at its heart, is for do-it-yourselfers.  There is no magic pill, formula, powder, food, exercise or anything that I've found to be the end-all-be-all quick-fix for getting fit & healthy.  The Program is founded on you taking the time necessary to get to truly know yourself...your strengths (expand upon them), your weaknesses (strengthen them), your doubts & fears (overcome them), your lack of knowledge in certain areas (fill the cups).  As more and more people get on board, I've recognized the need for good online resources so here are a few that I recommend.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ - Terrific all around calorie tracker.  Food tracking is fundamental to beginning the program.  Once you are really in-tune with your diet & how what you eat truly affects you, track everything that crosses your lips...it'll help you determine what you truly need to be consuming to support your fitness efforts.

http://www.exrx.net/ - I use this website all the time to see quick example avi movies of exercises.  Often people use machines at the gym (which I only really recommend if you're rehabbing an injury or something) due to lack of barbell & dumbbell knowledge.  The Program calls for resistance training...bodyweight, barbell or dumbbell primarily...and you can find examples of everything you need on this website.

http://www.linear-software.com/online.html - This is a great website that calculates your body fat percentage given specific inputs (body measurements).  If you have a pair of fat calipers and can use them on yourself, then terrific...fairly accurate way to measure body fat.  However, most folks don't have them nor do they have the ability to measure themselves with them so I recommend the tape measurement method.  The results are very close to what you'd get with accurate caliper measurements.  If your goals are non-specific like fitting your clothes better or getting a six-pack abs, then you may not care about your body fat percentage.  However, I use the measurement to make sure I'm staying in a healthy body fat range (I like to remain in the athletic range).