Go Big with the BODathon
“This might be the best or worst idea I’ve ever had.” —Carl Daikeler, Beachbody CEO
The BODathon is a fitness event concocted by Beachbody CEO Carl Daikeler to motivate him to get into peak shape using Beachbody On Demand. On Oct 31—certainly to look good in his Halloween costume—Carl will complete three difficult Beachbody workouts, back to back. Four, actually, but the last one is a cool down, so we’re not counting it as a “workout.”
“I need something to train for; a goal,” says Daikeler. “I’ve stayed in decent shape since I did a round of 21 Day Fix EXTREME and have stayed consistent with Shakeology and 3-Day Refresh all year. But I tend to get lazy with exercise…so, I’m creating my own ‘point.’ I’m training for my own special event, to see if I can do it. A ‘BODathon’ if you will.”
The back-to-back workouts are no picnic all by themselves. They’re P90X’s Core Synergistics, Body Beast’s Total Body, and 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo Fix Extreme. INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Relief is the cool down. Stacking these workouts one after another is a brutal test.
As is his usual, Carl’s asked his friends to join in, and he’s got a lot of them. He’s created a Facebook group, which you can find here.
To prepare for the event, Carl had me create a two-month training program for him (and you!) that begins Tuesday, September 1st. We’ve also posted it in the Beachbody Message Boards here. There, feel free to ask questions, seek modifications, or simply just complain about how hard it is. Come on in and you’re guaranteed to get super fit, whether you end up doing the challenge or not. But you’re going to want to do it. You know you are. And this program will have you ready to send it in style.
There will be more updates on the event, which you’ll find here on the Beachbody Blog, on Carl’s Blog, or by joining the Facebook group. For those of you who’d like to participate but have other fitness events on your calendar, I’ll be modifying the program so that it’s more sports specific. You can check this out on my blog, here.
“Some people train for a ‘Tough Mudder’ or a marathon,” adds Daikeler. “I’m training for my very own two-and-a-half-hour marathon string of workouts on Beachbody On Demand Saturday, October 31st. Yeah, Halloween. And it’s gonna be scary.”
BODathon Training Schedule
Goal: To nail P90X Core Synergistics, Body Beast Total Body, and 21 Day Fix Extreme Plyo Fix Extreme. Back-to-back.
Requirements for Success: Excellent functional strength—particularly core and hip mobility, explosive power, muscular endurance, and recuperative properties.
Training Targets: Total body conditioning, focusing on improvements in both power and endurance, along with balance, mobility, and highly functional core strength.
Overview: Two 3.5 week blocks, with a recovery week in the middle, and a taper at the end.
WEEK ONE (September 1-6)
Tuesday: P90X3’s Eccentric Upper and P90’s Ab Ripper A
Wednesday: FOCUS T25’s Cardio
Thursday: 21 Day Fix’s Yoga
Friday: P90X3’s Eccentric Lower and P90’s Ab Ripper B
Saturday: 21 Day Fix’s Pilates
Sunday: P90X’s Core Synergistics
WEEK TWO (September 7-13)
Monday: 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo X
Tuesday: Body Beast’s Total Body and Beast Abs
Wednesday: 21 Day Fix’s Cardio Fix
Thursday: ChaLEAN Extreme’s Dynamic Yoga Flow
Friday: ChaLEAN Extreme’s Lean Circuit 1 and Ab Burner
Saturday: Body Beast’s Cardio
Sunday: P90X3’s Yoga
WEEK THREE (September 14-20)
Monday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1: Strength and Agility
Tuesday: P90X2’s Total Body and Ab Ripper
Wednesday: 21 Day Fix EXTREME: Cardio
Thursday: P90X3’s Dynamix
Friday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1’s Strength
Saturday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1’s Back to Core
Sunday: Body Beast’s Build Shoulders and 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Yoga
WEEK FOUR (September 21-27)
Monday: 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo
Tuesday: Body Beast’s Build Chest/Tris and 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Pilates
Wednesday: P90X3’s Complex Lower
Thursday: P90X2’s Mobility
Friday: Body Beast’s Build Back/Bis and 21 Day Fix’s Yoga
Saturday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol 1.’s Game Day and Relief
Sunday: P90X’s Yoga
WEEK FIVE (Recovery Week, September 28-October 4)
Monday: P90X2’s Mobility
Tuesday: P90X3’s Yoga
Wednesday: INSANITY: Max Recovery
Thursday: PiYo Live’s Stretch and Flow
Friday: PiYo’s Sweat
Saturday: 21 Day Fix’s Yoga
Sunday: P90X’s Core Synergistics
WEEK SIX (October 5-11)
Monday: 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo
Tuesday: Body Beast’s Total Body and Beast Abs and INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1 Relief
Wednesday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 2’s X Trainer
Thursday: P90X2’s Mobility
Friday: P90X3’s Complex Upper and Ab Ripper
Saturday: P90X3’s Complex Lower
Sunday: P90X’s Core Synergistics
WEEK SEVEN (October 12-18)
Monday: Body Beast’s Total Body and 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo
Tuesday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1’s Back to Core
Wednesday: PiYo’s Drench and ChaLEAN Extreme’s Ab Burner
Thursday: P90X2’s Mobility
Friday: P90X2’s PAP Upper
Saturday: P90X2’s PAP Lower
Sunday: P90X’s Core Synergistics
WEEK EIGHT (October 19-25)
Monday: Body Beast’s Total Body and 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo
Tuesday: P90X’s Core Synergistics
Wednesday: INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1’s Game Day and Overtime
Thursday: P90X2’s Mobility
Friday: P90X3’s Complex Upper
Saturday: P90X3’s Complex Lower
Sunday: Body Beast’s Total Body
WEEK NINE (October 26-October 31)
Monday: 21 Day Fix’s Cardio Fix
Tuesday: 21 Day Fix’s Yoga
Wednesday: P90X3’s Dynamix
Thursday: P90X2’s Mobility
Friday: REST DAY
Saturday: BODathon (P90X’s Core Synergistics and Body Beast’s Total Body and 21 Day Fix EXTREME’s Plyo Fix Extreme and INSANITY: THE ASYLUM Vol. 1’s Relief for the cool down.)
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