
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The testimonials featured may have used more than one Beachbody product or extended the program to achieve their maximum results. Exercise and proper diet are necessary to achieve and maintain weight loss and muscle definition. +Results vary depending on starting point, goals and effort. The information provided on this website (including the Blogs, Community pages, Program Materials and all other content) was originally intended for a US audience. “So choose your challenge wisely, making sure that you can integrate it easily into your existing program or that it really can stand alone, as might be the case if the goal is to, say, complete 30 workouts and recovery sessions in 30 days.”

“That’s why most challenges - especially highly focused ones like abs or squat challenges - aren’t substitutes for a well-designed training plan they should be completed in addition to one,” says Thieme. In other words, doing endless bodyweight squats will make you really good at doing endless bodyweight squats - and perhaps entice you to be more active on a regular basis - but you likely won’t get the perfectly-sculpted booty you were expecting.Īnd while a 30-day abs challenge can strengthen your core, it takes proper nutrition and loads of calorie-burning workouts for you to lose sufficient body fat to reveal what you’re really after: a six-pack. “That’s because what you’re training in that kind of challenge is muscle endurance, which focuses on the smaller ‘Type I’ fibers, rather than muscle strength, which focuses on the larger ‘Type II’ fibers that have greater growth potential,” he explains. “If your goal is to work up to 250 consecutive bodyweight squats, then you shouldn’t expect much in the way of muscle growth, for example,” says Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S., senior director of fitness and nutrition content at Beachbody. Yes - but they might not be the type of results you’re looking for.
