Summit!!

Late last night I got back from my first ever Beachbody Summit in Nashville, TN.  Summit is the annual Beachbody convention where 25,000 coaches come together for a weekend of working out, trainings/workshops, parties and celebrations.  While I understood that 25,000 coaches would be there, I was not quite prepared for what that would look like!  I arrived on Thursday with plenty of time to sign in a receive my wristbands and badge before my 5pm workout with Tony Horton.  It was amazing and overwhelming just how many people were there walking around in Music City Center!  After my quick and easy sign-in, I decided to go to The Core, a MASSIVE store they had there selling exclusive merchandise for all of the Beachbody programs, live formats and supplements.  Basically they were selling anything and everything you could ever imagine involving Beachbody.  I wanted to buy everything but I held myself to just three shirts and a P90X baby onesie!

My first day there also had one of the highlights of my trip:  a Hard Corps cardio workout with the man himself, Tony Horton.  All of us coaches could sign up for a workout with a celebrity trainer.  Turbokick or PiYo with Chalene, Hard Corps cardio or resistance with Tony, the brand new country dance program called Country Heat with Autumn, Body Beast workouts with Sagi or workouts with the 2 newest Beachbody trainers.  My workout was 45 minutes and seriously fantastic.  I have been working out with Tony in my living room for six years so having him right there in front of me was mind blowing.  His workout was hard but he had modifiers which made it easy for me to follow along, even being six months pregnant!

Thursday evening we had Opening Ceremony at Nissan Stadium.  This was so much fun!  I was there solo and sat in the upper section where I could stretch out and relax.  I actually spent most of my time solo since everyone on my team was staying in a house together but I opted to stay with my family in a hotel.  Opening Ceremony is where they announce all of the new and exciting things coming down the pipeline for Beachbody.  These include:  A reality competition show called The 20s based on searching for the next Beachbody trainer on Beachbody on Demand (BOD), Autumn's new cooking show called Fixate (also on BOD), a new 3 week yoga program coming in September (again, on BOD) and the November release of a new kickboxing program called Core de Force with the newest trainers.  It all looks SO exciting, especially Core de Force and the yoga program.

Friday was all about the trainings. We could sign up for a few different tracks, depending on what we wanted to focus on.  I feel like I learned SO much during my trainings/workshops.  Honestly, my main goal for Summit was to workout with the trainers I love, but I really enjoyed soaking in all of the information we were given in our trainings.  Part practical advice and tips for running our business, part full on life motivation - everything was great. Chalene (TurboFire and PiYo) spoke to us during our Friday general session. I love her and listen to her podcast so I really enjoyed what she had to say.

Another highlight of the weekend was the Saturday morning Super Workout.  The workout started at 6am so I arrived at 5am to try to get an okay spot.  We worked out with each trainer for about 15 minutes.  They all had modifiers, which was awesome for me because I'm obviously not doing any crazy jumping around while pregnant.  Our workout started out with Chalene and PiYo to warm up and stretch out.  Then the new trainers came out and we did some of the new Core de Force.  They were followed by Sagi and Body Beast without weights.  Next was Shaun T and Insanity.  I really love him so I was extremely excited to be able to workout with him!  He was SO motivating, especially since we were all pretty tired by then.  Shaun T was followed by Tony and Hard Corps (a different workout from my Thursday workout).  By that point we had been working out for an hour and still had to do 21 Day Fix with Autumn.  90 minutes after we started we were done!  I'm so thankful I had my Hydrate with me to drink during the workout!

Post workout was followed by more training sessions.  Shaun T spoke at our general session that day.  I also listen to his podcast and really loved his entire talk.  Summit ended back at Nissan Stadium with closing ceremonies where they celebrated coaches and the  $100,000 winners of the Beachbody Challenge.

As you can see, the weekend was extremely busy!!  I didn't even mention the stuff I didn't do such as the live instructor certifications for Insanity, P90X, PiYo and Country Heat on Wednesday, the elite coach parties, private Billy Idol concert, photos with celeb trainers and the Beachbody Classic (physique competition).  Being 6 months pregnant and running on little sleep and lots of intense workouts, I made sure to pace myself, pack snacks, stay hydrated and take naps!  I also brought my husband and son along on the trip and met up with them for mealtimes.  So many people had kids or babies there.  You could not walk into the hallways during a training and find a father taking care of his tiny baby while his wife was in trainings.  I also saw quite a few women babywearing and nursing in the trainings.  I love how family friendly this company is!

Next year Summit will move from Nashville to New Orleans and I cannot wait!! I have big plans for my second summit:  get Insanity certified, compete in the Beachbody Classic and take my business to Diamond!  If you are a current Beachbody coach or thinking about becoming one, I highly recommend Summit.  Heck, even if you just enjoy working out, I'd recommend you go and experience once-in-a-lifetime workouts with world famous trainers!  Email me at lauren.madara@gmail.com if you are interested in going and check out all the info at www.coachsummit2017.com