Drax Workout Routine: Train to Become Drax The Destroyer!

It’s actually a bit crazy that we haven’t add Drax to our Marvel Inspired Workouts here at SHJ yet.

Drax is obviously JACKED and is also a fan favorite.

Of course we’ve seen our Dave Bautista Workout within our Celebrity Workouts and research, and he was even a big case study within my book Superhuman Secrets – but now it’s time to bring Drax in to train like the character we all love.

Full disclosure: you will not become green, or bald, by using this workout routine.

When we talk about anime characters it’s easier for them to make some of the top ten lists here on the site being that we hone in on that specific manga or show.

For Drax, though, it’s a bit harder when you account for the entire MCU – so he unfortunately didn’t come in on any of our most powerful or popular lists.

That being said, Drax is one of the characters I’m most excited for to be adding to our Superhero Workouts and even our Marvel Workout Placement Quiz.

Drax Stats:

Real Name: Arthur Douglas

Height: 6’4

Weight: 680 lbs.

Comics: Marvel

Powers: Yes

Drax is huge. At 680 pounds he stands in at the same height as Dwayne Johnson, but with over 400 pounds on him.

And even then we have tons of characters within our Workout Database that dwarf him…

Wolverine was the shortest spot among comic characters we’ve seen at 5’3, prior to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming in at 5’2, (and Gimli even shorter) – but Damian Wayne (Robin) is only 5’4.  Goku isn’t that tall either, though, standing only 5’7, with Miles Morales only an inch above him.

One Punch Man falls in at 5’9 right there with Ryu, Nightwing at 5’10, and then Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Green Arrow coming in around 5’11 and Beast joining them.

We’ve had Superman and Eddie Brock’s Venom at 6’3, and Captain America, Scorpion and Batman at 6’2, and Carnage at 6’1. Thor and Cyborg are towering over them at 6’6, Thanos and King right there with them at 6’7, Bane at 6’8, and Deathstroke right below at 6’5, and Black Manta at 6’4.

Ronan and Sagat are 7’5, and Doomsday came in at 8’10, and I doubt any characters are touching that anytime soon.

But, don’t worry if you’re not the same height or weight range.

We write these routines to be utilized by anyone and everyone.

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Drax Diet and Nutrition

**Keep in mind: this section will be nearly identical for each hero.**

Every hero needs to still have a good diet.

Unfortunately we can train like them, but I don’t think any of us are suddenly getting their powers, or the ability to magically stop caring about nutrition.

You can’t out train your diet, so I want to still give some pillars for nutrition.

You can start by checking out The Nutrition Pillars on the site, but I’ll break down some more information for you guys as well.

Guys like Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart incorporate 80/20 dieting with big weekly cheat meals, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hopper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Terry Crews utilize intermittent fasting (something I use daily as well), Ariana Grande, Mustafa Shakir and Madelaine Petsch are vegans, Brandon Routh and Frank Grillo opt for paleo, and tons of others utilize their own variations as well.

It’s all about sustainability.

AND, there are a thousand different ways to reach your goals, so finding the most sustainable way is what’s important.

Which is why our Academy utilizes multiple different Nutrition Classes (Greek Gods, Vikings, Spartans, Hunter Gatherers, Monks, Samurais, Minimalists, SuperHumans) to allow people to choose what is right for YOU!

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Drax Workout Routine Research

We’ve made it to “the fun part”.

And, if you don’t know by now, I say that every single time we get to the workout routine research section for character workouts.

To learn more about Drax we’re going to be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page, starting with a brief bio about his early life as Arthur Douglas:

Real estate agent Arthur Douglas, his wife Yvette, and daughter Heather, were driving across the Mojave Desert from Las Vegas to Los Angeles when a spaceship carrying the mad Titan named Thanos passed overhead on a surveillance mission to Earth. Wishing to keep his existence a secret, Thanos destroyed the automobile in case its passengers had seen his ship, and then landed to make certain they were dead. Satisfied that they were, Thanos left. Unknown to the Titan, his father Mentor had been monitoring his activities on Earth to examine his son’s latest handiwork. Mentor discovered that Heather Douglas was still alive, and took her back to Titan to be raised. She later returned to Earth as Moondragon.

From there his bio immediately goes on to how he gets on his mission to destroy Thanos, which is also relevant enough to the story of how and why we’re going to be building out this routine.

Here’s how they break it down for us:

Mentor determined that the threat of his son Thanos could no longer be ignored and wanted to create a being of sufficient power to defeat Thanos. Enlisting the aid of his father Kronos, who millennia before had become a discorporate wraith, Mentor had Kronos seize the astral form (living consciousness) of Arthur Douglas before it had completely fled from Douglas’s body. Kronos and Mentor then fashioned a humanoid body from the Earth’s soil, granted it superhuman powers, and cast Douglas’ spirit inside it. Thus they created the being who would become known as Drax the Destroyer. From the moment he was created to be Thanos’ nemesis, Drax became an Avatar of Life.

From there the mission has started and we can begin moving on into his powers and abilities, starting with the Avatar of Life:

Avatar of Life: After being resurrected by Kronos, Arthur Douglas’s spirit was outfitted into an artificial body by the cosmic entity in order to be able to battle Thanos. Because of this event, he is considered an Avatar of Life.

We will not be getting any artificial bodies by using this workout, hence the fact that you will not instantly become green or bald by completing it.

Although this routine WILL have you on the track to jacked.

With Drax’s artificial body (which I’ll describe below), he gets a ton of his abilities:

Artificial Body: Kronos had outfitted Arthur in an artificial body and has even empowered it over the years to varying degrees; however, for an unexplained reason, he was later seemingly killed but instead regenerated in a slimmer, smaller body.

The abilities that come with this are really what we’re going to be working with to build this one out.

Here’s how they break it down for us:

• Superhuman Strength: Drax is superhumanly strong, though his strength is currently only a fraction of what it once was in his most powerful form. At his peak, Drax can currently lift around 50 tons.
• Superhuman Stamina: Drax superhuman musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. As with his strength, his stamina is currently considerably lower than it once was. He can exert himself physically for at least several hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.
• Superhuman Durability: Drax’s body is harder and much more resistant to physical injury than a normal human body, though his physical resistance is much lower than before. He can still withstand powerful energy blasts, exposure to temperature extremes, and great impact forces without being injured. Drax can withstand the rigors of surviving in a vacuum practically indefinitely and requires practically no food, water, or oxygen in order to survive.
• Regenerative Healing Factor: In spite of his great physical resilience, it is possible for Drax to be injured; however, his physiology possesses the ability to heal injuries that would otherwise be fatal with superhuman levels of speed and efficiency. The limits of his accelerated healing is unknown. For instance, it is not known if he can regrow limbs or regenerate missing organs, or regenerate tissue that’s been completely destroyed.
• Superhuman Senses: Drax has proven to have superhuman olfactory senses. During the Annihilation event, he is able to determine that Nova is a human like Cammi by sheer smell alone. Drax has also used this ability to recognize when weapons are about to be discharged in his area. He is asked if this acute sense has picked up any of the cloaked Skrulls.

You’re going to have to work on the superhuman senses – and we also won’t be getting any regenerative healing factor (sorry) – but the rest is on the table.

That means we’ll specifically be building this one out to get HUGE like Drax, with enhanced strength and stamina.

So be ready to lift heavy weight at a high volume to transform into The Destroyer!

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Drax Workout Routine

Training Volume:

6 days per week

Explanation:

We’re dealing with THE DESTROYER.  We need to be massive, strong, and extremely powerful.  For that reason we’ll be working with a 6 day split that puts strength first and endurance secondary as the priorities and goals.  This is high volume, so feel free to cut and scale where needed.

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Drax Workout: Sample Workout Schedule

Monday: Destroyer Chest and Endurance Work

Tuesday: Destroyer Biceps and Endurance Work

Wednesday: Destroyer Legs and Endurance Work

Thursday: Destroyer Shoulders and Endurance Work

Friday: Destroyer Back and Endurance Work

Saturday: Destroyer Triceps and Endurance Work

Sunday: Rest Day

Drax Workout: Destroyer Chest and Endurance Work

Workout:

Barbell Bench Press

4×12, 10, 8, 5

Incline Dumbbell Press

4×12

Cable Crossovers

4×12

Hex Press

4×12

Weighted Dips

4×10

Push Ups

4×20

Endurance Work:

30-60 Minute Varied Cardio

This can be completed with any format you prefer and it can be done before or after your workout.

Drax Workout: Destroyer Biceps and Endurance Work

Workout:

Preacher Curls

4×12, 10, 8, 5

Dumbbell Hammer Curls

4×12

Spider Curls

4×12

Overhead Cable Curls

4×12

Zottman Curls

4×12

Chin Ups

4×10

Endurance Work:

30-60 Minute Varied Cardio

This can be completed with any format you prefer and it can be done before or after your workout.

Drax Workout: Destroyer Legs and Endurance Work

Workout:

Back Squats

4×12, 10, 8, 5

Seated Calf Raises

4×12

Dumbbell Weighted Lunges

4×12

Leg Press

4×12

Crossed Arm Front Squat

4×12

Cable Pullthroughs

4×12

Endurance Work:

30-60 Minute Varied Cardio

This can be completed with any format you prefer and it can be done before or after your workout.

Drax Workout: Destroyer Shoulders and Endurance Work

Workout:

Barbell Overhead Press

4×12, 10, 8, 5

Single Arm Cable Front Raises

4×12

Hang Cleans (Barbell)

4×12

Barbell Shrugs

4×12

Rear Delt Cable Raise

4×12

Light Upright Rows

4×12

Endurance Work:

30-60 Minute Varied Cardio

This can be completed with any format you prefer and it can be done before or after your workout.

Drax Workout: Destroyer Back and Endurance Work

Workout:

Barbell Deadlift

4×12, 10, 8, 5

Wide Grip Lateral Pull Downs

4×12

Close Grip Lateral Pull Downs

4×12

Reverse Cable Crossovers

4×12

Hammer Strength Rows

4×12

Wide Grip Pull Ups

4×10

Endurance Work:

30-60 Minute Varied Cardio

This can be completed with any format you prefer and it can be done before or after your workout.

Drax Workout: Destroyer Triceps and Endurance Work

Workout:

Close Grip Bench

4×12, 10, 8, 5

Overhead Tricep Extension

4×12

Tricep Dips

4×1

Tricep Push Downs

4×12

Skull Crushers

4×12

Cable/Dumbbell Kickbacks

4×12

Endurance Work:

30-60 Minute Varied Cardio

This can be completed with any format you prefer and it can be done before or after your workout.

Drax Workout Routine: Bonus Training Resources

Endurance Work Resources:

• Constance Wu Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Ewan McGregor Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Kid Flash Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Grant Gustin Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• How To Continue Training After Your First 5K (Workout Included)

High Intensity Interval Training Resources:

• The Best HIIT Workouts
• Jump Rope Workout Database
• Academy Members: Insert a Benchmark Hero Workout (Circuit) or SHJ Core Circuit Test

Parkour Training Resources:

• The Nightrunner Parkour Workout Routine
• The Assassin’s Creed Parkour Workout Routine
• The Robbie Amell Parkour Workout Routine

Main MMA Training Resources

• Anna Diop Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Ryan Potter Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Frank Grillo Boxing Workout

Other MMA Training Resources:

• Deathstroke Workout Routine
• Daredevil Workout Routine
• Moon Knight Workout Routine
• Sagat Workout Routine

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