The Get Fit NH MetCon EST Project Starts May 1st

We are pumped to roll out the first of what we are planning on being many Get Fit NH “Projects”. We have been working on a number of projects with a specific focus. Strength, power, and mobility are three more in the works, so stay tuned.

But first things first.

The MetCon EST Project is an 8-week program that meets once a week in addition to your normal GPT training. This first cadre will be meeting Wednesday morning from 6am to 7am at Get Fit NH Concord. We are limiting this initial intake to 12, so if you want in, you have to act fast.

Please take some time to read what it’s all about and make sure you want to do the extra “homework” necessary to get max results.

The Get Fit NH MetCon EST Project

MetCon EST (Metabolic Conditioning and Energy System Training) is designed to increase your anaerobic reserve, decrease your recovery heart rate, and give you the ability to compete and perform better, longer.

Let’s take a few minutes to talk about why you would possibly want to add this to your training.

As defined by performance coach Joel Jamieson, conditioning is a measure of your maximum sustainable power output across a given duration. In other words the longer you can sustain power output, the higher your conditioning level.

Coach Jamieson also talks about the anaerobic power reserve. This is the measure of the difference between the maximum amount of power that can be generated anaerobically (without oxygen) versus aerobically (with oxygen).

By now you may be saying “So what? Get to the point already” but bear with me, because this is the crux of the matter. What research has shown is the greater your anaerobic reserve, the more you rely on the anaerobic system to produce power. What does that mean? You get tired quicker, regardless of the duration of our event, competitive or not.

So what do we need to do? Train energy systems in a way that causes us to rely more on the aerobic system and less on the anaerobic system. Fortunately we know that if we train energy systems in a specific way we can do just that.

The heart of the MetCon EST project is the Polar GX 2.0 system. This cutting edge heart rate system not only allows real time monitoring of your heart rate visible to both athlete and coach, but generates your personal training report at the end of each session for review.

The initial MetCon EST project will be limited to 12 clients, and requires the willingness and ability to follow a specific protocol that will require some monitoring work outside of the gym.

MetCon EST participants will have their Recovery Heart Rate and Sustainable Power Output measured and assessed before the program begins and at the conclusion of the 8 weeks.  In addition you will monitor your recovery state at home on a daily basis.

I am excited about getting this project going. Being a bit of a geek, it is always cool to gather data and measure the effectiveness of specific types of training. Be warned though, the specific training protocol may be different than you are used to – but as always it will be fun!

The investment into MetCon EST is only $99 for the 8 week program. This includes the testing protocols as described, one training session per week (8 total including testing), and as a bonus for our first cadre of participants this also includes the required Polar heart rate monitoring chest strap, which normally costs $19.95.

If you want in, don’t delay. It’s going to be a blast!

Important: To enroll click on the link below. If you are current or former client, please use your username and login. If you don’t know it, you can recover it on the enrollment page. Please do not create an account unless you have never trained with us before.

Click Here To Enroll in the MetCon EST Project