When one of the most prominent experts on anti-aging ends up recommending almost exactly what you already do with your personal training clients, you need to write about it! Dr. Peter Attia recently broke down the ideal workout structure both for longevity and performance. Wouldn’t it be a bummer if your workout was hard enough to cause overtraining and overuse risks but wasn’t hard enough to get you good results? That would be super frustrating. That is exactly the “No Man’s Land” that a lot of people end up in and what Dr. Attia called the “garbage zone”. What is that? It’s where the intensity is too high for sustained activity and too low to stress the body glycolitically. You see this in a lot of HIIT classes as well as on runs/bikes without proper pace monitoring. This kind of training is hard enough to beat you up, but not hard enough to move the needle. To better understand what he’s talking about, and what he recommends, let’s talk heart rate zones briefly. Zone 1 is very light intensity, 50-60% of your max heart rate Zone 2 is light intensity, 60-70% of your max heart rate Zone 3 is moderate intensity, 70-80% of your max heart rate Zone 4 is hard intensity, 80-90% of your max heart rate Zone 5 is maximum intensity, 90-100% of your max heart rate What routine works best both for performance and longevity? Something like this: -Strength train 3 days per week -Move at an easy pace (zone 2) 3-4 hours a week (aka grab a pack and go for a 60 minute ruck) -Do a short burst of maximal training (zone 5) 1-2 times per week (like one of our group metabolic finishers) It looks awfully familiar because it’s almost exactly what our protocol was for our New Year Program and it worked REALLY WELL. So well in fact that we are bringing back THE PROGRAM for the spring! What is The Spring PROGRAM? It is 4 weeks of: -No booze -No added sugar -3 days a week of strength training -4 days a week go ruck for 60 minutes (rucking: walking briskly with a 20+lbs pack) The Spring PROGRAM will run from April 25th to May 21st. The exercise and nutrition you will participate in during this 4 weeks is the perfect way to have a STRONG spring that leads right into an EPIC summer! Email me at alec@ontargetfit.comif you are interested and I will take care of the rest. Who is this for? -If you want to accelerate fat loss prior to the summer -If you want to feel way better by cutting the junk for a bit -If you are ready to take a break from your own excuses -If you want to surprise yourself with what you’re capable of accomplishing -If this summer you want to catch some sun, and some compliments -If you don’t want to starve yourself or do another crash diet. -All ages and fitness levels welcome. Last time we had beginners and participants in their 70's. That is the beauty of personal training!
If that all sounds good to you, shoot me an email! I’ll be doing The PROGRAM with you : ) Email me at alec@ontargetfit.com and I'll take care of the rest.
