Conditioning for Fitness Athletes

Live training for athletes and coaches

Thursday, October 23rd, 3pm MT

  • Common Conditioning Mistakes - why emphasizing max effort is a dead end

  • Lessons from Elite Endurance Sport - respecting the insights from decades of practice

  • Conditioning Intensity - a physiological framework for training

  • Conditioning Modalities - how to plan and progress each modality with example programs

  • Training Load - guidelines for chronically increasing training load

  • Overtraining - how to recognize it and best practices to avoid it

  • Fitness Competition - needs analysis for fitness and hybrid competitions

  • The Conditioning-Biased Athlete - key physical and performance characteristics of elite fitness athletes

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It's a common notion that what separates elite athletes is how hard they go in tough sessions.

This emphasis on max effort is exactly how I used to approach my conditioning.

I used to think the most important thing was how many metcons I did, and how hard I went in each one.

This focus on max effort was meant for the general population, not athletes.

For the average person exercising a few hours a week, they would benefit if they went harder.

But for athletes training 10-15+ hours a week, emphasizing max effort becomes problematic.

When you train with max effort all the time, the body doesn't tolerate it.

We know this in our weightlifting. We know that maxing out every day leads to big, quick gains, but at the cost of joint pain, or more serious injury. But that’s how I used to approach my conditioning.

Since then, I’ve learned from coaches and athletes in fitness and endurance sports. I’ve coached hundreds of fitness athletes from beginners to elites.

I’ve put everything I’ve learned about conditioning into this training, and I’m excited to share it with you.

In this training, you will learn:

  • Common Conditioning Mistakes

    • Frequent high intensity training

      • How intensity limits total training load

      • Perception of effort - why training isn’t just for the body

    • All-out effort in hard sessions

    • Excessive training variety

    • Lack of week to week control

    • Starting workouts too hot

  • Lessons from Elite Endurance Sport

    • The high-low model

    • Training intensity distributions

    • Periodization - when to train with intensity

    • Reps in reserve - controlling effort in hard sessions

    • When to go all-out

    • Week to week control

    • Crosstraining - which modalities transfer

    • Incremental effort

  • Conditioning Intensity

    • A physiological framework for training

    • The four domains of exercise intensity

      • Moderate

      • Heavy

      • Severe

      • Extreme

    • The Metcon - exploring the physiology of a new kind of exercise

  • Conditioning Modalities

    • How to plan and progress each modality with example programs

    • Weightlifting

      • Strength and raw capacity

      • Barbell cycling skill

      • Barbell cycling capacity

    • Gymnastics

      • Strength and raw capacity

      • Practicing race-relevant paces

      • Increasing cardiorespiratory demand

    • Monostructural

      • Accumulating volume

      • Practicing race-relevant paces

      • Increasing cardiorespiratory demand

  • Training Load

    • Guidelines for chronically increasing training load

    • Maintaining the load-recovery balance

    • How to recognize overtraining

    • Periodization

    • Frequency of intensity

  • Fitness Competition

    • Needs analysis for fitness and hybrid competitions

      • The multiday fitness competition

      • Hyrox

    • How often to compete

    • Tapering

  • The Conditioning-Biased Athlete

    • Key physical and performance characteristics of elite fitness athletes

    • How to train like a conditioning-biased athlete

    • Nutrition - best practices for fueling high training loads

We’ll address the questions:

“When should I do classic metcons?”

“How much Zone 2 should I do?”

“How much can I condition and still get stronger?”

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Hey guys, I’m Paul.

I’m a coach and resource for fitness, hybrid and tactical athletes.

I made so many mistakes as an athlete. All effort and no guidance.

I’ve felt the frustration of injuries and lack of progress, most of which could have been avoided.

Those experiences made me dedicate my life to coaching and teaching.

Instead of frustration, I want athletes to have the satisfaction that they saw how far they could go.

I coach and create resources to help athletes do that.

FAQ

Who is this for, exactly?

This training is for fitness athletes and coaches who want to upgrade their conditioning.

There are no hacks, tips or tricks, because conditioning takes time. This is for those who want to learn what it will actually take - even if it means training differently from others or what they are used to.

I created this because I wish it existed when I was starting out in the sport.

My goal by the end is for you to have clarity on how you should train.

What if I can’t make the training, will it be recorded?

I encourage you to join us live so you can ask questions and get insights tailored to your situation. If you can’t make the training, then afterwards you’ll get the recording with chapters for easy navigation.

Any more questions? Send me an email.

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