Metabolic Conditioning and Training Rest Periods As trainers, you now know all about reps, sets, and timed intervals, but how does the rest, taken between all this, factor in? Rest periods can be defined as the break prescribed to the client to take between the exercises and sets they are performing. This is time that […]
What Trainers Need to Consider When Creating a MetCon Workout
What You Need to Consider When Creating a Metabolic Training Program By this point, you should have a pretty firm understanding of what metabolic training is, and why it’s an important style of exercise to incorporate into many of your clients’ programs. There are a number of different variables of metabolic training that need to […]
Workout Durations for Metabolic Conditioning
Workout Durations for Metabolic Conditioning When designing the workout routines for clients, the one thing that needs to be taken into account is the workout duration. How long should each workout be? On one hand, the workout duration should be long enough that the client sees results. On the other hand, if the workout duration […]
The Benefits of Utilizing a Timed Interval Training Program
The Benefits of Utilizing a Timed Interval Training Program When developing a metabolic training program, one thing that definitely must be considered is timed intervals. This style of interval training tends to be the superior option over regular rep-style training. Why is this? First, timed interval training is found to be more efficient. Clients will […]
Benefits of Rep-Based Metabolic Workouts
Rep-based training is basically as the name suggests – training that involves using a particular rep range as the client goes about each exercise and set. They might work towards a target of 10 reps, 15 reps, or 20 reps, depending on the particular protocol that is being used. For instance, with traditional hypertrophy-based training […]