Teaching clients to manage their workout pacing to create sustainable and repeatable efforts can be challenging for any coach who lacks the right tools. Despite the challenge, developing this self-awareness and autonomy in clients is incredibly valuable.

When it comes to program design, metcons are often treated like vegetables: A side dish. An afterthought. An opening act. The necessary accompaniment to the grass fed, dry-aged steak main event of the night.

However, to safely perform metabolic conditioning it must be progressed over time. Going straight into max-effort environments without a proper build in conditioning and skillsets will ultimately lead to burnout for any individual. Metabolic conditioning needs to be strategically implemented to allow a client to learn and adapt through the experiences of their training.