The FIT

Metabolic Resistance Training at The FIT varies in format each day we offer it, but the intent is always the same- to challenge Work Capacity. Work Capacity is simply how much work can one complete in a given amount of time? If you are strong then you should complete more work than someone weaker. If you have great conditioning then you should complete more work than someone less conditioned. If your technique is on point and you move efficiently then you should complete more work than someone with poor technique and less efficiency. If you are strong, highly conditioned, movement-efficient, AND train with maximum intent then you will have amazingly high work capacity! Functional + Fit = High Work Capacity

Why Uncommon Strength Training? Because at The FIT we believe that exercise should be fun, challenging, engaging, and rewarding. Most people don’t realize this, but muscles are stupid. They are essentially slaves to the central nervous system and respond and adapt to mechanical and environmental load. Your leg muscles don’t care if you perform a squat, a lunge, or a step-up. They just need to be adequately loaded and challenged to produce a meaningful stimulus for adaptation. The “thing” that training should be prioritized around and directed towards is challenging your brain and nervous system. THAT is where the “magic” really happens. And, it is with that in mind that we program novel and meaningful exercise variations that challenge the nervous system AND the tissues of the body to work in better concert together. Our members who complete Uncommon Strength Training workouts can attest to how challenging and fun they are and can feel the positive impact it has on their overall performance and confidence.

Today we hosted SuperFIT #197 and it was a massive success! With 45 people in attendance we had to get creative in order to keep everyone engaged and still make the workout worthy of the standard we have at The FIT. So we programmed two separate Hub Circuits and then got to work! It is so much fun to be in a gym with everyone working hard and uplifting each other with their efforts, energy, and encouragement. This is big reason why we continue to host SuperFIT sessions, because it’s an opportunity to bring members together who don’t have the availability to get together during the weekdays. The FIT is about community and connection just as much as it is about fitness, strength, and conditioning. As the saying goes, “If you want to go fast then go alone, but if you want to go far then travel with others.” At The FIT we go “Further Together!”

“Kalos Motus” is Latin for “Beautiful Strength.” At The FIT we push our members to be strong, but also to be able to demonstrate their strength with efficiency and effectiveness. Real strength should look almost effortless and cause those watching to believe they can do it because it looks so easy.

“Motor Control” can be understood as the seamless integration of balance, coordination, and integrity during movement. It’s the ability to move and/or stabilize the correct joints at the correct time to the appropriate positions to facilitate efficient and effective movement. While every exercise demands a certain degree of Motor Control the purpose of Uncommon Strength Training is to push the demands of Motor Control towards the edges of one’s ability. These two exercises do just that, but in very different ways. The first exercise demands high degrees of balance and reflexive stabilization while the second exercise demands high threshold core activation while moving through a larger range of motion. And, these are only two of the six exercises programmed into The FIT’s Uncommon Strength Training sessions today!

SuperFIT #196 was a hit! It never gets old watching members of The FIT come together to support local charities and to give back to our community in a meaningful way. The FIT is so much more than just a gym. It’s an intentional community of individuals who consistently work to make themselves better, those around them better, and their environments better.