Coach Patrick takes great pride in personally programming every class workout with great care and purpose. His SLAP methodology ensures every section of every day is designed with a specific stimulus and goal in mind. Here is a quick summary of the 4 components of SLAP, and why each one is equally important for your overall fitness and well-being.

STRENGTH

A crucial component of our daily exercise, allowing us to handle higher intensities, bigger weights, improved efficiency and overall performance. However, it is an even more crusial piece of our lives. It is our foundation! If makes all tasks easier, it makes us and keeps us independent, improves bone density, lowers risk of injury from falls and breaks, the list goes on and on. Strength is not just important, it is necessary.

LONGEVITY

Happy Long Life = Happy Long Workouts! Yes, the duraction of longevity workouts will be longer than our typical style metabolic conditioning (metcon). That’s becaue VO2 maxes, which are increased with endurance training, are a strong correlate to long happy lives! These workouts won’t just be long though, they will also focus on other areas that correlate to longevity - grip strength, mobility, injury prevention, balance, and coordination to improve, sustain, and extend your life and health span.

AESTHETICS

Triggered by the words “muscle growth”? Let’s be real. We could all use some more muscle! First, and we love this reason, more muscle = more carbs! The more muscle we have, the more storage we have for carbohydrates, and the less carbohydrate and sugar we store as fat! On top of that, the more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns every day. The effect is two-fold. The result? Look fitter, healthier, sexier, and stronger!

performance

These workouts will be our classic metabolic conditioning style workouts. Time domains will range from sub-6:00 to 18:00, with couplets, triplets, or chippers, for example. High intensity, performance-based workouts are the secret to unlocking progress and busting through plateaus. But be careful! No fitness program should rely on high intensity alone. Performance workouts should only be done 1 to 3 times per week, then you are feeling ready to give your all. Intensity breeds results!