Metabolic Efficiency Testing
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About Metabolic Efficiency Testing
Shortly after Bob Seebohar created the concept of Metabolic Efficiency Trainingâ˘ď¸ in 2003, he knew he wanted to find a way to measure it. Firmly believing in the fact that if you can't manage what you don't measure, Bob put his exercise physiologist hat on to determine if he could develop a test that would quantify the body's ability to enhance fat-burning and preserve carbohydrate stores. In a short amount of time, he created the testing protocol which can validate if an athlete's nutrition program is meeting their goals or destroying their progress.
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What is it?
Metabolic Efficiency testing is a nutrition assessment that is done on the treadmill or a bike. It has two components: resting and exercise.
The resting component takes between 10 - 20 minutes and will tell you if your body is where it should be at in terms of burning fat and carbohydrate from a health perspective. The higher the fat burning at rest means the lower the risk of certain health consequences.
The exercise component takes between 20 - 45 minutes (longer for ultra-endurance athletes) and will give A TON of AMAZING information that will be used by your Sport Dietitian to craft an individual nutrition plan to support your health, longevity, fitness and athletic performance-related goals.
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Why Test?
For those seeking weight loss and body composition changes, metabolic efficiency testing is ideal because it will tell you if you are a good fat burner or not. Knowledge is power but regardless of your result from the test, our Sport Dietitian will craft an individual, non-calorie counting meal plan for you that will accelerate your weight loss and body composition goals. If you have not been successful at losing weight or body fat in the past, it is likely because you were "fighting" your physiology. The metabolic efficiency test eliminates the guesswork and allows your Sport Dietitian to customize your nutrition plan.
For those seeking a higher level of athletic performance, the metabolic efficiency test will identify if you burn more carbohydrates or fat, which allows your Sport Dietitian to create a custom meal plan to support "switching" your body from more of a carb burner to fat burner, or vice versa. Additionally, the test will provide you the EXACT calories you need to eat during training based on heart rate, power or pace and the optimal zone to burn more fat to better plan your training and competition goals.
Metabolic Efficiency Testing measures your "nutritional fitness".
Once knowing this, your Sport Dietitian will craft a custom, non-calorie counting meal plan that will be easy for you to implement to achieve your goals.
No more guessing. No more wondering. No more mistakes in trying to follow a nutrition plan that will actually work for you.
As we like to say, "Test. Don't guess."
The Deliverables
For you "data junkies" out there, here are the deliverables you will receive from your metabolic efficiency test.
- Resting data including resting metabolic rate, resting heart rate, percent carbohydrate and fat oxidation.Â
- Metabolic Efficiency Point (MEP), which is the point where fat and carbohydrate burning cross. Note: not many individuals actually have a MEP because they are not efficient fat burners.
- The total amount of total calories your body burns at each exercise intensity level.
- Amount of carbohydrate and fat calories you burn per hour at each exercise intensity level.Â
- Calorie Efficiency Range, which provides you with an accurate range of calories to consume during exercise based on your current fitness level, gender and digestive system, NOT based on general research recommendations that are cookie-cutter in nature and do not account for gender differences.
Metabolic Efficiency Point (MEP)
This is the Metabolic Efficiency Point (MEP) graph that will show if and where your MEP happens. It is unique to each person and your daily nutrition accounts for roughly 75% of your body's ability to use fat and carbohydrate. Your MEP can change in as little as two weeks when your nutrition plan is customized.
Calorie Oxidation (Burning) Per Hour
This graph shows how many total calories you burn per intensity stage per hour and, more importantly, where those calories are coming from. It is important for us to know not only total calories burned but also how many of these come from carbohydrate and fat.
Total Calorie Intake Efficiency Range: 10-40%
After years of gathering data from athletes, Bob Seebohar finally determined the proper range of calories that individuals should eat per hour based on their unique physiology and gender. The hourly calorie range will change based on your level of metabolic efficiency.
Your Meeting
You can expect your appointment to last 2 hours. We like to spend quality time with you after your test to make sure you have a full understanding of your results and the custom nutrition plan that we create for you.
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Metabolic Efficiency Test
Let us help you be successful in your weight loss, body composition, longevity or athletic performance journey.
Your purchase is for one Metabolic Efficiency Test and a customized daily and training nutrition plan that will support your goals and physiology.
Testing location: Littleton, Colorado
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Metabolic Efficiency Test Interpretation
We understand that you may not be able to visit us in beautiful Colorado but you would still like our expertise in interpreting the data you received from another institution that measured your metabolic efficiency.
You provide us with the raw data of your metabolic efficiency test and we will interpret it, package it into an easy-to-understand deliverable and provide you with a customized nutrition plan via a 60-minute telephone/video call.
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