Metabolic Efficiency Testing

About Metabolic Efficiency Testing

Shortly after Bob Seebohar created the concept of Metabolic Efficiency Training^TM 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.

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 Sports Dietitian to craft an individual nutrition plan to support your health, longevity, fitness and athletic performance-related goals.

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 Sports 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 Sports 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 Sports 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."