Body Composition Analysis

During your training program you will experience your body changing in several ways. You may gain a new awareness of specific muscles used for running, cycling, brisk walking, hiking, lifting weights. You may notice your clothes fitting differently. You may notice an increase in appetite or a craving for certain foods (endurance athletes especially). You may become more thirsty than usual. You may experience weight loss toward the mid to late stages of your program. Many endurance athletes have a tendency to lose muscle or lean body mass.

In order to gauge if many of these changes are healthy for you, set up an appointment for a Body Composition Analysis at the exclusive Laverock Private Retreat.  You will learn baseline information about where you are today as far as height, weight, percentage of body fat, pounds of lean mass, hydration levels, body mass index, where you carry your weight and lean mass, and basal metabolic rate (daily caloric expenditure at rest). Caloric guidelines for each phase of training will be determined for an additional fee. An optimum weight will be recommended along with suggested increases or decreases in lean mass or body fat. It is important to gather this information in the early training phases, before your body starts to change.

The ideal time to schedule a test is before you begin a new or updated training program. Then a few weeks before your event, at the end of a training phase, or when you feel significant changes, schedule another testing day to chart results.  This is where you will chart all the positive physiological changes your body has experienced. This is your reward for all of your hard training performed, and is also a great mental boost before your next phase of training.

Home scales tend to have a high range of error making it difficult to chart accurate change. Elite Training Systems has high standards for accuracy in physiological testing and uses medical grade testing equipment. A graphed report of your results can be printed for your medical professional to keep in your file. Re-testing two to three times per year is advised.

To schedule a time slot, fees are pre-paid either by check or Zelle. Be sure to view the pre-test guidelines prior to scheduling and testing. For questions or to schedule your test time please contact Suzanne.

Individually Scheduled 20 Minute Session 
$85.

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Groups or teams of five or more people can schedule a testing day at the special rate of $50. per person. Must be pre-paid and scheduled in advance with back to back time slots. There are no cancellations, rescheduling or refunds on specials. Be sure to view the pre-test guidelines prior to scheduling. Please arrive a few minutes early. Tests are scheduled every 20 minutes. Arriving late will forfeit your session. 

The physiology lab at Elite Training Systems has the most elaborate and up to date testing equipment on the market today. Our lab caters to runners, triathletes, cyclists and fitness enthusiasts of all abilities who want to improve their performance. Gain the training parameters needed to hone in on specific physiological energy systems. For each training zone you will receive specific intensities for interval work, power output, lactate threshold, aerobic endurance and recovery. Use these paces or watt levels within your current training plan, provide this information to your coach so he/she can develop your program based on your current physiology and fitness level, or have Coach Cordes design a detailed training plan for you. 

A full physiological assessment can include the following:

• Biomechanical gait analysis for runners. Video of running form, stride rate and frequency, foot strike, hip-knee-foot alignment, arm swing, trunk stability. Recommendations include shoe selection, gradual progression to "faster" shoe style, foot exercises, specific strength training and flexibility.
• Lactate threshold determination: the velocity/watts at which one's lactate levels indicate a shift from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism. This is determined while performing a graded exercise test and taking blood samples through a simple finger prick at each workload using a medical grade blood lactate analyzer.
• Body Composition Analysis, height, body mass index, hip-waist ratio.  
• Resting blood pressure and resting heart rate.  

Finish with a detailed interpretation and discussion of the data, analysis of your strengths and how to improve weaknesses.