Performance Coaching
Your body already knows. Let's build the program that listens.
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Programming Philosophy
The day starts before the gym opens.
Barefoot on wet grass, hips circling, thoracic spine unlocking. Not warm-up — preparation. There's a difference. One is habit, the other is intention.
Every Catalyst program opens with tissue preparation mapped to that day's demand. If you're pulling heavy, we mobilize the posterior chain. If you're running tempo, we open the hip flexors and ankles. The body moves better when it knows what's coming.
Average prep block
Fewer soft-tissue injuries
Periodization
The barbell doesn't care about your feelings. The program does.
Garage gym, door open to the treeline. A 5×3 back squat at 87% — not because it's Monday, but because the 12-week block says this is the week we push. Catalyst programs follow a linear-wave periodization model that peaks you for your target event, not for a random Tuesday.
Most athletes train hard. Elite athletes train at the right intensity on the right day. We track velocity, RPE, and bar speed to ensure every session is building — not grinding down — the adaptation you need.
Strength gains vs. unstructured training
Athletes hit target peaks
Halfway through the day. Halfway through the skepticism.
Endurance & Pacing
Heart rate doesn't lie. Neither does the trail.
Afternoon tempo run, 8.4 miles, heart rate locked between 155–168 bpm. Not because it feels right — because the data says this is the aerobic threshold that builds your engine without burning it.
We overlay your GPS track with heart rate zones, pace variance, and elevation gain. Every trail session is a lesson in pacing. Most athletes run too hard on easy days and too easy on hard days. We fix that.
VO₂ max improvement avg.
To first measurable aerobic shift
Recovery Protocol
Recovery is where the adaptation happens.
Cold plunge at 55°F for 3 minutes. Box breathing — 4 counts in, 7 hold, 8 out. Then we look at the data together: HRV, resting heart rate, sleep score.
Most coaches program the work. We program the recovery with equal precision. Because the athlete who sleeps 7.8 hours beats the one who trains 20% harder every single time.
HRV Score
Recovered
Sleep Quality
Optimal
Resting HR
Excellent
Readiness
Train Hard
Coaching Archetypes
Every athlete fits one pattern.
Which one are you?
The assessment takes 2 minutes. The insight lasts a season.
The Grinder
Logging the hours. Stalled on gains. Needs smarter loading, not more volume.
The Sprinter
Explosive power waiting on aerobic capacity. Built to break through competition ceilings.
The Rebuilder
Ambition intact. Body needs a smarter contract. Joint-first programming for longevity.
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