Why the first week is all tests

New clients often ask when the real training starts. It starts on day one; it just looks like a lot of measuring.

What we test

Grip on both hands, a five-rep max on one lift, a two-kilometre row, resting heart rate, and how you move through a squat and a hinge. It takes about forty minutes.

Why it matters

Every number gives the plan a starting point and gives you something to beat. When a week goes badly, the short version of the same tests tells us whether it was sleep, travel or the plan, before it costs you a month.