Metabolic Flexibility — Why It Matters at IGNYT

Metabolic flexibility means your body can use the right type of fuel at the right time.

You’ve got two main energy sources:

• Carbs – for short, intense work

• Fats – for longer, lower-intensity efforts

Being flexible means your body can switch between the two depending on what you’re doing — without relying on sugar or crashing in the afternoon.

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Why It’s Relevant for IGNYT Members

Most of our training is high intensity. You’re lifting heavy, moving fast, and pushing yourself. For that kind of work, your body runs mostly on carbs.

But outside the gym — on rest days or during steady movement — your body should be able to use fat as fuel more easily.

That doesn’t mean low-intensity = fat loss.

It means your body’s fuel system is working properly.

When your body gets better at switching between carbs and fats, you:

• Perform better during training

• Recover faster between sessions

• Have more consistent energy

• Don’t rely on constant snacks or caffeine

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How We Train It at IGNYT

We’re not trying to make you a marathon runner. But we are helping your body become more efficient.

Here’s how we do it:

1. SGPT sessions (strength + conditioning)

• These sessions train your body to use carbs quickly and effectively

• You’re building strength and power while improving how your body handles harder efforts

2. Thursday Run Club

• This is your one lower-intensity session aimed at a steady, comfortable pace

• It helps train your body to use fat as a fuel source, without it being all-out effort

• Great for endurance, recovery, and improving metabolic flexibility

This mix helps you build a well-rounded engine — one that knows when to go hard, and when to stay steady.

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What You Can Do

1. Match your food to your training

• More carbs on training days to support performance

• Slightly less on lighter days so your body taps into fat stores

• Keep protein high every day

2. Stay consistent

• Flexibility comes from patterns — not hacks

3. Don’t confuse fuel use with fat loss

• You don’t need to do slow training to lose body fat

• Fat loss comes from your overall calorie balance

• But teaching your body to use both carbs and fat well = better results long term

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Final Thought

Metabolic flexibility is just a fancy way of saying your body knows how to fuel itself properly.

At IGNYT, everything we do — from training to nutrition support — helps you build a body that performs well, recovers well, and doesn’t crash halfway through the day.

Train hard. Move smart. Eat to support both.

We’ve got your back.