All About T2

What is T2?

T2 is the Training Tribe. It’s The Lifetime Athlete’s app-based, comprehensive fitness for life workout system. T2 is a nationwide team that trains for lifelong health and fitness, peak performance, and complete athleticism. It’s the premier membership feature in The Lifetime Athlete App. The Tribe is a network of connected, motivated individuals who are dedicated to being strong, fast, agile, and durable — Hard to Kill — on the playing field and in the game of LIFE! 

What’s the backstory? 

As coach of the Training Tribe, I’ve had the privilege of working with groups like this for over four decades. The magic of a supportive team that works toward common goals cannot be understated. Having an organized training program keeps you consistent and accountable. TLA T2 programming is designed to be safe, scalable, and effective for humans who want to perform better and feel great at any age. It’s fun, and it really gets results. I wanted to grab that mojo which my clients (and I) felt over all those years and bring it to an affordable, easy-to-use online system. T2 was created from the experience of 40+ years of both individual and group coaching and training (and nearly 50 years as an athlete), and it combines the science and wisdom which has proven to be extremely effective. After working with thousands of athletes and fitness enthusiasts of every age and ability, I know what really works to help people get super fit and blend peak performance with longevity. With T2, practically anyone can get access to cutting-edge programming, effective coaching, and no-BS health and fitness education. Getting into a regular, year-round performance conditioning system keeps your body athletically viable, or highly fit with all-around capability, through the lifespan. T2 makes your well of athletic capacities broad and deep. And it works at every age! We live in a world where too many people just aren’t getting the results they want with health, fitness, and performance. I created T2 to provide a real solution to this problem so that you can stay fit and high-performing for a lifetime.

How does T2 work?

Get The Lifetime App and become a Training Tribe member by signing up for the monthly subscription. Receive exclusive and unlimited access to all T2 content. This includes:

• A comprehensive athletic training system based on an Annual Training Plan (ATP).
• TLA’s proprietary methodology which helps you to identify your strengths and weaknesses, hone your area of specialization, and maintain complete, well-rounded athleticism…at the same time preserving maximal health and longevity.
• Periodized training blocks that leverage the 5 major capacities of human performance: strength, speed, power, agility, and endurance. All workouts are explained in detail and can be scaled to fit individual needs and goals.
• Weekly, step-by-step programming which includes the Workouts of the Week (WOW!), instructional videos, and explanatory text and graphics.
• Masterclasses featuring education on pertinent topics in health, fitness, physical therapy, and performance…including injury clinics, nutrition, and advanced training techniques.
• Easy to follow exercise progressions which guide you through warmup, activation, specific exercise techniques, sets, reps, rest periods, corrective movement strategies, and recovery principles.
• Hundreds of Tips 4 LIFE!
• Daily Notifications providing a quick nugget of guidance to support Tribe programming.
• Challenge of the Week (optional) including exercises, tests, competitions, and lifestyle interventions.
• On-demand, comprehensive Courses in body composition, sport-specific training, ergonomics, and more.
• Resource-rich sections on Advanced Training, Sport-Specific Programs, and Injury Management.
• A community of like-minded individuals striving to be the best version of themselves, and encouraging others to do the same. 
• You don’t have to sweat the details of how to design and execute your workouts…T2 does it for you.
• We use an ancestral lens that focuses on building a better (human) BEAST! Modern science meets evolutionarily consistent principles.

Is T2 right for you?

It may very well be. But probably the best way to determine this is to ask “Are YOU right for T2?”

• Do you strive for the highest levels of fitness and health, and peak performance in athletics and life?
• Are you passionate about your sport (running, cycling, skiing, hockey, tennis, golf, basketball, soccer, climbing, hunting, backpacking, etc.) and interested in conditioning the same way the pros do?
• Are you a workout aficionado or fitness junkie who is serious about training for real results?
• Are you motivated to look great, feel your best, and be capable of doing just about anything life throws at you?
• Would you like to learn how to move better, avoid pain, and make your body last a lifetime?
• Do you thrive on clear, organized systems and have the desire to stick with the program over the long term?
• Do you want to be able to play with your grandkids and stay highly functional for as long as possible?
• Are you disciplined to put in the work and crush your goals?
• Do you like being part of a team…a TRIBE?

What makes T2 unique?

T2 brings a unique quality to the online coaching and training space. It’s not just the what (as in what workouts to do). It’s also not only the how (to perform exercises and put the lifestyle together). T2 provides the why (the science and relevance of all programming is explained clearly). This may sound overly simplistic, but T2 is all about getting results, having fun, and not getting hurt. We bridge the gap between rehab and performance and bring the best of physical therapy and fitness/athletic conditioning to one place…the TRIBE. T2 helps you to identify your assets and liabilities in training, and to develop your strength, speed, power, agility, and endurance to the max. In addition to the training, you get the knowledge you need for getting shredded, solving back pain, performance nutrition, injury prevention, and so much more!

What T2 is not…

• It’s not for everybody. If you are not super-psyched to be a fit for life complete athlete, T2 isn’t for you.
• It’s not for anyone who is currently in rehabilitation for a serious injury/surgery or is struggling with significant medical problems. As a subscribed member in the App, you can use our Personal Coaching Consultations to get some personalized physical therapy assistance and introductory training. Once you have appropriate medical clearance, you can jump right into the Tribe.
• If you are not seeking a detailed, evidence-based, comprehensive fitness for life system and would just rather perform random exercise on occasion…well, you get the picture.
• If you only want to be able to lift the heaviest weights, but don’t care about your mobility or long-term cardiovascular fitness, there are powerlifting and strongman programs out there for you.
• If you’re only interested in being as limber as possible, have no interest in being powerful and aren’t concerned about blowing out your back lifting a sack of pet food, then do only yoga.
• If your thing is jogging or biking in a straight line for hours on end, and you really don’t give a flying rat’s A about being able to cut, move athletically, jump, land, sprint, and not tear a hammie in the process…just keep doing what you are doing.
• T2 isn’t a bodybuilding program. If your only goal is to get as jacked as possible and being fast and agile isn’t important to you, then you should only pump iron and disregard your joint health.
• T2 isn’t CrossFit. We don’t utilize highly complex lifting or gymnastics skills and we don’t trash you with excessively anaerobic, lactate-filled breakdown sessions. We work hard but we also emphasize recovery.
• T2 is not a running program. We don’t try to turn everyone into a marathoner. That doesn’t work for every body or sport. But athletes can run, and sprint. And we make sure you have those abilities in your athletic toolbox. 
• T2 isn’t a short-term proposition. It’s all about the long game in sports and life. We build and maintain physical excellence over time by creating Lifetime Athletes who stand the test of time better than the rest of the population.

What do I need to be in the Tribe?

• Goals of being a more athletic human, tuning up your body composition, crushing results in your chosen sports or activities, and enjoying the greatest health and well-being…plus a desire to have an absolute blast while doing that.
• Entry-level movement competency as determined by The Athletic Assessment. You don’t need to be a movement rock star but T2 does require that you are relatively capable and pain-free with developmental sequence positions, basic movement patterns, and common athletic skills. We use elements of the Assessment for some of our competitions.
• Access to a local gym or a dedicated home gym space as described in the Essential Home Training Center.

What does it cost?

Less than a coffee a day. Just Subscribe to Become a Member in The Lifetime Athlete App. You’ll get a huge return on such a small ($37.99 per month) investment. There are no contracts or hidden charges and you can cancel at any time if T2 and you are not an awesome fit. The value of T2 is immense. You can go to a lot of other sites, pay a lot more, and get a lot less in terms of quality content and expert coaching. Honestly, at the price of T2, it actually costs you huge losses in health and performance not to sign up.

When is the best time to get started with T2?

Well, the honest answer is that there is no time like the present. Never put off until tomorrow what can be accomplished (the pursuit of excellence) today. You can sign up at any point and get started with the Tribe. Right now is the absolute best time to jump in and get going with your lifetime athletic upregulation!

How can I sign up?

Just Get the App and become a member of the Training Tribe. Start kicking ASS at life…for LIFE!