What is Handler Performance Lab?
Onyxx Fitness
It started at Onyxx Fitness. We are a small fitness studio in New Jersey, USA, providing tailored, in-person and online fitness training. We have over 20 years experience coaching athletes in various sports and stages of development.
Serving our Community
One of our local clients is a professional agility dog trainer who came to us in need of help for one of her clients. Her client realized that she was the reason her dog could not compete and succeed. The dog was fast and agile. The client was a skilled handler, but she was just a bit too slow and every fraction of a second counts. She had mastered her technique and all of
her cues. She just could not get ahead of her dog
in time to cue the next obstacle in the run.
We realized this was a widespread concern for the handler community. Since then, we have been working together to develop an affordable, time-flexible program to help her human teammates to be better handlers. Handler Performance Lab was launched and is looking for beta testers. These founding members will begin training as MVP clients who will earn lifetime benefits in exchange for valuable feedback to help develop the program and better serve this distinct community.
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To meet the needs of this special niche of athletes, Onyxx Fitness developed a 4-week program where every level handler can sharpen their skills and shorten their run times, through one easy-to-follow, customizabe program in our app. For
a minimum of 15 min per day, 3x per week, the program
can accommodate beginners or be progressed to challenge intermediate and advanced athletes The program has a
balance of strength and agility training and is self-guided. As you go, there are options to swap out or skip exercises,
add extra sets and reps or change times, all to tailor the plan to individual needs. There you'll find a community of other handlers and nutritional support to help you adequately fuel up for training, trials or competition. There is also a collection of resources for how to meet the demands of being a handler. One can opt-in to continue the program to its 12 week progression or stay month to month. If you have injuries or special needs, contact us for personalized one-to-one coaching.
Your safety is our top priority.