My name is Reed Laakso, I am the founder of Metis Sport Performance, LLC. I have been an athlete for my whole life. Growing up I played soccer, hockey, baseball, tennis, and even did a couple seasons of track and field. This is where my journey into the world of strength and conditioning began. I started lifting weights and running with the track team my freshman year of high school and fell in love with training.

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In college I began seriously lifting weights four or five days a week. Back at my dorm, I watched every video and read every article on training I could squeeze into my day. It became a real obsession that lasted all the way through my time in college. My sophomore year I started competing in powerlifting, doing both raw and equipped meets.

 

After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology, I didn't really want to continue to pursue a career in biotechnology or medicine. I spent a couple years working odd jobs before founding Metis Sport Performance and returning to UNH for a Master's in Kinesiology. I finished my degree and started running Metis full-time in the Spring of 2025. 

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These days I mostly lift for the fun of it. I've given up squatting hundreds of pounds twice a week to hike, practice Jiu Jitsu, and play some pickup hockey and soccer. I am a blue belt in Jiu Jitsu under the coaching staff at Nostos MMA. In the summer of 2025, I completed the New Hampshire White Mountain 4000-Footer Series... over the course of 13 weeks I summited all 48 of NH's 4000-foot tall mountains. I am pretty much still as average at hockey and soccer as I was in high school, just a little stronger and fitter.

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Being able to run my own business in a field I am so passionate about has been a dream come true. It's not without challenges. As everyone who has ever tried to run a business knows, sometimes it's really a nightmare. However when my clients tell me about the positive impact I've made on their lives, the effort is well worth it and I know I chose the right career.

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-Reed