I’ve always been the person who takes health very seriously. I get eight hours of sleep most nights, work out consistently, eat organic produce, and have healthy, good relationships. From the outside, I am a healthy person, but I was curious whether a different story was being told from the inside. 

Superpower reached out to me to try the comprehensive blood test, and I jumped at the chance to find out what my blood had to say about my overall health. The experience was straightforward, simple in its execution, and left me with a lot to think about. 

My Experience with Superpower

The experience was really easy to execute. I signed up for my test online, then Superpower sent me a bunch of reminders before my appointment. Fast for twelve hours. Don’t work out too hard the day before. Drink water. All the prep work to make sure the results would be accurate and not skewed by what I ate that morning or how hard I trained the day before.

Quest Diagnostics did my blood draw. It was a clean office, had professional staff, and I was in and out in ten minutes. If you don’t want to go anywhere, Superpower will send someone to your house instead. They told me to expect results in about a week, but mine came back within a couple of days.

I scored a 92 out of 100, which is a pretty excellent score. I wasn’t super surprised to see some of my flagged items—family health history and a need to boost my Vitamin D—but one or two stood out as things I would never have known without the test’s insight.

Superpower laid everything out in a way that made sense. Each flagged marker came with an explanation and an action plan. They have a concierge team you can message with questions. You can buy the supplements they recommend straight from them, so you’re not stuck researching brands or wondering if you’re getting the right thing.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the accuracy of the  AI chatbot. I’d mentioned chronic pain and migraines during intake, and I ended up having an in-depth conversation with the bot about my results and how they might connect to my migraines. We had a conversation about what I could do to help reduce them based on my specific markers. I asked about natural fixes too, things that weren’t supplements, and got solid answers I could use right away.

You can add other panels if you want—hormones, immune system, energy. Whatever you’re curious about. And you know what you’re paying upfront. No surprise bills, no insurance hassles. Just transparent pricing and clear information.

Trainer’s Guide to Blood Panel Testing 

This whole experience got me thinking about fitness professionals and how much deeper they could go with clients if they understood blood work. Most trainers look at what they can see—weight, body fat percentage, how someone moves, how they perform. Those things matter, but the whole picture is incomplete.

What if your client can’t lose weight no matter how dialed in their nutrition is? Maybe their thyroid is off. What if someone’s constantly exhausted even though they’re sleeping enough? Could be iron deficiency, could be B12, could be a dozen other things. A trainer who knows how to read labs can spot these patterns and either address them or get the client proper medical help.

Most certifications barely touch this stuff. You learn basic anatomy and nutrition, maybe some physiology. But reading actual blood panels and knowing what to do with that information is rare. And that’s precisely what sets some coaches apart. You become someone who can look at the whole picture instead of just what happens in the gym.

There’s also a safety piece here. If someone’s iron is tanked and you’re pushing them through high-intensity training, you’re setting them up for problems. Knowing when to back off, when to refer out, when something needs medical attention instead of another training session is a professional responsibility, and it builds trust. 

For coaches building their businesses, this creates another way to serve clients. People want someone who gets the whole picture, who can help them make sense of their health data, and turn it into something actionable. If you can talk intelligently about someone’s labs and help them connect those results to their training and nutrition, you’re a resource they’ll keep coming back to.

It’s important to note that you should only ever work within the scope of your practice. If your skill set doesn’t allow you to make these types of decisions with your clients, include their health professional and work together to help your clients’ health progress. 

Final Thoughts

I’m looking forward to my retest in six months to see if the action plan provided makes a difference in my biomarkers and in how I feel. I may try some other tests in the meantime, too. I love the accessibility, the transparency, and the ability to take my internal and external health matters into my own hands to make improvements. No doctor’s visits, unexpected bills, or wait time. 

For trainers, there’s an opportunity to increase revenue and give your clients better, more thorough care. You stop guessing what might help a client and start working with data that shows you exactly where they need support. Some people respond to that kind of precision. It makes the coaching relationship tighter and usually gets better results than shooting in the dark. 

About Elisa Edelstein
Elisa is a curious and versatile writer, carving her niche in the health and wellness industry since 2015. Her lens is rooted in real world experience as a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder and extended out of the gym and on to the page as a writer where she is able to combine her passions for empowering others, promoting wellness, and the power of the written word.