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Critical Power

Jul 15
3 min

How INSCYD Coach Flo Heck Used INSCYD On Himself

Heck tested himself with INSCYD for the first test in November. After performing the classic INSCYD testing protocol

Jul 15
4 min

Breaking 7 at "La Marmotte" - with INSCYD

Using INSCYD has helped also to explain him why we did all those FatMax training and what were their benefits.

Jul 15
4 min

It’s Never Too Late to Start Cycling and Qualify for Kona - if You Use INSCYD

Hard work will always beat talent (if talent is not trained). But if you've got a good set of genes and a strong work ethic, then you're on

Jul 15
4 min

Undercover test: INSCYDs Power-Performance Decoder versus lab gold standard

INSCYD Power-Performance Decoder PPD is clearly an extremely accurate cycle coaching testing tool that can keep up with lab testing results

Jul 15
11 min

Practical recommendations for reducing the impact of the VO2 slow component - Andrew M Jones PhD

Many athletes and coaches structure training sessions on the assumption that oxygen consumption during exercise remains constant

Jul 15
1 min

What is the most demanding HIIT session you can regularly perform? Dr. Stephen Seiler

Cycle coaching as with all forms of sports performance, is constantly evolving. So when prescribing a tailored workout session,(and In keep

Jul 6
2 min

Eccentric cycling does not improve cycling performance in amateur cyclists

Eccentric cycling training induces muscle hypertrophy and increases joint power output in non-athletes.

Jul 6
9 min

A 3-min All-Out Test to Determine Peak Oxygen Uptake and the Maximal Steady State

The present study has shown that a 3-min all-out cycle ergometer test against a fixed resistance results

Jul 6
9 min

Self-Selected Pacing during a 24 h Track Cycling World Record

Beat Knechtle,1,2,*Thomas Rosemann,2 and Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis3,4 The Cyclist The cyclist (35 years, 76 kg, 1.86 m, body mass ind...

Jul 6
2 min

Mild Dehydration and Cycling Performance During 5-Kilometer Hill Climbing

We examined the effect of mild dehydration (−1% of body mass) on an outdoor 5-km hill-climbing cycling ride in the heat.

Jul 6
2 min

Central fatigue during high-intensity intermittent pedaling

The central-governor model explains the mechanism of endurance exercise-induced central fatigue.

Jul 3
1 min

Cycling Power Outputs Predict Functional Threshold Power And Maximum Oxygen Uptake

Functional threshold power (FTP) has emerged as a correlate of lactate threshold and is commonly assessed by recreational and professionals

Jul 3
2 min

Human critical power–oxygen uptake relationship at different pedalling frequencies

Barker, Tyler; Poole, David C.; Noble, M. Larry; Barstow, Thomas J. Critical power (CP) is lower at faster rather than slower pedalling f...

Jul 3
5 min

ROLE OF OXYGEN IN SHAPING THE POWER–DURATION CURVE

According to the traditional interpretation of the power–duration parameters, Critical Power

Jul 3
4 min

Critical Power represents a metabolic rate

n contrast to historical definitions, Critical Power (CP) is now considered to represent the greatest metabolic rate that results in wholly

Jul 3
4 min

Critical Power - An Important Fatigue Threshold in Exercise Physiology

Human physiologists and sport scientists are naturally interested in the link between the development of fatigue and its mechanistic portent

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