Performance Assessment in Cycling: Power based metabolic testing
The physiological capacities of an athlete - such as aerobic capacity, lactate production and clearance, VO2max, VLamax, fat and carbohydrate utilisation - determine the cycling performance of an athlete.
Therefore it is the goal of an efficient training program to improve these capacities.
However in the real world of coaching, assessing those metrics in an athlete precisely and monitoring their progress within the process of training can challenging - at best.
In this webinar, learn how you can access those metrics - and many more - only by utilising a simple testing using just the power meter on the bike.
Utilising the tools and methods explained in this webinar are going to essentially allow you to create a virtual performance lab, but where it matters: on the road!
- The testing protocol aka series of efforts using the power meter on the bike
- How to administer the protocol and instruct your athletes
- The concept of critical power, as well as aerobic & anaerobic power
- The interrelation of VO2max, VLamax and anaerobic threshold
- Comparison of field testing vs. lab testing
- Accuracy, reliability and quality control
In 2006 Sebastian founded the STAPS coaching business & human performance lab. STAPS would eventually become germanys biggest and most successful coaching business in germany.
Since 2015 Sebastian works as a performance consultant for several professional teams and national federations. He regularly presents and consults for Organizations such as: Team JUMBO-VISMA, german swimming federation, german triathlon federation, german skiing federation, belgium triathlon & cycling federation and many more.
In 2017 Sebastian launched INSCYD. Since then he has helped more than 100 coaching and testing businesses to reach the next level for both: better and more efficient training programs as well as greater business success.
