Knowing your baseline fitness and physiology is imperative to designing a training plan, understanding your strengths and weaknesses and charting your progression. I offer studio based performance testing using the Wahoo Kickr with a progressive ramp protocol.
VO2Max
Power and Heart Rate Zones
Threshold Power
Lactate Threshold
If you have any more questions or want to discuss anything further, do hesitate to contact me.
What's included?
Analysis of your physiology to create power and heart rate zones
Maximal testing session to determine VO2max and lactate threshold. From the results we can develop your power and heart rate training zones.
Who is it for?
Anyone that needs to monitor their fitness
Fitness testing is an excellent way to begin training with a clearly defined structure as the training zones provided will allow you to optimise your training time and effectiveness- this makes it ideal for newer riders who are looking to get into their training or experienced riders looking for marginal gains.
How does it work?
Your baseline fitness and physiology made clear
I use a classic ramp testing protocol to elicit a clear physiological response to the increasing effort and therefore allow a detailed and precise breakdown and analysis of your current fitness. Heart rate and power will be recorded alongside your cadence and rate of perceived exertion. By comparing these variables to each other I can distinguish lactate threshold and VO2max and from this derive training zones for power and heart rate that you can use in training to structure your rides and monitor your fatigue and improvement.
When should a fitness test be used?
Get started in the right way and track your progress throughout the year
Start your season with a fitness testing session to understand your baseline condition or use throughout the season to track your progress. Useful for a wide range of cyclists, from the beginner to experienced time trialist, road racer, triathlete and sportive rider. The results can be used as a baseline for one-to-one coaching or a configurable element of our training plans.
How accurate is the data?
Metrics from a sport scientist
Testing is also useful for those who have been training to zones based upon calculators, which can be surprisingly inaccurate. The test uses a calibrated turbo trainer and a protocol that is based on physiological evidence for valid and useable results.
How do I use the data?
Analysis and report included
As you will be provided with all data from the session you can begin to build up a picture of the course of a season and over the years to track the improvements in your fitness and build up a picture of how your training is truly impacting your riding and physiology.
Adam was instrumental in perfecting my Time Trial position.
We found out very quickly that lower was not faster in my case and this is where Adam really excels, having ideas outside of the box
to try and achieve the harmony between rider and bike.
Adam has also helped my approach to Time Trialling by analysing race reports I provided and making improvements to my warm up and pacing.
He has also formulated a training plan to help target key areas where my performance was weaker from feedback in our discussions.
I would recommended Adam for bike fitting but also for coaching and training advice.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Discount
Discounted rates are available for a block booking testing sessions throughout the year.
Deals
Coaching clients receieve a free fitness test as part of the service
Configure as part of your training plan for a reduced price
per session
VO2max Testing
Heart rate and power
Cadence analysis
Perceived exertion
Lactate threshold
Derived training zones for power/heart rate
All data collected
Personalised report
Can form a baseline for coaching and training plans