Physiology, Training, and INSCYD with Sebastian Weber (part 1) | EP#237

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Jun 8, 2020

Sebastian Weber, a sports scientist and coach of elite endurance athletes, dives into the intricate world of physiology and training. He introduces INSCYD’s Power Performance Decoder, a revolutionary tool that accurately calculates VO2max and VLaMax from power data. The conversation covers best practices for metabolic testing, clarifying common misconceptions about metabolic metrics, and how these insights can enhance performance in different sports. Sebastian also shares what athletes can realistically expect in terms of VO2max benchmarks.

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INSIGHT

PPD Bridges Power and Physiology

The Power Performance Decoder (PPD) links power data with physiological metrics like VO2max and VLaMax.
This helps athletes understand how their power is produced, which is crucial for targeted training improvements.

ADVICE

Dissect Your Performance

Analyze your performance distribution across disciplines to identify weaknesses.
Understanding how your power is produced allows for targeted training and improvement.

INSIGHT

PPD's Three Pillars

The PPD uses three pillars: anaerobic threshold (FTP), VO2max, and VLaMax.
These values can be obtained through various combinations of power, lactate, and VO2 data.

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Sebastian Weber is a sports scientist, coach of world class cyclists and endurance athletes, and consultant of multiple world class cycling teams and other endurance sports organisations and federations. He is also the co-founder of the physiological performance software INSCYD. In this two-part interview we discuss recent updates to the INSCYD platform and go deep into physiology and training concepts relevant for optimising endurance performance.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-INSCYD's Power Performance Decoder (PPD) - a tool that can take any combination of data (lactate, VO2, or power only) and calculate VO2max, VLaMax and anaerobic threshold with a high degree of accuracy

-The accuracy of the PPD, and how it compares to traditional lactate or ventilatory testing

-The mechanism of calculating VO2max and VLaMax using power data only

-The original VLaMax testing protocol, and why it's near impossible to "DIY" it

-Best practices for executing the testing protocol

-FatMax: confusions around the metric and what it depends on

-Benchmark values (and realistic expectations) for VO2max and VLaMax for males and females

-How physiological testing on the bike relates (or doesn't) to running and swimming

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Physiology, Training, and INSCYD with Sebastian Weber (part 2) | EP#238 (available from the 15th of June 2020)
FTP, VO2max and VLaMax: what triathletes need to know with Sebastian Weber | EP#169
Cycling movement quality and using the Leomo Type-R to assess it with Sebastian Weber | EP#180
INSCYD's website
INSCYD webinars and whitepapers
INSCYD testing service on scientifictriathlon.com

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