How Tough Are You? Measuring Hardness in Your Training
When we introduced SMART workouts, we revolutionized the way athletes train by shifting the focus from fixed intensities to strain-based intervals. This means that with Smart Workouts, the intensity of your session never gets too hard or too easy. Imagine a workout that eases up just before you reach your [...]
Introducing Smart Workouts: Revolutionizing Your Training
A Completely New Way to Train Xert has ushered in revolutionary ideas and innovations in measuring fitness, how much power you have, which energy systems you use as well as highlighting how traditional methods miss key training variables like strain and focus. When we bring all these concepts to bear and use [...]
Using Xert to Get Faster Than Ever
What Xert Tells Us About How to Train During the Off-Season As many of you will be training during the off-season to try and reach new highs, it would be interesting to examine what the data has told us on how to train over the winter, after analyzing hundreds of thousands of activities. [...]
Fitness Prediction and Potential
The Next Generation in Impulse Response Modeling With our success helping athletes answer the question: "What's my fitness?", we set our sights on answering the question "What will my fitness be?". Answering this question is difficult, since it requires a prediction of what is going to happen to your fitness based [...]
A Paradigm Shift in Training
From Zones to Strain & Focus Training zones, whether based on heart rate or power, have long been a staple in prescribing workouts. These zones are typically defined relative to an athlete's Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and can range from 3 to 9 zones or more. The idea is simple: [...]
News Release
Baron Biosystems Introduces Xert Advanced Power Data Analytics Software August 16th, 2016 - Baron Biosystems Ltd., a sports science software company, announced today the release of Xert™ Advanced Power Data Analytics software. Xert is a software suite that analyzes power data, both recorded and in real-time, to provide athletes with [...]
August Newsletter
Dear Xert Beta User, Since our last newsletter, we've been burning the midnight oil, supporting our beta users, working on new features and apps, improving existing features and preparing to move Xert from beta to full production release. We are proud to say that we are finally here! What this means [...]
How Xert Works
Understanding Your Fitness Signature Your Fitness Signature is at the heart of everything Xert does. It represents your unique ability to generate power across various intensities and is constantly evolving based on your training. Xert uses your fitness signature in multiple ways to track and optimize your performance: Progression Tracking: [...]
April Newsletter
Dear Beta Tester, March has been unbelievably busy for us and we have many interesting updates tell you about! The pace of innovation at Baron is still high and we’re developing lots of momentum. We’re sharing with you key updates that you’ll be most interested in. You can also stay [...]