Fitness Testing: A New Approach For many athletes, fitness testing is a dreaded part of their training routine. The questions loom large: “Am I improving?” or “Do I need to change my workout targets?” Fitness tests can often be mentally and physically taxing, and finding an accurate way to estimate [...]
Dissecting Power Data With the knowledge of MPA and fitness signatures in hand, we can now start to examine how power is generated. That is, we can look to determine to what degree your individual fitness signature parameters impact your power. When examining a power-duration relationship, an athlete's peak power contributes [...]
Workout Design Interval training is a staple of many athletes’ training regimens, but designing the right workout can often feel like a mix of science and art. Coaches must consider a range of factors—fitness level, fatigue, and motivation—while relying on experience and intuition to craft effective sessions. However, with the [...]
What is Maximal Power Available? Maximal Power Available (MPA™) is a measurement of the maximal power that can be produced by an athlete for a given exercise, factoring in fatigue. Simply, MPA establishes at every given instant, exactly how much power you have. It is a concept that is [...]
Measuring Fitness Each person possesses a unique level of fitness for a given physical activity. Different activities possess different measures of fitness. Fitness for weight-lifting, for example, is measured by the amount of weight one is able to lift. Alternatively, success in sports such running, swimming and cycling are primarily determined by how fast [...]
A Brief History of Our Research - Xert and Bioshift Many of you are likely wondering: "How do Xert and Bioshift relate? They seem so different." To answer that question, we turn to another seemingly disparate topic: Heart-rate data and analysis. About four years ago, our research began by examining [...]