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Lactate threshold testing is supposed to show you if your training is working. But a right-shift in the lactate curve can mean two completely opposite things, and most coaches can't tell which one they're looking at.

INSCYD's new Personalized Dashboard puts everything that matters on one screen, customizable, drag-and-drop, built around how you actually coach. Part of the Easter 2026 release, the new dashboard replaces the static home screen with a fully customizable workspace.

Custom branded PDF reports are live in INSCYD, build professional reports with your logo, your colors, and your coaching insights. Create different templates for different service tiers and upsell on the spot.

Norwegian 4x4 and HIIT both improve VO2max, but there's a second adaptation hiding in these intervals that can actually decrease endurance performance. It's the glycolytic training stimulus, and most coaches completely miss it.

This video provides a detailed comparison of oxygen uptake kinetics during high intensity training, specifically contrasting 40 seconds on/20 seconds off intervals with the Norwegian 4x4 protocol. We examine an athlete's oxygen consumption response to both methods, offering insights into h

Metabolic profiling is transforming data-driven coaching. Learn how to move from lactate testing and VO2 data to precise training prescription.

Discover the new and improved Training Zone Builder inside INSCYD! In this quick tutorial, we’ll show you how to:Add or edit training zone templatesChange zone colors for better visualizationReorganize zones easily with drag & dropView all available output metrics at a glanceThis update ma

Joby Gutierrez, a seasoned triathlon coach from Orange County, California, introduces himself and shares his extensive experience coaching Ironman and Half Ironman athletes. He provides valuable coaching advice, offering insights into his training approach for endurance sports.

🚀 Big Upgrade to PPD Testing: Faster, Smarter, More Accurate We’ve just released major improvements to the Power Performance Decoder (PPD). Testing is now quicker, easier, and delivers more reliable results.

Sports performance testing can be more than a one-off assessment, it can be your human performance lab playbook to increase client retention and convert tests into long-term coaching. Grab the free handout with the exact workflow and scripts.

Learn how to use INSCYD’s Virtual Test & Performance Projection to simulate metric changes and predict real performance outcomes.In this tutorial you’ll see how to:- Create a Virtual Test from any athlete profileEdit key metrics to run “what-if” scenariosCompare Tests side-by-side and comm

Meet Tom, an experienced coach specializing in running coaching, triathlon, and marathon training. He shares his coaching philosophy and how he helps athletes with endurance training to achieve peak performance.

Thinking about just VO2max in your athlete testing? 🤔 This video dives into why understanding lactate alongside VO2 provides a more complete picture.

How do you design a training program that actually works? In this video, I break down the exact 5-step coaching framework used by elite endurance coaches worldwide to create data-driven training plans for triathletes, runners, cyclists, and endurance athletes.

Visualize your athletes' progress over time with fully customizable Performance Development Charts, so you can clearly present exactly what matters most to you and your clients.Performance Development Chart gives you the power to create fully personalized, athlete- and sport-specific perfor

Join our sports science training camp to master VLamax testing and learn how to analyze athlete physiological data with hands-on practice. This exclusive endurance coaching camp combines practical sports science education with proven INSCYD methodology.

Unlock swimming performance with full metabolic profile from your lactate testing for swimmers. Discover how a single protocol merges lactate vs VO2 testing to build individualized training zones you can use tomorrow.

Incremental lactate test protocol can make or break a cyclist’s season. In this breakdown of lactate testing cycling, sports-scientist Sebastian Weber shows why a simple left- or right-shift of the lactate curve often misleads coaches, and how to read VO₂2max vs VLamax to tailor fueling and

Want to improve your lactate sampling techniques? In this video, we'll share tips and tricks for better lactate testing that you'll wish you knew sooner!

Are you relying on lactate testing to guide training? Discover how to improve lactate testing accuracy using advanced analysis methods.

Learn how to test VO2max, FatMax, and metabolic flexibility without a lab, just a handheld lactate meter. Improve healthspan and endurance with science-backed metrics anyone can measure.

Struggling to improve your VO2max despite consistent interval training? In this video, we dive deep into why your high-intensity VO2max intervals might not be delivering results, and how using FTP-based intervals can sometimes hold you back.

🔥 What is Zone 2 Training? Why It’s Crucial for Endurance Athletes!

📌 How can athletes clear lactate faster and recover between intervals? Understanding how to clear lactate effectively can boost endurance, improve recovery, and enhance performance in endurance sports.

The Recovery Index is a groundbreaking lactate recovery metric that measures an athlete's ability to recover from high lactate values. Understanding lactate clearance and acidosis is essential for improving performance and recovery monitoring in sports.

Understanding LT1 is essential for optimizing Zone 2 endurance training. In this video, we break down: ✅ Why LT1 depends on your testing device and protocol.

📚 Practical E-learning platform designed for coaches, sports scientists, and performance professionals. In this video, INSCYD's founder and expert instructors explain how INSCYD College bridges the gap between complex sports science and practical training application.

When expressing VO2max in oxygen uptake per kg bodyweight, or FTP in watts per kg bodyweight, you immediately understand the importance of body composition. However, it seems like not all coaches and labs feel the same when expressing blood lactate values in mmol per liter.

Join Parker Spencer, the head coach of USA Triathlon Project Podium, as he unveils the groundbreaking strategy propelling young athletes towards Olympic glory. Discover how INSCYD's cutting-edge sport science and metabolic profiling are shaping the future of triathlon training all the way

INSCYD's Sebastian Weber walks cyclists, triathletes, and coaches through what is FTP (Functional Threshold Power) what creates FTP and what mechanisms can you use to change it. Learn more about FTP and anaerobic threshold via: https://inscyd.com/article/why-you-overthink-anaerobic-threshold-ftp/

INSCYD's Sebastian Weber dives into Fatmax and the impacts on athletic performance. Fat combustion is the amount of kcals being combusted at all intensities.

Ready to conquer the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii? 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ INSCYD brings you the ultimate guide to triathlon training, covering everything from fueling strategies to VO2max and VLamax optimization.

Unlock the full potential of your swimming training with INSCYD's Advanced Physiological Analytics. Redefine swimmer's limits with comprehensive metabolic profiling, including VO2max, VLamax, swimming economy, and both aerobic and anaerobic energy contribution.

🌈 The UCI World Championships 2023 showcased unparalleled feats of athleticism, determination, and sheer talent. As we revel in these monumental achievements, we take pride in the fact that these champions are powered by INSCYD.

Sebastian Weber explains how focusing on and improving running economy can save runners and triathletes time on their marathon and half marathon.

Sebastian Weber explains how focusing on and improving running economy can save runners and triathletes time on their marathon and half marathon.

While everybody is talking about individual training zones, INSCYD takes it many steps further. The Training Zone Builder (TZB) allows for the most customizable and individual training zones.

Our recent webinar, "Physiology based interval training: create individual interval programs that actually work" discussed how to create individual interval training programs for runners, based on their actual metabolic profile. From defining the aim of the interval program to how to set t

Performance in Running is primarily depending on the physiological capacities of an athlete: aerobic capacity, lactate production and clearance, running economy, fat combustion and carbohydrate utilisationjust to name a few. In this webinar you are going to learn how you can access those m

In Marathon and Half-Marathon the key limiting factor of performance is fuelling and pacing. Most athletes have experienced to hit the wall - run out of energy.

INSCYD's Sebastian Weber walks cyclists, triathletes, and coaches through what is FTP (Functional Threshold Power) and what the physiological equivalent is. Learn more about FTP and anaerobic threshold via: https://inscyd.com/article/why-you-overthink-anaerobic-threshold-ftp/

INSCYD's Sebastian Weber breaks down what VO2 max is, why's it important, and most importantly how you can train it! In the endurance world, there’s always a lot of bragging about personal data, performances and numbers.

Curious to know what changes a world class cyclist can make to his training to get even faster? Wout Van Aert explains how Fatmax and VLamax changed his cycling performance for the better.

Head of Performance at Team Jumbo Visma, Mathieu Heijboer, discuses the teams use of INSCYD. He talks about what they use INSCYD for, how they use INSCYD, How frequently they test their athletes, how they mange tests, and what metrics they find most useful.

Learn more about VLamax and download a free whitepaper via: https://inscyd.com/whitepaper/vlamax-glycolytic-power. About the video: Sebastian Weber dives into the details of VLamax and why it is a crucial metric in elevating performance in runners, triathletes, cyclists, swimmers..etc.

Wout Van Aert and Team Jumbo-Visma share how INSCYD's metabolic profiling shapes their training and racing strategy at the WorldTour level.

How did INSCYD help Pascal Ackermann and BORA-hansgrohe to get ready for the Giro d'Italia 2019

VLamax und Laktatwerte richtig interpretieren: Sebastian Weber erklärt, was hinter den Messwerten steckt und wie Trainer sie für die Trainingsplanung nutzen.

Peter Sagan reveals his primary training principle and how metabolic profiling with INSCYD shapes the preparation of a multi-world champion.

INSCYD - THE WORLDS MOST ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SOFTWAREINSCYD launches into the professional cycling, becoming a partner of Team BORA-Hansgrohe

The benefits and use case of INSCYD of different user groups: athletes, scientists, coaches, physiologists, performance managers share their thoughts about INSCYD

Pro Cyclist Toms Skujins explains his favored feature in INSCYD: visualization of lactate recovery and lactate accumulation

Prof. Dr. Ferran Rodriguez from the INEFC - university of physical education Barcelona/Spain explains the meaning of the VO2max

INSCYD: Björn Geesmann, CEO of STAPS Europe's most successful coaching and testing company - on his favorite workout to increase VO2max

INSCYD: Dan Lorang - coach of Jan Frodeno and other professional athletes, on the importance of VLamax in IronmanRead More:

INSCYD: Dr Philippe Hellard of the french swimming federation - on the importance of VLamax in swimming

INSCYD: Prof Dr Ferran Rodriguez - INEFC - university for physical education Barcelona/Spain - on the doubtless detection of the anaerobic threshold.