INSCYD testing is for all athletes. Whether you are a club rider, Granfondo participant, mountain biker, cyclocross rider, triathlete or riding the track, if you want to improve then INSCYD testing is for you. 

With INSCYD you’ll get the full picture of your physical capacities and also a prediction of what sort of fitness you can achieve through proper training. 


Your fitness is composed of a variety of elements, each of which plays a role in your performance.The INSCYD test will give you better insight of all of these: 
  • VO2max
  • Anaerobic threshold
  • Lactate accumulation and recovery: understand how best to manage your intervals
  • Fat and carbohydrates combustion: understand your fuelling needs
  • Recovery 
  • ​VLamax (or glycolytic capacity): the maximal rate of lactate production

Professional cycling team Jumbo Visma using INSCYD to test and formulate training plans for their riders
With INSCYD you can see graphically the interaction of these elements and what each means for your fitness. Here is a comparison of two athletes: 

The Purple athlete burns 28% more fat and 26% less carbs during endurance than the Gold athlete.
Even though VlaMax is a maximal rate of lactate production measured, it also tells us a lot about the aerobic fat burning system.  If an athlete participates in more endurance focused aspects of cycling - such as road club rides and races or longer mountain bike rides and events - the this number needs to be lowered. The lower the VlaMax, the higher the athlete's Threshold and FatMax numbers can be.
Pricing
R2,500 per test
​(includes a 1 hour consult reviewing test results)