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    Why Endurance Athletes Benefit From Optimize Performance & INSCYD Performance Testing
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Jul 20
    • 5 min

    Why Endurance Athletes Benefit From Optimize Performance & INSCYD Performance Testing

    Training for an endurance event, such as a triathlon, is no small feat. It requires dedication to a difficult sport and for the endurance...
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    Ways to Increase Your FAT COMBUSTION!
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Jun 22
    • 3 min

    Ways to Increase Your FAT COMBUSTION!

    We have learned what our FatMax Zone is, and why it is important to find this, and train with it. If you're unsure, FIND IT HERE . We can...
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    What is Pyruvate & Lactic Acid ; How to Utilize Them!
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Jun 14
    • 2 min

    What is Pyruvate & Lactic Acid ; How to Utilize Them!

    How lack of pyruvate and lactate accumulation will let you create more efficient workouts Below is some information on pyruvate and...
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    Losing Weight, Gaining Strength, Optimizing Performance
    Alyson Sheppard
    • May 4
    • 3 min

    Losing Weight, Gaining Strength, Optimizing Performance

    Mentally we have to decide at what point our excuses run out of validity. At what point have you had enough? At what point do you realize...
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    FATMAX:  What Is It? Is This A ZONE? How Do I Find It?
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    FATMAX: What Is It? Is This A ZONE? How Do I Find It?

    Knowing your FatMax zone will enable you to train your fat oxidation and boost your endurance performance whether you like Cycling, Running,
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    PART 1. METRICS ALL RUNNERS SHOULD KNOW: FAT & CARBOHYDRATE UTILIZATION
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Apr 6
    • 4 min

    PART 1. METRICS ALL RUNNERS SHOULD KNOW: FAT & CARBOHYDRATE UTILIZATION

    Optimize Performance and INSCYD partner to BRING YOU metabolic testing that you can do remotely! Here is an article that speaks about...
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    How Often & WHY Should You Do Exercise Testing?
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Feb 21
    • 3 min

    How Often & WHY Should You Do Exercise Testing?

    We can go back and forth all day about how you 'could' be successful without tapping into as much data WITHIN you as possible. Why not...
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    WHY DOES OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE USE INSCYD?
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    WHY DOES OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE USE INSCYD?

    VO2max // The size of the engine ​ From swimming sprints to 90-minute football matches, the maximum aerobic capacity (VO2max) is the...
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    What is Fat Combustion
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    What is Fat Combustion

    ​ Fat combustion is the bottleneck of endurance performance in sports like running and triathlon. We are also able to to measure and...
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     Economy // Decrypting the Speed Hack
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Economy // Decrypting the Speed Hack

    ​ Many of us athletes have heard of economy. Running economy, cycling economy, swimming economy… the word is used across all disciplines....
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    What is Lactate Accumulation & Recovery
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    What is Lactate Accumulation & Recovery

    In disciplines with a random interval-type work demand, such as cycling or football, repeated high-intensity efforts are unavoidable. ​...
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    Why Do You Need More Than Just A VO2Max Number?
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why Do You Need More Than Just A VO2Max Number?

    We are excited to announce that with INSCYD, we are now able to test our cyclists virtually using the Power Performance Decoder! We’ve...
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    Cycling Testing has Gone Virtual
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Cycling Testing has Gone Virtual

    We are excited to announce that with INSCYD, we are now able to test our cyclists virtually using the Power Performance Decoder! Races...
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    What is Anaerobic Threshold
    Alyson Sheppard
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    What is Anaerobic Threshold

    It is commonly known and accepted that there is a critical intensity (or power) as the highest intensity that allows for a “steady state”...
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