INSCYD PPD Test + Consultation
INSCYD PPD Test + Consultation
Unlock Your Athletic Potential with the INSCYD Power-Performance Decoder Test
The INSCYD Power-Performance Decoder (PPD) Test is a comprehensive metabolic analysis designed to give you a detailed understanding of your body’s performance. This test goes beyond traditional metrics like VO2 max to provide deeper insights into both your aerobic and anaerobic systems, as well as how your body utilizes fats and carbohydrates at different intensities. Delivered virtually, this test allows you to collect real-world data from your own training, offering a practical and non-invasive approach to improving your athletic performance.
Key Features:
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Advanced Metabolic Analysis: The INSCYD PPD Test provides a full metabolic profile, analyzing critical metrics such as VO2 max, lactate threshold, and anaerobic capacity. It also reveals how your body uses carbohydrates and fats at different effort levels, giving you insights into your energy systems.
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Comprehensive Consultation: After completing the test, you'll receive a personalized consultation with an expert who will interpret your results and provide tailored training and nutrition strategies based on your unique physiological profile.
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Non-Invasive, Real-World Testing: Unlike traditional lab-based tests, the INSCYD PPD Test can be completed in your regular training environment using your everyday equipment, such as a bike or treadmill, making it easy and accessible.
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Tailored Training Recommendations: Based on your test results, you’ll receive specific guidance on how to adjust your heart rate zones, power targets, and fueling strategies to optimize your training and race performance.
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Device Integration: Compatible with Garmin, Zwift, and TrainerRoad, allowing seamless integration with your current training setup for real-time data tracking.
Why You Should Do the INSCYD PPD Test:
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Train Smarter, Not Harder: Pinpoint your exact training zones for heart rate, power, and speed, ensuring that every workout is optimized for efficiency. This prevents the common mistake of training too hard or too easy, helping you maximize your progress.
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Optimize Your Energy Use: Gain insights into how your body burns carbohydrates and fats at various intensities. This data helps you fine-tune your fueling strategy for long-distance events, avoiding energy crashes and ensuring peak performance.
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Identify Performance Limiters: The test identifies specific areas of weakness, such as lactate build-up or poor fat utilization, allowing you to focus your training on overcoming those limiters and seeing real gains.
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Data-Driven Race Strategy: Use the results to create a precise pacing and fueling strategy for your next race. By understanding your metabolic profile, you can avoid burnout and finish strong.
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Track Your Progress: Retake the test over time to monitor improvements in your performance metrics and make adjustments to your training plan, ensuring continuous progress.
What You're Missing by Not Doing the Test:
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Missed Training Efficiency: Without precise training zones, you may be wasting time and energy by training at the wrong intensities.
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Lack of Fueling Insight: Without knowing how your body uses fats and carbohydrates, you could be under- or over-fueling, leading to energy crashes during long training sessions or races.
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Blind Spots in Performance: The INSCYD PPD Test identifies what’s holding you back, like lactate build-up or poor anaerobic capacity. Without this knowledge, you may hit plateaus in your training.
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Inaccurate Pacing in Races: Guesswork in pacing can lead to fatigue or underperformance. The test gives you accurate data to help you pace yourself perfectly for race day.
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Lack of Recovery Insight: The test also gives you valuable data on how well your body recovers, helping you avoid overtraining and injury.
Who Is This Test For?
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Competitive Athletes: Cyclists, triathletes, and runners looking to take their performance to the next level with precise data-driven training insights.
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Endurance Athletes: Anyone seeking to improve their metabolic efficiency and maximize their energy usage in long-distance events.
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Coached Athletes: Those working with a coach can benefit from precise data to inform training plans and race strategies.
Take your training to the next level with the INSCYD PPD Test + Consultation, and get personalized, science-backed insights to improve your endurance and performance.
- Communication with your Coach via email, text, and phone as reasonably needed.
- Online training log (TrainingPeaks Account included) to interact with your Coach and submit/track results.
- Continuous support and access to your Coach throughout the season.
- Access to the Breno Melo Endurance Athlete Resources Area.
- Free threshold and benchmarking testing upon startup as well as every month to monitor progress and ensure accurate heart rate training zones.
- Set-up of annual training periodization that considers your goal races and other personal priorities.
- Specific targeting of physiological limiters and monitoring of progress throughout the season.
- Detailed race execution analysis, including analysis of power, pace, and heart rate files against specific metrics for race day success.
Coming Soon
- Training Peaks account included to interact with your Coach and submit/track results
- Daily workouts sent in weekly/ biweekly blocks
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