Testing Service

 

• Testing is conducted using Treadmill or equipment designed especially for this purpose - a Spanish-made bicycle Cardgirus, recalibrated in Australia to AIS and world norms. This bicycle power trainer has been extensively used by top European professional cyclists. 

 

 

                                

 

 

• Different tests are available, with the choice of test dependent on your background and needs ,the current fitness level and goals of the athlete.

 

 

 

Basic Fitness Test

 

Price: $120
Duration 1.5 hr

 

• A basic fitness test is available for beginners and people who are just interested in determining their general level of fitness. Ten different tests are available from level one up to level ten, with the choice of test dependent on your current level of fitness.
  
  
  
  

 

Incremental (or "Max") Test  

 

Price: $165
Duration 2 hrs

 

 

 

Click here to download the testing protocol

 

 

• For people who already have a good level of fitness and/or are more serious about their training (from recreational up to elite level athletes), an incremental or stepped test to exhaustion is available (this is also sometimes referred to as a "max test").
  
  In the incremental test, the workload is gradually increased in steps until the athlete is unable to continue. During each workload, heart rate, blood lactate accumulation, and power output is measured and recorded.
  
  At the conclusion of the test, this information is analysed and a report is produced summarising the results from the test (heart rate response and lactate accumulation for different workloads, maximum heart rate, lactate and anaerobic threshold). Most importantly, the report also outlines the heart rate zones that the athlete should target for different types of training in order to maximise performance
  
  It is recommended that the test be repeated at least 4 times a year. As your fitness level changes, so do your ideal training zones.
  
  The follow-up tests are utilised to track progress in fitness as well as to design new training zones or amend the existing ones, as need be. The results can also be used to assess the overall effectiveness of the athlete's training program and to assist in planning the annual training program and racing season.
  
  The information provided by the tests is very useful for athletes of all levels - from the recreational to elite. Training at the incorrect intensity (heart rate or power output) is ineffective and can even be harmful.

 

 

30 Minute Time-Trial Test 

 

Price: $165
Duration 2 hrs

 

   

 

 

• This test is especially designed and tested so as to identify correctly the most appropriate racing tempo. This is based on information from the previously conducted max test – of the data collected, the lactate information is used, as well as the power and heart rate results.
  
  The athlete is during a 30-minute periodrepeatedly pointed toward his/her ideal race pace, as well as     touching on the so-called “red zone”, where the pace exceeds his/her abilities. Throughout the test, lactate levels are again being collected and new data later analysed.