OTB · PERFORMANCE TESTING
Test.
Don’t Guess.
Training data can tell you what you did. Physiological testing helps explain how your body responds.
VO₂max and lactate threshold testing in Boise, Idaho. Objective measurement combined with experienced interpretation—so you can understand your physiology, establish meaningful training targets, and track adaptation over time.
THE NUMBER IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
FTP Is Useful. It Isn’t the Whole Athlete.
Power, pace, heart rate, and field tests are valuable tools. But athletes with similar performance numbers can have very different physiological strengths, limitations, and responses to training.
VO₂max, blood lactate response, thresholds, heart rate, training history, and sport demands give us different pieces of the picture. The goal is not simply to hand you a score. It is to understand what the data means for you.
THE GOAL
Measure what matters. Put the numbers in context. Use the information to make better decisions.
WHAT TESTING REVEALS
Understand More Than One Number.
01
Aerobic Capacity
Measure maximal oxygen consumption and better understand the upper limit of your aerobic system.
02
Thresholds
Identify meaningful changes in physiological response as exercise intensity increases.
03
Training Intensity
Use laboratory data alongside power, pace, and heart rate to individualize training targets.
04
Strength & Symmetry
Quantify muscular force and compare function where isokinetic assessment is appropriate.
05
Adaptation
Retest after a training period to see what changed rather than relying only on how fitness feels.
06
Context
Combine individual metrics with your goals, history, and sport instead of treating one number as the answer.
MEASURE · INTERPRET · APPLY
A Useful Test Should Change Your Understanding.
Not just add another number to your TrainingPeaks account.
Ben Stein, MS, EP-C, performs and interprets performance testing as an exercise physiologist and endurance coach. Results are viewed in the context of the athlete: what you are training for, what your current training looks like, and what question we are trying to answer.
You should leave understanding what was measured, what the result means, and how the information can be used.
CHOOSE YOUR TEST
Performance Testing Options
AEROBIC CAPACITY
VO₂max Testing
Measure the maximum rate at which your body can take in and use oxygen during progressively harder exercise. Testing is performed on a treadmill or exercise bike while wearing a metabolic mask and heart-rate monitor.
Results provide insight into aerobic capacity, maximal heart rate, and cardiorespiratory response to increasing intensity.
1.25 hours · $100
Idaho Sports Medicine Institute
PHYSIOLOGICAL THRESHOLDS
Lactate Threshold Testing
During a progressive exercise test, small blood samples are collected at defined stages to measure blood lactate alongside workload, heart rate, and perceived effort.
The lactate curve can help identify physiological transition points, individualize training intensities, and provide a baseline for comparison.
1.25 hours · $150
George’s Cycles or Idaho Sports Medicine Institute
STRENGTH + FUNCTION
Biodex Isokinetic Strength Testing
Biodex testing uses an isokinetic dynamometer to measure torque produced by specific muscle groups at controlled joint velocities. It provides objective strength data, side-to-side comparisons, and information useful for targeted strengthening or tracking rehabilitation progress.
1 hour · $65
WHO BENEFITS?
You Don’t Need to Be an Elite Athlete.
You need a question worth answering.
- Establish a physiological baseline
- Individualize training zones
- Prepare for an important event
- Better understand a performance plateau
- Give a coach objective information to guide programming
- Retest to measure adaptation over time
- Assess muscular strength or symmetry
MEASURE · UNDERSTAND · APPLY
Know More About the Athlete You’re Training.
Testing gives us data. Interpretation turns that data into useful information.
On the Bike offers VO₂max and blood lactate testing for cyclists and endurance athletes in Boise, Idaho. Testing can help you better understand aerobic capacity, physiological thresholds, and training intensity. Interested in position and movement as well? Explore our bike fitting services, or contact us with questions.