FTP testing with BSX Insight device?
02-23-16, 03:24 PM
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FTP testing with BSX Insight device?
Does anyone have any experience with the BSX Insight device? Is this a reliable product to measure one's FTP? If so, what all is involved (maintaining certain power level for certain period and increasing?) and how long does the whole process take?
https://www.bsxinsight.com
https://www.bsxinsight.com
02-23-16, 03:27 PM
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That's measuring oxygen in your leg muscles, or claiming to; it has nothing to do with FTP. Perhaps it can tell you your LTHR, I'm not sure, but that's a different thing than your FTP.
02-23-16, 03:31 PM
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Seems dubious.
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Another company, Moxy, makes a similar product. All I know for sure is that ANT+ doesn't support this kind of data, so cadence is re-used and becomes muscle oxygen level. Presumably if you run a power meter at the pedal or crank, this could be a problem.
I think the jury is still out on this. Power meters were a brand new technology at one point and people were skeptical; this muscle oxygen stuff hasn't proved its worth yet for cyclists. I wouldn't invest in one.
I think the jury is still out on this. Power meters were a brand new technology at one point and people were skeptical; this muscle oxygen stuff hasn't proved its worth yet for cyclists. I wouldn't invest in one.
02-23-16, 03:56 PM
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I've seen them in use, it's kind of interesting. You either need a specific reason to want to track it though, or be at a point where that level of detail is needed. I know I don't need to be that exact in my training; I wouldn't improve any faster with one. Not sure if I even have the physiology to ever get to that point in training where it becomes fully useful.
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I have one, have not used it yet - maybe this week :-)
The idea is to measure lactate. The traditional method was figure prick while working out. If it works I think this is very useful. How my kid deals with lactic acid tells a lot more than HR or power or VO2 to me at least.
The idea is to measure lactate. The traditional method was figure prick while working out. If it works I think this is very useful. How my kid deals with lactic acid tells a lot more than HR or power or VO2 to me at least.
