Team Visma’s New Secret Training Tech The UCI Might Ban

For years we have been obsessed with heart rate monitors and power meter data but what if there is a new way to measure fitness and set training - Your breathing.

Today Anthony sits down to chat with Arnar Larusson founder of Tymewear, a technology that is already being used by Team Visma Lease A Bike. This tech lets the user establish new and more accurate training zones! This innovation has the potential to be the biggest breakthrough since heart rate first hit the scene. So if you want to know how your next secret weapon is as simple as breathing better listen up!

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Chapters -
0:00 Intro
0:55 The Role Of The Respiratory System In Performance
3:22 The Way The System Visma Lease a Bike Are Using Works
12:54 Heart Rate Data, Power Data Vs Respiratory Data
20:11 How This Tech Actually Gives You Your REAL Zones
26:50 Tracking Load Management Using TymeWear Respiratory Data
27:56 Using This New Tech To Pace Time Trials, Races & Climbing
31:58 Can You Base Line Breathing To Give A Heads Up On Over Training Or Illness?
36:09 Visma Lease A Bike And How They Are Using The Tech
40:34 Can We Use This Data To Impact Recovery & Fuelling?