Users Manual Part 3

MOTION AND TRAINING

WHY MOTION?

Endurance. Power.

Technique.

When these three core skills come together, riders

have the key ingredients to reach their maximum

performance potential. Though endurance and

power are universally used as the basis for

cycling training, technique has been a challenging

element to measure. Skills such as pedaling,

positioning, breathing, muscle de-tension,

cornering, and sprinting are all qualitative cycling

elements.

Thankfully, coaches know good pedaling skills

and form when they witness it. With the TYPE-

S’s Motion Performance Indicators, or MPIs,

coaches will now have actual values to validate

their observations. MPIs give an edge to their

assessments by making them more precise,

more communicable, and more trackable. MPIs

measure various motions related to cycling, and

using them, coaches and athletes can:

• Perform a deep analysis of movement versus power, cadence,

and fatigue.

• Establish baselines for various physical conditions and

situations.

• Discover clues to improving both tness and technique.

Since everyone’s bodies and riding environments

are different, each person has their own baseline

values, similar to FTP. LEOMO is working with

world-class coaches and research centers to

continue to improve and expand MPIs to help

coaches zero in on the analysis of technique.