Coaching Services

Comprehensive Physiological testing for Cycling, Running and Triathlon

We offer metabolic, sub-max, and VO2 max testing on our state-of-the-art ParvoMedics’ TrueOne 2400 Metabolic Analyzer. This is the same machinery used at the National Institute of Health, U.S. Olympic Training Centers, and the  exercise physiology labs of many top universities.

A performance test will provide you with the following data:

• Heart rate and power training zones for recovery, endurance, tempo, lactate threshold, and anaerobic threshold.
• Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and optimal fat-burning wattage.
• Lung capacity and maximal oxygen uptake.
• Correlation between heart rate zones and critical metabolic processes based on Respiratory Exchange Rate.

In simple terms, these physiological quantities allow us to evaluate clients’ initial fitness and mark their progress over time. Although it is known infamously as the “torture test,” everyone can find satisfaction in the hard evidence that the assessment provides. We all know there is nothing better than seeing hard work pay off!

Meet Our Coaches

	Susan Hefler M.S. USAC Elite Coach/Exercise Physiologist Susan combines the science of coaching with the experience of competition to yield an effective method of coaching that produces great results! Susan holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and Peptide Chemistry. She is highly experienced as a elite level athlete and has extensive knowledge in sports performance, physiology and sports nutrition. Susan works closely with her athletes and provides real skills to help them focus in areas of planning and strategic thinking.
	Pierre Pelletier CSMT USAC Elite Coach, Certified Sports Massage Therapist, Professional Bicycle Fitting Pierre has over 20 years experience as an elite level athlete and he brings a high level of expertise to his clients in bodywork and coaching. He has worked extensively with athletes in Cycling, Running, Cross Country Ski Racing, Triathlon, and Alpine Skiing. Some of Pierre’s past clients include the U.S. Cycling Team, U.S. Ski Team, several top professional cycling teams, and numerous professional and amateur endurance athletes. Pierre Combines a wide array of therapeutic bodywork and wellness techniques to improve athletic performance and minimize injury and overuse syndromes.
	Blair Berbert Blair brings active and ongoing experience in training, racing, and team building to his coaching. He enjoys working with developing athletes who are driven by the process of improving and growing as an athlete and as a person. Cycling is far too hard a sport to succeed without internal motivation, and riders who can learn to find the intrinsic rewards in the sport will be the most successful. Blair also wants to help his athletes develop the ability to think critically about ways to move a bike quickly and to win races. His goal for a coach-athlete relationship is ultimately trust, where the coach puts as much weight on feedback from the athlete as the athlete does on the coach’s training and recovery prescriptions.