IQ athletic Barranquilla SAS

We’ll be closed

from 20 August until 2 September.

The lab is taking a short break — no testing sessions or consultations during this period. Bookings reopen Wednesday 3 September, and we’ll be back to full schedule that week.

Message us here any time and we’ll reply as soon as we’re back.

Keep training 💪

🎉 Happy Birthday, Coach Stefan 🇴🇲 🇶🇦 🇨🇴 🇸🇦 🇦🇪 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 ! 🎂

Another year older, wiser… and still making athletes suffer “for their own good.” 😂💪

From bike fits to lactate tests, VO₂max, running analysis and everything in between, you’ve definitely kept us all busy! 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️🧪

Thank you for your dedication, expertise, and for constantly pushing athletes to be better… even when they’re questioning their life choices halfway through a session. 😂

Here’s to another year of PBs, data, coffee, and making athletes stronger! ☕📈💪

Happy Birthday, Coach! 🥳

From all of us at iQ Sport Lab, we appreciate you! 💙

🫁 Know Your True Resting Metabolic Rate

How many calories does your body actually burn at rest?

At iQ Sport Lab, Coach Stefan uses the RMR Spiro-ego Test to measure your resting energy expenditure through respiratory analysis.

🔬 The test helps determine:
• Your actual resting calorie needs
• How efficiently your body uses energy
• A more accurate starting point for nutrition and training plans

📍 Get tested with Coach Stefan at iQ Sport Lab
💰 RMR Spiro-ego Test — 35 OMR

Stop guessing your calorie needs. Measure them. Understand them. Train smarter.

📩 Contact iQ Sport Lab to book your test.

Weekly activities / الانشطة الاسبوعية

📍 Mon – Track Run, SQ Sport Center | 7:00 PM
📍 Tue – Swim, SQ Pool | 8:00 AM & 2:00 PM
📍 Thu – Swim 8:00 AM + Track Run 7:00 PM
📍 Fri – Group Ride, Shell @ Airport Loop | 4:30 AM

Show up. Bring a friend. Let’s move 💪
انضم إلينا هذا الأسبوع! 🔥

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you actually comfortable on your saddle — or have you just gotten used to the discomfort?

At iQ Sport Lab’s, we use the Velometrik SmartCover BT — a professional saddle pressure mapping system with 348 sensors that shows us exactly what’s happening between you and your saddle, in real time.

No guessing. No assumptions. Just data.

✅ Pinpoint pressure hotspots instantly
✅ Detect pelvic imbalances & rocking
✅ Get a saddle fit backed by science
✅ Results documented & tracked every session

This is why our athletes ride longer, harder, and pain-free. 💪

📲 Book your saddle fit session today!

Most athletes train for years without ever knowing this number. VO2 Max is the closest thing sport science has to a single snapshot of your aerobic engine — and it’s fully trainable. Swipe to understand what it is, what your score means, and how we measure it at iQ Sport Lab. 👇

From all of us at iQ Sport Lab, we wish you a blessed Eid Al Adha filled with happiness, good health, and unforgettable moments with your family and friends. 🌙✨

May this Eid bring you strength, balance, and new achievements — both in sport and in life. 💪🚴‍♂️

Eid Mubarak! 🤍

🧠 BCAAs for Endurance: Science vs. Marketing

When designing race-day fueling strategies, BCAAs (Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine) are heavily marketed—but the peer-reviewed sports science tells a different story. The empirical evidence showing that BCAA supplementation actually improves endurance performance is remarkably weak.

Before your athletes sacrifice pocket space or gut comfort, here is the direct breakdown.

🔬 Theory vs. Reality

Central Fatigue: While BCAAs theoretically compete with tryptophan to delay mental fatigue, well-fueled athletes consuming adequate carbohydrates inherently achieve this mechanism. Additional BCAAs are largely redundant.
Muscle Preservation: Isolated BCAAs during exercise do not meaningfully protect lean mass or alter net muscle balance without a complete spectrum of essential amino acids (EAAs).
Carbohydrate is King: Exogenous carbohydrates remain the undisputed driver of performance. The incremental impact of BCAAs in competition is minimal to non-existent.

⏱️ The Strategy: Is It Ever Warranted?

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Your body doesn’t use only one energy source.

During endurance exercise, your system constantly shifts between fat and carbohydrates depending on intensity, duration, and fitness level.

The smarter you train, the better your body becomes at using fuel efficiently.

At iQ Sport Lab, our metabolic and performance testing helps athletes understand:
⚡ FatMax
⚡ Fuel utilization
⚡ Aerobic efficiency
⚡ Optimal training zones

Train smarter. Perform better.

📍 Muscat, Oman
DM us to book your assessment.