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30+ years turning hard work into real progress.

Coach David helps cyclists stop guessing, train with structure, and understand what is actually working.

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About CIS Training Systems

One system. Six roles. One standard: execution.

CIS Training Systems is built around a simple belief: systems outperform motivation. Coach David helps cyclists train with structure, understand what is working, and turn hard work into progress they can see.

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Coach David Lipscomb Founder of CIS Training Systems and architect of THE SYSTEM™ 6×6 Framework.

2006 CIS Training Systems began as a high-performance coaching system.

30+ Years of coaching knowledge behind the work.

6×6 The framework that turns training into structure and execution.

Why CIS Exists

Hard work should not feel random.

Many cyclists ride hard, buy better gear, join more rides, and still feel stuck. The problem is not always effort. Often, the missing piece is structure, feedback, and a clear way to know what is improving.

CIS was built to close that gap. We help riders understand their training, build the right habits, and make smarter decisions with their effort.

The CIS Belief

Power is not the problem. Control is.

Strong riders are not just stronger. They are more organized. They manage effort better, recover better, pace better, and understand what their training is trying to build.

Training works better when the rider knows what the work is supposed to do.

Meet Coach David

The coach behind THE SYSTEM™.

Coach David Lipscomb is the founder of CIS Training Systems and the architect of THE SYSTEM™ 6×6 Framework. His work blends endurance coaching, performance data, emotional intelligence, martial arts philosophy, and real-world execution.

His coaching is built for riders who want more than random workouts. It is for cyclists who want clarity, structure, feedback, and a stronger connection between training and performance.

Coach David’s role is simple: help riders see what is happening, build the right training response, and prove progress on the bike.

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The Coach Builds fundamentals, consistency, and execution riders can repeat under fatigue.

The Cyclist Brings real cycling experience, structured virtual training, and measurable progression.

The Sensei Uses discipline, correction culture, and daily practice as standards for growth.

The Executive Connects systems thinking, leadership, data, and execution under pressure.

Coach David’s Six Roles

One throughline: disciplined execution.

Coach David’s work now shows up through six connected roles. Each role feeds the same standard: clear structure, intelligent feedback, repeatable practice, and better execution under pressure.

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The Coach

Builds fundamentals, consistency, and real-world execution that riders can repeat under fatigue.

02

The Cyclist

Brings racing experience, Zwift leadership, training data, and practical performance development.

03

The Sensei

Uses discipline, correction, rhythm, humility, and practice as the foundation for mastery.

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The Author

Explains complex training and leadership concepts in a clear, practical, execution-first way.

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The Executive

Connects systems, standards, leadership, and measurable outcomes across sport and business.

Role 06

The Trifecta Architect

Coach C6 Data Intelligence

OmniCoach Strategy Mapping

Coach David Coaching Execution

The Architect The Trifecta is the model. Coach David is the architect.

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The Trifecta Architect

Designs the CIS Coaching Trifecta — Coach C6 reads the data, OmniCoach maps the strategy, and Coach David turns it into real coaching execution.

What Makes CIS Different

CIS does not just give riders workouts.

The work is about helping riders understand what they are building, why it matters, and how to know if the training is moving forward.

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Structure

Every week should have a purpose. CIS helps riders know what the work is designed to improve.

02

Feedback

Ride data, heart rate, power, fatigue, and feel help show what is working and what needs attention.

03

Direction

Coaching turns information into next steps so riders do not have to guess what to do next.

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Start with a conversation. We will help you understand where your training is stuck and what level of support makes sense next.

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Coach David Bio

One System. Six Roles. One Standard: Execution.

David Lipscomb is the coach, cyclist, sensei, author, executive, and Trifecta Architect behind one throughline: systems outperform motivation, and disciplined practice outlasts hype — on the bike, in leadership, and under pressure.

Coach David Lipscomb Founder of CIS Training Systems • Architect of THE SYSTEM™ 6×6 Framework

The coach behind THE SYSTEM™.

Coach David Lipscomb is the founder of CIS Training Systems and the architect of THE SYSTEM™ 6×6 Framework. His work blends endurance coaching, performance data, emotional intelligence, martial arts philosophy, Six Sigma thinking, and real-world execution.

His coaching is built for riders who want more than random workouts. It is for cyclists who want clarity, structure, feedback, and a stronger connection between training and performance. Coach David helps riders see what is happening, build the right training response, and prove progress on the bike.

Systems outperform motivation. Disciplined practice outlasts hype.

The Coach The Cyclist The Sensei The Author The Executive The Trifecta Architect

The Coach

Fundamentals, consistency, and execution you can repeat under fatigue.

David Lipscomb is a coach who prioritizes fundamentals, consistency, and real-world execution. Through CIS Training Systems™, he helps athletes train with intention and develop the capacity to perform when it matters most.

He is known for taking complex performance concepts and translating them into practical actions athletes can repeat — until execution becomes reliable under fatigue.

His coaching philosophy begins with a premise: data is a mirror, not a verdict. Power, heart rate, cadence, and workload trends are not labels; they are feedback.

The goal is not simply to “raise numbers,” but to build durable performance that holds up under stress. Athletes learn pacing discipline, effort control, and how to develop the endurance foundation that supports every other system.

Coach with intention. Build clarity. Guide with consistency.

The Cyclist

Structured virtual training, measurable progression, and composure under pressure.

David Lipscomb is a retired Category 3 criterium racer and lifelong cyclist. He began racing in 1993 and became a recognized Zwift pioneer — an early advocate of structured virtual training long before it became mainstream.

He treated virtual platforms not as entertainment, but as a high-leverage training environment where execution could be sharpened through repeatable conditions, clear metrics, and controlled progression.

David was among the earliest performance coaches to publicly demonstrate Zwift and became known for translating emerging tools into real outcomes: better pacing discipline, better compliance, and better understanding of how endurance and power development actually work.

In CIS Training Systems™, David also became an early adopter of AI-assisted coaching, using modern analysis to accelerate insight while keeping the core standard unchanged: the athlete must execute.

Train with Purpose. Perform with Clarity. Lead under Load.

The Sensei

Dojo standards: fundamentals, correction culture, and daily practice.

With more than 25 years in martial arts and a 1st Degree Black Belt in Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts, David brings a dojo mindset to everything he teaches.

The dojo is a standard: show up, practice fundamentals, accept correction, and improve through repetition. In David’s world, mastery is not a moment; it is a daily practice.

This martial arts foundation shapes how he coaches and leads. He teaches discipline over drama, structure before speed, and cadence before chaos — because rhythm and control are what keep performance stable when pressure rises.

For David, “sensei” is less a title and more a responsibility: to model composure, humility, and continuous improvement under pressure.

Teach with intention. Correct with clarity. Model under pressure.

The Author

Clarity, composure, and repeatable execution — without jargon or fluff.

David Lipscomb is the author of The System 6×6 for Leaders™, a practical operating system for leaders who want to train, perform, and lead with more discipline and less chaos.

The book is designed for the real world — where leadership requires composure under pressure, clarity in communication, and repeatable execution.

He is also the architect of the broader System 6×6™ book series, a body of work that moves readers from framework to real-world application.

• The System 6×6™: Framework — establishing the core training and leadership elements
• The System 6×6™: The Continuum — how growth is sustained, refined, and reinforced over time
• The System 6×6™: The Execution Model — turning structure into repeatable performance behaviors
• The System 6×6™: Mastery in Motion — bridging the gap between training and real execution

Write with intention. Explain with clarity. Equip for execution.

The Executive

Engineered mastery: defined outcomes, measured reality, disciplined execution.

David Lipscomb is the creator of The System™ 6×6, a performance framework built to help people develop repeatable execution in high-stakes environments.

The System™ 6×6 fuses endurance sport physiology, martial arts discipline, Six Sigma thinking, and emotional intelligence into one integrated operating system for growth — on the bike, in the boardroom, and in life.

David is the Founder and CEO of Current Innovative Solutions™ (CIS), a boutique human resources and diversity management consulting practice founded in 2009 and parent company behind his performance and leadership brands, including CIS Training Systems™ and Lead6×6™.

For more than 30 years, he has coached athletes and executives to perform under pressure through a clear method: define the outcome, measure the reality, identify the limiter, prescribe the work, and execute with discipline.

Mastery isn’t an accident. It’s engineered.

Role 06

The Trifecta Architect

Coach C6 Reads the data

OmniCoach Maps the strategy

Coach David Delivers the coaching

The Architect The Trifecta is the model. Coach David is the architect.

The Trifecta Architect

The integrator who built the CIS Coaching Trifecta into one performance intelligence model.

The Trifecta Architect is Coach David putting the full CIS intelligence system together. Coach C6 reads the data. OmniCoach maps the strategy. Coach David delivers the coaching. This role is the architecture that makes those pieces work as one system.

This is where performance coaching, cycling experience, martial arts discipline, executive thinking, AI-assisted analysis, Coach C6, OmniCoach, and THE SYSTEM™ 6×6 Framework come together into one coherent operating model.

The Trifecta Architect ensures CIS Training Systems is not just using tools, data, or AI separately. Every part has a purpose: identify the signal, organize the strategy, prescribe the work, and turn insight into real-world execution.

The Trifecta is the model. Coach David is the architect.

The standard is simple: see what is happening, understand what the signal means, build the right response, and prove progress through execution.

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