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I have a friend who is getting his lactate threshold measured and I am
curious as to how useful this is for training. What does this
measurement tell you and how can you use it in your training? In
anyone's opinion, is it worth paying $100 for?
Thanks!
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Quoted message said:I have a friend who is getting his lactate threshold measured and I am
curious as to how useful this is for training. What does this
measurement tell you and how can you use it in your training? In
anyone's opinion, is it worth paying $100 for?Thanks!
Though I was once a believer in measuring and using LT in training, I now
believe that while it's still an important concept, it cannot be reliably
measured in ways that are reproducible and representative. There appear to
be too many other factors which influence one's lactate levels on any given
day for measurement to be useful.
For direct measurement:
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0998.htm
For heart-rate deflection measurement:
http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/87/1/452
Both methods appear to be flawed.
-Tony
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