To determine your pace zones, we first need to find your lactate threshold pace—i.e., what is commonly called your “T-pace.” Think of the lactate threshold as the dividing line between aerobic and anaerobic effort. Importantly, this is your “race pace” for sprint distance triathlons a...
Anaerobic ThresholdDuring the last nearly 50 years, the blood lactate curve and lactate thresholds (LTs) have become important in the diagnosis of endurance performance. An intense and ongoing debate emerged, which was mainly based on terminology and/or the physiological background of LT concepts. ...
Similarly, the highest intensity achievable for intervals that are between 8-20 minutes in duration will be at or slightly above lactate threshold power output. This is because it takes that long for reliance on anaerobic glycolysis to drop so you reach a steady state condition. When people make...
I've found that you can get an accurate answer by doing a test of your lactate threshold, or the pace at which your body can no longer clear lactate at the rate it's being produced. Although there are many ways to determine your lactate threshold, most are expensive and inconvenient. In...
Your average heart rate for the last 20 minutes of the time trial will be a close estimate of lactate threshold heart rate. 1 Mile Run 1600m at a hard, controlled effort that you can maintain with good form. Keep each lap consistent and don’t go out too hard! The mile is still a...
Various benchmarks, such as VO2max, lactate threshold, and running economy, are commonly used to assess fitness levels, particularly in shorter distance races. However, as race duration increases, these metrics become less prominent, and durability becomes more of a key factor. ...
There is a plethora of research validating each mode as an effective form of exercise so only you can determine which one is best suited to help you reach your fitness goals in the shortest period of time. To help you choose the right workout intensity, here are the pros and cons for ...
The tips above will help you improve your climbing for cycling across different terrain. But knowing what type of climb you want to take on will help you tailor your training and determine which tips to keep at the forefront of your mind. ...
The first key is to make sure that your running pace is based around a physiological value, such as Lactate Threshold (LT). Heart rate (HR) is not an output metric, it’s an input metric. Basing run training on HR (while actually running, as in looking at the HRM) is better than ...
Now comes the fun part – a pre-workout muscle and fat biopsy to determine carbohydrate storage, and whether a high-fat diet has left me “carb drained”. In addition to measuring carbohydrate storage, the muscle analysis can look at how my fat-adapted muscles could support a theoretically ...