questions about Lactate Threshold......HELP

[JHansen882]

I'm trying to step up my training... I need to find out my Lactate Threshold

Is it the same for running as it is for cycling......

I'm planning to do it on a treadmill?

Any tips and or suggestions would help greatly..

THANKS Jhans...@aol.com

[TriCoachSK]

Check out Joe Friel's new book "The Triathlete's Training Bible" for some "at
home" methods of determining LT.

You might also want to look into buying a LacTest kit <www.lactest.com> for
$30...you draw the blood, they run it through the lab. Seems fairly easy to
use.

Also, check with your local college/university, if they have an exercise phys.
program and a lab, you might be able to get a student to do it for free.

LT is generally higher for the run, then lower for cycling and then swimming.
However, it should be highest in the sport in which you are most well trained
(fittest).

Good luck,

Steve

[Lynne Fonda-Kosorek]

No, they are all different. An easy to understand book is Heart Rate
Training by Sally Edwards.

[Coachcal1]

Finding your lactate threshold should be done on indoor trainers and
treadmills. There are way to many varibles when doing them outside. As far as
protocal goes, many coaches have there own little tricks of the trade. What
everything comes down to though is increasing work-rate versus increasing
resistance. The best way is find some-one in your area doing the testing.
Call local running groups, cycling clubs to findout about anyone doing the
testing.
I'm the owner/coach of The Multisport Training Company in Tucson, AZ. We use
Lactate Threshold test to coach all are athletes (many of whom are some of the
southwest regions best, also Jeanne Anne Krizman, the USA triathlons best
amateur).
We can sell you a prinof are protocal for $50.00. Just email if interested.
It will explain how to test for each sport, step by step Thanks, Calvin
email Coac...@aol.com

[Margaret Charlebois]

As running involves more muscle mass than cycling, you will note that your
LT heartrate in running is higher than in cycling. For example, you might be
185 LT for running, and 180 for cycling.

[Sam Callan]

trico...@aol.com (TriCoachSK) wrote:

>>I'm trying to step up my training... I need to find out my Lactate Threshold
>>
>>Is it the same for running as it is for cycling......
>>
>>I'm planning to do it on a treadmill?
>>
>>Any tips and or suggestions would help greatly..
>>
>

>Check out Joe Friel's new book "The Triathlete's Training Bible" for some "at
>home" methods of determining LT.
>
>You might also want to look into buying a LacTest kit <www.lactest.com> for
>$30...you draw the blood, they run it through the lab. Seems fairly easy to
>use.
>

I have several problems with LacTest:

1) You are shipping an item through the mail that can be
affected by temperature, moisture, etc. This would seem to
contaminate the sample.
2) In our lab we tested LacTest using a YSI lactate anlyzer
as our standard. The values differed by 40 to 130% for the samples.
That is a large difference.
3) The LT LacTest gives you is based on 4 mmol/L. This is
commonly used in Europe, but using the same point for everyone has its
problems (a one size fits all approach that makes it easy for the
company).
4) The company also told us that some samples could not be
read since we had not saturated the area with blood. I can say that
those spots were well saturated! If you do not get enough blood, they
make an "educated guess" and extrapolate.

>Also, check with your local college/university, if they have an exercise phys.
>program and a lab, you might be able to get a student to do it for free.
>

This is a great suggestion but do not count on getting it for